Iran

1 Million Unregistered Afghans Living in Iran

Addressing the 11th trilateral summit of Afghan Refugees Repatriation in Geneva, Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi lashed out at the international community for reserving sufficient aid and assistance to the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan, which he said has led to a worrying return of the Afghan refugees to Iran.

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Iran to Auction Catchy Mobile Numbers

The Islamic republic’s telecommunication officials have decided to auction off hundreds of catchy number sequences and use the profits to shore up the cumbersome Iranian mobile phone network, officials said Monday. The number 0912-345-6789 is unsurprisingly topping the list of numbers on offer with a minimum starting price of 700 …

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US, EU Dismiss Iran-N. Korea Comparisons

Western powers unanimously condemned communist North Korea’s announcement that it had completed an underground nuclear test. The West is in strong opposition against Iran as well, but officials stress the differences between the two countries. “Iran is a democracy. North Korea is a dictatorship led by a man who people …

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Iran Opposed to Production, Use of N. Weapons

“The detrimental consequences of the utilization of nuclear weapons will affect the entire humanity, while it may not yield any benefit to anyone,” Elham told reporters. Asked to comment on North Korea’s nuclear test on Monday, the spokesman stressed that Iran is strongly opposed to any kind of deployment of …

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Danish Ambassador Summoned to FM

A statement released by the Foreign Ministry’s Information and Press Bureau said that Souren Haselvand Yenson was called to the Iranian Foreign Ministry to be informed of Iran’s disappointment with the repeated insults directed at the holy prophet of Islam (PBUH) and sacrilege of the religious sanctities of one and …

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Iran Ready to Help Qatar Host Asian Games

Speaking in a meeting with the Qatari Ambassador to Tehran, Ali Abadi said Tehran is pleased to witness that Asian games are hosted by the Muslim country of Qatar and further expressed the hope that Doha would bring more honor and glory to the Islamic countries through efficient arrangement and …

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Iran, Indonesia Expand Railroad Cooperation

During the meeting, the Indonesian envoy briefed the Iranian side about the railroad potentials and capabilities of his country in the manufacture of cargo wagons, compartments, train sets and export of the said products to various countries. He also said that the Asian Bank of Development has raised the possibility …

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