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Iran offers hotel tax breaks in bid to boost tourism ASIA

Iran offers hotel tax breaks in bid to boost tourism

Iran offered up to 13 years of tax holidays to hoteliers at an international tourism summit on Sunday as it seeks to boost visitor numbers and revamp its dilapidated hotels.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iran's moderates make modest gains in run-off election ASIA

Iran's moderates make modest gains in run-off election

Politicians allied to President Hassan Rouhani came out strongest in a second round of parliamentary elections in Iran, but his moderate faction appeared unlikely to clinch an overall majority.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iran's pragmatic Rouhani cheers election wins, says gov't stronger ASIA

Iran's pragmatic Rouhani cheers election wins, says gov't stronger

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's allies have won all of the capital's 30 seats in parliament, with 90 percent of votes counted from last week's election, state television reported on Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rouhani, moderates make gains in high-stakes Iran votes ASIA

Rouhani, moderates make gains in high-stakes Iran votes

President Hassan Rouhani won a resounding vote of support and his moderate allies made a strong showing in high stakes elections that could speed Iran's post-sanctions opening to the world, according to early partial results on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Airbus to deliver 100 planes to Iran, Peugeot returns with 400mn deal ASIA

Airbus to deliver 100 planes to Iran, Peugeot returns with 400mn deal

Iranian state television reported on Thursday that Europe's Airbus will deliver 100 passengers planes to the Islamic republic within four years.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iran comes in from the cold as nuclear deal applied ASIA

Iran comes in from the cold as nuclear deal applied

Iran took a huge step to ending its international isolation Saturday as sanctions on the Islamic republic were lifted following the entry into force of last July's momentous nuclear deal with major powers.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rouhani hails "golden page" in Iran's history as sanctions lifted ASIA

Rouhani hails "golden page" in Iran's history as sanctions lifted

President Hassan Rouhani hailed on Sunday a nuclear deal with world powers as a "golden page" in Iran's history, and looked forward to an economic future less dependent on oil as the country emerges from years of sanctions and isolation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Khamenei says US faces 'punch in mouth' in Iran polls ASIA

Khamenei says US faces 'punch in mouth' in Iran polls

Iran's supreme leader said Monday the United States was seeking to influence next month's elections in the Islamic republic but said such efforts would receive a "punch in the mouth".

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iran-US tensions flare over new sanctions threat ASIA

Iran-US tensions flare over new sanctions threat

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has denounced possible new US sanctions on his country which could jeopardise a hard-won nuclear deal due to be finally implemented within weeks.

4:45 AM November 25 2016