** IRAN DAILY
-- World Welcomes Iran-Saudi Detente as Israel Feels ‘Fatal Blow’
Various countries welcomed the restoration of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, while the Zionist regime seems to view the development as a “fatal blow” to its regional coalition building against the Islamic Republic. After several days of intensive negotiations hosted by China, Iran and Saudi Arabia finally clinched a deal on Friday to restore diplomatic relations and reopen embassies, seven years after ties were severed over several issues, Press TV wrote.
The important development soon became a hot topic in Iranian, regional as well as international media, drawing reactions from inside the country as well as other states. “The return to normal relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia provides both countries, the region and the Muslim world with great capacities,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who is set to soon meet his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to make the necessary arrangements, wrote in a post on his Twitter account. “The good neighborliness policy, as the key axis of the Iranian government’s foreign policy, is strongly moving in the right direction and the diplomatic apparatus is actively behind the preparation of more regional steps,” he said. The Iranian foreign minister also held separate phone conversations with his Omani, Iraqi, and Qatari counterparts who embraced the resumption of ties.
-- Iran’s exports up 17.7%
The Iranian minister of industry, mine and trade said that the country’s exports registered a 17.7% hike in the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2022-January 22, 2023).
Speaking on the sidelines of the 10th election term of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) in Tehran on Saturday, Seyyed Reza Fatemi-Amin stated that the country’s imports hit a 16.9% hike in the period.
-- Iran-Oman annual trade to hit $2b: Businesswoman
Moreover, the first private sector sea freight line was established in May 2022 from Bandar Abbas to Oman’s Sohar port, which is considered to be the second heavily equipped port of Oman. Expansion of the shipping container line aims at transshipping export goods and increasing reexport or import from Oman. This will be done by both refrigerated containers and ordinary ones.
Jamali attributed the growth of trade between the two countries to the approach of the 13th government to the development of trade relations with neighboring countries, especially Oman. She added that the Trade Promotion Organization is the main custodian of foreign trade planning and policy making, and has taken very good measures to develop Iran’s exchanges with neighboring states.
** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL
-- India to Forward Wheat to Afghanistan Via Chabahar Port
India will send 20,000 tons of wheat to Afghanistan via Chabahar Port in southern Iran.
India and five Central Asian countries on Tuesday said Afghani soil must not be used for any terrorist activities as New Delhi announced a fresh tranche of 20,000 tons of wheat to Afghanistan, which will be sent through Chabahar Port in Iran.
The first meeting of the India-Central Asia joint working group on Afghanistan in New Delhi also witnessed a resolve by the participating countries exploring ways to jointly counter threats of terrorism, extremism, radicalization and drug trafficking in the region, the Press Trust of India reported.
-- Iran, China Sign New Oil Contracts, MoUs
Iran’s Petroleum Minister Javad Owji on Saturday said that his country has reached new oil and gas agreements with Chinese companies. Speaking on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the 16-inch Torbat-e- Jam transmission line project in the Khorasan Razavi province in the northeast, he said, “We have defined various projects with the Chinese and have had good contracts and agreements with large Chinese companies which will be announced in the near future.”
“We have very good news for the people regarding the conclusion of new contracts and memorandums, which will be announced one by one”, he further pointed out.
-- Leader’s Message Published in Venezuela
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s message to Spanish-speaking people has been published during the official release of the Spanish translation of “Cell Number 14” in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. “Celda n.º 14” is Ayatollah Khamenei’s memoirs of his time in prison and exile during his fight against the U.S.-backed Pahlavi regime.
The text of the Leader’s message reads:
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
If I could communicate with you Spanish-speaking people by way of this book (“Cell Number 14”), I will be very pleased. This covers a small part of my life. It is very good if all of us and you and all justice-seeking nations are able to become more familiar with each other and combine our efforts. I pray that God grant you prosperity.
** TEHRAN TIMES
-- Sepahan beat Persepolis to move close to IPL title
Sepahan football team earned a late 1-0 win over 10-man Persepolis here at the Azadi Stadium on Saturday. Sepahan have moved four points clear at top with seven weeks remaining in Iran Professional League (IPL).
Persepolis Brazilian forward Leandro Pereira was sent off in the 45th minute after receiving his second yellow card. Sepahan forward Mohammad Karimi scored the winner in the stoppage time.
-- Huge “white gold” discovery draws spotlight on Iran’s mining industry
In late February, Iranian Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry announced the discovery of one of the largest lithium reserves in the world, an achievement that has put the Islamic Republic’s mining sector on the map of the global mining industry. According to Iran’s industry officials, the lithium reserve, discovered in western Hamedan Province, holds up to 8.5 million tons of the element, and considering the world’s current discovered lithium reserves, Iran could hold up to 10 percent of the total global reserves.
The U.S. Geological Survey, which maps raw materials deposits across the planet, estimated the world’s total lithium reserves to stand at roughly 89 million tons.
-- National conference discusses mother tongue
A national conference focusing on mother tongue and first language was held in Kharg Island, Bushehr province on Friday. Organized by Kharg Island’s national base of cultural heritage, the meeting emphasized the importance of mother tongues in preserving local culture and the identity of human societies, the director of the base has said.
Inscribing the local language of the island on Iran’s national heritage list was also discussed during the conference, Shahram Eslami explained on Saturday.
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