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  Last Update:  11 August 2013 17:00  GMT                                      Volume. 11776

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UK made big mistake by cutting ties with Iran: veteran diplomat

Political Desk - Sunday, 11 August 2013

TEHRAN – Iran’s former ambassador to France, Sadeq Kharrazi, says Britain made a big mistake by severing its diplomatic relations with Iran. In an...

Salehi defends Foreign Ministry’s performance during his tenure

Political Desk - Sunday, 11 August 2013

TEHRAN – Outgoing Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi briefed reporters on his performance during his nearly three years in office in Mahmoud...

‘Some proposed ministers may fail to receive confirmation vote’

Political Desk - Sunday, 11 August 2013

TEHRAN – Iranian MP Hossein Tala has said that a number of proposed ministers by President Hassan Rohani may face difficulty receiving a confirmation...

Start talks with Iran: Washington Post

Political Desk - Sunday, 11 August 2013

TEHRAN – New Iranian President Hassan Rohani’s demand for mutual respect is not unreasonable and the Western powers should show up ready to engage in...

Biggest South Pars phase to start yielding gas in late September: Official

Economic Desk - Sunday, 11 August 2013

A high-ranking Iranian energy official says the largest phase of the South Pars gas field will start yielding natural gas by the end of September. Executive...

Iran boosts cement, tile and ceramic production

Economic Desk - Sunday, 11 August 2013

TEHRAN - Iran’s cement, tile and ceramic outputs rose by 3.8 percent in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 21, compared...

Photos of “The Fourth Child” on display at Tehran cinema complex

Art Desk - Sunday, 11 August 2013

TEHRAN -- A collection of photos of “The Fourth Child”, Iranian director Vahid Musaian’s drama on the famine and war in Somalia, was put on display in an exhibition...


“Colonel” nominated for Swiss literary prize

Culture Desk - Sunday, 11 August 2013

TEHRAN -- Iranian writer Mahmud Dowlatabadi’s novel “The Colonel” has been nominated for the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature in Switzerland. The book, which was...


Iran wins FIBA Asian Championship

Sport Desk - Sunday, 11 August 2013

Iran won the 27th FIBA Asia Men's Basketball Championship by beating the Philippines on Sunday in Pasay City. The Iranian team defeated the Philippines 85-71 at...

Esteghlal coach criticizes his players

Sport Desk - Sunday, 11 August 2013

TEHRAN – Esteghlal coach Amir Ghalenoei criticized his players’ below-par performance against Saba on Saturday night. Esteghlal edged Saba 1-0 in Tehran’s Azadi...

India, Pakistan exchange fire, ceasefire under strain

World Desk - Sunday, 11 August 2013

JAMMU, India (Reuters) - India and Pakistan exchanged more gunfire across the disputed border in Kashmir on Sunday, Indian...

Assange blasts Obama for denying Snowden's role in NSA reforms

World Desk - Sunday, 11 August 2013

While praising U.S. President Barack Obama’s Friday surveillance reforms as a “victory of sorts for Edward Snowden,” WikiLeaks...