Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that the Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes the restoration of its ties with Egypt and Morocco. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a ceremony held on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha on Thursday with the participation of the envoys of Islamic countries residing in Iran. Considering Hajj as ...

MNA Iranian Foreign Ministry has extended deepest sympathies to the Egyptian nation over a deadly fire in Cairos train station which led to the death of dozens of people. In a Wednesday message, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi offered his condolences to the Egyptian nation and the families of victims. At least 25 people have been killed ...

MNA Special Aid on International Affairs of Iranian parliament said on Tuesday that Tehran and Cairo have many commonalities, adding Iran is still considering cooperation with an integrated and independent Egypt. Referring to General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi reelection as the Egyptian president this week, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian wrote in his latest ...

MNA The Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Egypt issued a statement on Thursday rejecting the claims that Iran has supported terrorists in Sinai and described the news hype as a measure to deviate attentions from terrorist attack on Egyptian churches. Iran has spared no efforts to fight Takfiri terrorists and to persuade the world ...

IRNA Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif has condemned recent terroristic attack on two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt late on Monday. Zarif was speaking to his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shokri on telephone on Monday. The Iranian minister expressed sympathy with Egyptian nation and government over the recent terror attack and underlinec ...

IFP- In his first post in Arabic, Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif strongly denounced the recent terrorist attacks on Egyptian churches, and condoled with the Arab nation on the tragedy. We condemn the cruel bombings of churches in Egypt and offer our condolences to Egyptian brothers, Zarif said in an Arabic post on his Twitter ...

Alwaght- Syrian crisis is the main reason behind Saudi Arabia and Egypt tensions, Medhat Hamad, the Egyptian researcher and head of Iran and Persian Gulf Arab States Studies Center in the Tanta University said in an interview with Alwaght, adding Cairo is after a political solution for the 6-year crisis while Riyadh sees the chaos as beneficial to ...

Alwaght- When the Islamic Revolution of 1979 built new government in Iran, Tehran in line with its new ideology and policy cut relations with Cairo for Egypt's recognition of the Israeli regime and holding official relations with Tel Aviv. To date, the Tehran-Cairo relations remain frozen. Some trivial issues are seen as standing ahead of an Iranian-...

IFP- According to a report by Iranian Diplomacy news website as translated by IFP, Tehran and Cairo are going to take effective steps to improve bilateral relations. Irans recent mediation between Egypt and Iraq for an oil contract played a major role in reinforcing Tehran-Cairo ties. Based on the contract, Iraqs oil will replace that of Saudi Arabia....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans Foreign Ministry condemned the recent terrorist attack that has killed Egyptian troops in North Sinai province. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi offered condolences to the Egyptian government and nation and families of the victims of the attack, deploring the acts of terrorism in any shape and at any place. At ...

Irans first cargo of petrochemical products in recent years has left for Egypt, marking the resumption of trade ties between the two major Muslim countries, the Mehr news agency says. Intensified sanctions imposed on Iran in 2012 put a stop on the last remaining channel of connectivity with Egypt in the absence of diplomatic ties. In recent months,...

Egypt looks to Irans ramp-up of oil production which could boost the Arab nations proceeds from transit of crude through the SUMED pipeline, its petroleum minister has said. Iran sees its oil exports rising by 500,000 barrels per day (bpd)by late November or early December when a net of sanctions built around the country begins to unravel. Iran,...

Tehran, Dec 25, IRNA Managing Director of the Islamic Republic News Agency Mohammad Khoddadi said on Wednesday that accuracy of reporting is responsibility of the world media and that the media must work to bring the world nations closer. Khoddadi made the remarks in a meeting with Egypt media delegation in Tehran. The fate and destiny of the ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) Head of Egypts Interest Section in Tehran, Khaled Amareh, has expressed hope that the relationship between Tehran and Cairo would improve, noting that it is important for the entire region. The relationship between Iran and Egypt is important to the entire region, and there is a consensus among all national Egyptian groups about ...

CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's tourism minister said Thursday that allowing Iranian tourists to visit Egypt after being banned for more than three decades would pose no threat and could help shore up the nation's struggling tourism industry. Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazoua's remarks, in an interview on Thursday with The Associated Press, come amid controversy ...