Tehran, IRNA - The following headlines appeared in English-language newspapers in the Iranian capital on Saturday, November 1, 2021:

*** IRAN DAILY

-- Khatibzadeh: Tehran, Riyadh reach preliminary agreements in Baghdad talks

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said the Tehran and Riyadh have reached preliminary agreements through talks held in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
Saeed Khatibzadeh made the remarks in an interview with Mehr News Agency on Sunday, when asked about the latest situation of negotiations between Tehran and Riyadh and their outcomes.
“We have reached preliminary agreements through these talks... These agreements have been reached by the two sides and we are waiting for them to be finalized,” he added.

-- Minister: Iran can be region’s agricultural hub

Iranian Agriculture Minister Javad Sadatinejad said his ministry, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is pursuing to develop cooperation with neighboring countries to boost exports of agricultural products and realize the country’s goal for becoming an agriculture hub in the region.
According to a report by Mehr News Agency, the minister called on his deputies to prepare a list including the export, import and technological needs of the agricultural sector in order to provide to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so that this ministry can refer the needs and capacities of the agricultural sector to embassies.

-- Iranian architectural style in historical buildings of Bukhara

Bukhara in Uzbekistan has a great resemblance with Iranian art, culture, and civilization. It will not be irrelevant to consider it a gem in the field of culture and civilization of Iran in Transoxiana.
Bukhara is a city of many historic buildings with curved and flat Iranian coverings, surrounded in a mud and brick enclosure.
Similarities in art and architecture of this magnitude cannot occur accidentally. Schools of this city are built with chamfered corner designs, with Iranian architectural style; their geometry, decorations and inscriptions are Iranian.
Islamic-Iranian architecture has included all architectural aesthetic elements with mysticism. However, this art shows different indicators according to developments in each period and region, which distinguishes it from other periods and demonstrates the culture of that specific region.

*** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL

-- Iran’s ‘Preliminary Agreements’ With Saudi Arabia

 Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said Sunday that the Islamic Republic and Saudi Arabia have reached preliminary agreements through talks held in the Iraqi capital and it is only a matter of time before they are finalized. “We have reached preliminary agreements through these talks... These agreements have been reached by the two sides and we are waiting for them to be finalized,” Saeed Khatibzadeh told Mehr news agency.
 

-- IranAir Plans Direct Flights to Kuwait, Dubai

The Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran, IranAir, has scheduled direct flights to Kuwait and Dubai from 1 and 2 November 2021 respectively.
The flights to Kuwait will be from Shiraz, Mashhad, Ahwaz, and Lar Airports to Kuwait International Airport and to Dubai from Bandar Abbas International Airport.
The first flight is planned from Shiraz International Airport (Shahid Dastgheyb International Airport) with Airbus A319. The flight departs Shiraz each Monday at 15:50 with flight number of 665 and arrives in Kuwait International Airport at 19:40. The return flight is the same day at 20:40 with flight number of 664 which will be arrived in Shiraz International Airport at 22:30.

-- Iranian FM: Enhanced Trade With Neighbors a Main Goal

Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Adollahian on Sunday said that the expansion of economic relations with other countries, especially the neighbors, constitutes a major objective in Tehran’s foreign policy agenda.
In a meeting with the secretary of affairs of Iran’s special free trade zones Saeid Muhammad, Amir-Adollahian said, “One of the main goals in the administration’s foreign policy agenda is to boost economic and trade relations with foreign countries, particularly with the neighbors.”

*** TehranTimes

-- Iran advance to 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup with win over Tajikistan

Iran defeated Tajikistan 3-2 to book their place at the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup on Sunday. Yasin Salmani made a hat trick in the first half at the Central Republican Stadium in Dushanbe.

Islom Zairov and Ehson Panshanbe were on target for the hosts. Iran forward Arya Barzegar was shown a red card in the 86th minute. Iran had already defeated Nepal and Lebanon in Group B.

-- Exclusive exhibit of Iranian products to be held in Syria in early Dec.

Syrian Capital Damascus is going to host the second exclusive exhibition of Iranian goods during November 29-December 3, IRIB reported.

The exhibition features companies active in a variety of fields including hospital and medical equipment, medicine and treatment, construction industry, architecture, agriculture, livestock and poultry, oil, gas and petrochemicals, police and security equipment, as well as food, water, and electricity.

The steel industry, informatics, doors and windows, elevators, shop equipment and chain stores, motorcycles, automotive industry, textile industry, home appliances, and banking and insurance are also among the areas represented in the mentioned exhibition.

-- Gold-plated limousine, world’s only Panther-Laser shine at Tehran museum

Following years of restoration and renovation, Iran Historical Car Museum in western Tehran has reopened its doors to the public, featuring a magnificent collection of rare classic, vintage, sports cars, carriages, and motorcycles.

Highlights of the museum include a gold-plated limousine, the world’s only Panther-Laser car produced, a Silver Ghost Rolls-Royce once owned by the Qajar King, Ahmand Shah (r. 1909 – 1925), as well as a royal carriage belonging to Nasereddin Shah of Qajar.

In an interview with the Tehran Times on Sunday, the director of the museum Mohammad Fa’al, said: “The 1922 Rolls-Royce, a Morris Oxford Bullnose, and a Fiat Tipo 519 constitute the three oldest cars of the collection.”

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