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Asia

Indian PM Modi to Visit Iran in Late May

Golrokh Askarieh -
According to Indian media, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to make a visit to Iran later this month to expand ties with the country, particularly in the energy sector.
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Iran’s Interior Ministry Backs Off from Plainclothes Morality Police Plan

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Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Hossein Zolfaqari announced that a recent plan for using 7,000 plainclothes forces as morality police has been revised,...
Europe

Gergiev, Top International Conductor, Invites Rahbari to Conduct St. Petersburg Orchestra

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As reported by Tasnim, and translated by IFP, Valery Gergiev, the world-renowned conductor who is directly supported by Vladimir Putin, officially invited Ali Rahbari...
Economy

German Firms Dissatisfied with Merkel’s Stance on Iran

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German businesspeople seem to be dissatisfied with German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s hard line on Iran because of Tehran’s anti-Israel stances, and expect Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel to enhance mutual cooperation with Iran in his Monday visit.
Economy

Rouhani on Workers’ Day: Stresses Need for Knowledge-Based Economy

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Addressing a ceremony to mark International Workers’ Day (which coincides with national Teachers’ Day), President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Iranian workers, and said the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was solving many national problems.
Asia

Park Guen-hye Hopes for New Chapter Between Seoul and Tehran

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South Korea’s president arrives in Tehran today on a three-day visit aimed at boosting mutual ties, becoming the first South Korean president to visit...
Asia

Tehran, Seoul Determined to Boost Energy Cooperation

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said Iran and South Korea can cooperate in various energy sectors including petrochemical industry, liquefied natural gas and investment of Korean companies in Iranian projects.
Cinema

1st Tehran International Silent Film Festival Kicks Off

Golrokh Askarieh -
The 1st Tehran International Silent Film Festival is underway in the Iranian capital, and runs from April 30 to May 5 in two sections: National and International Cinema.
Education

Illegal Hunter to Collect Rubbish Instead of a Jail Sentence

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A court in Bukan in West Azarbaijan Province has condemned an offending hunter to clean and tidy the environment, instead of a jail sentence.
IFP Exclusive

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 1

IFP Editorial Staff -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 22 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Energy

Iran Resumes Electricity Exports to Iraq

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iran has resumed electricity exports to Iraq’s southern province of Basra following a hiatus over unpaid dues.
Crisis

UN Lauds Iran’s Support for Iraq against ISIS

Golrokh Askarieh -
Visiting UN Special Envoy for Iraq Yan Kubish praised Iran's role in supporting Iraq against Daesh [ISIS].
Industry

Labor Day: Iranian Workers

Golrokh Askarieh -
International Workers' Day (also known as Labor Day) occurs every year on May Day, May 1.
Foreign Policy

Rafsanjani to US Officials: Era of Bullying Over

Emad Askarieh -
Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani addressed US officials and reminded then that the era of bullying has finished.
Energy

Iran Poised to Catch Up with Qatar Gas Production by March 2017

Emad Askarieh -
Iran says its gas recovery from the supergiant South Pars gas field will catch up with that of Qatar before the end of the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 20.
Art

Stuttgart Art Exhibit Explores Changing Life in Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
An art show underway at IFA Gallery in the German city of Stuttgart explores many aspects of changing life in Iran, the Institute for Foreign Relations (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen – IFA) has announced.
Europe

Iran Ready for All-Out Cooperation with EU

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Hassan Rouhani has said Iran’s nuclear deal with the West provided a precedent which demonstrates that global issues can be addressed thorough dialogue.
Energy

Tehran, Moscow in Talks to Boost Energy Cooperation: Iranian Envoy

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei said Tehran and Moscow are in negotiations to promote mutual cooperation in the field of energy, and other areas.
Books

Italian Professor: Malek Manuscript Collection is Valuable and Peerless

Emad Askarieh -
Amos Bertolacci from Scuola Normale Superiore University visited the Malek National Library and Museum, and studied the oldest version of Shifa’, the immortal work of Avicenna.
Foreign Policy

Tehran Saudi Embassy Attackers Are in Prison: Minister

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Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati reaffirmed the immunity of diplomatic missions in Iran, and announced that the culprits behind a recent attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran have been imprisoned.
Iran in Pictures

Aerial Photos of Persian Gulf on Its National Day

Fatemeh Askarieh -
National Persian Gulf Day is an annual observance in Iran that was first suggested in January 2004 and approved by the government in July...
IFP Exclusive

Independent MPs Will Play Vital Role in Forming Parliament Majority

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A couple of reports published by Tabnak news website state that the reformists and the conservatives have gained the same number of seats in the Iranian parliament, which means that independents will play a great role in determining the next parliament’s majority.
Custom

Jannati: Establishing Persian Gulf Foundation is Historical Necessity

Emad Askarieh -
Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Ali Jannati said that the establishment of the Persian Gulf Foundation in Bandar Abbas is a historic necessity.
Energy

30% Rise in North Azadegan Oil Deposits

Emad Askarieh -
Engineering studies over North Azadegan oilfield indicate that the field holds 30% more crude oil in its despite than was previously estimated in the field's 2008 master development plan (MDP).
Local

Run-off Election Turnout at 59%: Interior Ministry

Emad Askarieh -
Iran's Deputy Interior Minister Hossein-Ali Amiri announced that the turnout in the second round of the 10th parliamentary elections was 59 percent.
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