Tag: Iran
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30 fire fighters killed as blaze topples Tehran’s oldest trade tower
At least 30 Iranian fire fighters were killed in a blaze that brought down a multi-storeyed commercial building in Tehran, state media reported on Thursday. An official was quoted as saying that between 50 to 100 people were believed to have been trapped under the rubble, Press TV reported, adding that nearby buildings, including the embassies...
January 19, 2017 -
30 fire fighters killed as blaze topples Tehran’s oldest trade tower
At least 30 Iranian fire fighters were killed in a blaze that brought down a multi-storeyed commercial building in Tehran, state media reported on Thursday. An official was quoted as saying that between 50 to 100 people were believed to have been trapped under the rubble, Press TV reported, adding that nearby buildings, including the embassies...
January 19, 2017 -
India, Iran would need to use tools of modernity creatively: VP
Both India and Iran have responded to the challenges of globalisation, and in the world of tomorrow, they would need to use the tools of modernity "creatively," Vice-President Hamid Ansari here on Wednesday said. "To the sociologist, it (globalisation) is associated with modernity, to international relations theorist with global governance, and to the scientist with...
January 18, 2017 -
Iran’s former President Rafsanjani passes away
Iran's former President and leading reformer Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died of heart disease on Sunday, local media reported. He was 82. Rafsanjani, was hospitalised on Sunday due to a heart attack, but the medication attempts were not successful, Xinhua news agency reported. Born in August 1934 in Iran's Bahreman, Rafsanjani was an influential politician, religious...
January 8, 2017 -
Iran welcomes peace talks on Syria
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday welcomed the imminent peace talks on Syria in Kazakhstan. Rouhani expressed the hope that the upcoming international peace talks on the future of Syria in Astana of Kazakhstan would be a major step towards the resolution of conflicts in the Arab states, Xinhua news agency reported. Resistance against terrorism...
January 1, 2017 -
Iran welcomes peace talks on Syria
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday welcomed the imminent peace talks on Syria in Kazakhstan. Rouhani expressed the hope that the upcoming international peace talks on the future of Syria in Astana of Kazakhstan would be a major step towards the resolution of conflicts in the Arab states, Xinhua news agency reported. Resistance against terrorism...
January 1, 2017