By Alan Macleod 

Dictator: Media code for ‘Government we don’t like’

FAIR - Let’s start with a quiz: Quick! Name some dictators! I’m willing to bet most of you responded with just a few of the same names: Assad, Putin, Castro, Kim Jong-un, Gaddafi, Maduro. This is not because they are the only dictators in the world (far from it), or that all of them even necessarily qualify for the title, but precisely because these are the figures most constantly labeled as such by our media.

Seven foreign ambassadors submit credentials to Rouhani

Rouhani says unity in Venezuela will foil U.S. plots

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday separately received credentials of the new ambassadors of Venezuela, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Croatia, Tunisia, Mali and Sierra Leone.

Tehran hosting 29th ECO Regional Planning Council meeting

TEHRAN - The 29th meeting of Regional Planning Council (RPC) of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) kicked off on Monday at the ECO secretariat in Tehran.

Rouhani felicitates Kazakhstan on Independence Day 

President Hassan Rouhani sent a message to his Kazakh counterpart to offer congratulations to him and the people of the country on that Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan, expressing hope that ties between the two countries further deepen.

Russia, Turkey, Iran to hold Syria talks Nov 28-29: Kazakh FM

ASTANA: Russia, Turkey, and Iran will hold the next round of talks on Syria on Nov. 28-29 in Kazakhstan, Kazakh foreign minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov said on Monday.

Iran’s exports to Kazakhstan up 3.8% in H1

TEHRAN – The Value of Iran’s exports to Kazakhstan during the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21–September 21, 2018) increased by 3.8 percent to register a $19 million positive trade balance for the country.

WHO recognizes Iran as ‘good example’ of healthcare services

TEHRAN — The World Health Organization (WHO) director general has appreciated Iran’s efforts in primary healthcare and healthcare reform plan, recognizing Iran as a good example of carrying out proper primary healthcare projects, ISNA reported.

Health minister highlights Iran’s achievements at Global Conference on Primary Health Care

TEHRAN — The Iranian health minister put a spotlight on the country’s achievements in the health sector at the Global Conference on Primary Health Care held in Astana, Kazakhstan, on October 25-26.

Iranian trade delegation to visit Kazakhstan in late October

TEHRAN- Iran-Kazakhstan Joint Chamber of Commerce plans to dispatch an Iranian trade delegation to Kazakhstan in late October, the portal of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) published.

Iran start AVC Cup for Women on high note

TEHRAN – Iran earned a remarkable 3-2 (23-25,25-17,19-25,25-23,15-6) victory over Kazakhstan in the opening match of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup for Women on Sunday.

By Payman Yazdani

Iran has to be very careful in future negotiations on Caspian Sea: Prof.

TEHRAN - Professor of political science says although the text of the Caspian Sea Treaty signed on August 12, 2018 in Kazakhstan does not define the share of each of the littoral states, Iran has to be very careful in future negotiations.

By Hanif Ghaffari

A sea and thousands of concerns

The name of the "Caspian Sea" has been recently heard more than any other time! In the meantime, there are rumors, ambiguities and, of course, concerns that need to be described in the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea which was signed on August 12 in the port city of Aktau, Kazakhstan.

Iran, four other states sign Caspian Sea legal regime

On Sunday, the presidents of Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan met in the small Kazakh coastal city of Aktau to sign a legal convention on the Caspian Sea.

Zarif in Kazakhstan for Caspian Sea summit

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Saturday announced that the foreign ministers of the five Caspian Sea littoral states, including Iran, are scheduled to take part in the fifth Caspian Sea summit in Kazakhstan on Sunday to adopt a convention on its legal status, IRIB reported.

Rouhani to attend Caspian Sea summit in Kazakhstan

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to visit Kazakhstan on Saturday to attend the summit meeting of the Caspian Sea littoral states.

Iran’s Khatam win Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship title

Khatam Ardakan underlined their supremacy over the 2018 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship following a hard-fought 29-27 25-23 25-22 victory over Atyrau in the pulsating final showdown on Monday at the Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium Hall B to retain the title for Iran three times in succession.

Astana festival of ethnic music to host Iranian orchestra

TEHRAN – An Iranian orchestra will perform with traditional Iranian instruments during two concerts at the Spirit of Astana, an international festival of contemporary ethnic music in the capital of Kazakhstan in July.

By Uran Botobekov

China`s repression policy against Islam

Since April 2017, the wave of arrests of members of the Muslim minority, especially ethnic Uighurs, Kazakhs and Kyrgyz, has been increasing in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China.

Foreign publishers purchase rights to 24 Persian books at Eurasian fair 

TEHRAN – The Pol Literary and Translation Agency, a Tehran-based institution that translates Iranian books and presents Persian language publications around the world, has sold rights to 24 books at the third edition of the 3rd Eurasian Book Fair in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Paykan to represent Iran at Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship

TEHRAN – Paykan will represent Iran at the 2018 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship in Kazakhstan in May.

Iran beat Iraq in FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers

Iran national basketball team took revenge on Iraq in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers on Sunday.

Haddadi and Bahrami lead Iran in win over Kazakhstan in FIBA World Cup Qualifiers

Seasoned veterans Hamed Haddadi and Samad Nikkhah Bahrami teamed up to lead Iran in their convincing win over Kazakhstan in the second window.

Permanent expo of Iranian products to be inaugurated in Almaty

TEHRAN- A permanent exhibition and trade center for Iranian products is due to be inaugurated in Kazakhstan’s Almaty, the portal of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) announced.

Expert: Iran can connect Kazakhstan to Persian Gulf

TEHRAN - Meysam Araie Darunkala, a Central Asia expert, has said that Iran can act as an appropriate corridor to connect Kazakhstan to the Persian Gulf region as well as Pakistan and India.

By Hanif Ghaffari

No legal disagreement should remain about Caspian sea

MOSCOW _ The recent meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Neighboring Countries of the Sea in Moscow was held. Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif was present at this meeting. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also concluded at the end of the meeting and in a gathering of journalists that the final steps have been taken to formulate the legal regime of the Caspian Sea.

By Hanif Ghafari

A sea and dozens of questions

MOSCOW- The meeting of the foreign ministers of the Caspian Sea littoral states in Moscow is an opportunity to draw up the legal and strategic status of the sea.

Iran U-16 girls come fourth at Asia’s basketball

The Iranian girls, who participated in a global tournament for the first time since the revolution of 1979, finished in fourth place at Division B of the 2017 FIBA Asia U-16 Championship.

Expansion of trade with EEC top priority of Iran’s TPO

TEHRAN- In a meeting with Kazakhstan’s deputy prime minister, head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO)underscored the vitality of developing all-out ties with Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) as his organization's top priority.

Iran book ticket for 2018 Men’s World Championships

Iran, the only Asian team competing in the FIVB World League Group 1 this season, qualified for the 2018 FIVB Men’s World Championships.

Kazakh president bestows Iran’s nuclear chief with medal of honor

TEHRAN – Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of Kazakhstan, has bestowed a medal of honor on director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi.