General Baqeri will soon visit Ankara at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart.
According to a Farsi report by Tasnim, the Iranian top officer will be accompanied by a high-ranking military and political delegation.
During their three-day stay, the Iranian delegation will meet with highest-ranking political-military officials of Turkey.
The issue of fight against terrorism, regional developments, Tehran-Ankara defensive ties, and border cooperation will be discussed during the meetings.
In the latest round of talks between Iran and China over banking relations, the two sides called for establishing good cooperation between Iranian and Chinese bank brokers. They also emphasized the necessity to establish Chinese banks’ branches in Iran.
According to a Farsi report by ISNA, as one of the main economic power in Asia, China has been among the leading economic and banking partners of Iran particularly after the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran and the six world powers. China is also one of the main business partners of Iran in financing various projects inside the country.
In a meeting between the governor of Iran’s Central Bank and China’s ambassador to Tehran, the two sides discussed the banking relations between Tehran and Beijing with a focus on establishing banking brokerage, financing projects as well as setting up Chinese banks’ branches inside Iran.
Central bank governor Valiollah Seif said the branches make the Chinese bankers more familiar with the banking activities in Iran. “During the process, the current misunderstandings which hamper bilateral relations between the two sides would be removed,” he noted.
He also said the proposal to establish branches of Chinese banks in Iran is a prelude to the entry of the European banks’ branches into the country.
Financing projects was among other topics discussed during the meeting between head of Iran’s central bank and China’s ambassador to Tehran. Seif noted that mutual cooperation along with financing joint projects can pave the way for further cooperation between Iran and China.
“We also explored ways to expand cooperation between our bank brokers but to achieve the goal the two sides need to adopt appropriate mechanisms and take good decisions to expand their banking ties,” he said.
In the early days after JCPOA, Iranian and Chinese banking officials held talks over ways to expand cooperation. Most of China’s great banks have already expressed their readiness to invest in Iran and establish cooperation with their Iranian counterparts. “China’s Bank” with an investment of 18 trillion Yuan was one of these banks. As China’s fourth largest bank at the international level, China’s Bank has expressed its interest in establishing branches in Iran.
While nuclear talks were underway between Iran and the six world powers, some Iranian banks began negotiations with international banks including Chinese banks to expand their cooperation with the outside world.
As China’s largest bank and one of the leading banks across the world, CBS has been among the banks which have announced their willingness to establish branches inside Iran and the free trade region of Kish.
Earlier, Iran and China reached a number of agreements on expanding cooperation in banking field. One of the agreements was reached with Exim Bank of China. As one of the main export and import banks of China, it is ranked as one of the main 1000 top banks across the world with a large financial and international network of brokers across the globe.
In a message sent to FIFA on Saturday night, Iran’s Football Federation rejected the media reports that it has banned Masoud Shojaie and Ehsan Hajsafi for playing for their Greek side Panionios against Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv a week ago in a Europa League match.
The letter came after Iran was asked to provide further information to global football body FIFA over its alleged decision to drop the two players from the national team after they turned out against the Israelis.
Iran’s Football Federation last week strongly condemned their participation, which has sparked huge controversy among Iranian people, particularly the football community.
Prominent football players and many ordinary Iranians have backed the two on social media, saying they had no choice but to take part in the game. However, their move has also been widely denounced by other groups of Iranians who believe playing against Israelis hurts people’s feelings.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Sports Minister Massoud Soltanifar condemned the move by the two players, but stressed that the football federation is investigating the issue.
The Sports Ministry is going to make decision after receiving full details of the move and listening to the players’ explanations.
Soltanifar also declared that the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has been called on to make a comprehensive decision about the Iranian athletes’ confrontation with those of the Zionist regime of Israel in all sports.
Newspapers today continued to review the qualifications of President Hassan Rouhani’s proposed ministers, particularly the Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, one of the youngest-ever ministers in Iran’s history.
One of the most important reports today was the Etemad daily newspaper’s interview with Deputy Oil Minister Amir-Hossein Zamaninia about the details of Iran’s huge deal with French energy giant Total.
The controversy over Ehsan Hajsafi and Masoud Shojaei, two Iranian football players who appeared in their Greek side’s match against an Israeli team, also remained a top story today. Iran’s ministry of sports has threatened that they will not be allowed to play for the national team anymore, but this has sparked FIFA’s concern, which called for Iran’s explanation.
The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines and top stories:
Abrar:
1- Defining 4th De-Escalation Zone in Syria after Iran-Russia Talks
2- Kuwait Rejects Reports on Filing Complaint with UN against Iran
3- Zarif: Billions of Dollars in Foreign Investment Attracted after JCPOA
Aftab-e Yazd:
1- Unfair Attacks against Zarif ahead of Parliament’s Vote of Confidence
2- Asking Rouhani to Use Women in His Cabinet Not Demanding Shares from Him: Activist
3- Proposed ICT Minister: We Need Eavesdropping Due to Security Issues
4- I’m Hopeful about Effect of Dialogue: Proposed Culture Minister
5- Increased HIV Transmission through Sexual Activities in Iran
Arman-e Emrooz:
1- Oil Minister Reveals Ahmadinejad’s Role in a Controversial Oil Rig Contract
2- Tehran Holds First Rank in Infarctus Rate: 300 Iranians Die of Heart Attack Everyday
3- Women’s Parliament to Be Established in Alamolhoda’s Province!
Ebtekar:
1- Iran Foreign Ministry to Focus on Neighbours, Economic Diplomacy
2- I Was Offered to Become Minister of Education: Female VP
3- FIFA Calls for Iran’s Explanation about Football Players Who Played against Israeli Team
Etemad:
1- Complications of Major Oil Deals, Contract with Total
2- Zarif: I’ll Use Women, Sunnis in Foreign Ministry
Ettela’at:
1- White House Ex-Official: US Has No Evidence against Iran
2- Kazakh President Awards Iran’s Nuclear Chief with Medal of Honour
3- Rouhani to Defend His Ministerial Nominees Tuesday
4- 10 Nobel Laureates Urge Saudi Regime to Stop Executing Shiites
Haft-e Sobh:
1- Unexpected from Ardabil: Thousands of Women Watch Iran Volleyball Match
Iran:
1- 13 Killed, 40 Missing in Summer Flooding in 5 Provinces
2- Proposed ICT Minister: I’m Opposed to Limitations for Security Reasons
Jame Jam:
1- Issue of Obsession with Luxury in Cyberspace: A Threat to Islamic-Iranian Lifestyle
Javan:
1- Chamber of Commerce Chief: People’s Purchasing Power Even Less than 10 Years Ago
2- Rouhani’s Gov’t Increases People’s Expenses, Doctors’ Income
Jomhouri Eslami:
1- Ongoing Efforts to Aid Flood-Hit People in 5 Provinces
2- Deputy Oil Minister: 6 Firms Added to Group of Iranian Exploration Companies
3- Afghan Officials: Depth of Mirza Olang Disaster beyond What Covered in Media
4- Syria Flag Raised in Jordan Border after Years
Kayhan:
1- Reformists Picked Cabinet Members, but Don’t Want to Be Accountable!
2- Popular Forces: US Fighter Jets Deployed in ISIS-Occupied Areas to Support Terrorists
3- Int’l Immigration Organisation: 400,000 Displaced Syrians Return Home after Aleppo Liberation
Resalat:
1- Cleric Urges Parliament Not to Give Ministers Vote of Confidence Blindfolded
2- Mohsen Hojaji’s Wife: I See Nothing but Beauty in His Martyrdom
3- Western Sources: Trump to Withdraw from Nuclear Deal
4- Lavrov: Trump Approach to JCPOA Regrettable
Shahrvand:
1- Poor Elites: A Report on Lives of Top Students Living in Hard Conditions
The Iranian team, who defeated South Korea 3-0 in its first match, moves to top of Pool A with two wins.
The Iranian national volleyball team will play Kazakhstan on Sunday at the 6,000-seater Rezazadeh Stadium in Ardabil, northwest of Iran.
The FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship qualification has brought five teams, namely Iran, South Korea, China, Qatar and Kazakhstan together.
The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the 2018 World Championship.
Japan and Australia have already booked their places in the championship as the Pool B top two finishers.
Tourism Holding of Iran’s Social Security Organization (HEGTA) has signed medical tourism MoUs with the agents and representatives of 32 countries in a specialized conference held in the Iranian capital of Tehran on August 8.
According to a Farsi report by the Tejarat daily newspaper, following the signing of the MoUs, these agents were each granted a license by Iranian Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare Ali Rabiei, to become HEGTA’s representatives in their respective countries.
Among the states that received the license from the Iranian minister were Azerbaijan Republic, Ukraine, Russia, the Republic of Dagestan, the Czech Republic, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Tajikistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Canada, Oman, Afghanistan, Turkey, China, Uganda, France, Germany, Turkmenistan, Tanzania, Romania, Sweden, Cyprus, the Netherlands, and Nigeria.
Following the holding of the confab, HEGTA officially started its activities in Iran in the field of medical tourism. Iran’s medical tourism sector is currently ready to provide medical tourists from all over the world with services in all medical and treatment fields.
Some 22 hospitals in 15 Iranian cities, Homa Hotels Group, and Iran’s Raja Rail Transportation Company are all playing a role in the development of the country’s medical tourism industry by providing services in this field.
Iran’s medical tourism hospital packages and commemorative stamp were also unveiled in this seminar.
Creating Jobs
Addressing the conference, Rabiei said more than 120,000 jobs are expected to be created in domestic tourism sector in the current Iranian year (to end mid-March 2018).
He added the sector can play a significant role in boosting employment in Iran.
“In 2015, the number of medical tourists across the world stood at six million.”
High Quality Services
Speaking at the same conference, Mohammad-Ali Nourbakhsh, the head of Iran’s Social Security Organization, said the country’s health tourism sector provides foreign visitors with high quality and appropriate services.
He added few countries worldwide have the same level in medical science as Iran has.
“Iran’s medical and treatment facilities are also very appropriate. Patients from all over the world can come to the country to benefit from the its qualified physicians, who are among the best ones in the world, and receive high-quality medical and treatment services.”
Qatar announced on Wednesday a programme to allow visa-free entry for citizens of 80 countries to encourage air transport and tourism amid a two-month boycott imposed on the Persian Gulf state by its neighbours.
According to the list of 80 countries, nationals from dozens of states in Europe and elsewhere including Turkey, India, Lebanon, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States can now receive tourist visas on arrival to the gas-rich country which will host the football World Cup in 2022.
“The visa exemption scheme will make Qatar the most open country in the region,” Hassan al-Ibrahim, Chief Tourism Development officer at Qatar Tourism Authority, said.
Surprisingly, however, Iran’s name is not in the list of countries whose citizens may visit Qatar without obtaining a visa, even though Tehran has remained a close ally and supporter of Qataris amid their tension with a number of Persian Gulf states.
Saudi Arabia along with Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates imposed a boycott on Qatar on June 5 and cut off all transport links with the country after accusing it of supporting terrorism and of close ties to Iran.
Immediately after the beginning of the rift, Iran voiced its support for Qatar and started sending them different types of products, particularly food items, to help Doha overcome the crisis.
The Alef news website, in a Thursday report, has harshly criticized Qatar for excluding Iran from the list given the country’s staunch support for Doha. It has described Iran’s aid as a key factor in decreasing pressure on Qatar, which is under severe economic and security pressures.
It also urged the Iranian foreign ministry to take appropriate stances against the ‘disgusting’ move by Qataris.
According to Abdul Hakim al-Kahlani, a spokesman for the Yemeni Ministry of Health, every year, over 100 patients need to leave Yemen to receive treatment abroad because they can’t be cured inside the country.
However, he added, the closure of Sana’a airport have made it impossible for them to leave the country.
Sana’a airport should be opened immediately and each day of delay is going to lead to the death of 325 patients all over Yemen’s provinces.
By not letting the patients leave Yemen, Saudi Arabia is targeting the sick and is causing their death, a report by the official Yemeni news agency (Saba) said.
The delay in arrival of humanitarian aid to Sana’a airport has also made it more difficult to fight infectious diseases, like cholera, in the country, which is caused by Saudi Arabia’s mismanagement of the airport, Al-Kahlani added.
He further called on the international community to open Sana’a airport as soon as possible, because the 30 million Yemeni citizens are deprived of their travel rights through the capital airport.
This is an unprecedented and historic crime, he noted.
During the Saturday meeting held in Tehran, Zarif and Ould Cheikh Ahmed discussed the latest developments in Yemen.
They particularly underlined the need to end the humanitarian disaster in the Arab country and find comprehensive political solutions to the crisis.
Ould Cheikh Ahmed, who arrived in Tehran on Saturday morning, earlier held talks with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari.
During the meeting, the UN envoy briefed Jaberi Ansari on the latest humanitarian situation in Yemen and his recent consultations aimed at reactivating efforts to resolve the crisis in a political way.
He also called on Iran to support the UN’s efforts in this regard.
The Iranian diplomat, for his part, expressed concern over the serious humanitarian crisis in Yemen, and voiced Tehran’s support for the UN’s efforts to end the war and crisis in the Arab country.
Jaberi Ansari further highlighted the framework proposed by the Islamic Republic for political resolution of Yemen crisis and the principles which need to be considered in the path to settle the issue.
The two sides also exchanged views on new ideas for create openings in the current political deadlock.
Salman Khodadadi, a member of the Iranian Parliament’s Social Commission, says plans are underway to remove divorce details from the birth certificates of divorced ladies.
“The government’s plan to submit a bill suggesting the word ‘divorce’ be removed from divorced women’s identity certificates is a right and influential decision,” he noted, according to a Farsi report by Mehr.
He said the omission of divorce details from women’s identity certificates does not mean a denial of their past marriage, and it is possible to inquire about their previous marriages from the State Organization for Registration of Civil Status.
The MP’s comments came after the government announced it was going to submit the bill in an effort to diminish the negative effects of separation on women.
After divorce, a woman is not related to her previous husband anymore. Therefore, there is no need to mention the name of her last husband in her identity certificate. That means arrangements can be made to drop divorce details from women’s birth certificates.
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