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Iran poster enters top list of World Food Day contest

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Amir Hossein Mohammadi work
Amir Hossein Mohammadi work

Iranian artist Amir Hossein Mohammadi’s work has entered the finalists’ list of the 2014 World Food Day Poster Contest.

The 10-year-old boy’s poster was selected as one of the top 20 finalists in the 9-12 age group.

The first prize for the contest went to Zohaib Saqib from Pakistan, and the second and the third prize went to two children from India and Bhutan.

The admitted works in the 2014 FAO’s poster contest were required to focus on “Family Farming: Feeding the world, caring for the earth”.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates World Food Day each year on October 16 which marks the anniversary of the agency in 1945.

FAO’s poster contest is annually held for children and teenagers in various age groups of 5-8, 9-12 and 13-17.

A gallery of the 60 finalists’ posters will be showcased at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

Iran’s Parliamentary Delegation Due in Moscow

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran-Russia-Flags
Iran-Russia-Flags

A group of Iranian lawmakers will leave Tehran for an official visit to Russia later this week.

Led by Ramezan Ali Sobhanifar, who heads the Iran-Russia Parliamentary Friendship Group, the five-strong parliamentary delegation will start a five-day visit to Russia on Sunday.

Mohammad Taghi Tavakoli, Mohammad Hossein Ghorbani, Hadi Ghavami, Safar Naemizar, and Abbas Salahi are the other members of the delegation.

They are scheduled to meet with Russia’s parliamentary, political and economic officials during the visit.

Tehran and Moscow have taken steps to develop bilateral ties in recent months.

In September, Iran and Russia agreed to boost cooperation in the area of economy and use national currencies in bilateral trade.

In a meeting between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 30, Putin hailed Iran’s stance on regional and international issues and described the close cooperation between the two countries as a major factor in maintaining the stability of the region.

He underlined that Tehran and Moscow share common ground on many regional and international issues.

Rouhani, for his part, said the common interests of Iran and Russia have strengthened the two countries’ cooperation.

“The numerous meetings between the two countries’ leaders and officials indicate the close ties between Iran and Russia and their determination to expand bilateral cooperation,” Rouhani stated.

Indonesia hosts Iranian cultural programs in Jakarta

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran cultural festival-Indonesia
Iran cultural festival-Indonesia

A festival of Iranian culture and arts has been launched in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta with presenting various programs.

The festival was planned in a bid to introduce Iran’s cultural and artistic capacity to the Indonesian visitors.

Organized by Iranian cultural office in Jakarta, the festival hosted a number of Indonesian tourism officials, Jakarta’s handicrafts masters, and several ambassadors of Islamic countries in Indonesia.

The festival includes various programs such as exhibitions of traditional costumes and art pieces, calligraphy, and Persian paintings.

The two-day event also displayed Iranian New Year, Nowruz, celebration and its customs.

Indonesia and Iran have expanded their cultural exchanges during recent years.

Iran categorically rejects Reuters compromise report

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran-Afkham
Iran-Afkham

Iran has categorically rejected a report by Reuters alleging that the Islamic Republic has sought partial removal of the sanctions imposed on the country over its nuclear energy program.

“This issue is not right at all,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Marzieh Afkham said, referring to the Tuesday report, which had alleged the country is no longer demanding a total end to economic sanctions.

The report had claimed, “Under their most recent offer, Iranian officials have told Reuters that Iran’s leadership would be satisfied with removing crippling U.S. and European Union energy and banking sanctions imposed in 2012.”

Afkham said, “None of the speculations, which are made in some foreign media usually with certain ill-intentions regarding the details of the [nuclear] negotiations, are true.”

Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – China, Russia, Britain, France, and the United States – plus Germany are in talks to work out a final deal aimed at ending the longstanding dispute over Tehran’s nuclear energy program as a November 24 deadline approaches.

Last year, the two sides clinched an interim nuclear accord that took effect on January 20 and expired six months later. However, they agreed to extend their talks until November 24 as they remained divided on a number of key issues.

Iran does not trust anti-ISIL coalition: Ayatollah Khamenei

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Emad Askarieh
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Leader-Iran-Iraq-Al Ebadi
Leader-Iran-Iraq-Al Ebadi

“We have no trust and confidence in the honesty of those making these remarks (against ISIL) and believe that the issue of ISIL and terrorism should be resolved by regional countries,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Tehran on Tuesday.

The Leader said Iran attaches great significance to security, welfare, might and dignity of Iraq as an important country in the Middle East region, adding that the Islamic Republic firmly and seriously supports the new Iraqi government.

“The present circumstances in the region, including in Iraq, are the outcome of irresponsible policies adopted by transregional powers and certain regional countries in Syria,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.

“We believe that the Iraqi nation and government, particularly the country’s youths, are capable of overcoming terrorists and establishing security and there is no need for the presence of foreigners,” the Leader added.

Ayatollah Khamenei also stated that Iraq has pursued a correct and wise policy in recent years by refusing to allow its soil to be used against Syria.

The Leader described as quite correct the new Iraqi government’s policy of fostering national, ethnic and tribal unity and stated that it would be meaningless to divide Iraqis into Shia, Sunni, Kurd and Arab.

The Iraqi premier, for his part, appreciated Iran’s stance and role in the fight against the ISIL militants and said that insightful people of Iran and Iraq can force terrorists to withdraw.

Abadi also expressed Iraq’s determination to further expand relations with Iran in different fields.

Cut financial aid to terrorists, Iran president tells West

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran-Iraq-Rouhani
Iran-Iraq-Rouhani

“Those who claim to be fighting terrorism and those who have formed a coalition [against terrorism] should in the first step make efforts to have financial aid to terrorist groups cut,” President Rouhani said in a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Tehran on Tuesday.

Noting that terrorism has grown into a major problem for all countries in the Middle East, the president warned that the US-led anti-ISIL coalition’s airstrikes against the terrorists’ positions will only benefit the Takfiri group in the long run.

The US-led coalition has conducted several airstrikes on ISIL positions across Iraq, but the air raids have so far failed to dislodge the terrorists.

The Iraqi army, backed by volunteer forces, has been fighting the terrorist group for nearly six months now.

“Iran believes that the main responsibility in the fight against terrorist groups should be shouldered by Iraqi government and popular forces. The more united the Iraqi nation…the more successful they will be,” the Iranian president pointed out.

He emphasized that Iran has been supporting the Iraqi nation and army in their fight against terrorist groups from the very first day and would proceed with this policy until the end.

Rouhani vowed that Iran would spare no effort in helping the Iraqi government and called on regional governments to counter terrorism in a “coordinated and integrated” way to uproot this phenomenon.

The Iraqi premier, for his part, said terrorism poses a threat to all regional countries, adding that Iraq is assured of Iran’s assistance for the Arab country until the eradication of terrorism.

 

Senior cleric passes away in hospital

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Emad Askarieh
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Mahdavi kani
Mahdavi kani

Senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohammadreza Mahdavi Kani passed away in a Tehran hospital on Tuesday.
Ayatollah Kani was the chairman of the Assembly of Experts since March 8, 2011.

He was hospitalized on June 4 for heart problems. The 83-year-old cleric had since been in a coma.

Leader extols deceased cleric for revolutionary track record

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Emad Askarieh
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Leader-Ali-Khamenei
Leader-Ali-Khamenei

“This great and pious man appeared always and everywhere in the position of a religious scholar and an honest politician and a candid revolutionary,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in a message of condolences following Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani’s demise on Tuesday.

The Leader said Ayatollah Kani was an influential figure in the Islamic Republic and a true companion of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini.

Ayatollah Khamenei said Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani played his role “bravely” during the years following the 1979 Islamic Revolution and spared no efforts in defending the revolution and the Islamic establishment.

Meanwhile, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani also offered his condolences on the demise of Mahdavi Kani and declared two days of national mourning on the sad occasion.

In his message, the president said the Islamic establishment has witnessed the influential and brave role of Mahdavi Kani at sensitive junctures.

Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani, 83, passed away in Tehran on Tuesday after he fell into a coma on June 4 due to a major heart attack.

The 83-year-old veteran politician was elected chairman of the Assembly of Experts in March 2011. The high-ranking body of experts elects and oversees the activities of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.

The senior Iranian official was also a founder and the leader of the Combatant Clergy Association, a prominent religious, cultural and political foundation formed with the objective of protecting the achievements of Iran’s Islamic Revolution.

P5+1 political directors may meet in early November: Russia

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Emad Askarieh
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Russian-Ryabkov
Russian-Ryabkov

“There is no clarity. I think it will take place in the first decade of November, but so far it is just ideas and nothing more than preliminary estimates,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday.

Meanwhile, representatives of Iran’s nuclear negotiating team, headed by Director General for Political and International Affairs at Iran’s Foreign Ministry Hamid Ba’eedinejad, left for Vienna on Tuesday to attend the expert-level meetings scheduled to be held on Wednesday and Thursday.

The six world powers’ technical delegation is headed by Stephen Clement, an aide to the European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton.

The two sides will discuss the level of uranium enrichment in Iran, the process of the total removal of sanctions and the duration of a final nuclear agreement.

Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – China, Russia, Britain, France, and the United States – plus Germany are in talks to work out a final deal aimed at ending the longstanding dispute over Tehran’s nuclear energy program as a November 24 deadline approaches.

Last year, the two sides clinched an interim nuclear accord, which took effect on January 20 and expired six months later. However, they agreed to extend their talks until November 24 as they remained divided on a number of key issues.

Iran strongly condemns Iraq terrorist bombings

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Emad Askarieh
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Iraq-bombing
Iraq-bombing

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the deadly bombings against pilgrims in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala and expressed sympathy with the families of the victims.

On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham voiced the Islamic Republic’s firm support for the Iraqi nation and government in their fight against the ominous phenomenon of terrorism.

She said that national unity and solidarity among different Iraqi tribes and groups as well as the strong determination of the Iraqi government, nation and army in confronting terrorism can thwart the current plots against Iraq and the region.

Afkham also called on the international community to take a firm stance with regard to the fresh wave of terrorist attacks in Iraqi cities.

Earlier on Monday, three car bombs exploded simultaneously near government offices in Shia holy city of Karbala, killing at least 16 people and injuring 40 others.

Also on Monday, at least 17 people lost their lives and 28 others were injured after an assailant blew up an explosive device among worshipers leaving a Shia mosque in a commercial area in the center of Baghdad following midday prayers.

Iraq has been witnessing similar deadly incidents almost on a daily basis. Dozens of civilians, mostly in Shia neighborhoods, have lost their lives in Baghdad over the past week.

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