Paris

VIDEO: French police attacks wheelchair user with pepper spray

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Shocking footage reveals that a French policeman has fired pepper spray on Saturday in the eyes of a man with disability. According to witnesses, the Yellow Vest protester was pleading to have his glasses returned from the officer. It was the 16th weekend in a row that yellow vests protested against Macron’s economic policies.
2019-03-04 13:40
VIDEO: Yellow Vests take to streets in Paris for 14th weekend

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Yellow Vest demonstrators have taken to the streets of the French capital Paris for the 14th consecutive weekend to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s policies. The protests began in mid-November over higher fuel taxes, which were subsequently scrapped, and have since morphed into a broader demonstration against the government.
2019-02-16 15:35
VIDEO: Fatal apartment fire in wealthy Paris region

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Erupted on early hours of Tuesday, a fire in a Paris apartment building claimed seven lives while injuring some 30 others. The blaze at an eight-story building in the city’s fashionable 16th district was brought under control by firefighters.
2019-02-05 11:41
Fire in wealthy Paris district kills seven, 30 injured

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – A fire in a Paris apartment building killed at least seven people and injured around 30 in the early hours of Tuesday, authorities said.
2019-02-05 10:32
Araghchi leaves for Paris to attend Iran-France talks

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi left Tehran for Paris on Monday to take part in the fourth round of Iran-France political talks.
2019-02-04 17:09
Iranians bag 6 medals at 2019 Karate-1 Premier League

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – Iranian fighters managed to win one gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the first 2019 Karate-1 Premier League which was held in Paris.
2019-01-28 13:41
VIDEO: Hundreds of Yellow Vests gather in Paris for 10th weekend

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Yellow Vest demonstrators have taken to the streets of the French capital Paris for the tenth consecutive weekend to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s policies. The protests began in mid-November over higher fuel taxes, which were subsequently scrapped, and have since morphed into a broader demonstration against the government.
2019-01-19 16:24
VIDEO: 'Yellow Vest' protests continues in Paris for eighth week

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – ‘Yellow Vest’ protesters are demonstrating for the eighth week in a row in Paris on January 5. Starting in mid-November to protest high diesel taxes, the movement has now morphed into a broader campaign against government policies and rising living costs.
2019-01-05 15:45
Iranian students condemn French Police’s brutality against protesters

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – A group of Tehran University’s students gathered outside the French embassy in Tehran on Wednesday to condemn the French police’s brutality against protesters taking part in rallies in Paris and some other cities in France.
2018-12-05 17:10
By: Abdollah Shahbazi

Trenches in Champs Elysées, from “Paris Commune” to “Gilet jaune”

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – France is the leader of the contemporary revolutions, so long as the term “revolution”, in its new meaning, came to political culture largely through the successive French revolutions of the late eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth century.
2018-12-04 10:42
FM spox:

France liable for providing Iranian missions with security

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Reacting to the Friday attack on Iran embassy in Paris, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the responsibility of providing Iranian diplomatic missions in France with security is on the shoulder of the host country.
2018-09-15 17:46
Iran, France exchange views on Syrian crisis

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Senior Aide to Iranian Foreign Minister, and François Sénémaud, personal representative of French President Macron for Syria, met on Thursday in Paris and discussed Syrian crisis.
2018-09-13 19:50
Paris-Isfahan Intl. tour arrives in Tehran

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Some 23 motorcyclists who left Paris for Isfahan 19 days ago as part of tourist tour arrived in Iran on July 31st through the northwestern borders.
2018-08-04 14:36
In a letter to MNA:

Former member calls into question MKO claim on bombing Paris rally

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – A letter received by the MNA from a former member of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq-e Iran (MKO) reads that two of the four of the arrested over alleged attack on the MKO meeting in Paris by European countries police were former members who were not needed by the group anymore.
2018-07-18 12:17
By: M. A. Saki

MKO and gathering of zealots

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – On Saturday, a number of zealots got together in Paris to mark the annual meeting of the Mujahedin Khalgh Organization (MKO), also referred to as Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) in foreign media outlets.
2018-07-03 23:00
'My Brother, Khosro' to go on screen at Iranian Filmfest. in Paris

TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – Iranian psychological film 'My Brother, Khosro', directed by Ehsan Biglari, will go on screen at Iranian Film Festival to be held in French capital Paris.
2018-06-10 10:04
Iran categorically dismisses claim of Kharrazi-Kerry meeting

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) –A diplomat of Iranian embassy in Paris issued a statement on Sunday dismissing the claim that there has been a meeting between former Iranian FM Kharrazi and former US Secretary of State John Kerry.
2018-05-14 16:46
Iran denounces France police attack on IRIB crew

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has expressed regret over the incident that happened to an Iranian state TV correspondent and his cameraman during the recent protests in Paris.
2018-05-02 17:40
France’s long history of playing with Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – In the following report provided by MNA staff members, a summary of France’s playing with Iran at different stages is discussed with the hope that our Foreign Ministry takes a tougher stance against the European country.
2018-03-05 18:47
FATF extends suspension of counter-measures against Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has decided to continue not putting Iran on its blacklist due to the measures taken by Iran including drafting legislation before the parliament.
2018-02-24 13:50
Iranian karate fighters bag 2 golds, 5 bronzes at Paris tourney

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – Iran men’s national Karate team finished Karate 1- Premier League Paris 2018 with 2 gold and 5 bronze medals.
2018-01-29 11:45
By: Mohammad Ghaderi

Why is Paris insisting on imposing missile limits on Iran?

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – last September and during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, extensive talks were held between US, British and French officials over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
2018-01-21 16:42
Persian athletes to attend Karate1 Premier League

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Iranian sportspeople are slated to take part at the first stage of 2018 Karate1 Premier League to be held in Paris, France.
2018-01-03 11:51
Pres. Rouhani:

Iran’s key policy to develop sustainable peace in region

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – President Rouhani described bilateral, regional and international cooperation and relations between Iran and France as contributing to development of peace, stability and security in the region and stressed the need to further deepen Tehran-Paris ties.
2018-01-03 08:43
Araghchi lands in Paris for 4th Iran-France political talks

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy FM Araghchi heading a delegation has arrived in Paris on Wed. to take part in the fourth round of Iran-France political talks.
2017-12-20 15:10
Tehran, Paris to launch political talks today

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s deputy FM Araghchi and Secretary General of France’s Foreign Ministry Gourdault-Montagne will hold the fourth round of political talks between the two countries today in Paris.
2017-12-20 08:59
France to host ‘Starless Dreams’

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Mehrdad Oskouei’s award-winning and much admired ‘Starless Dreams’ has found a place in ‘World Children’ (Fennch: ENFANCES DANS LE MONDE) festival to be held in Paris.
2017-11-18 15:04
Hariri, family off to Paris within days: France

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) - Lebanese Pime Minister Saad Hariri and his family will within days travel to France from Saudi Arabia upon the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron, the Elysee Palace said Wednesday.
2017-11-16 15:50
By: Mohammad Ghaderi

London, Paris playing on White House ground

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – In his latest remarks, the British Foreign Secretary has emphasized the need to maintain the nuclear deal with Iran.
2017-10-27 16:55
US internal disagreements on JCPOA dangerous to global trust

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – In the phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday night, Rouhani referred to Macron's coming official visit to Tehran next year, saying “Iran and France could take a greater step forward in strengthening relations in all areas of mutual interest”.
2017-10-13 23:26