Iran DailyUN passes Iran-proposed disarmament resolution
The UN General Assembly has approved a draft resolution proposed by Iran on international nuclear disarmament despite strong opposition by the US, the Israeli regime and certain western countries.
IAEA chief optimistic about N-talks
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano said Iran has shown willingness to cooperate with the UNs nuclear watchdog regardless of progress made in nuclear talks with the West.
Pakistan determined to complete IP gas pipeline
Pakistani Petroleum and Natural Resources Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says Islamabad is determined to complete the construction of a pipeline project carrying natural gas from Iran
Veep urges economy based on scientific approaches
First Vice President Eshaq has said economic policies should be based on scientific approaches.
Speaker: China stance on nuclear issue positive
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says China has adopted a positive approach to the Islamic Republics nuclear energy program.
Pakistani Taliban leader killed in US drone attack
The Pakistani Taliban has selected Khan Said Sajna as the insurgent groups new leader after Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone strike, members of the organization said.
Electricity ties with Russia, Azerbaijan to expand
Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan are expected to establish a joint workgroup for developing trilateral cooperation in the field of electricity.
Global manufacturing picks up
Manufacturing expanded around the world in October, with business surveys showing US factory output growing at its fastest pace in 2-1/2 years and Asian manufacturers reporting the fastest upturn in months, led by China.
European spies cooperate on mass surveillance
Spy agencies across Western Europe are working together on mass surveillance of Internet and phone traffic comparable to programs run by their US counterpart denounced by European governments, Britains Guardian newspaper reported on Saturday.
Iran, China to set up cultural centers
Iran and China will establish cultural centers in each others capitals, Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Ali Jannati said Saturday after a meeting with Chinese Deputy Culture Minister Dong Wei in Tehran.
FM: Syria violence can spread to west
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned that the sectarian violence in Syria may spill over to Europe and the US.
Kazakh parliamentary team due
A high-ranking delegation from the Kazakh Parliaments Security, Defense and International Affairs Commission is slated to pay an official visit to Tehran on Sunday.
Germany against medical sanctions
Medical items, including medicines, should under no conditions be included in anti-Iranian sanctions, German cultural attach Otto Graf said adding that Berlin tries to help ease western sanctions which have been in place for many years.
MP: New talks aimed at settling nuclear deadlock
An Iranian lawmaker said Iran has started the new round of talks with the world powers to find a way to settle the nuclear deadlock with the West.
Tehran Times
UN endorses resolution on nucleardisarmament proposed by Iran
Despiteoppositionfrom the United States, Israel andsome other countries the UnitedNations General Assembly on Fridayapproved a draft resolutionproposed by Iran on nuclear disarmament.
Iran criticizesIraqs moveto fill vacuumin oil marketcaused bysanctions
IranianOil MinisterBijan Namdar Zanganeh has criticizedIraqs move to fill the vacuumin the supply of oil caused by thesanctions on Iran, saying Iraq hasadopted an unfriendly policy.
Bahrainsummonshead of Shiaopposition forquestioning
Bahrain police have summoned thehead of the main opposition groupal-Wefaq for questioning on Sunday,a source at the interior ministrysaid on Saturday, Reuters reported.
Aref urges support for government through constructive criticism
MohammadReza Aref says the new governmentis making efforts to put thecountrys economic situation onthe right track and this entailssupporting the government toachieve its goals through faircriticism.
Iran, Syria tolaunch jointanti-WahhabismTV channel
Tehran and Damascus are after launchinga joint TV channel, a move Iransculture minister Ali Jannati says is in linewith the long-term objectives of thetwo countries to fight Wahhabism and
to promote solidarity and unity amongMuslim nations, According to IranianTasnim News Agency.
Turkey to close Saudi intelligenceoffice over diplomatic rift: source
Ankara plans to shut Saudi intelligenceoffices in Turkey followinga series of diplomatic disputesover the conflicts in Syriaand Egypt, a well-placed Turkishsource told Al-Akhbar.
400,000 Syrian children needhelp before winter: UNICEF
More than 400,000 Syrian refugeechildren in Lebanon are inurgent need of assistance fromthe international communityahead of a severe winter, theUnited Nations Childrens Fund(UNICEF) says.
Iran seeking to eliminatepretexts for sanctions: Zarif
Iran is making effortsto eliminate the pretexts that theWest has been using over the past years to imposesanctions on the country, Foreign Minister MohammadJavad Zarif said on Friday.
25 Iranians released fromUAE prisons
Twenty-five Iranian prisonersheld in the United Arab Emirateshave been released on the occasion of Eid al-Adha whichoccurred on October 16, the Iranian deputy foreign ministerfor consular and expatriates affairs announced onSaturday.
ECO ministers to meetin Tehran in late Nov.
The 21st Meeting of theCouncil of Ministers (COM) of the EconomicCooperation Organization (ECO) preceded by theSenior Official Meeting will be held in Tehran from November24 to 26.
IAEA optimistic about Iran nuclear talks: Amano
DirectorGeneral of the InternationalAtomic Energy Agency YukiyaAmano has given a cautious optimismof the future of the talks with Iran overits nuclear energy program, AFP reported.
Exercise of extremism by reformists has hurt reformist camp
A pro-reform clergymansays he believes that extremismby certain reformists has first of all hurt the reformistcamp.
