ECONOMY
Iran, Japan seal deal to fund petchem plans
Iran says Japan’s Marubeni has signed a deal to fund as much as €320 million of projects of Iran’s Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (PGPIC).
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POLITICS
‘Global powers fuel insecurity in Iraq, Syria’
The Iranian parliament speaker says the support by world powers and some regional countries for terrorists fuels insecurity in Iraq and Syria.
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11 killed in Boko Haram-Chad clashes
Four Chadian soldiers and seven Boko Haram militants are killed in clashes across Nigeria-Chad border.
CHINA
China launches world's biggest radio telescope
China begins using the world's biggest radio telescope in a bid to hunt alien signals.
ENERGY
Iran to attend key oil meeting in Algeria
Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh will leave for Algiers to attend the 15th Ministerial meeting of the International Energy Forum (IEF).
PALESTINE
Israel indicts 145 Palestinians for online posts
The Israeli military says the indictments were made for posts on social media websites such as Facebook, a popular network among Palestinians.
POLITICS
Iran rejects ‘baseless’ UAE allegations
Iran says the United Arab Emirates must accept the realities and stop repeating unfounded claims.
SOCIETY
Funeral held for black man killed by US police
Hundreds of mourners have held a funeral ceremony in Tulsa, Oklahoma for unarmed African American man who was fatally shot by a white female police officer.
SPORTS
Thailand beats Iran in soccer friendly
Iran women’s national under-19 soccer team slumps to Thailand in a friendly match in Bangkok.
CHINA
China holds drills in Western Pacific
China’s Air Force carries out long-range drills and patrols in the Western Pacific region.
SPORTS
Iran chess player earns Grandmaster title
World Chess Federation has awarded 16-year-old Iranian athlete Parham Maqsoudlou the Grandmaster title.
TURKEY
'Turkey willing to join battle for Raqqah'
Turkey's president claims his government is ready to join the battle for the liberation of Syrian city of Raqqah from Daesh.
SOCIETY
Shooting, stabbing at 3 US universities
Three American universities have reported shootings and stabbings in the past 24 hours.
SPORTS
Iranian kurash wrestler wins Asian gold
Iranian kurash wrestler Mohammad Hossein Sheikholeslami has clinched a gold medal at the 5th edition of Asian Beach Games in Vietnam.
EU
Spain’s Basque, Galicia voting in local polls
The regional elections may help break a political stalemate that has gripped the country for nine months.
POLITICS
Iran, Kenya set to forge closer relations
President Rouhani says Tehran is ready to help Kenya with its development projects.
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Jordanian writer gunned down before trial
Witnesses say the assailant who gunned down Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar was in a dishdasha worn by Salafis.
ECONOMY
Anti-GMO voices suddenly grow in Iran
Almost no food carries labels listing genetically-modified ingredients in Iran.
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website