Новости за 21.01.2020

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko blasted the US assassination of former IRGC Quds Force Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani as an illegal act in violation of human rights.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Alberto Arreaza Montserrat deplored US assassination of former IRGC Quds Force Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani as a "treacherous" act, blaming Washington for instability in the region.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Vice-Chairman of Association of Catalyst Producers of Iran Abdolreza Hamidi announced that the country has ranked first among members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in exporting catalysts.

TEHRAN (FNA)- High-ranking Iranian and Afghan officials in a meeting in Kabul on Tuesday conferred on peace talks in Afghanistan and other regional developments.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Alberto Arreaza Montserrat said sanctions and pressures imposed by Washington on the two nations are instances of crime against humanity.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The American player of Shahrdari Gorgan Basketball Team, Perry Petty, dismissed claims about insecurity in Iran, saying that he is living and playing in the country in high safety and security.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said on Tuesday that the US employed a plethora of plots in the region because of its military incompetence to directly engage with Tehran, adding that all these conspiracies of Washington against Islam and Islamic nations were defused by the late hero of fight against terrorism, Lieutenant General Soleimani.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Two major rail projects will be completed in the next year of the local calendar (March 2020-March 2021), Iran's Deputy Transportation Minister Abbas Khatibi announced on Tuesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A short film from Iran, Alireza Qassemi’s “Better than Neil Armstrong”, snatched the best award at the 18th edition of Pune International Film Festival in India.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Some 408,000 tons of non-oil commodities worth $525 million were exported from Iran’s Northwestern province of West Azerbaijan in the past 10 months up to January 20, which posts a 45% surge in comparison with the corresponding period in the last year, according to local economic officials.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Deputy Industry Minister Hossein Modares Khiabani announced that his country has exported $32 billion of non-oil goods in last 10 months, adding that it is a significant achievement for Tehran which is under the US sanctions.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi said that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif cancelled his participation in the World Economic Forum (WEF) after the organizers unilaterally changed mutually agreed arrangements, adding that the move ruined a chance for dialogue and interaction.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Government Spokesman Ali Rabiyee said the AFC's decision to force the Iranian football clubs to play their host matches outside the country is completely political and in line with anti-Iran sanctions.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Head of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, said he would stick to the truce supported at the Berlin peace conference but would still not engage in direct talks with General Khalifa Haftar.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Boeing has taken $6 billion in loans and is in talks to secure a total of $10 billion or more due to lost revenue from the grounding of its 737 Max aircraft, according to a report.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A majority of Americans say that the Senate should vote to convict and remove President Donald Trump, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

TEHRAN (FNA)- An Indian officer and a policeman were killed during a fight with militants in the Indian-controlled part of disputed Kashmir on Tuesday, local media reported.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A Chinese Court sentenced former Interpol Chief Meng Hongwei to 13 years and six months in prison on graft and other charges.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Washington and Seoul plan to boost denuclearisation diplomacy with Pyongyang by further limiting this spring’s joint military drills, which have long vexed North Korea, South Korean media reported, citing the country's defense ministry, on Tuesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A knowledge-based Iranian company announced that it has managed to acquire the technology for manufacturing next-generation solar desalination systems.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The name of famous Iranian author, whose arts mainly focus on children and adolescent, Farhad Hassanzadeh has been put in the final list of the Hans Christian Anderson Award.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The foreign ministers of 28 EU members states have instructed the Council of Europe to prepare new sanctions against Turkish businesses and individuals responsible for carrying out gas drilling off Cyprus, the EU foreign Affairs Commissioner Josep Borrell stated after the EU's Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Barcelona police found links between a series of attacks across the city, and connected one suspect to two murders, a stabbing and an arson attempt in a single afternoon.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian scientists at a knowledge-based company have manufactured 3D printers with the capability of producing complicated geometric shapes at much lower competitive prices than their foreign rival products.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iraqi legislator said the parliament approval has kicked off a process that will see a complete US troops pullout from the Arab country by the end of 2020.