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Zarif meets Swiss state secretary in GenevaTEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met on Wednesday morning with Swiss State Secretary Pascale Baeriswyl in Geneva to discuss a range of issues, including the latest developments in the Middle East. During the meeting, the two sides also discussed recent developments in Tehrn-Bern ties, as well as the fate of the Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Tasnim reported. Zarif travelled to Geneva for a ministerial meeting of the Astana Process for peace in Syria. The chief Iranian diplomat also met with his Russian ... ادامه مطلب

Tehran to host Iran-Armenia business forum in late Nov.TEHRAN – Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) is planning to hold an Iran-Armenia business forum on November 25 in Tehran, TCCIMA portal announced. The event is going to be held in collaboration with the Iran-Armenia Joint Chamber of Commerce and Armenian embassy in Tehran. Armenian Ambassador to Tehran Artashes Toumanian and TCCIMA Head Masoud Khansari, as well as representatives of renowned companies from both sides, are going to attend the forum to discuss ways of expanding mutual economic cooperation. While the U.S. renewed sanctions on Iran are aimed ... ادامه مطلب

US dirty war on Iran targets its scientistsUS war on Iran by other means is all about wanting the nation colonized as a vassal state, its sovereignty eliminated, its oil, gas, and other resources looted, its people exploited as serfs. Illegal US sanctions are weapons of war by other means, what Iranian officials call economic terrorism. They’re all about crushing its economy and immiserating its people. War by other means also targets Iranian scientists, notably distinguished stem cell expert Masoud Soleimani. He heads Tarbiat Modares University’s Hematology Department, his academic credentials and scientific standing as an eminent expert in his ... ادامه مطلب

Tehran hosts conference on boosting production via reviving small minesTEHRAN- A national conference on boosting production through reviving and developing small mines was held at Eram Hotel in Tehran on Tuesday, IRIB reported. The conference was attended by Deputy Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Jafar Sarqini, Head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) Khodadad Gharibpour, a number of directors and experts in mining sector, entrepreneurs active in projects related to the small mines, and some economists who offered their suggested strategies for reviving the small mines in the country. Attracting the government’s aids for operating ... ادامه مطلب

Iran basketball win Portugal four-team tournamentTEHRAN – Iran national basketball team claimed the title of the Oliveira de Azeméis International Tournament. Team Melli defeated hosts Portugal 74-70 in their third match. Iran had already defeated Denmark and Slovakia in the tournament. Iran will leave Portugal for Russia to take part in a four-team tournament with participation of Russia, Greece and Hungary, scheduled for Aug. 8 to 11. Mehran Shahintab’s team will also partake at a tournament in China, where they will face Nigeria, Montenegro and Poland from Aug. 19 to Aug. 25. Iran have been drawn with world’s second-ranked Spain, ... ادامه مطلب

Over $6b of loans paid to SMEs, semi-finished projects in 3 monthsTEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade announced that in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), some 256.17 trillion rials (nearly $6.1 billion) worth of bank loans have been offered to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and semi-finished industrial projects with an over 60 percent physical progress. Over 37500 projects and production units received bank loans in the mentioned time span, IRNA reported on Monday. Last week, the industry ministry released a report which indicated that banks and credit institutions ... ادامه مطلب