Kenya

Rouhani receives new ambassadors' credentials (+Details)

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani received the credentials of the new ambassadors of four countries to Tehran on Tuesday morning.

Fuel truck blast kills 13 in Kenya

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Explosion of a fuel truck in western Kenya has killed 18 people, police said on Sunday.

Eram Zoo's chimp to leave Tehran for Kenya tonight

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – 'Baran', the chimpanzee born in Tehran's Eram Zoo, will leave the Iranian capital for Kenya on Sunday night.

Iranian knowledge-based firms to develop activity in Kenya

TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – The Iranian envoy to Kenya said that efforts are underway to develop the market and an innovation and technology center for Iranian knowledge-based companies in Kenya and Africa.

New Nigerian, Kenyan envoys submit credentials to Zarif

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – The newly-appointed ambassadors of Kenya and Nigeria to Tehran submitted a copy of their credentials to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday.

Top US embassy staffer found hanging in hotel: report

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – A suicide note was found in the hotel room of a senior US embassy staffer who was found dead in the Kenyan capital on Wednesday, police have confirmed, media have reported.

Iran House of Innovation, Tech. inaugurated in Nairobi

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – VP Sattari expressed hope that the inauguration of the Iran House of Innovation and Technology (IHIT) will become a turning point in bilateral economic cooperation between Iran and Kenya in East African region.

“Sailors do not go to the sea alone” wins at Kenya FilmFest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – Iranian documentary "Sailors do not go to the sea alone" received the Diploma of Honor for Best Feature Documentary at the Kenya International Sports Film Festival.

US military base in Kenya attacked by Al-Shabab

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – United States aircraft and vehicles have been destroyed in an ongoing attack by al-Shabab group on a military base in Kenya, local officials said.

Iran wins Junior World Kabaddi C'ships

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Iranian boys’ team won the title of the first edition of Junior World Kabaddi Championships on Kish Island.

‘Watch Me!’ goes to Kenya’s FilmAid filmfest.

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Iranian animated piece 'Watch Me!’ directed by Reza Mehranfar has made it into the screening program of FilmAid's 12th Annual Film Festival 2019 in Kenya.

Al Shabaab; Nairobi attack, Africa, most breeding ground for terrorism

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – On Wednesday 16th January 2019, a group of militants attacked a shopping complex in Nairobi and left more than a dozen of citizens dead.

Iran condemns terrorist attack on a hotel in Kenya

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry Bahram Ghasemi condemned a terrorist attack on a hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

Iran signs $7mn deals on herbal medicines with Uganda, Kenya

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – CEO of an Iranian knowledge-based company active in production of herbal medicines said the company has signed two agreements amounting to $7 million with Uganda and Kenya.

Tech. VP heads delegation to Kenya, Uganda

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari is heading a high-ranking delegation comprised of officials and heads of 45 knowledge-based companies to Kenya and Uganda in Central East Africa.

Iran amb. to Nairobi:

Iran, Kenya bilateral trade can increase to $500mn

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) –The volume of trade between Tehran and Nairobi has reached $ 167 million, Iran ambassador to Kenya told MNA, adding that the bilateral trade could reach $ 500 million.

Somalia releases 17 detained Iranian sailors

TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – 17 Iranian sailors who were detained in Somalia in October 2017 on charges of trespassing into Somalia's waters, were released and returned home on Thursday.