Nabi Akram Primary School, built in Qom – central Iran – last year through contribution by the Japanese and EU people and the German, French and Korean governments, is now operational.
More than 100 migrant children, mostly Afghans, who come from different corners of Qom are now studying in this school.
The following images of the school have been released by the Iranian Students’ News Agency:
President Hassan Rouhani said that bombardments and airstrikes are not effective ways in the fight against terrorism.
Speaking in a meeting with members of US think tanks on Sunday, the president underlined that Western measures, including bombardment of the region, have stepped up violence.
Fighting terrorists is not possible by air strikes; they should be countered face to face, President Rouhani added.
He said that fighting terrorism needs collective participation.
The entire world believes in a counter-terrorism program, but each side has its own priorities for resolution of the issue, President Rouhani asserted.
Stressing that the fight against terrorism in Syria is the first step, he also urged political reforms in the war-torn region.
Big powers have the ability to prevent Iran from selling its oil but ISIL has captured two thirds of Syrian soil and sells the region’s oil, the president said as he questioned certain powers’ honesty in fighting terrorism.
If ISIL kills people in Syria and Iraq, it is not a threat but if it poses a danger to European countries, they will counter it, he added.
President Rouhani said Iran is ready to cooperate with any country whose top priority is fighting terrorism.
He said that any counterterrorism measure should be coordinated with the Syrian central government and counterterrorism efforts should not result in weakening the country’s administration.
President Rouhani urged the world to use win-win talks to find sustainable solutions to world problems.
He said that Iran and P5+1 nuclear deal proved the fact that resolution of issues by means of dialogue is in the interest of all sides.
Referring to drought and environmental problems as well as an increase in violence and unrest in the region, the president said there have been also some positive developments in the world.
He called Iran and P5+1 nuclear deal as a major breakthrough in the world, adding that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) created hope for the world.
Resolution of issues is only possible through win-win talks and any negotiation that has a loser, will not be sustainable, the president added.
He underlined that Iran is committed to its obligations under JCPOA and believes that execution of the agreement is in the interest of all sides.
Referring to certain oppositions to and suspicions about JCPOA in the US Congress, he encouraged US Senators to believe in other nations’ political growth.
Government is committed to developing ties with the world and decreasing tensions, President Rouhani noted.
Nuclear deal has created new ground for cooperation between Iran and the world, the president added.
He said that elite groups of the world have a great responsibility to decrease tension in the world.
Iran has vowed to take necessary political and legal follow-up measures over the recent deadly stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage rituals in Mina, outside the holy city of Mecca.
Iran will adopt “necessary measures” to prevent the repeat of incidents such as the Mina tragedy, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a live interview with IRIB from New York on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry has put the death toll from the incident at nearly 770.
However, the fatality figure released by Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization stands at around 2,000. According to the latest announcement by the organization, the death toll of the Iranian pilgrims stands at 169. Forty-six Iranians have also been hospitalized, while 298 others are still missing.
Zarif said that Iranian consular officials in Saudi Arabia were denied access to those injured in the Mina incident in contravention of international regulations.
The Iranian foreign minister, who is in New York to attend the 70th session of the UN General Assembly, added that there has been “no good cooperation” on the part of Saudi officials with Iran in identifying the injured pilgrims and those who are still unaccounted for following the Mina crush.
Following Saudi officials’ refusal to cooperate with Iran, Zarif said that he had asked the Kuwaiti Emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah, to mediate on the issue.
Zarif also once again expressed his condolences to Muslim nations across the world over the sad event.
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The comments of the Supreme Leader that Saudi Arabia should accept the blame for the Mina tragedy and apologize to the world of Islam dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday. Also on the cover of dailies was news on the death of renowned Iranian actress Homa Rousta.
Ettela’at: The Supreme Leader has said that Saudi leaders must apologize to the Islamic community.
The Supreme Leader has also given the go-ahead for the [Iranian] victims of the Mina stampede to be buried at cemetery blocks dedicated to martyrs.
Abrar-e Eghtesadi: Parliament’s Presiding Board has received a motion on the impeachment of the minister of roads and urban development; Abbas Akhoundi has ten days [to appear on parliament floor].
Aftab-e Yazd: “President Obama acted wisely in nuclear talks with Iran,” said former parliament Speaker Ali Akbar Nategh Nouri.
Arman-e Emrooz: “The Iranian people do not want to be stuck in the past,” the president said, adding Iran is at the center of regional security and stability.
Ebtekar: “Ballyhoo would do little to mask the incompetence of the Saudis during the Mina tragedy,” said the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.
Emtiaz: At a ceremony tourist [debit] cards and tourist SIM cards have been unveiled.
Ghanoon: “You Iranians! Come to Iran.”
President Rouhani has invited the Iranian elite, managers and investors to participate in efforts to build the country’s future.
Hambastegi: The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council has said that the country’s capabilities should be tapped to solve its economic problems.
Iran: A delegation of British investors is expected in Iran in early October.
Javan: The blame game Saudi rulers are playing is of no effect, said the Supreme Leader.
Jomhouri Islami: An Indian delegation visits Iran to propose $15 billion in investment.
Jomhouri Islami: The minister of roads and urban development has said that Iran’s maritime sanctions have been lifted.
Jomhouri Islami: Iran can have a berth on the list of 10 top steel producers in the world, said the managing director of Mobarakeh Steel Company.
Kayhan: The implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is catastrophic; Parliament should not approve its implementation.
Khorasan: President Rouhani has said that Iran will not hold direct talks with the US on Syria.
Nasl-e Farda: “Today we export security,” said President Rouhani in a meeting with US-based Iranians.
Resalat: Top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani has called on Muslims to take back Al-Aqsa Mosque and Mecca from the Zionists and Al Saud Family.
Rooyesh-e Mellat: The Saudi foreign minister has turned down a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Roozan: A motion to impeach the minister of roads and urban development
What has the minister done wrong? He has failed to carry out the policies of the previous government.
Roozan: A deputy health minister has warned about the arrival of coronavirus (MERS) in the country.
Sepid: The spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization has set out details on Iran’s construction of its first nuclear hospital.
Setareh Sobh: Sadegh Zibakalam, a university professor, has said that despite their differences, Iran and the US have common ground.
Setareh Sobh: Iran’s renowned vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian held a concert in Turkey marking the birth anniversary of Mowlana.
Sharq: A motion on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action tagged with a double urgency status will be discussed on parliament floor. This was announced in a session of the JCPOA Review Committee with Speaker Ali Larijani in attendance.
♦ The Supreme Leader has said that Saudi leaders must apologize to the Islamic community.
The Supreme Leader has also given the go-ahead for the [Iranian] victims of the Mina stampede to be buried at cemetery blocks dedicated to martyrs.
♦ The Environment Protection Organization does not have the instruments needed to gauge satellite jamming signals.
♦ UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for an end to the war in Yemen.
The UN chief also urged Saudi Arabia to set the stage for provision of aid to the victims of the war.
In another development, the resigned foreign minister of Yemen called for direct talks with Iran.
♦ In a meeting with Iranian expatriates in New York, President Rouhani urged the Iranian community residing overseas to step in and take advantage of the atmosphere that has emerged in the wake of the Iran nuclear deal to build a more glorious Iran.
♦ In a statement, a number of MPs have called on the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation to investigate the Mina tragedy.
The number of Iranian pilgrims killed in the stampede stood at 169 as of Sunday.
♦ Renowned Iranian actress Homa Rousta has passed away.
♦ Full implementation of the plan to reduce air pollution will take 10 years.
An official with the Urban Traffic Coordination Council has said that old carburetor cars account for 45 percent of air pollution in Tehran.
Sky-watchers across Iran have feasted their eyes on an eclipse featuring the closest full moon of the year.
The following images of the lunar eclipse captured across the country have been released by the Islamic Republic News Agency:
Vice-President for Communications and Information Parviz Esmaili said on Monday that President Rouhani will leave New York sooner than scheduled later Monday to return home and attend a ceremony in Tehran to welcome home the bodies of the Iranian pilgrims who died in a deadly stampede in Mina last week.
He further said that the president who was originally expected to leave New York on Tuesday (September 29) has cancelled a number of his planned meetings at the United Nations to come back home for the final homecoming of the Iranian pilgrims killed in Saudi Arabia.
Esmaili said that the first convoy of bodies will arrive in Iran on Tuesday.
Iran’s lawmakers censured Saudi Arabia for failing to provide security for Hajj pilgrims and said management of Hajj pilgrimage should be transferred to the Muslim world, which can handle the religious rites “in the safest way”.
In a statement on Sunday, the Iranian MPs pointed to a recent crush in Mina, near Mecca, that led to the deaths of hundreds of Hajj pilgrims, including at least 155 Iranians, saying that the incident turned the Eid al-Adha, a major Muslim festival, into a mourning occasion for the Islamic community.
“Today a rightful demand has been raised among Muslims,” the lawmakers stated, adding that the Islamic world is wondering how long its holiest sites, which do not belong to a single country but to the entire Muslim world, should witness such tragic events due to the Saudi government’s poor management of the Hajj rituals.
“Undoubtedly, the high capacity of the Muslim world makes it capable of managing the global Hajj congregation in the safest way,” the Iranian MPs said.
They also called on the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to dispatch a fact-finding mission to Saudi Arabia to investigate the causes of the Mina tragedy.
So far, 155 Iranian pilgrims have been pronounced dead and more than a hundred others are confirmed to have been wounded in the tragic event.
The incident came nearly two weeks after 111 Hajj pilgrims were killed in another tragic incident in Mecca.
On September 11, a massive construction crane crashed into Mecca’s Grand Mosque in stormy weather, killing at least 107 people, including 11 Iranians, and injuring 201 others.
French President Francois Hollande has said Iran can be a “facilitator” in a political solution to the ongoing crisis in Syria, a French diplomat says.
The diplomat whose name was not revealed said Hollande made the remarks during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani in New York on Sunday.
“Iran is a player [in the region], but also a facilitator,” the unnamed French official said.
The official, however, added that Hollande said “the question of [Syrian President Bashar] Assad could not be offered as an answer.”
The two sides held talks on the sidelines of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
On September 24, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tehran and the Assad government must be part of negotiations aimed at resolving the crisis in Syria.
“We have to speak with many actors; this includes Assad, but others as well. Not only with the United States of America, Russia, but with important regional partners, Iran, and Sunni countries such as Saudi Arabia,” Merkel said.
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[President Rouhani also held talks with Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall, Bolivian President Evo Morales, and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. In those meeting regional and international developments as well as bilateral ties came up for discussion.]
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says there is widespread agreement among countries that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should remain in office.
Rouhani said in an interview with CNN on Sunday that “everyone has accepted” that President Assad must remain.
He added that the initial objective in Syria is to “drive out” the IS terrorists, which can only be done by strengthening the central government.
The president also said after levels of success are gained in defeating terrorists in Syria, “other plans must be put into action so as to hear the voices of the opposition as well.”
President Rouhani also stated that Iran was not engaged in talks with the US over the conflict in Syria. “Iran does not have any direct talks with the United States over Syria.”
US prisoner swap
Rouhani, who is currently in New York for the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, said Tehran will consider the release of three Americans held in Iran if the US frees Iranian prisoners.
“If the Americans take the appropriate steps and set them free, certainly the right environment will be open and the right circumstances will be created for us to do everything within our power and our purview to bring about the swiftest freedom for the Americans held in Iran as well,” said Rouhani.
Nuclear agreement opposition
Questioning the reliability of US Republican candidates who are currently attacking Iran’s recent nuclear agreement with P5+1, the Iranian president said some of them could not even find Iran on the map.
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