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South Africa Security Agency Says No Evidence of Alleged Iran’s Plot to Kill US Envoy

TEHRAN (defapress) - South Africa's state security agency said it had found no evidence that Iran was plotting to assassinate the US ambassador to Pretoria, Lana Marks.
News ID: 82057    Publish Date : 2020/09/19

Iranian cleric:

Sheikh Zakzaky, Imam Khomeini of Africa

TEHRAN (defapress) – Ayatollah Ali-Akbar Sadeghi-Reshad, Chairman of the Council of Tehran province Seminaries, hailed the braveries of the jailed leader of Nigeria’s Islamic Movement, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, saying the top cleric is Africa’s Imam Khomeini – the late founder of the Islamic Revolution who stood against the tyrant Pahlavi dynasty in 1979.
News ID: 79722    Publish Date : 2019/12/29

UN Says Record 45 Million People in Southern Africa Facing Food Crisis

TEHRAN (defapress)- A record 45 million people across Southern Africa face severe food shortages in the next six months, with around a quarter of them currently enduring drought-induced "crisis" food insecurity, three United Nations agencies warned.
News ID: 79171    Publish Date : 2019/11/02

Parliament Speaker:

Iran Facilitates Investment Procedure for South Africa

TEHRAN (defapress)- Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani announced that Iran has paved the way for investment by South Africa in its development projects.
News ID: 79055    Publish Date : 2019/10/22

South Africa's ANC Wins Re-Election with Reduced Majority

TEHRAN (defapress) - The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has won South Africa's parliamentary elections with 57.5 percent of the vote, the electoral commission said, announcing the official results.
News ID: 77354    Publish Date : 2019/05/12

South Africa Counts Votes as Ramaphosa's ANC Looks to Retain Power

TEHRAN (defapress) – South African elections officials counted ballot papers early on Thursday, a day after a vote seen as the toughest test yet for the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party 25 years after it swept to power at the end of white minority rule.
News ID: 77310    Publish Date : 2019/05/09

South Africa Starts Voting in Presidential, Parliamentary Elections

TEHRAN (defapress) - South Africans were voting Wednesday in presidential and parliamentary elections amid issues of corruption and unemployment.
News ID: 77286    Publish Date : 2019/05/08

President:

South Africa Committed to Downgrading Embassy Status in Israel

TEHRAN (defapress) – The South African president announced that he remains committed to downgrading his country’s embassy in Tel Aviv in protest to continued and excessive human rights violations committed by Israel against Palestinians.
News ID: 76075    Publish Date : 2019/03/09

Iran, South Africa call for expansion of ties

TEHRAN (defapress) – 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.
News ID: 76053    Publish Date : 2019/03/08

South Africa Likely to Hold Elections in May Next Year

TEHRAN (defapress) - South Africa is likely to hold a parliamentary election in May next year, after the electoral commission announced a timeline on Wednesday, in a vote that will decide whether President Cyril Ramaphosa remains in power.
News ID: 73545    Publish Date : 2018/11/07

Iran, South Africa Discuss Defense Cooperation

TEHRAN (defapress) – Military officials from Iran and South Africa held the second meeting of a commission on defense cooperation.
News ID: 73077    Publish Date : 2018/10/14

China Says It Is Helping Africa Develop, Not Accumulate Debt

TEHRAN (defapress) - China is helping Africa achieve development, not accumulate debt, a top Chinese official said on Tuesday, as the government pushes back against criticism it is loading the continent with an unsustainable burden during a major summit in Beijing.
News ID: 72174    Publish Date : 2018/09/04

Iran’s Zarif Acclaims Africa’s Political Savvy

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif praised Africa’s internationally-acknowledged progress in the recent years, saying the African Union’s logical stances on the world and regional developments reveals its rich political understanding.
News ID: 70960    Publish Date : 2018/06/27

'More Conflict, More Money': Mercenary Leader Says West Not Interested in Peace in Africa

A private military company founder said the Western powers are interested in prolonging conflicts in Africa as they crave after the continent’s resources, adding that most African forces are “set up to fail” by foreign advisors.
News ID: 70947    Publish Date : 2018/06/26

US Soldier Killed, Five Wounded in 'Enemy Attack' in Somalia

A US special operations soldier has been killed and five military personnel - including four American service members - wounded in an "enemy attack" in Southwestern Somalia, according to US officials.
News ID: 70620    Publish Date : 2018/06/09

Zarif insists on strengthening economic relations with Senegal

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced that Iran will continue to export non-oil products and goods and technical-engineering services to Senegal.
News ID: 69643    Publish Date : 2018/04/09

Defapress reported;

Sastounding position about other countries/ The end of saber-rattling of America foreign policy

The questionable and strange behavior of the US president over other countries should be considered as the beginning of the end to US diplomacy in the world.
News ID: 68094    Publish Date : 2018/01/15

Zarif:

Iran can serve as reliable partner for S. Africa in region

TEHRAN(defapres)– Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described South Africa a 'good friend' to Iran, particularly in times of sanctions, saying that Tehran can serve as a good and reliable partner for Pretoria in the region.
News ID: 65831    Publish Date : 2017/09/04