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Iran steadfast in maintaining unity

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has said that Tehran is determined to maintain unity among people despite different views of certain countries in the region.

Common enemies use oil as political tool: Leader to Maduro

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says enemies are using oil as a political tool to exert pressure on oil exporting countries.

Muhammad, a giant step by Iranian cinema toward Muslim unity

Muhammad, which will premiere at the 2015 Fajr Festival, is a cultural symbol of Muslim unity.

Signs of divergence in a conference on convergence

A reformist daily says a gathering which was originally meant to secure convergence among principlists seems to have revealed cracks in their ranks.

Aligned OPEC members can stabilize oil prices: Iran

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says collective efforts by OPEC member states can help stabilize global crude prices at a desirable level in 2015.

King Abdullah is likely to pass away within three days: Saudi hospital officials

A Saudi Twitter user who has proved reliable in the past says Saudi King Abdullah is likely to pass away within three days.

Principlists eye convergence in preparation for victory in 10th legislative elections

Principlists get together to examine ways of securing much-needed unity for parliamentary elections expected to be held in early 2016.

Whenever I reach the end, I start from scratch

Newsha Tavakolian, a self-taught photographer, says her success has no bearing on her gender.

Outstanding architectural projects of 2014

Isfahan Dreamland Commercial Center, a project designed by Farshad Mehdizadeh and Raha Ashrafi, has been among winners at the 7th annual World Architecture Festival in Singapore.

Official underlines rise in number of health tourists to visit Iran

Over 500,000 health tourists are likely to visit Iran in the coming months, said an official with the Health Ministry.

Larijan: France incidents result of West’s behavior in Syria

France incidents were proof of the fact that it was wrong for the West to support terrorists in Syria and provide arms for terrorists, said Ali Larijani.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan. 10

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Saturday,January 10, 2015, and picked headlines from 16 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Italian Companies Eyeing Investment in Iran

We did not expect to see the Iranian people and companies in such welfare and comfort: rather we thought that the sanctions have paralyzed the life and economy of Iran, said Silvano Pascuno.

Zarif, Kerry to meet in Geneva on January 14

Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s senior nuclear negotiator, has said that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his US counterpart John Kerry will meet in Geneva on January 14 for talks on Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program.

Iran ready to annul visa requirements with neighbors

Iran is prepared to waive visa requirements or facilitate the process of issuing visas for all countries, especially the neighbors, if they take similar action, said the deputy foreign minister.

Terrorism, violence in name of Islam reprehensible: Rouhani

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has censured terrorism and violence in the name of Islam in any part of the world.

Tehran Friday prayer leader condemns France’s terror attack

Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami condemned the deadly attack in France and said Islam does not approve of killing innocent people.

Divisive moves linked to Western spy agencies: Leader

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the enemy’s intelligence agencies are behind divisive plots hatched against Muslims.

Afghan media team visits refugees’ schools in Tehran

A media delegation from neighboring Afghanistan has visited Tehran-based schools where the Afghan refugees and nationals receive educational training.

Iran, OPEC states pursuing sliding crude prices

Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has said that Iran and its fellow OPEC members are pursuing the issue of plummeting crude prices.

We need to get closer to religions through rationality

Speaker Ali Larijani has said that the region direly needs to revive interfaith dialogue at a time when ignorant prejudice and improper attitudes have brought disgrace on nations.

Points which we missed on ‘referendum’ proposal

Mehdi Fazaeli has taken a look at the Constitution and the conditions in which it allows a referendum, stressing the inviolability of the Constitution.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan. 8

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 14 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Change in US Congress won’t affect Iran’s nuclear stance

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that changes in the US Congress will fail to affect Tehran’s stance in the nuclear talks.

Tying economic issues to nuclear talks assures enemies

The Judiciary chief has said that Iran’s economic problems and their solutions have nothing to do with the ongoing nuclear talks.