MNA Ismail Haniya, the senior political leader of Hamas, will soon embark on an Asian and African tour to discuss Palestinian developments with leaders of different countries. A source has told Arabi21 website, Ismail Haniya will start his tour with the Egyptian capital Cairo, followed by Russia, Lebanon, Turkey, Iran, Qatar, Kuwait, Mauritania,...

IRNA - Islamic Republic of Iran climbed three rungs up to 33rd to stay Asias best in the latest FIFA World Ranking. Australias 4-0 win over Kuwait during the international break pushed the Socceroos one position up to 42nd, while Japan was the Continents best mover, moving four spots up to 50th, courtesy of its wins against Panama and Uruguay earlier ...

Economic Times - Iran is selling oil and gas at a discount to Asian customers as it prepares for the return of US sanctions, state news agency IRNA reported on Monday. The "informed source" in Iran's oil ministry did not give details of the discount, but sought to downplay the move as common industry practice. "Discount is part of the nature ...

Press TV- The Islamic Republic of Iran has upheld its position as the third greatest country in Asia in the latest edition of the Fdration Internationale des checs(FIDE)rankings, thanks to the great results that Iranian international masters and grandmasters have registered at continental and international sports events. According to the latest ...

MNA According to the Spectator Index statistics, Iran GDP growth has ranked 10 in Asia with 4% since the start of 2018, standing above Saudi Arabia and the occupying regime of Israel. The Spectator Index has just released its report on the GDP growth for different countries in Asia, with Iran ranking 10th. According to the Spectator Index, Irans ...

IRNA Iran will participate in Boao Forum for Asia which is to be held with the attendance of over 100 countries in China on April 8-11. The Boao Forum for Asia is a non-profit organization that hosts high-level forums for leaders from government, business and academia in Asia and other continents to share their vision on the most pressing issues ...

Financial Tribune- The foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran signed an agreement on projects to create a transportation and transit corridor between the Indian Ocean and Europe in Baku on March 15. We have agreed to form a new transportation corridor from the South toward the West, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov ...

Reuters - Irans crude and condensate exports are set to fall to a two-year low this month as loadings for its main Asian buyers will tumble by one-third from the previous month, said a person with knowledge of the countrys tanker loading schedule. Global buyers are scheduled to lift 1.94 million barrels per day (bpd) of Iranian crude in March, down ...

Press TV - Irans exports of condensates are set to fall in the coming months as more phases of the Persian Gulf Star Refinery are coming online. Phase two of the refinery in Bandar Abbas opened two weeks ago with a capacity to process 120,000 barrels per day (bpd), with the next phase expected to come on stream in mid-2019. Condensate is ...

Bloomberg | Christian Berthelsen:The U.S. effort to put Iran in a financial vice was working. European banks were paying big fines and closing off its money flows, and severe sanctions on the countrys banking and energy sectors were forcing it to the table on a nuclear deal. But as U.S. enforcement officials would soon discover, Iran had found a new ...

IRNA Iranian vice-president expressed the country's readiness to share experiences in natural disasters with the Asian and regional countries. Asia and Pacific is the world's most dangerous region in terms of natural calamity, Mohammad-Baqer Nobakht said at the opening ceremony of the second session of the Governing Council of Asian and Pacific Centre ...

Reuters - Imports of Iranian crude oil by major buyers in Asia tumbled 29 percent in November from the same month a year ago to the lowest volumes since April 2016, government and ship-tracking data showed. In total, China, India, Japan and South Korea imported 1.36 million barrels per day (bpd) last month from Iran, the data showed. The drop comes ...

Alwaght - In past few years, Saudi Arabia has applied an expansionist approach in its foreign policy. When the 32-year-old Mohammad bin Salman was appointed crown prince of the oil-rich kingdom, the countrys foreign policy picked up the pace to break with the long-held conservatism and instead sought boost of influence and intervention in various parts ...

Reuters - Several thousand protesters in Muslim-majority Indonesia and Malaysia rallied on Friday to condemn the U.S. decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israels capital, as authorities tightened security outside U.S. embassies. Leaders in both Southeast Asian countries have joined a global chorus of condemnation of President Donald Trumps decision....

Tasnim Chief Veterinary Officers and experts from the governments of Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan discussed ways to form the first quadrilateral collaboration meeting for addressing transboundary animal diseases (TDAs) and strengthen harmonized actions on this issue. According to a press release by the FAO Representation in the ...

Reuters - Imports of Iranian crude by major buyers in Asia fell for a second month in a row to a 14-month low in June, weighed down by sluggish purchases by China and Japan. It is the first time that import volumes of Iranian crude by Asia's four main buyers have fallen for two straight months since Western sanctions against Tehran were lifted in January ...

IRNA - The national Iranian men's sitting volleyball team ranked first at the 2017 ParaVolley Asia Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships in China. Iranian squad managed to win the title after defeating Kazakhstan 3-0 (25-15, 25-19 and 25-12) in three consecutive sets. The 2017 ParaVolley Asia Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships opened in ...

Gulf Times - The four biggest buyers of Iranian crude oil in Asia increased their imports in April by nearly 23% from a year earlier as Tehrans exemption from a global production cuts favours the countrys oil export drive. China, India, South Korea and Japan imported 1.6mn barrels per day (bpd) last month, government and ship-tracking data showed....

MNA Iran has been appointed as president of the three-member Executive Committee of AIPS (International Sports Press Association) Asia. The nomination was made during elections for the positions of president, vice president, treasurer and for the members of the Executive Committee of AIPS Asia held during the 80th AIPS Congress in Seoul and PyeongChang ...

Tasnim Iran maintained top of Asia in the FIFA rankings ahead of two World Cup qualifiers against Qatar and China. Iran has moved one place down to 33rd in the rankings. Asian second and third places South Korea and Japan have moved down one place to 40th and up one place to 51st respectively. Argentina and Brazil are Nos. 1 and 2 in an ...