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In a message to his Vietnamese counterpart, Tran Dai Quang, on Friday, President Rouhani congratulated him on the occasion, which is celebrated on September 2 every year. He further expressed the hope that through efforts made by the officials of the Islamic Republic and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, bilateral ties would expand in all political, cultural and economic areas. Vietnam’s National Day is a national holiday which commemorates the Vietnam Declaration of Independence from France on September 2, 1945. Japan occupied Vietnam during World War II but allowed the French to remain and exert some influence. At the war’s end in August 1945, a power vacuum was created in Vietnam. Capitalizing on this, the Viet Minh launched the “August Revolution” across the country to seize govement offices. Emperor Bao Dai abdicated on August 25, 1945, ending the Nguyen Dynasty. On September 2, 1945, at Ba Dinh Square, Ho Chi Minh, leader of the communist Viet Minh organization, declar, ...ادامه مطلب

President Enrique Pena Nieto had on Wednesday afteoon hailed as "open and constructive" the impromptu meeting he held with Trump, who later referred to the Mexican leader as his friend and a "wonderful" president. But in a late evening television interview, an angry-looking Pena Nieto sought to defend himself against a broad swathe of criticism for his decision to invite the Republican candidate despite his repeated verbal attacks on Mexico. "His policy stances could represent a huge threat to Mexico, and I am not prepared to keep my arms crossed and do nothing," Pena Nieto said. "That risk, that threat, must be confronted. I told him that is not the way to build a mutually beneficial relationship for both nations." Trump's quick acceptance of an invitation sent last Friday took Mexico's govement by surprise, and his visit to Mexico City came just hours ahead of a keynote speech on immigration as he sought to close the gap on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. The real estate mogul', ...ادامه مطلب

In the meeting, held on Wednesday, the two officials explored avenues for expanding economic relations between Iran and Ecuador in oil and energy industry, banking services, shipping industry and agriculture. They also discussed mutual cooperation at the regional and inteational levels. Heading a 120-strong delegation of Iranian business people and economic officials, Zarif arrived in Ecuador on Wednesday in the third leg of his six-nation tour of Latin America, after visiting Cuba and Nicaragua. Zarif and his entourage left Ecuador to Chile early Thursday, and are scheduled to visit Bolivia and Venezuela afterwards. Iran’s Foreign Ministry has said the tour of Latin America signifies Tehran’s plans to boost non-oil exports. Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

Faghani made history by becoming the first Asian referee to be in charge of the men's Olympic football final - in which the host Brazil beat Germany in a penalty shoot-out. Faghani was also the referee of last year's FIFA Club World Cup final. Shaikh Salman has personally written to Faghani and his colleagues from the Islamic Republic of Iran to congratulate them on their historic achievement at the Rio Olympics. "Your appointment was the culmination of years of hard work and dedication to your career. It was well deserved and you represented Asia wonderfully well," the AFC President wrote. "In the AFC's Vision and Mission there was a clear objective for Asia to improve performances on the world stage. This applied not only to players and teams but also referees and it is a great testimony to the refereeing standards on the continent that Alireza Faghani was appointed to the final. I am ,afc president sheikh salman,afc president sheikh ...ادامه مطلب

Pyongyang vowed in 2013 to restart all nuclear facilities, including the main reactor at its Yongbyon site that had been shut down and has been at the heart of its weapons program. It said last year that Yongbyon was operating and that it was working to improve the "quality and quantity" of its nuclear weapons. It has since carried out what is widely believed to have been its fourth nuclear test. "From the first quarter of 2016, there were multiple indications consistent with the radiochemical laboratory's operation," Inteational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano said in a report to the agency's annual General Conference, referring to a site used to reprocess plutonium. "Such indications ceased in early July 2016," Amano said in the report posted online. Those indications included deliveries of chemical tanks and the operation of a steam plant linked to the lab, the report, ...ادامه مطلب

Speaking at a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday to unveil a domestically-made turbojet engine, Rouhani emphasized that the achievements signal that the country has taken “major strides” in the defense industry. He further said the Iranian administration has never been indifferent to the defense industry and the Armed Forces, adding the annual defense budget of the country has more than doubled in the past few years. Today, Iran has made great achievements in various areas of defense in air, land and sea, the Iranian president noted. He went on to say that the defense capabilities of the country’s Armed Forces should provide effective deterrence and make any aggressor regret their acts. An exhibition of the Defense Ministry’s recent achievements was held in Tehran on Sunday with President Rouhani in attendance, during which Bavar-373 long-range air defense missile system, designed and , ...ادامه مطلب

"We don't rule out the possibility of introducing martial law and declaring mobilization if the situation in the east and in Crimea escalates," Poroshenko told reporters Thursday during his visit to Ukraine's weste Lviv region. Noting that govement forces have experienced a "record number" of attacks on their positions in easte Ukraine last night, Poroshenko said there is a risk that the conflict in the restive region may escalate further. At the same time, Poroshenko stressed that Ukrainian troops are fully prepared to repel a possible offensive. "Our armed forces are ready to resist the enemy in the east of Ukraine, where the rival is occupying Donbas, and along the administrative border with Crimea," Poroshenko said, Xinhua reported. Last week, Poroshenko has ordered the country's defense and law enforcement agencies to put their units near Crimea and in easte Ukraine on high ,ukrainian president says ...ادامه مطلب

“The Islamic Republic of Iran has so far fulfilled all its commitments, but some parties (to the deal) have fallen short of honoring some of their obligations," Rouhani said in a meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende in Tehran on Wednesday. He added that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) “serves the interests of all” and that all parties need to abide by their commitments if they want to benefit from it. Brende, for his part, called for enhanced ties between Tehran and Oslo in the wake of the enforcement of the JCPOA and the removal of anti-Tehran sanctions. The sanctions were lifted after Tehran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany), known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), on July 14, 2015 and started implementing it on January 16, 2016. Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

“MasterCard does not have any activities in Iran, as sanctions have remained in place for US-based companies for some time,” Seth Eisen told Azerbaijan's Trend news agency on Monday. His remarks came after Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi announced on Sunday that financial branches of the country’s Post Company will offer credit card services in late August. Credit and debit cards will be distributed at financial branches of the Iran Post Company from August 23, Vaezi said at a ceremony in Tehran. Stressing that Iranians can use the cards in over 210 countries where MasterCard is valid, he added that payment transactions of up to $10,000 are possible with each card which is rechargeable. Back in December 2015, the financial corporation launched a channel in the Telegram instant messaging service, sending posts in Farsi to encourage Iranians to use MasterCard. The Telegram channel introduced different services customers can receive in Ir, ...ادامه مطلب

“Since the beginning of the nuclear talks, I urged the (Iranian) negotiators that the foundations of sanctions, like the so-called PMD (possible military dimension) case, should be destroyed in the talks,” President Rouhani said in a speech in the southweste province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad on Monday. The foundations of the anti-Tehran embargoes were removed after a report by the Inteational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said there has been no military dimension in Iran’s nuclear activities, he added. The president further pointed to the United Nations Resolution 2231 which endorsed the JCPOA, saying that the move by the UN Security Council to terminate six previous resolutions against Iran under Chapter 7 of the UN Charter was “unprecedented”. “The JCPOA destroyed the foundations of the sanction (regime) but this does not mean that all problems have been resolved,” he said, adding, “We should remain vigilant against the conspiracies of the enemies.” The remar, ...ادامه مطلب

With 22 out of 156 constituencies counted, election officials said Saturday that President Edgar Lungu of the ruling Patriotic Front party had 207,547 votes while Hakainde Hichilema of the opposition United Party for National Development had 153,630, AP reported on Saturday. The winner of Thursday's election must get more than 50 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff. Lungu won the last election with 48 percent of votes, taking office in early 2015 after the death of President Michael Sata. Hichilema, a close second, alleged there were voting irregularities. Zambia has had peaceful transitions of power in the past, but tension during this year's election campaign set off street clashes at times. Let's block ads! بخوانید,zambia,zambia election results,zambia elections,zambia news,zambian elections,zambia map,zambia flag,zambian watchdog,zambia capital,zambia reports ...ادامه مطلب

Prime Minister Binali Yildirim made his comments to a group of Turkish joualists after announcing that US Vice President Joe Biden would visit Turkey on August 24, Reuters reported. The 75-year-old Gulen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania since 1999, denies any involvement in the failed coup. The fallout from the abortive coup, in which more than 230 people were killed as mutinous soldiers commandeered fighter jets, helicopters and tanks in a bid to seize power, has deepened a rift between Ankara and its Weste allies. Erdogan and many Turks have been frustrated by US and European criticism of a crackdown in the wake of the putsch, accusing the West of greater conce about the rights of the plotters than the gravity of the threat to a NATO member state. More than 60,000 people in the military, judiciary, civil service and education have been detained, suspended or placed under investigation since the coup. "If we have mercy on those who carried out this coup attem, ...ادامه مطلب

The Iranian team beat its rival 2-0 thanks to Taha Shariati and Aref Mohammadalipour. The ninth edition of Kazakhstan President Cup started in Shymkent, Kazakhstan on August 7 and finished on August 13. Kazakhstan President Cup is an annual inteational U-17 football touament held under the aegis of the Football Federation of Kazakhstan and FIFA. The first edition took place in April 2008 and Turkey Besiktas won the title. Let's block ads! بخوانید,iran u17 football team ...ادامه مطلب

The effort to plant the seeds of white nationalism in the political mainstream, where they might blossom into pro-white political coalitions that appeal to a broader swath of white voters, will not be easy, according to the chairman of the American Nazi Party. But Rocky Suhayda thinks there is one political figure who presents a “real opportunity” to lessen the load. Who is it? Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president. “Now, if Trump does win, okay, it’s going to be a real opportunity for people like white nationalists, acting intelligently to build upon that, and to go and start — you know how you have the black political caucus and what not in Congress and everything — to start building on something like that,” Mr Suhayda declared on his radio program last month, the Independent reported on Monday. “It doesn’t have to be anti-, like the movement’s been for decades, so much as it has to be pro-white,” he added. “You know what I’m saying? It’s kind of hard to go and call us bigots if we don’t go around and act like a bigot. That’s what the movement should contemplate. All right.” Audio from the radio program was posted by BuzzFeed’s Andrew Kaczynski, who noted that Suhayda has in the past avoided making statements about Mr. Trump out of conce that he might harm the businessman’s candidacy. Yet, Mr. Kaczynski reported, in an American Nazi Party report from September, the chairman argued that Mr. Trump’s rhetoric revealed the secret popularity of the party’s messages. “We have a wonderful OPPORTUNITY here folks, that may never come again, at the RIGHT time,” Mr. Suhayda wrote, according to BuzzFeed. “Donald Trump’s campaign statements, if nothing else, have SHOWN that ‘our views’ are NOT so ‘unpopular’ as the Political Correctness crowd have told everyone they are!”Mr. Suhayda is far from the first avowed white supremacist to publicize his support and enthusiasm for Trump. Earlier this year, Rachel Pendergraft — the national organizer for the Knights Party, , ...ادامه مطلب

The company said it would further cooperate with the investigation, without disclosing any other details. "Airbus Group has been informed by the SFO that it has opened a criminal investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption in the civil aviation business of Airbus Group relating to irregularities conceing third party consultants," the planemaker said in a statement reported by Sputnik on Monday. Earlier this year, Britain halted export credits to Airbus, due to errors in declarations on the cooperation with third party consultants during jet sale negotiations. Germany and France have also suspended the issue of export credits to the company. Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب