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Minister: Hajj Pilgrimage to Be Called Off for Iranians This Year

Emad Askarieh -
On Sunday May 29, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said that Iranians cannot make their Hajj pilgrimage this year, due to the obstacles created by Saudi Arabian officials.
Africa

VP Orders Enhancement of Ties with Indian Ocean Littoral States

Golrokh Askarieh -
First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri ordered administrative agencies to enhance ties with Indian Ocean littoral states on Saturday May 28.
Education

Persian Language Promotion in Portugal to Help Diplomatic Ties: Zarif

Emad Askarieh -
In a meeting on Saturday May 28 with Portuguese Deputy Foreign Minister George Oliveira in Tehran, Iran’s FM Zarif stressed the role of language education in expanding relations between the two countries.
Asia

SAIPA Signs $1bn Finance Deal with South Koran Company

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Hassan Baghaei, the Deputy Commercial Manager of SAIPA auto-making group, said on Saturday May 28 that the group has inked a $1bn finance deal with South Korean company SK Networks.
Africa

Iran and Algeria Seek to Widen Bilateral Ties

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iran and Algeria stressed boosting bilateral ties in all fields.
Custom

Austrian Students to Learn Traditional Medicine in Iran

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Austrian students will come to Iran in the next few weeks to learn about traditional medical practices at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, an official at the Traditional Medicine Faculty of the Ministry of Health said on Sunday May 29.
Agriculture

Iranian, Chinese Firms Sign MoU on Agricultural Cooperation

Fatemeh Askarieh -
A major Chinese agricultural firm has penned a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a leading Iranian engineering company in a bid to boost cooperation between the two countries in the field of agriculture, a report said.
Europe

Ukrainian FM Due in Tehran for Strengthening Ties

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Pavlo Klimkin, the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, will arrive in Tehran on Sunday May 29 for a two-day visit packed with various meetings with Iranian officials related to boosting bilateral relations and discussing regional issues.
Europe

Zarif Calls for ‘Tangible’ European Steps to Facilitate Banking Transactions

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on the European parties to the July 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers to seriously address problems hindering foreign banks from trying to work with Iran.
Asia

Iran and Japan to Cooperate on Energy Efficiency

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Institute for International Energy Studies (IIES) and the Japan Cooperation Centre for the Middle East (JCCME) have agreed to cooperate on studying energy efficiency in Iran.
Asia

Iranian and Afghan Environment Chiefs Discuss Hamoun Lake Preservation

Golrokh Askarieh -
The chief of Iran’s Department of Environment (DoE) and the Director-General of Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) discussed issues related to Hamoun Lake preservation.
Europe

Iran and Lithuania Opt for Broadening of Bilateral Ties

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Lithuanian counterpart Linas Linkevicius underlined the need for the expansion of mutual cooperation in different areas in a meeting in Tehran on Saturday May 28.
Crisis

No Need for Iranian Military Presence in Iraq: General Soleimani

Emad Askarieh -
The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force said that Iran will take action against terrorist groups in Iraq only if the country’s Marja (religious leadership) deems it necessary.
Asia

Pakistan Wants More Border Crossings with Iran

Golrokh Askarieh -
Pakistan commerce minister says establishment of more border crossings between Iran and Pakistan would help in boosting bilateral trade.
Europe

Iran and UK Sign Railway Transport MoU

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iran and Britain have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of rail transportation.
Cinema

Saudi Arabia Worried by Iranian Success at Cannes 2016

IFP Editorial Staff -
A Saudi newspaper recently expressed its concerns over the success of Iranian cinema in prestigious film festivals, seeing Iranian actor Shahab Hosseini as being “more dangerous than” IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani.
Middle East

No Deal Yet – Saudi Rejects Iran’s Hajj Conditions: Official

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, Saeed Ohadi, said Saudi Arabia has refused to accept Iran’s conditions on arrangements for Iranians to attend this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.
Asia

Iranian Pair Win Asian Snooker Championship

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iran shocked India 3-2 (53-65, 54-7, 77-1, 64-69, 74-40) to clinch the final of the Asian Snooker 6-Reds Teams Championship at Novotel Al Bustan Hotel in Abu Dhabi on Thursday May 27.
Asia

Indonesian Minister Due in Iran for Oil Deal

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh will meet his Indonesian counterpart in Tehran on Monday to discuss fresh energy cooperation, Shana news agency says.
Europe

Iran Strikes Major Petchem Deal with ADKL

Golrokh Askarieh -
Germany's Abels Decker Kuhfuß Lenzen (ADKL) won a €2bn contract for developing a major petrochemical project in Iran's southwestern city of Masjed Soleyman.
Asia

Former Indian Envoy: PM Modi’s Visit Was a Major Bilateral Step

Golrokh Askarieh -
The former Indian Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan believes that the recent visit of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Iran was a major turning point in bilateral ties between the two Asian countries.
Foreign Policy

Spokesman Rejects Saudi FM’s Allegation against Iran

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari rejected recent remarks made by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir on Iran’s military presence in Iraq, saying that the Islamic Republic’s advisory mission there has been undertaken at the request of Baghdad.
Crisis

ISIS Carrying Out Chemical Experiments on Prisoners

Emad Askarieh -
ISIS [also known as Daesh or ISIL] has moved its chemical weapons operations to densely populated residential areas, and is testing homemade chlorine and mustard gas on its prisoners, residents of the Iraqi city of Mosul have claimed.
Crisis

US Policies Move Iraq towards Disintegration: Analyst

IFP Editorial Staff -
Nosratollah Tajik, a senior Middle East expert and the former Iranian ambassador to Jordan, believes that the policies followed by the United States in Iraq will definitely lead to the Arab country’s disintegration.
Asia

Afghan Official Thanks Iran for Sheltering Refugees

Golrokh Askarieh -
Afghan National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar expressed his gratitude to Iran for its support for Afghan refugees seeking asylum in the Islamic Republic over the past decades.
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