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Sunday 23 April 2017 - 09:47
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Iran English language newspaper headlines on Sunday, 23-04-2017

Iran Daily


Iran, Georgia ink MoUs to boost cooperation
Iran and Georgia signed several agreements to further bolster cooperation in different fields during a visit by Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili to Tehran.

Iraqi forces retake two more Mosul districts
Pushing carts loaded with bags, babies and the elderly, hundreds of people left Mosul on Saturday after Iraqi forces retook two more districts in the west of the city from the Daesh terror group.

Shamkhani: Iran unwilling to negotiate Mideast with US
Irans top security official said the Islamic Republic is not willing to negotiate Middle East issues with the United States, stressing that Washington cannot act as judge, jury and executioner in the troubled region.

Promising economic signs visible
Irans economy made significant achievements in terms of stability in foreign currency market, consistent decline of inflation rate, reduction of inflation to a single-digit rate, and double-digit economic growth in a nine-month period last year, indicating a promising future for the countrys economic developments, said the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) governor.

Russia, Iran, Turkey continuing joint work on Syria cease-fire
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow, Tehran, and Ankara are continuing cooperation on consolidating a nation-wide cease-fire in Syria, adding that the trio is working on joint mechanisms to punish those violating the truce.

Minister: Iran foiled 30 bombing plots in a year
Irans Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi announced that Iranian forces foiled a total of 30 bombing plots in the past Iranian calendar year (ending March 20, 2017).

Iran, Pakistan call for boosting economic, security ties
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stressed the importance of the strengthening of economic cooperation between Tehran and Islamabad, saying Tehran is ready to export gas and electricity to Pakistan.

Zarif due in Greece to attend Ancient Civilizations Forum
Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to leave Iran for Greece today to take part in the Ancient Civilizations Forum in the European country, the Foreign Ministry announced.

Iran equips IRGC Navy with new anti-ship cruise missiles
The Navy of Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) is now in possession of a new anti-ship cruise missile, which the countrys defense minister says would take aim at potential aggressors.


Tehran Times

Scholar Gonul Donmez-Colin praises Iran film diversity
Film critic and author Gonul Donmez-Colin who specializes in the cinemas of the Middle East and Central Asia complimented Iranian cinema on its growing diversity over the past few years.

Post-JCPOA petchem industry promising: Zanganeh
The future of Irans petrochemical industry is promising after the implementation of JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action which lifted sanction against Iran in January 2016), Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Saturday.

Iran developing new attack helicopters: commander
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force Airborne Unit has said that Iran is manufacturing homegrown attack helicopters equipped with state-of-the-art missile systems.

Personality of political leaders affecting ties between states: expert
Mehran Kamrava, a professor of the Middle East Studies in Georgetown University of Doha, is of the view that personality of political leaders greatly affect the nature of ties between countries.

U.S. economy off to slow start in spring, Markit finds
A pair of surveys of American businesses fell to seven-month lows in April, suggesting a setback for the U.S. economy at the start of the second quarter.

ISIL emir killed, 10 extremists arrested in stealth army operation
The Lebanese Army on Saturday killed an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) emir and arrested 10 suspected militants during a stealth operation in the northeastern border town of Arsal, a source told The Daily Star.

Salt sculpture festival held at Kaji wetland
A salt sculpture festival opened at Kaji wetland, eastern Iran, on Friday.

VP Jahangiri: Iran, Georgia are politically determined to expand ties
Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Saturday that top Iranian and Georgian officials have the political determination to expand relations.

Pakistans speaker in Iran as Sharif heads to S.Arabia
As the Pakistani Speaker of National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq arrived in Tehran on Monday for a five-day visit, Islamabad agreed with its former Army Chief General Raheel Sharif to head to Saudi Arabia to command the Saudi-led coalition against Yemen.

Trump doesnt understand international relations: Irans Shamkhani
A senior Iranian official has criticized U.S. President Donald Trumps contradictory words, saying he does not have a clear understanding of international relations.

Iran foiled 30 bombing plots last year: intelligence minister
Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said on Friday that 30 bombing plots were foiled in Iran during the past Persian year of 1395, out of which five of them were publicized only.

Araqchi: MKO nuclear accusation is farcical
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has said that accusations by the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO or MEK) that Iran has developed hidden nuclear activities in Parchin are farcical and repetition of a failed scenario.
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