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Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the Afghan government has made some progress in its fight against terrorism, calling for regional countries’ assistance in the anti-terrorism campaign.

The deal for construction of first petrochemical power plant in Mehran was signed on Tuesday between the executor company of Petrosaman Faragostar and Chinese Company CNTIC.

A senior Iranian official said that the holding of the 7th Asia-Pacific Forum in Iran could pave the way for boosting exports of Iranian handicrafts to foreign countries.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani underscored the necessity for the further broadening of parliamentary relations and cooperation between Tehran and Astana.

South Korean President Park Geun-hye is scheduled to be in Iran on May 1, Iranian president's deputy chief of staff for communications and information said Monday.

South Korean President Park Geun-hye will visit Iran in May to sign three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on energy domain, an official with Iranian Ministry of Petroleum said on Sunday.

Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said Iranian and Pakistani navy vessels are to carry out joint military exercises on April 18.

Head of Islamic Culture and Relations Organization and General Director of Indian Council for Cultural Relations agreed on starting religious talks and holding cultural negotiations between Iran and India.

The people of Bangladesh are celebrating the arrival of the New Bengali Year (April 14). A glance at the history of Iran-Bangladesh relations indicates...

Famous Hong Kong director Andrew Lau and Russian director Alexander Sokurov will attend the 34th Fajr International Film Festival, which will kick off in Tehran on April 20.

An NIOC official announced Iran and Mongolia have resumed negotiations on Iranian crude oil sales to the East Asian country through China’s route.

Pakistan Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Pervaiz Rashid says state news agencies of Iran and Pakistan (IRNA, APP) will sign a new MoU to enhance cooperation in near future.

Iran is ready to provide Pakistan with its energy needs, Interior Minister Abdulreza Rahmani Fazli said.

Malaysian Minister for International Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamed said his country sees no barrier to expansion of Kuala Lumpur-Tehran ties.

In a meeting with Saurabh Kumar, the Ambassador of India, Iran’s Culture Minister Ali Jannati said that many books have been published in Iran in recent years that introduce Iranians to India’s culture and civilization.

A senior Iranian petrochemical official says India is a major market for Iran's petrochemical products given New Delhi's 7% economic growth.

The Islamic Republic of Iran and Kazakhstan have agreed on the establishment of a joint shipping company.

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev arrived in Tehran on Monday to chart a new course in bilateral ties with Tehran, inking 66 documents with a value of $2bn.

A lineup of Iranian shorts and feature-length movies is competing in the 8th CMS Children’s International Film Festival, which opened its doors to the public in Lucknow, India on April 7.

Pakistani Navy Flotilla is going to visit Iranian port of Bandar Abbas in a goodwill gesture, suggests a press release from the Pakistani Embassy in Tehran.

After negotiation with their Iranian counterparts, the Indian Oil & Gas Minister, accompanied by representatives of 25 Indian companies, came to Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines & Agriculture (TCCIMA), and talked with leaders from Iran's private sector.

Iran’s Ambassador to Astana Mojtaba Damirchilou said Iran and Kazakhstan are set to finalize cooperation agreements in different fields during the official visit to Tehran by President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says Tehran is interested to joint refinery projects in India in a bid to ensure sale of its crude oil in the Indian market.

An Afghan official said here on Sunday that the port of Chabahar in this southeastern province is the best route for export of Iranian goods to Afghanistan.

Iran and India have signed an agreement to boost oil and energy cooperation.