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Iran English language newspaper headlines on Sunday, 18-08-2013

18 Aug 2013 - 12:13


Tehran Times
 
Effective foreign policy key to solving problems: Rohani
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has said that an e?ective foreign policy is the key to solving the country’s problems at this juncture.

 
Fears of another massacre in Cairo grow
Egyptian security forces have opened ?re at a mosque near Cairo's Ramses Square where hundreds of anti-coup protesters are trapped inside.

 
Divers search Philippine ferry for dozens missing
Divers combed through a sunken ferry Saturday in search of dozens of people missing after a collision with a cargo vessel near the central Philippine port of Cebu that sent passengers jumping into the ocean and leaving many others trapped. At least 31 were con-?rmed dead and hundreds rescued.

 
Davutoglu invites Zarif to attend trilateral meeting in Turkey
New Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has been invited by his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu to attend a trilateral meeting between Iran,
Azerbaijan, and Turkey, which is scheduled to be held in the Turkish city of Erzurum in the near future.

 
Iran urges OIC to take action to end violence in Egypt
New Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a telephone conversation with Organization of Islamic Cooperation Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu on Friday, calling on the OIC to take action to end the violence in Egypt.

 
Ambassador criticizes Iraq for grounding Syria-bound Iranian plane
The Iranian ambassador to Baghdad, Hassan Danaeifar, has criticized Iraq for grounding and searching an Iranian plane which was bound for Syria to check for weapons allegedly being shipped to Syria.

 
Iran urges OIC to take action to end violence in Egypt
New Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a telephone conversation with Organization of Islamic Cooperation Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu on Friday, calling on the OIC to take action to end the violence in Egypt.

 
Iran denies Iraqi claim it sends arms to Syria
Iran on Saturday dismissed the Iraqi claim that it is sending weaponry to the crisis-hit Syria.

 
Iranian defense minister voices concern about violence in Egypt
Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan has voiced concern about the crisis in Egypt and called for the establishment of democracy and the fulfillment of the people’s demands in the Muslim country.

 
Iran to unveil new air defense systems soon: general
Iran plans to unveil new air defense systems and electronic equipment soon, a senior Iranian air defense commander announced on Saturday.

 
Rohani of?cially appoints approved ministers
Iran’s President Hassan Rohani has officially appointed his 15 cabinet ministers who received votes of confidence from the country’s Majlis.

 
New cabinet to hold ?rst meeting on Sunday: Rohani advisor
Iranian President Hassan Rohani’s cabinet will convene its ?rst meeting on Sunday following Majlis’ endorsement of the majority of the proposed ministers, an adviser to the Iranian chief executive says.

 
Russian experts ask West to lift sanctions to make deal with Iran possible
Several Russian experts questioned e?ectiveness of the western sanctions against Iran, and recommended that the so-called crippling sanctions imposed on Iran’s economy be lifted in a bid to reach a meaningful deal over the country’s nuclear issue.

 
Iranian Armed Forces to stage massive war games in October
Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli announced on Saturday that the Iranian Armed Forces are scheduled to stage massive war games in October.

 

 


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