Iraqi Kurdistan seeks closer cultural ties with Iran

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TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Barham Saleh, the prime minister of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan region in Iraq, has called for expansion of cultural ties between the Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran.

Khayyam statue unveiled at Spanish university

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TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) -- A statue of the Iranian poet and mathematician Omar Khayyam (1048-1131) was unveiled at the Complutense University of Madrid during a ceremony on May 18, which is annually c

Iran finds 758m barrel oil layer

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TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – A new oil layer, containing an estimated 758 million barrels in-situ deposit, has been discovered in Khayyam onshore gas field in the Persian Gulf, the National Iranian Oil C

Iran, second ‘growth pole’ in region: World Bank

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TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Iran is in the second rank of growth in the Middle East and North Africa region based on “polarity index” report of the World Bank titled “Global Development Horizons 2011--

OIC approves Iran’s draft proposals

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TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Representatives from the Organization of the Islamic Conference have endorsed draft resolutions proposed by Iran to be discussed at the OIC ministerial meeting in Astana, Kaz

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