Iran Daily
 
Iran oil export to Europe on surge
Director of international affairs at National Iranian Oil Company Mohsen Qamsari said the company has signed agreements to sell oil to three companies from Italy, Spain and Greece, adding that talks are underway to sell crude to other major international oil companies.


Canadian FM: Ottawa has started ‘official’ talks with Iran to renew ties
Canadian Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion said Canada has started talks with Iran ‘at the official level to restore relations with the country’.



Emotional farewell to Muhammad Ali in Louisville
Thousands of people from the worlds of sports, entertainment, politics and Muhammad Ali’s native Louisville bid farewell Friday to the boxing legend eulogized by Bill Clinton as a “universal soldier for our common humanity.”



Terrorist attack outside Sayyida Zeinab shrine in Syria kills 20 people
Bombers struck outside a Shia shrine near Syria’s capital Saturday, leaving at least 20 people dead, a monitor said, in an attack claimed by the Daesh terrorist group.



Air France joins French strikes
Air France pilots join embarrassing train, garbage strikes.






Iran bank joins euro payment system
Iran says one of its London-based banks has joined the euro payment system, in what could be another breakthrough for the country to remove technical hurdles created as a result of multiple years of sanctions.



Canadian court orders stealing of Iranian assets
A Canadian judge has ordered that Iranian assets be stolen and handed over to victims of what he claimed attacks by Hamas and Hezbollah.



Tehran-Copenhagen direct flights launched
Iran’s Mahan Air airline resumed direct flights between Tehran and Copenhagen after an eight-year halt.



UN envoy clarifies Iran’s plans on AIDS control
Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gholam Ali Khoshroo explicated the measures taken by Iran to control HIV/AIDS transmission, referring to a national strategy designed to end the spread of AIDS in the country by 2030.



Tehran Times


Saudis fear disclosure of Mina disaster dimensions
Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi has said the Saudi government prevented Iranians to participate in this year’s Hajj, fearing that dimensions of Mina disaster would be disclosed.

Iran’s annual gas output rises 5.7%, BP says
Iran produced 192.5 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas in 2015, up 5.7 percent from 182 bcm in 2014, British Petroleum reported in its June 2016 Statistical Review of World Energy.

Baku, Tehran agree on $500m loan for railway construction
The International Bank of Azerbaijan signed a deal with Tehran on the allocation of a $500-million loan for the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway section, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Ali Noorzad said.

Turkish warplanes kill 13 PKK militants in southeast
Turkish warplanes have conducted fresh airstrikes against the positions of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), killing 13 militants of the group in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir.

Iran says 80% of oil contracts with Europe are operational
Some 80 percent of Iran’s oil contracts with Europe are operational, Iran’s oil export chief said on Saturday according to the ministry’s news agency SHANA, adding Tehran was continuing talks with major European oil companies to sell more.

Tehran gallery to showcase film posters of world cinema
A collection of original posters for movies produced in the world cinema from 1940 to 1970 will be showcased in an exhibition opening to the public today at Tehran’s Ace Gallery.

Iran calls for educational cooperation with Iraq
Education Minister Ali Asghar Fani said on Saturday that Iran and Iraq have formed a joint committee to develop educational cooperation with Iraq.

NAM stresses protection of civilians in conflict situations
Iran’s Ambassador to the UN Gholam Ali Khoshroo said on Friday that it is important to protect “civilians in conflict situations”.

Zarif, Kerry to meet on sidelines of Oslo Forum
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will be meeting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on the sidelines of Oslo Forum 2016.

Iran-Canada have started ‘official’ talks to renew ties: Stéphane Dion
Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion said on Friday that Iran and Canada have started talks at official level on renewing ties.

Moscow, Tehran are against West’s manipulative use of human rights
The Russian Foreign Ministry Commissioner for Human Rights has said Moscow and Tehran are against the West’s manipulative use of the human rights subject.

Zarif to start second round of Europe trip
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif plans to visit Germany and Norway in his second round of trip to Europe scheduled to start on late Sunday.