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Suu Kyi to appear at ICJ to defend Myanmar against genocide case
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi will head a delegation to the UN's top court this week against charges of genocide targeting the Buddhist state's minority Rohingya Muslims.
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VIDEO: At least 43 dead in fire at New Delhi factory
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – At least 43 people, mostly laborers, were killed in India’s New Delhi on Sunday when a fire raged through a handbag-manufacturing factory where laborers were sleeping.
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Sheikh Zakzaky suffering from lead poisoning: doctor
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Nigeria’s top Shia cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, is suffering from lead poisoning due to the poor conditions of his indictment, his doctor said.
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Iran, Uzbekistan to ink two MoUs for bilateral coop.
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – The Chief Executive of Iran International Exhibitions Company (IIEC) Bahman Hosseinzadeh said that two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) will be signed between Islamic Republic of Iran and Uzbekistan.
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Exports to Iraq via Mehran top $800mn in 8 months
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Exports to Iraq through Mehran’s border terminal, located in the west of Ilam province, amounted to about 1.3 million tons, worth over $800 million during the eight months to November 21.
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By: Behnam Tofighi
“University Students’ Day” commemorated in Allameh Tabatabaei Uni.
TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – A commemoration ceremony was held on the occasion of Students’ Day in Faculty of Management of Allameh Tabatabaei University late on Sat. in the presence of member of Expediency Council Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
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Preserving JCPOA ‘collective responsibility': EU foreign policy chief
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – The newly-appointed head of EU foreign policy, Josep Borrell, says preserving the Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA, is a “collective responsibility”.
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No agreement among Permanent Members that Iran is not complying with resolution 2231: Finaud
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Marc Finaud, a senior member of Geneva Centre for Security Policy, says that in the Middle East, several countries have wide-ranging missile capabilities that are the result of threat perceptions often fueled by the others’ arms build-ups.
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By: Mohammadreza Abbasi
Rouhani submits next year’s budget bill to Parl.
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani submitted the Budget Bill for the next Iranian year of 1399 (to start on March 20, 2020) to the Parliament on Sunday, December 8, in the presence of Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and legislators.
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Next year's budget bill not much reliant on oil-revenues: Rouhani
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the country's budget bill for the next fiscal year has been designed to counter US sanctions and that it is not much reliant on oil revenues.
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By: Iman Hamikhah
Nightfall snow in Hamedan
HAMEDAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – According to weather forecast, west-central Iranian province of Hamedan, located in the Zagros Mountains, will be experiencing snowfall, rainfall, fog and low visibility for the next 24 hours.
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Iran’s scientific developments thorn in US’ eyes: FM Zarif
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Saturday that Iran’s science and technology advances have become like a thorn in the eyes of the ill-wishers of the country.
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Iran-Oman financial transactions to be facilitated: CBI chief
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Governor of Central bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati said monetary transactions between Iran and Oman will be facilitated, following his Sat. talks with Omani minister of commerce.
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Rouhani in the Parliament to submit next year’s budget bill
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – The open session of the Parliament began with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in attendance who has come to submit next year’s budget bill of the country.