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492,000 Kids in Deprived Iranian Province to Be Vaccinated against Polio

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Under a vaccination program that began on January 14, 492,000 children under five years of age will be vaccinated against polio in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Balouchestan Province.
IFP Coverage

Iran to Use Its New Airbus in Int’l Flights in 2 Months

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The Managing Director of Iran Air Farhad Parvaresh said the carrier’s newly purchased Airbus A321 will be used on international routes within two months.
Int'l Relations

US President Extends National Emergency on Iran

IFP Media Wire -
Outgoing US president, Barack Obama, declared the continuation of his country's national emergency against Iran, claiming that despite full commitment to its nuclear deal with the six world powers, the Islamic Republic still poses "an unusual and extraordinary threat" to the US.
Foreign Policy

Kuwait Has Yet to Relay GCC’s Message to Iran

IFP Media Wire -
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says Kuwait has not delivered any specific message on part of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) to the Islamic Republic yet.
Foreign Policy

Tehran-Islamabad Direct Flight to Be Launched Soon: Envoy

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian Ambassador to Islamabad Mehdi Honardoost said Iran and Pakistan have agreed to establish direct flights between the two nations in the near future.
Foreign Policy

Iraq Mediating between Iran and Saudi Arabia: FM

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Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari says he has been carrying out certain mediatory measures since last year in order to help the improvement of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Foreign Policy

Iranian, Albanian FMs Dicsuss Expansion of Bilateral Ties

IFP Media Wire -
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran and Albania have many opportunities to further ties in all spheres.
Int'l Relations

Russian Diplomats Learning from Their Iranian Counterparts: Deputy FM

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A Russian deputy foreign minister and former lead negotiator in the Iran nuclear talks has praised Iranian diplomatic panache, saying Russian diplomats are learning from their Iranian counterparts how to break free from stringent sanctions.
Economy

$11.3bn Foreign Investment Made in Iran after JCPOA

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An Iranian Minister says Iran has attracted $11.3 billion of international investment after the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
Foreign Policy

IRGC General Upbeat about Trump’s Picks for CIA Chief, Defence Secretary

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A former IRGC commander says Iran is not concerned about the US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees for the defence secretary and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director.
Healthcare

Iran’s Medical Tourism Revenues Have Doubled in Past Year

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Iran’s revenues from medical tourism have seen a more than two-fold increase over the past 12 months, an Iranian official noted.
Crisis

Russia Denies Reports of Its Ambassador’s Assassination in Yemen

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Russia has dismissed reports by Saudi media outletd that claimed Russian Ambassador to Yemen has been shot and killed in the capital city, Sana’a.
Books

Overdue Book Returned to San Francisco Library after 100 Years

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A long lost library book, ironically titled Forty Minutes Late, finally made its way back to its rightful home after a century.
Healthcare

Iran and Azerbaijan to Launch Joint Pharmaceutical Plant

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Iran and Azerbaijan will establish a joint pharmaceutical plant in a ceremony due to be held on Monday.
Crisis

Iraqi Forces One Step Closer to Liberation of Mosul

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Iraqi Special Forces have pushed forward to reach a second bridge that links eastern Mosul to the city’s west, which is still fully controlled by the ISIS terrorist group, a military statement said on Friday.
IFP Coverage

Int’l Fajr Music Festival Kicks Off in Tehran

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The 32nd Fajr International Music Festival kicked off in Tehran on Friday with virtuosos from European and Asian countries performing in the event.
IFP Exclusive

Kofi Annan Calls on Iran to Retain Rafsanjani’s Pragmatic Approach

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Kofi Annan, the former UN Secretary General in a message offered his condolences over the demise of former Iranian president Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani and called on Iran to continue his pragmatic approach to regional affairs.
Africa

Muslim World Deprived of an Astute Politician: Nigerian President

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Iran lost a great revolutionary figure and the Muslim world an astute politician, said the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in a letter to his Iranian counterpart on death of Iran’s ex-president Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani.
IFP Exclusive

Iran to Host Conference on Iran-Arab Cultural Dialogue

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The first edition of Iran-Arab World Cultural Dialogue Conference will be held in Tehran and Mashhad.
IFP Exclusive

Miankaleh: A Heavenly Sanctuary in Iran

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Miankaleh is a natural wildlife refuge in northern Iran with more than 260 bird species.
IFP Exclusive

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 14

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 26 them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Foreign Policy

Iran Will Never Renegotiate Nuclear Deal with World Powers: Deputy FM

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An Iranian diplomat rejected remarks made by Rex Tillerson, Trump's pick for secretary of state on a revision to the July 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying the agreement can never be negotiated again.
Foreign Policy

Iran, Russia, Turkey Discuss Syrian Crisis ahead of Astana Meeting

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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari has held meetings with senior Russian and Turkish officials on the resolution of the years-long crisis in Syria.
Foreign Policy

Iranian President Calls for Immediate Work on Joint Projects with Afghanistan

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stressed the need for immediate implementation of joint projects with Afghanistan.
Foreign Policy

President Rouhani Confers with Turkish Counterpart on Syrian Crisis

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, exchanged views on a range of issues, including the latest developments in war-hit Syria and the demise of the former Iranian president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
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