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Thursday 19 November 2015 - 10:32
Story Code : 189478

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Thursday, 19-11-2015

 

 
Iran Daily
 
Iran will absorb up to $30b in oil, gas sectors
Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Iran will absorb fresh investments by foreign firms to the tune of $20-$30 billion in the oil and gas sectors in the next two years.

 
Two dead, seven arrested in Paris manhunt
A woman wearing an explosive vest blew herself up Wednesday as heavily armed police tried to storm a suburban Paris apartment where the suspected mastermind of last weeks gun and bomb rampage was believed to be holed up, police said.

 
Foreign helicopter manufacturers keen on cooperation
Following the removal of Western sanctions, leading international manufacturers of civilian helicopters and spare parts have announced willingness to resume cooperation with Iran and invest in Iranian projects.

 
Moscow: Drop Assad demands if you want to unite against Daesh
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday the West had to drop its demands about the political exit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if it wanted a genuinely international coalition against Daesh terrorist group.

 
UNICEF: 500,000 children in Yemen facing malnutrition
More than half a million children are facing life-threatening malnutrition in Yemen where the humanitarian crisis is worsening, the head of the UN childrens agency UNICEF said Tuesday.

 
Amano welcomes JCPOA as real success for diplomacy
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) hailed the significant progress made over Irans nuclear program in the past year as a real success for diplomacy, saying it will work to provide a report on his final assessment of Tehrans atomic work by mid-December.

 
British parliamentary delegation to visit Tehran
A delegation of British parliamentarians headed by Chair of the British Parliaments Foreign Affairs Committee Crispin Blunt will pay a visit to Iran later this week.

 
Greek FM due in Iran for business talks
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is scheduled to pay an official visit to Tehran later this month to discuss expansion of trade ties.

 
Tehran Times

Rouhani: Govt. wont favor any faction in Majlis polls
President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that his government does not seek the victory of particular political groups in the next parliamentary election, noting that the government will is making effort to provide a ground that all groups can contest the elections.

 
Some two million Iranians will travel to Iraq to mark Arbaeen
It is predicted that some two million Iranians to travel to Iraq to mark Arbaeen, Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Hossein Zolfaqari said, Mehr reported on Wednesday.

 
40 Greek entrepreneurs to visit Iran in late Nov.
The Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias would lead a 40-member economic delegation to Iran in late November, the Tasnim News Agency cited the report of Greek daily newspaper, Ekathimerini on Wednesday.

 
IMIDRO reveals 4b agreement with European firms
The Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization, known as IMIDRO, says it has come to terms with some renowned European companies on implementing industrial projects, worth four billion euros.

 
Bratislava festival honors Iranian director, actors
Iranian filmmaker Ida Panahandeh as well as actors Navid Mohammadzadeh, Niki Karimi and Sahar Ahmadpur received awards at the 17th Bratislava International Film Festival, which was held in the Slovakian city from November 12 to 17.

 
Recipients of the second annual OPCW-The Hague Award announced
The Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, H.E. Ahmet zmc, takes pleasure in announcing the decision of the OPCW-The Hague Award Committee1 to honor Dr. Alastair Hay of the United Kingdom and Dr. Mahdi Balali-Mood of the Islamic Republic of Iran as the joint recipients of the second annual OPCW-The Hague Award.

 
Iran begins dismantling nuclear facilities: UN watchdog
Iran has begun dismantling parts of its nuclear program, as agreed under Julys landmark deal with major powers, a UN atomic watchdog report showed Wednesday.

 
Iran handball defeats Japan at Asian Qualifying Tournament
Iran has begun dismantling parts of its nuclear program, as agreed under Julys landmark deal with major powers, a UN atomic watchdog report showed Wednesday.

 
Iran handball defeats Japan at Asian Qualifying Tournament
Iran handball team defeated Japan 31-27 on Wednesday in the Asian Qualifying Tournament for next years Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

 
Diplomat calls on IAEA board to cancel resolutions against Iran
The Iranian envoy to the UN said on Tuesday that Tehran has taken voluntary actions to answer all the questions by raised by the IAEA based on a roadmap agreement, calling on IAEA Board of Governors to cancel all the resolutions that it had adopted against Iran and thereby close the countrys nuclear dossier

 
ISIL has targeted Islam as religion of peace: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has condemned terrorist attacks in Paris and Lebanon, noting that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant has targeted Islam as the religion of peace.

 
Putins visit to Tehran to worth $30b
President Vladimir Putin of Russia and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani will conclude 5 to 8 documents to the tune of $30 billion next week in Tehran.

 
British parliamentary delegation to visit Tehran soon
Hossein Sheikholeslam, the parliament speakers advisor on international affairs, said on Wednesday that a British parliamentary delegation is scheduled to visit Tehran next week.

 
Sustainable security prevails at Irans borders: police chief
Sustainable security prevails in Irans borders, Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari said on Wednesday.

 
Iran warns to block Telegram if app fails to meet demands
The Workgroup for Discerning Criminal Content convened on Wednesday to discuss social application Telegram, deciding in the end not to block the app for the time being.
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