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Lebanon Eager for Library Cooperation with Iran

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Executive Director of Lebanon's National Library Gelnare Atoui Saad voiced her country’s readiness to establish library cooperation with Iran, saying there is no limitation for the Lebanese National Library to maintain cooperation with other countries.
News ID: 76332    Publish Date : 2019/03/23

Iranian FM: Everybody Shocked by Trump’s Golan Heights Claims

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a tweet on Friday, said that all ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) participating in the Istanbul meeting were taken aback by US President Trump’s announcement about the Golan Heights of Syria occupied by Israel.
News ID: 76331    Publish Date : 2019/03/23

Nowruz Rituals Celebrated in Geneva

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Nowruz, the first day of the year according to the Persian calendar which marks arrival of spring and is observed in more than 10 countries, was celebrated in the Swiss city of Geneva.
News ID: 76330    Publish Date : 2019/03/23

UN Rights Council Condemns Israel's 'Unlawful Lethal, Excessive' Force Against Civilians in Gaza

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday condemned Israel's "apparent intentional use of unlawful lethal and other excessive force" against civilian protesters in Gaza and called for perpetrators of all violations in the strip to face justice.
News ID: 76329    Publish Date : 2019/03/23

Nowruz Celebrated in Oman’s Muscat

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The first day of year according to Persian calendar, also known as Nowruz, was celebrated at a ceremony in Iran’s embassy in the Omani capital city of Muscat on Friday.
News ID: 76328    Publish Date : 2019/03/23

UN Court Sentences Ex Bosnian Serb Leader to Life in Prison

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) announced on Wednesday its final ruling in the case against former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who faces 40 years in prison for committing war crimes during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War.
News ID: 76327    Publish Date : 2019/03/22

UN: US Sanctions on Venezuela May Worsen Crisis

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The UN human rights chief warned on Wednesday that the US sanctions on Venezuelan oil companies could aggravate the country's economic crisis.
News ID: 76326    Publish Date : 2019/03/22

May Could Face Humiliating Disappointment as Macron Strongly Opposes Brexit Delay

TEHRAN ( defapress )- French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to oppose the Brexit delay requested by the British PM, Le Point reported. It would block the extension, making a no-deal more likely and result in total failure for Theresa May.
News ID: 76325    Publish Date : 2019/03/22

Maduro Says Trump Stole $5bln Allotted for Venezuela's Medicine Manufacturing

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the government of his US counterpart Donald Trump of stealing $5 billion from the South American country, saying the funds were allotted for the manufacture of medicines.
News ID: 76324    Publish Date : 2019/03/22

Russia to US: Resume Disarmament to Avert Nuclear War

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Russia called on the United States to resume bilateral efforts towards nuclear disarmament and stop fueling speculations about the possibility of a limited nuclear war, as both countries are poised to leave a crucial Cold War-era arms control treaty.
News ID: 76323    Publish Date : 2019/03/21

Reconciliation Center: Immediate Evacuation Is Last Chance to Save Rukban Camp Refugees

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Immediate evacuation is the only option to save refugees at the Rukban camp from hunger and epidemics, Major General Viktor Kupchishin, chief of the Russian Center for reconciliation of the conflicting sides in Syria, told reporters on Wednesday.
News ID: 76322    Publish Date : 2019/03/21

Iran: 4 Border Guards Freed by Terrorists, 6 Still in Pakistan

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Four more of the 15 Iranian border guards who were abducted by a Pakistani-based terrorist group in mid-October were released on Wednesday.
News ID: 76321    Publish Date : 2019/03/21

FM Zarif Lauds Iranians Efforts for Independence

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a tweet to mark the 68th anniversary of the nationalization of the oil industry in his country, reminded that his compatriots are familiar with pressures for deciding their fate and are determined to be independent to rule over their own country.
News ID: 76320    Publish Date : 2019/03/21

Iran’s Newly Opened Refinery Exports First Cargo

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The refinery for phase 13 of Iran’s South Pars gas field which was officially inaugurated by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday, had exported its first cargo of products, including 300,000 barrels of gas condensate, on March 11.
News ID: 76319    Publish Date : 2019/03/21

Spokesman: Iran Involved in No Joint Border Operation with Turkey

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi reiterated that his country has not been involved in Turkey's recent border operation, adding Tehran has no intention to conduct any joint military offensive with Ankara.
News ID: 76318    Publish Date : 2019/03/21

France to Deploy Soldiers for Next 'Yellow Vest' Protests to Curb Violence

TEHRAN ( defapress )- French soldiers will be deployed Saturday to help guard public buildings, allowing police to focus on dealing with "Yellow Vest" demonstrators in case of renewed violence in Paris and other cities, the government announced on Wednesday.
News ID: 76317    Publish Date : 2019/03/21

Progressive Group MoveOn Asks 2020 Dems to Skip AIPAC

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Progressive advocacy group MoveOn called on 2020 presidential candidates to skip the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) annual policy conference in Washington next week.
News ID: 76316    Publish Date : 2019/03/21

Security Minister: Attacks Similar to NZ Massacre 'Perfectly Possible’ in UK

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Alarmed by the recent deadly attack that killed 50 Muslim worshipers at two mosques in New Zealand, British Security Minister Ben Wallace has repeated his warnings that a mass shooting of the same magnitude is “perfectly possible” in the UK.
News ID: 76315    Publish Date : 2019/03/21

Trump Says Public Can See Mueller Report

TEHRAN ( defapress )- President Donald Trump on Wednesday said special counsel Robert Mueller’s final report on the Russia investigation should be made public, expressing confidence it will prove he did not collude with Moscow’s effort to interfere in the 2016 election.
News ID: 76314    Publish Date : 2019/03/21

US May Soon Pause Preparations for Delivering F-35s to Turkey

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The United States could soon freeze preparations for delivering F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, officials told Reuters, in what would be the strongest signal yet by Washington that Ankara cannot have both the advanced aircraft and Russia’s S-400 air defense system.
News ID: 76313    Publish Date : 2019/03/21

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