Posts Tagged ‘counterpart’

Russia’s new ambassador to US meets counterpart in Moscow

Career diplomat Antonov to take over from ‘spymaster’ Kislyak as Russia’s ambassador to US Antonov, who has a reputation as a hardliner, was appointed as Russia’s top diplomat in Washington a week ago, replacing Sergey Kislyak after his decade-long tenure. The rotation comes as the tension between the two countries remains at a level highest […]

Official: European firms hire 5 Iranian oil tankers

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has leased nearly half a dozen of its oil tankers to the European companies and they are prepared to set sail in international waters, a National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) official disclosed. “A sum of five tankers of the NITC have been hired by foreign companies,” NITC’s Rent Director Ali Akbar Akhound […]

Iran, Russia discuss industrial ties

Moscow, June 16, IRNA – Iranian and Russian industry minister conferred on bilateral ties on the sidelines of St. Petersburg meeting on Thursday. Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh and Alexander Novak discussed the expediting the enhancement of mutual cooperation in the economic, commercial, industrial and energy fields in St. Petersburg. They also reviewed implementation of the agreements […]

Petroleum minister visits Mahabad petchem plant

TEHRAN, May 31 (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh on Tuesday paid a visit to Mahabad Petrochemical Plant located in the northwestern Province of West Azerbaijan. The plant is the last unit that will be fed by ethylene supplied by West Ethylene Pipeline which brings feedstock from South Pars gas field in Persian […]

Iran says will reclaim full oil market share post-sanctions

TEHRAN, May 21 (Shana) — Iran will ramp up crude oil production and reclaim its lost share of exports, Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ali Tayebnia said. He made the remarks in an interview with the Indonesian Metro TV on the sidelines of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) […]

Do Nigeria’s big corporate fines signal the end of ‘anything goes’ in Africa?

Kenneth Amaeshi (TC) : The recent sustained attention given to the economic performance of Africa is a sharp departure from the usual negative and patronising representation of the continent in the global media. The old narrative represented a continent riddled by wars, famines, disease and the burdens of poor infrastructure and reckless governments. While many […]

Hillary Clinton Was Already President in a 1995 Alt Universe TV Show

By Lana | Red Ice In the American 1990’s Sci-Fi show, Sliders Hillary Clinton was president in a disturbing alt universe where women dominate all positions of authority and men are viewed as the weaker sex. Originally, Hillary Clinton was asked to play the role of herself in the scene but […]

Iran, Kazakhstan to tighten coop. on peace, stability in Central Asia

Ebrahmi Rahimpour made the remark on the eve of Kazakh President’s visit to Iran on Monday. Nursultan Nazarbayev will be accompanied by a high-ranking economic-political delegation for a two-day visit at the invitation of his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani. Rahimpour stressed the significance of this visit in the period following Iran nuclear deal with the […]

Zarif: Enemies Disappointed by Iranians’ High-Turnout in Elections

Addressing a gathering of Iranian expatiates living in New Zealand on Sunday, Zarif highlighted the country’s victories in the July 2015 nuclear deal with six world powers and the recent elections, saying that the Iranian people are “real heroes” on all stages. “The people’s resistance and vigilance demonstrated that no Iranian national should be threatened […]

Iran’s economic ties with EU will help boost security, stability

Tehran, March 12, IRNA – Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabiei said on Saturday that enhanced Iranian economic ties with EU members would help de-escalation and promote regional security and stability. He made the remarks in a meeting with former French former prime minister and labor and social welfare minister Francois Fillon. […]

Singapore Math and Zaner-Bloser Textbooks in New Zealand

Singapore Math and Zaner-Bloser Textbooks in New Zealand February 21st, 2016 We keep meeting homeschooling families who are having math and writing curricula issues in NZ, so here’s a quick post for anyone else going through this: If you’re a homeschooling parent in New […]

President Rouhani off to Mashad

Tehran, Feb 6, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani left Tehran for the holy city of Mashad in northeast of country on Saturday morning. He is accompanied by a number of his cabinet members in the visit which is taking place on the occasion of the ten-day celebrations held nationwide to mark the victory anniversary of […]

Iran exports $110mn saffron in 10 months

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – An official said Iran has exported more than 76 tons of saffron worth 110 million dollars in the first ten months of the current Iranian year (began March 21, 2015). Deputy Head of Iran’s Union of Sellers and Exporters of Saffron Gholamreza Miri noted that the amount of saffron exports […]

Switzerland, new destination for Iranian plasma

Tehran, Jan 27, IRNA – Head of Iran Blood Transfusion Organization said the country plans to export blood plasma to Switzerland for the production of plasma-derived medicines. Dr. Ali Akbar Pourfathollah expressed his pleasure over the fact that the first step toward imposing tariff on blood-transfusion services has been taken concurrent with the implementation of […]

Iran safest country in world for tourists: Russian official

Tehran, Jan 15, IRNA — Head of the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism Oleg Safonov said on Thursday that Iran is the safest country in the world for the tourists and its government is capable of ensuring the tourists’ security. In a meeting with deputy head of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, Morteza […]

Implementation of Iran nuclear deal may happen in 1st quarter of 2016

The full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding Iran’s nuclear program may happen in the first three months of next year, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Tuesday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Iran signed the JCPOA with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany on July 14, […]

Leader’s top aide: Iran not to accept any new claims after PMD closure

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Supreme Leader’s Top Adviser for International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati called on the world powers to remain loyal to their undertakings after the closure of the case with Iran’s past nuclear activities and avoid excessive demands. “If they raise new allegations, it will not be acceptable by Iran,” Velayati told reporters. The […]

US shells out $150mn on unsavory recreational drug-related animal tests

     US health institutions have cashed in more than $150 million to sponsor 95 experiments on how recreational drugs affect animals – without any apparent scientific benefits, according to a new report by the Taxpayers Protection Alliance and the Animal Justice Project. Just a few disturbing examples: a $9.6 million research that involved injecting LSD […]

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