Tehran, Feb 18, IRNA – The following headlines appeared in the English-language newspapers in the Iranian capital on Tuesday: ** IRAN DAILY - Borrell: JCPOA not just Iran’s nuclear commitments, but also EU economic obligations The European Union’s chief diplomat said the Iran nuclear deal is not just limited to the country’s nuclear obligations, and other parties to the landmark agreement have also economic commitments to the Islamic Republic.
- Iran honors domestic, foreign researchers at international event Iran held the latest edition of its prestigious Khwarizmi International Award festival, presenting more than a dozen domestic and foreign research projects with the event’s special accolade.
- UN praises Iran, Pakistan for hosting Afghan refugees in past 40 years United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres praised Iran and Pakistan for hosting millions of Afghan refugees during the past four decades.
** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL - Iran documentary participates at true/false festival in US Iranian documentary ‘Sunless Shadows’, directed by Mehrdad Oskouei, has been selected as part of the screening program of 17th True/False Film Festival in the US - Trump’s Deal Meant to Liquidate Palestinian Cause US President Donald Trump’s so-called deal of the century on the decades-old Zionist-Palestinian conflict is meant to liquidate the Palestinian cause, says the secretary general of Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah.
- Iranian athletes claim more madals at Karate 1-Premier League Zabihollah Poorshab from Iran has claimed a gold medal at the Karate 1-Premier League event in Dubai.
** TEHRAN TIMES - HUM Network to honor Iranian filmmaker Narges Abyar with Women Leaders Award Narges Abyar, the director of acclaimed movies such as “Track 143”, “Breath” and “When the Moon Was Full”, will receive the HUM Women Leaders Award in a ceremony at the Governor’s House in the Pakistani city of Karachi tomorrow.
- Sharjah match like a final: Yahya Golmohammadi Persepolis coach Yahya Golmohammadi says that they need to beat Sharjah to keep their hopes alive at the 2020 AFC Champions League.
- Iran has set the bedrock for elections in the region President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Iran has set the bedrock for democracy and elections in the West Asia region.
** FINANCIAL TRIBUNE - Municipalities raise $340m in bond sales Municipalities in big cities issued a total of 49 trillion rials ($355 million) in participatory bonds during the first nine months (March 20-Dec 21) of current fiscal year.
- Capital expenditure outpaces capital formation Under the sanctions regime, the transfer of technology and capital goods does not take place and consequently capital expenditure outpaces capital formation - Dairy exports exceed $350m in 10 months Iran exported 331,889 tons of dairy products worth $358.12 million during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2019- January 20), according to the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
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