1. In her beautifully written book, The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam, Barbara W. Tuchman has explored the history of international relations from thousands of years ago up to the 1970s. In her extensive effort, she has presented several prominent examples of unwise and illogical measures taken by human beings as a result of which opportunities ...

Orumiyeh, W Azarbaijan Prov, Jan 27, IRNA - Assyrian member of the Iranian parliament (Majlis) Yonathan Betkolia said here on Tuesday that the presence of President Hassan Rouhani in the 44th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, has careated a bright prospect for Iran?s economy. Talking to IRNA, Betkolia underlined that President Rouhani?s ...

TEHRAN -- Last year he took New York by storm. This week, Iranian PresidentHassan Rouhanicontinued his charm offensive at the world's most high-profile economic summit in Davos, Switzerland. At the ritzy Alpine resort, the Iranian leader delivered a clear message: Iran is open for business. Rouhani touted investment opportunities in Iran, met ...

DAVOS, Switzerland Iran's charm offensive is working, China and Japan really are not getting on very well and bankers still have a hard time saying sorry. As far as the serious stuff was concerned, those were the main things this reporter took away from the 2014 World Economic Forum (WEF14). Less important but just as memorable on a debut outing ...

WASHINGTON: Claims by top Iranian leaders that Washington is misrepresenting terms of an interim nuclear deal left the White House with a new political headache on Thursday as it battles to build support for the pact. Comments by President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Javad Zarif left the White House parrying accusations that it had underplayed ...

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Tehran, Jan 23, IRNA President Hassan Rouhani in his second day of visit to Davos will meet with directors of European companies and industry owners. Rouhani arrived in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday to attend the 44th World Economic Forum. During his two-day stay in Switzerland, the president will hold talks with leaders and top-ranking officials ...

Speaking at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his government is fully prepared ''to engage with all neighbouring countries to achieve shared practical solutions on a range of issues''. President Rouhani also said that without ''constructive engagement with the world'', the objectives ...

(CNN)-- Sanctions against Iran are illegal and are undermining international law, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria. "When it comes to sanctions, have they been successful so far? Sanctions first and foremost are illegal," he told Zakaria on Wednesday on the sidelines of the annual ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Rouhani says in negotiations with U.S., Europe relations to normalise Iranis negotiating with the United States as part of a constructive engagement with the world community and wants Washington to back up its words with actions, President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday.  ...

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country is ready to do business and cooperate on global issues like climate change and Syria's crisis, in a speech aimed at persuading world leaders that Tehran is committed to ending years of international isolation. Rouhani claimed the spotlight at the annual World Economic Forum ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is continuing with the Iranian show of deception, responding to a speech made by the Islamic Republics leader in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum. At a time when Rouhani condemns the killing of innocents, dozens of innocents were recently executed ...

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Tehran, Jan 23, IRNA - President Hassan Rouhani in his address to the 44th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday said Iran enjoys the highest rate in human development indexes among the developing countries as well as the Middle East states. The Iranian government is ready to cooperate with its neighboring countries in the fields ...

Tehran will continue its peaceful nuclear activities under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), says Irans President Hassan Rouhani. Tehran will follow all international regulations over its nuclear energy program, but will not accept any discrimination in that regard and will not give up its nuclear rights, said Rouhani ...

Tehran, Jan 23, IRNA - President Hassan Rouhani said he is in Davos to convey the Iranian nation?s message of friendship, interaction and peace to the officials, intellectuals and entrepreneurs attending the gathering from several world countries. The Iranian President made the remarks in his address to the 44th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country wont impede progress toward a final agreement with world powers over the nations nuclear program. Irans will to reach a comprehensive accord is present and strong, the president said today at theWorld Economic Forumin Davos, Switzerland. Hurdles may arise if other parties show a lack of serious will ...

(Reuters) -Iranis negotiating with the United States as part of a "constructive engagement" with the world community and wants Washington to back up its words with actions, President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday. Speaking at the World Economic Forum inDavos, the pragmatic president who took office last August also said relations with Europe were ...

Tehran, Jan 23, IRNA - President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday attended a meeting in presence of several managing directors of oil and gas companies on the sideline of the 44th World Economic Forum currently underway in Davos, Switzerland. President Rouhani is scheduled to deliver a speech in the meeting. President Rouhani arrived in Davos on Wednesday ...

Jan 23 (Reuters) -Iranwill have a new, attractive investment model for oil contracts by September as it is keen to win back Western business, Iran's president and oil minister told some of the world's most powerful oil executives at a historic meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Three oil executives who were at the meeting and spoke with Reuters on condition ...