Iranian, Iraqi Pilgrims to Get Visas Free of Charge as of April

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March 11, 2019

That was announced by Parviz Esmaili, the deputy head of the Iranian Presidential Office for communications.

The agreement to issue free visas was reached during the historic trip to Baghdad by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

“As agreed by Iran and Iraq, visas will be issued by both sides free of charge to Iranian and Iraqi pilgrims and tourists as of early April,” said Esmaili.

Every year, millions of Iranian pilgrims travel to Iraq to visit holy shrines during Arba’een, the fortieth day after the martyrdom anniversary of third Shiite Imam, Hussein ibn Ali.

Thousands of Iraqi pilgrims also annually visit the Iranian city of Mashhad, where the shrine of the eighth Shiite Imam, Ali ibn Musa, is located.

With the new agreement, they will no longer need to pay for visas.

Rouhani May Visit Syria in Near Future: Envoy

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March 11, 2019

Speaking to Lebanon’s Arabic-language al-Ahed news website, Torkabadi said Iranian and Syrian leaders are in constant contact with each other.

“I believe that Bashar al-Assad’s recent visit to Iran has been very successful, and in fact, we expect these trips and relations to continue,” he said.

The diplomat went on to say that, God willing, Rouhani’s visit to Damascus would be made in the near future.

Assad recently made an unannounced visit to Iran and met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and other senior officials.

Speaking at the meeting in Tehran on February 25, the Leader praised the resistance of Syria’s government and people that led to the defeat of Washington and its regional mercenaries.

Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized that the triumph of the resistance front in Syria has made Americans angry and prompted them to hatch new plots, adding, “The issue of the buffer zone, which Americans seek to establish in Syria, is among those dangerous plots that must be categorically rejected and stood against.”

Conflicts erupted in Syria back in 2011, when a small group of opposition forces took up arms against Damascus.

Soon, however, a mix of international terrorists and paid mercenaries mingled with and then largely sidestepped the armed Syrian opposition groups, effectively turning the Arab country into a battlefield for foreign governments opposed to Assad.

But the Syrian military, with advisory military help from Iran and Russia — and a Russian aerial bombardment campaign — has retaken control of much of the country, and the conflict is generally believed to be winding down.

New Judiciary Chief Vows to Transform Iran’s Legal System

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March 11, 2019

Raeisi, who replaced Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, said Monday the transformation is based on the roadmap that Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei presented last month, as the nation celebrated the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Revolution.

“Based on surveys, people still have concerns about justice,” Raeisi said during his inauguration in Tehran. “Their key demand is to see justice more than ever before. Therefore, the legal transformation needs to be based on the second phase.”

To achieve that objective, he said, all three branches of power, including the executive, the legislative and the judiciary, need to work together.

“I’m not saying justice is the same as enforcing the law, but for now, if there is one thing we can agree on that is the closest in meaning to justice, it is the enforcement of law,” he said.

“Everybody needs to uphold the law and nobody under any condition and position is allowed to bypass the law and breach it,” Raeisi added.

Ayatollah Khamenei appointed Raeisi to the post through an official decree on Thursday, naming him as the successor to Ayatollah Larijani, who served in the position for more than nine years.

In his decree, the Leader cited the knowledge, experience, and efficiency displayed by Raeisi at various junctures and his long-term service in the Judiciary as the basis of his decision.

Raeisi was Iran’s former attorney general and chief custodian of Astan Quds Razavi, the organization managing the affairs of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH), the eighth Shia Imam.

The new chief justice has already put forward a Judicial Development Document that offers a look into his ideal judiciary system.

In his decree, the Leader called the document “beneficial and efficacious,” but advised that first and foremost, the new Judiciary chief should work out a timeline for the implementation of its entire content and commit both himself and his colleagues to its comprehensive fulfillment.

Secondly, Ayatollah Khamenei recommended that the new judicial document must pay due attention to people while being of a revolutionary nature and dedicated to fighting corruption.

Raeisi’s inauguration comes as the Judiciary begins investigations into an alleged corruption case in the country’s petrochemical industry, where a number of suspects are accused of stealing millions of dollars.

Last year, Ayatollah Khamenei agreed to a request by the former Judiciary chief to set up special courts to swiftly deal with financial crimes.

“The purpose [of the courts] should be to punish financial criminals swiftly and fairly,” the Leader said back then.

Iran, Syria Sign 18 Deals to Expand Business Ties

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March 11, 2019

The deals were signed during the visit of a Syrian business delegation to Tehran.

Mahmoud Naser al-Fotouh, the head of the Syrian delegation, expressed the hope that the economic and trade ties between Tehran and Damascus could increase as much as the current high level of political relations between the two nations.

In a Monday meeting with officials of Iran Chamber of Cooperative, the Syrian official said the two strategic allies have sacrificed many of their people to liberate the Arab country from the terrorist groups.

“Therefore, our economic and trade ties as well as joint investments should increase to a level that is proportional to the extensive political relations between the two nations,” he noted.

He then referred to a series of meetings that have been held between Syrian and Iranian high officials to facilitate expansion of ties amid the challenges created by the US’ unilateral sanctions and said so far at least 18 agreements have been signed at the University of Tehran between Iran and Syria in this regard.

Al-Fotouh also said Syria attaches significant importance to Iran as a partner in it reconstruction era and added Iranians stood behind Syria during the Arab country’s hard times.

“Many young Iranians sacrificed their lives to liberate Syria from terrorist groups. So, the country should have a significant role in the reconstruction of Syria,” he said.

He described trade ties between Iran and Syria as strategic and long-term and said Syria gives priority to the countries playing a role in Syria’s fight against terrorists in its reconstruction era and said Syria will invite Iranian public and private sectors to launch projects in the reconstruction era of the country.

He finally called on Iranian economic players to visit Syria for playing a role in the country’s reconstruction.

City Art Rejuvenates Tehran in Lead-up to Persian New Year

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Fatemeh Askarieh

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March 11, 2019

The 4^th Annual Baharestan Urban Arts Festival arranged by an organization tasked with beautifying the capital city is underway across Tehran. It has different sections such as “coloured eggs, little walls of my little city, environmental arts, installation art and statues.”

Baharestan is an event held in the run-up to Nowruz (the start of the Persian New Year). The festival involves urban arts.

Kianoosh Gharibpour is a member of the event’s policy-making committee which is also tasked with choosing top works of art presented at the festival.

He says the event is held just days before Nowruz, and, hence, it is welcomed by citizens and artists as a national festival.

The event is important in that it paves the way for young artists, so that they will be able to display their works of art in public. It will help enhance artists’ skills and upgrade citizens’ visual literacy.

The following are photos of the event posted on www.zibasazi.ir:

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African Union Ready to Boost Sci-Tech Ties with Iran

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March 11, 2019

African Union Ready to Boost Sci-Tech Ties with Iran — Sarah Anyang Agbor, the Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology of the African Union, meets Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Gholam-Reza Ansari in Tehran on March 11, 2019 / Photo by the Iranian Foreign Ministry

She made the comments in a Monday meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Gholam-Reza Ansari in Tehran.

Agbor expressed pleasure over Iran’s progress in difference science and technology arenas, especially the huge presence of women in scientific domains.

For a brief review of Iran’s achievements in various fields of science and technology, check the book “Science and Technology in Iran: A Brief Review”

She said the African Union is keen to have cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

In turn, Ansari touched upon the growing status of the Islamic Republic of Iran as a leading country in the domain of science and technology.

Ansari also appreciated the African Union’s position on the Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).“All [projected] scientific accomplishments in the country have been achieved despite forty years of unfair sanctions,” said the Iranian official.

Iranian, Iraqi Presidents Agree on Enhanced Trade Ties

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Emad Askarieh

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March 11, 2019

Iranian, Iraqi Presidents Agree on Enhanced Trade Ties — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Iraqi counterpart Barham Salih attend a joint press conference in Baghdad on March 11, 2019 / Photo by president.ir

Speaking in a joint press conference with Salih in Baghdad, Rouhani said the two states have the potential and capacity required to increase their relations in all sectors.

“We do not want Iraq to turn into a scene for regional or international conflicts,” said the Iranian president, adding that Iraq can play an important role in relations between the countries of the region.

Rouhani said the Islamic Republic considers Iraq a very important country whose peace and stability is essential for the stability of the region.

He further mentioned that both countries have faced the issue of terrorism in the past several years.

In turn, Iraqi President Salih hailed Iran’s support for Baghdad in fighting ISIS terrorists. He also called for closer bilateral security cooperation.

Before his visit, Rouhani said the relations between Tehran and Baghdad are special. He underlined that bilateral ties currently cover almost all sectors, but there’s still room for enhancement.

The Iranian president went on to say that he, and the accompanying entourage, will discuss a wide range of issues including trade, transit, border security, and tourism. Iran’s president also noted that the two sides are aiming to grow bilateral trade volume to $20 billion a year.

Unlike Riyadh, Tehran Not after Tension in Region: Zarif

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Emad Askarieh

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March 11, 2019

Zarif made the comment on Sunday at a press conference in Baghdad stressing that the Islamic Republic does not seek tension with any neighbouring country, including Saudi Arabia.

In response to a question on the possibility of a trip by him to Riyadh, FM Zarif said he has no plan to travel to Saudi Arabia, but there is no problem with such trips because it is not Tehran that seeks tension with Riyadh, but the Saudis are creating tensions in the region.

Zarif expressed hope that as Iraq and the EU states have stood against the unilateral sanctions of the United States, other countries do the same as well.

Heading a delegation, Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Baghdad on Saturday night to coordinate Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to the Arab country.

Choosing the Right Data Recovery Software

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March 11, 2019

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This software should also have the ability to recover deleted files, image the hard drive, and the data from FAT and NTFS partitions. Therefore, a comprehensive online search is required to determine to the right package to meet your requirements. There is plenty of free online software that you can use.

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Iranian Papers Widely Cover President Rouhani’s Iraq Visit

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Fatemeh Askarieh

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March 11, 2019

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 19

All papers today dedicated their front page headlines to the historic visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Iraq, which is his first trip to the country in five years.

Iraq’s vow to not join any anti-Iran axis or sanctions and the Iranian president’s vow to increase the value of Iran-Iraq trade to $20 billion were among the issues that received the greatest coverage.

The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines and top stories:

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