Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events:

 

 
FIDE supports Iran to host women’s world championship: President


FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov says that the international federation will support Iran as host of the women’s World Championship.




UNESCO passes anti-Israel resolution despite Tel Aviv brickbats


The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has approved a motion that endorses the right of the Palestinians to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound and slams Israeli provocations around the holy site.

EU, Finland can help settlement of Syria conflict: Iran parliament speaker


Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the European Union can play a significant role in the settlement of the Syrian crisis and the campaign against terrorism.

Israel settlements legal, Trump aide says, playing anti-Iran video message on Mount Zion


GOP nominee Donald Trump does not believe that settlements built by the Zionist regime of Israel in Palestine are illegal, his advisor on Israel says.


Women crucial in delivery of humanitarian aid


Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations has said recent violence and atrocities in the Middle East has effectively weakened women participation in humanitarian missions and development.




Iranian DM warns against US plots to partition regional countries


Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan warned of plots hatched by the US and their allies to partition regional states in order to serve the Israeli regime’s interests in the Middle East.




Massacre of innocent Yemeni children is big shame for US


A military adviser in Iran’s Armed Forces Brigadier General Nasser Araste says scientific and industrial progress has resulted in weakening morality in the Western countries.




DHL to tap Iranian import market for European companies


DHL Freight is enabling streamlined access to the Iranian market for European companies by installing two competence centers at its gateways in Frankfurt, Germany, and in Istanbul, Turkey.

Int’l poultry and livestock exhibition kicks off in Tehran


Iranplex 2016 is considered as one of the biggest exhibitions in the field of livestock in the Middle East; however, participants at the annual event are not limited to the Middle East.

Officials stress progress in Iran-France ties


An Iranian and a French parliamentarian have stressed the significance of further progress in the relations between Tehran and Paris.