Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian government confirmed that it plans to sell a 50% stake in the state-controlled Telecommunication Co of Iran (TCI) in March – which marks the end of the Iranian year. Based on earlier statements, any foreign bidder would be limited to a 35% stake and would have …
Read More »Iran to Slash Oil Supplies to 21 Customers
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has informed 21 Asian and European customers that it will reduce oil sales to them. “Twenty-one Asian and European companies have been told that there will be a cut in part of their oil intake level proportionate to their contracts,” Iran’s representative to the Organization of the …
Read More »Iran, Serbia to Enhance Parliamentary Relations
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Serbian officials met in Belgrade earlier this week in a bid to improve ties between the two countries’ parliaments. At the meeting between Serbian Parliament Speaker Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic and Iranian Ambassador to Serbia Seyed Morteza Mir Heydari, the two sides discussed promotion of bilateral parliamentary cooperation. …
Read More »Iran, Yemen Discuss Mutual Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Minister of Housing and Urban Development Mohammad Saeedi-Kia conferred with Yemeni Minister of Public Works and Roads Umar al-Kurshomi on further expansion of bilateral ties and mutual cooperation. The talks dealt with aspects of reinforcing bilateral cooperation between the two countries, particularly in areas of public works, …
Read More »25 Smuggled Antiques Returned to Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- A collection of 25 antique objects smuggled out of Iran was returned to the country, an Iranian official said. Explaining that the objects include coin, bowl, plate, vase and earthenware, Managing Director of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) for legal affairs department Omid Ghanami said …
Read More »Iranian Official Stresses Guaranteed Implementation of Resolution 1860
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Prosecutor General Qorban Ali Dorri Najafabadi said the world nations expect the United Nations guarantee implementation of Security Council Resolution 1860 on the Israeli war against Palestinians. Referring to the massacre of Palestinians in Sabra, Shatila and Qana, the official told the Iranian students news agency that …
Read More »Iran, S. Africa to Cooperate in Energy Sector
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and South Africa have decided to boost cooperation in oil, gas and petrochemical industries, a senior Iranian economic official said. Visiting Iranian Deputy Economy Minister Behrouz Alishiri made the remarks at the end of his official visit to South Africa. The visit to South Africa by the …
Read More »Iran’s Firs Lady Asks for Facilitated Dispatch of Aid to Gazans
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian First Lady Azam al-Sadat Farahi, in a letter to her Egyptian counterpart, asked for her help to facilitate aid delivery to Palestinians. “Witnessing the dead bodies of women and children is painful and even worse is that some governments in Arab and Islamic countries do not support …
Read More »Iranian FM: Israel’s Ceasefire Not Enough
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki Sunday called for a complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip, stressing that just ceasing fire by the Israeli military is not enough. “A mere halt of aerial, naval and ground attacks without a pull-out of the forces from the occupied …
Read More »Iranian Ship Struggles for Gaza Aid Delivery
TEHRAN (FNA)- Captain of Iranian cargo ship, carrying Iran’s aid to Gaza, stressed that his vessel will wait in international waters until its mission is accomplished. “We will be waiting until we accomplish the mission. Our objective is to deliver the cargo to the Gazans,” Goudarz Qaleh-Golab said. “We started …
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