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Tuesday, 21 February 2017 17:17
Pak PM to visit Turkey for high level strategic dialogue
Pak PM to visit Turkey for high level strategic dialogue Islamabad, Feb 21, IRNA – Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will be visiting Turkey from 22-24 February for the 5th Session of the Pakistan-Turkey High Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC), a foreign ministry statement said. “The Prime Minister…
Tuesday, 21 February 2017 12:34
OIC Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attack in Mogadishu
OIC Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attack in Mogadishu 20/02/2017 - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the terrorist car bomb attack, claimed by the terrorist group al-Shabaab, which struck at Madina district of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, killing a score of people and injuring more others. The OIC Secretary General,…
Tuesday, 21 February 2017 12:31
Indonesia, Sweden to Cooperate on Wind-, Hydropower..
Indonesia, Sweden to Cooperate on Wind-, Hydropower Projects February 21, 2017 - Indonesia has agreed to cooperate with Sweden in developing renewable energy in the archipelago, Energy Minister Ignatius Jonan said on Friday (17/02). Jonan said the cooperation with Sweden would focus on the development of wind and hydropower potential…
Tuesday, 21 February 2017 12:30
9th Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group
9th Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group The 9th Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group was held on February 16th, 2017 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Muslim Friendly Tourism(MFT): Regulating Accommodation Establishments in the OIC Member Countries.” The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 15…
Tuesday, 21 February 2017 12:25
Azeri pres. calls for increasing working hours of border crossings with Iran
Azeri pres. calls for increasing working hours of border crossings with Iran Baku, Feb 21, IRNA – Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in an order to develop tourism urged increasing the working hours of Azerbaijan's common borders with Iran. State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan and the Border Guard Command have been…
Tuesday, 21 February 2017 12:24
Iran-EU trade up 78% in 2016: Eurostat
Iran-EU trade up 78% in 2016: Eurostat February 21, 2017 - The European Union’s trade with Iran amounted to €13.7 billion in 2016, a 78 percent rise compared to 2015, based on the latest figures released by the European Union’s statistics agency Eurostat. The figure was €7.68 billion in 2015,…
Tuesday, 21 February 2017 12:22
Azerbaijan’s GDP increases
Azerbaijan’s GDP increases February 20, 2017 - The volume of Azerbaijan’s GDP reached 5.23 billion manat (official exchange rate on Feb. 18 is 1.7352 AZN/USD) in January 2017 that is by 0.8 percent more than in the same period of 2016, according to the country’s State Statistics Committee. The volume…
Monday, 20 February 2017 16:29
Oil minister arrives in Baghdad
Oil minister arrives in Baghdad Tehran, Feb 20, IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh, heading a delegation, arrived in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad on Monday. Upon his arrival, Zanganeh was warmly welcomed by his Iraqi counterpart Jabbar Al Liabi. While in Iraq, the Iranian minister is…
Monday, 20 February 2017 16:21
Iran, Mexico ready to bolster health co-op
Iran, Mexico ready to bolster health co-op February 18, 2017 - TEHRAN — Iran and Mexico have expressed readiness to expand ties in the health sector, IRNA news agency reported on Friday. During the two-day visit of Iran’s Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi to Mexico, he met with the Mexican…
Monday, 20 February 2017 14:08
India’s Crude Imports from Iran Rise in January: Report
India’s Crude Imports from Iran Rise in January: Report February, 18, 2017 - TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The total amount of India’s oil imports from Iran in January increased 1.5 percent compared to the imports a month earlier, a report said. Iran’s oil exports to India rose 1.5 percent in…