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Iran foreign ministry summons Kenyan ambassador
TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign ministry has summoned Kenya’s Ambassador to Tehran Ruqayyah Ahmed Subu to protest at a Kenyan court’s ruling against two Iranian prisoners, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said Sunday.
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Iranian Navy sends 61st flotilla to Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – The Iranian Navy has dispatched its 61st flotilla to Bab-el-Mandab Strait to safeguard maritime routes used by Iranian vessels, Commander of the Iranian Navy's Southern Fleet Rear Admiral Afshin Tashk said on Sunday.
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Iran offers sympathy to Zimbabwe over deadly storm
TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry has extended deepest sympathies and condolences to the government and nation of Zimbabwe over a deadly tropical storm that killed and wounded dozens of people on Friday.
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VIDEO: Latest footage of site where Ethiopian plane crashed
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Boeing 737 Max aircraft crashed on Sunday in the southeast of Ethiopia claiming lives of 157 individuals on board. Air crash investigators & Red Cross workers spent Monday retrieving remains and personal items belonging to the 149 passengers and eight crew members, of 35 different nationalities, who were on flight ET302.
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China grounds Boeing 737 fleet after Ethiopia plane crash
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Chinese airlines grounded all their Boeing 737 MAX jets following the request from the country's aviation regulator.
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African Union calls for more Iran’s cooperation in nanotech, ICT
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – The African Union commissioner for science and technology has called on Iran to further strengthen its presence in nanotechnology and ICT sectors of African countries.
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Iran expresses regret over Ethiopia plane crash
TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has expressed regret over the crash of an Ethiopian passenger plane, which claimed the lives of all its passengers and crew members.
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Ties with African states very important to Iran: Pres. Rouhani
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – President Rouhani has said that Iran considers relations with African countries very important, adding “the Islamic Republic of Iran is willing to deepen ties with African countries.”
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Iran, South Africa hold 9th political committee meeting
TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – The 9th Iran-South Africa’s Deputy Ministerial Working Group Meeting was held in Cape Town on Friday in the presence of the two countries’ deputy foreign ministers aimed at strengthening the Iranian-South African bilateral relations.
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Iran, South Africa call for expansion of ties
TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Iranian deputy FM Abbas Araghchi met and held talks with Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa on Thu., calling for further development of bilateral relations.
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By: Majid Asgharipour
New foreign ambassadors to Iran meet with Zarif
TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with new ambassadors of Iraq, Burkina Faso, Malta, Myanmar and the Congo on Wednesday. The new ambassadors to Iran also presented their letters of credence to Zarif during the meetings.
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Zarif holds talks with new envoys of Iraq, Burkina Faso, Malta, Myanmar, Congo
TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with new ambassadors of Iraq, Burkina Faso, Malta, Myanmar and the Congo on Wednesday.
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Rouhani felicitates Ghana on Independence Day
TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated the government and people of Ghana on the country’s Independence Day.
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Iran congratulates Senegal, Nigeria on successful elections
TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has offered congratulations to Senegal and Nigeria on holding their presidential elections successfully.
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Iran sympathies with Egyptian people over deadly train accident
TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry has extended deepest sympathies to the Egyptian nation over a deadly fire in Cairo’s train station which led to the death of dozens of people.
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Uganda FM stresses expanding ties with Iran
TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – The Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa at a meeting with Iranian ambassador in Kampala stressed the willingness of the Ugandan authorities to strengthen relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, welcoming participation of Iranian companies in Ugandan economic development projects.
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By: Majid Haghdoust
A panel on Islamic unity
TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – The Secretary General of World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought Ayatollah Araki and former foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki attended a panel dubbed "Islamic Unity; Necessities and Strategies" in Tehran on Wednesday.
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Iran offers sympathy to Zimbabwe over mine flooding accident
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Iran has offered deepest sympathies and condolences to the government and nation of Zimbabwe over a mine flooding accident that left dozens of miners dead.
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Iran strongly condemns terrorist attack on Egyptian military forces
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack on Egyptian military personnel in the northern Sinai region.
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UN Security Council condemns ‘heinous and cowardly’ terrorist attack in Iran
TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – The United Nations Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” Wednesday’s “heinous and cowardly” terrorist attack in south-east Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province.
