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Renault to enter new joint venture in Iran
French car manufacturer Renault (RENA.PA) said on Friday it has signed a deal to enter into a new joint venture in Iran that would allow it to strengthen its presence in the country after most trade sanctions were lifted earlier this year.

Zanganeh: OPEC makes exceptional decision
Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Thursday that OPEC�s Algeria meeting had made an exceptional decision.

A proposal for encouraging writing, sending letters
At present, social entrepreneurship is gaining more importance globally. The main difference between social and commercial entrepreneurship lies in the fact that the former, unlike the latter, does not assign priority to profit generation, capital return and, in general, trade objectives.

US Congress may rewrite Saudi 9/11 law after veto override
US House Speaker Paul Ryan and US Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said they�re prepared to rewrite legislation allowing victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia � less than 24 hours after Congress took the extraordinary step of overriding President Barack Obama�s veto of the measure to make it law.

Philippine president draws Hitler parallels in war on drugs
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday likened himself to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler on Friday and said he would �be happy� to exterminate three million drug users and peddlers in the country.

Russia: US protecting Syria terror group
The US is trying to spare a terror group in its attempts to unseat Syria�s President Bashar al-Assad, Russia�s foreign minister told the BBC on Friday.

President criticizes opponents of FATF
President Hassan Rouhani, in a Twitter message on Thursday, criticized opponents of Iran�s engagement with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) requiring Tehran to set standards to combat money laundering in the country.

Salehi: Iran-Europe nuclear cooperation growing
Iran�s nuclear chief says cooperation with Europe in the area of nuclear technology is on the rise, more than a year after a landmark nuclear deal was inked between Tehran and six world powers.

Belgian parliamentary delegation due in Iran today
A high-ranking delegation from the Belgian Federal Parliament plans to begin a five-day visit to Iran on Saturday and hold talks with senior officials of the Islamic Republic on ways to deepen parliamentary ties between the two countries.

German economy minister due in Tehran tomorrow
German Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel at the head of a delegation of business executives is to pay a two-day visit to Iran from Sunday.

Minister: Riyadh giving money, intelligence to bandits in east Iran
Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said the Saudi regime has been funneling money and intelligence to the outlaws operating in the country�s eastern border areas.

IRNA chief: Cyber journalism opens new window to realities of modern journalism
Managing Director of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Mohammad Khoddadi said on Friday that cyber journalism has opened a new window to the realities of modern journalism, an atmosphere in which the monopoly of information and obstacles on the way of finding the information have been changed.


Tehran Times

IDRO, Renault ink joint venture deal
Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) and French multinational automobile manufacturer Renault signed a deal on making joint venture in Iran, IRNA reported on Friday.

Ex-Iranian intelligence chief reveals talks with Saudis over Syria
The former Iranian former intelligence minister has revealed that Iran once took the initiative to hold talks with Saudi Arabia over Syria before the situation began to deteriorate in the country but the monarchy did not seize it and vowed to fight Iran�s �Islamic revolution�.

Goldman says OPEC deal to add as much as $10 to H1 2017 oil prices
Goldman Sachs said the deal reached by OPEC crude producers on Wednesday to curb output should add $7 to $10 to oil prices in the first half of next year.

Tehran to take serious decisions to uphold rights: Shamkhani
The Supreme National Security Council secretary said on Thursday that Iran will take more serious decisions to uphold its rights if the U.S. violates its commitments under the JCPOA, the official for the nuclear pact.

Iran rejects allegations it transfers arms to Yemen
Tehran�s ambassador to the UN has rejected allegations by Saudi Arabia that Iran has been transferring weapons to Yemen.

South Korea, Iran to collaborate on film industry
South Korean producers plan to make joint films and TV series in collaboration with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), South Korean Ambassador Kim Seung-ho said on Thursday.

KISH FOODEX 2016 hosting 110 companies
Iran�s Persian Gulf island of Kish is hosting 50 Iranian and 60 foreign companies in the first edition of International Food, Beverage and Related Industries Exhibition (KISH FOODEX 2016), IRNA reported.

Iran set to unveil production of stable isotopes at industrial scale
Iran is only one month away from producing stable isotopes at industrial scale at the Fordow facility, what the country�s nuclear chief has hailed as a �great work.�

Tehran calls on India, Pakistan to practice more self-restraint
The Iranian Foreign Ministry called on India and Pakistan on Friday to practice more self-restraint as tensions continue to rise between the two neighbors.

Iran blames U.S. military interventions for rise of Daesh
A foreign policy advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker said on Friday that the U.S. military interferences are the main causes behind security problems in the Middle East and also the emergence of Daesh.

Executions against drug traffickers will remain in place: Iran
Iran's Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli Larijani said on Thursday that it is not the Judiciary�s policy to cancel executions for drug traffickers, Mehr reported.

South Africa looking forward to host Rouhani
South African Deputy Foreign Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo has said that her country is looking forward to have President Hassan Rouhani in Johannesburg, ISNA reported.