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May 1st, 2016 
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Park hopes Seoul, Tehran will write new chapters in history
South Korea’s president is expected to arrive in Tehran today on a three-day visit aimed at boosting mutual ties, becoming the first South Korean president to visit Iran since the nations established diplomatic ties in 1962.
Iran, Belgium need to boost ties
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stressed the need for the enhancement of Tehran-Brussels ties in all areas, particularly economy, saying Tehran welcomes the presence of Belgian investors and businessmen in the Iranian market.
Reformists win Iran parliamentary runoff
Reformist and moderate Iranian politicians won second round of parliamentary elections, results said Saturday.
Daesh attack kills 23 pilgrims in Iraq
A car bomb targeting Shia pilgrims killed at least 23 people near Baghdad on Saturday, as hundreds protested in the capital for reforms and parliament made another attempt to reshuffle the cabinet.
Pentagon: US bombing of Afghanistan hospital not a ‘war crime
Survivors of a US airstrike on a hospital in Afghanistan have called for those responsible to go on trial and dismissed an American military investigation that said the bombardment did not amount to a war crime.
Iran replaces Canada in US heavy water market
Iran has replaced the Canadian companies in the US heavy water market, Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesperson for Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said.
UN says ready to help on Iran assets dispute
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is ready to help settle a dispute between Iran and the US over Tehran’s frozen assets, but only if both countries make that request, a UN spokesman said on Friday, middleeasteye.net reported.
Tehran Times
Rouhani: Tehran ready to expand ties with EU
President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Iran is ready to expand relations with European Union member states, especially Belgium. Rouhani made the remarks during a meeting in Tehran with President of Belgium’s Senate Christine Defraigne.
Bombing against pilgrims kills 23 in Iraq as hundreds protest
A car bomb targeting Shia pilgrims killed at least 23 people near Baghdad on Saturday, as hundreds protested in the capital for reforms and parliament made another attempt to reshuffle the cabinet.
‘TehranAnkara trade could hit $100 billion’
Regarding their present potentials, Iran and Turkey can enhance the volume of their bilateral trade up to $100 billion per annum, Mahmoud Va’ezi, the Iranian minister of communications and information technology said in Tehran on Saturday.
Iran’s parliamentary election in a nutshell
After the first round of parliamentary elections on February 26, Iran held the runoff leg on Friday, where 136 candidates vied for the remaining 68 parliamentary seats.
Workers urge officials to prioritize resistance economy
Workers held a rally in Tehran on Saturday to mark the International Workers’ Day, May 1, urging authorities to give a major priority to the resistance economy and its elements and employ practical measures in this regard.
Oman and Iran: Friends with many benefits
As Iran gradually reintegrates into the global economy, Oman is becoming a stepping stone for Iranian companies seeking to penetrate new African, Asian and Arab markets.
French distributor Diaphana purchases “Inversion”
Noori Pictures, a Paris-based Iranian studio, has sold Behnam Behzadi’s social drama “Inversion” to Diaphana, an independent French distribution and production company.
Diplomatic activities fruitless without defense power: Velayati
Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran’s Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati has highlighted the importance of defense power, saying that without it diplomatic activities do not yield results.
UN says Iran playing ‘constructive’ role in Iraq
Jan Kubis, the UN special envoy for Iraq, has said Iran has been playing a “constructive” role in Iraq as it has been seeking to end the miseries of the Iraqi people.
UN ready to help settle Iran-U.S. dispute over frozen assets
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is ready to help settle a dispute between Iran and the U.S. over Tehran’s frozen assets, but only if both countries make that request, a UN spokesman said on Friday.
Velayati: Efforts to break up Muslims states is a ‘failed dream’
Ali Akbar Velayati, head of the Expediency Council Center for Strategic Research, has called it a “failed dream” by enemies to disintegrate regional Islamic countries and rule over them.
Aref says to form parliamentary ‘hope’ group in next Majlis
Mohammad Reza Aref, a key reformist figure who led parliamentary elections in Tehran, said on Saturday the parliamentary group Omid (hope) will be formed within days now that the runoff is all done.
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