BEIRUT， Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday welcomed the election of a new Lebanese President without "foreign intervention，" considering the successful election as "a victory for all Lebanese."
The National News Agency (NNA) said that Zarif， who arrived Monday afternoon for an official visit， conveyed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's congratulations to Lebanon's President Michel Aoun.
According to the NNA， Zarif held talks in Baabda with Aoun in the presence of Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil during the official visit to Lebanon which will also include meetings with other top Lebanese officials.
"I seized this opportunity to extend the warmest congratulations to President Aoun on his assumption of the presidency， in my name and in the name of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and all Iranians，" Zarif said after meeting with Aoun.
"We welcomed the fact that the presidential election in Lebanon was held without any foreign interference. Lebanon's success in holding the presidential vote after two and a half years of vacuum is a victory for all Lebanese，" he added.
Zarif said his visit is aimed at "developing and boosting bilateral ties at the political and economic levels."
He stressed that "Iran and Lebanon have two main enemies， the takfiri enemy and Israel， and this issue is an element for unity between Iran and Lebanon."
"President Aoun's oath of office reflected his deep political vision that identified the risks that are threatening all countries in the region，" Iran's top diplomat went on to say.
Zarif is accompanied by an Iranian delegation comprising of around 45 economic and political figures， according to the NNA.
"We will stand today and tomorrow by Lebanon and we will seek to expand cooperation between the two countries，" he added.
Last week， Aoun was elected as Lebanon's 13th president thus ending around two and a half years of a presidential vacuum which began with the end of the 6-year tenure of former President Michel Suleiman in May 2014.
Hariri was selected on Thursday to form a new cabinet.
Streaming music service Pandora announced Monday it is buying "key assets" from Rdio to bolster its position against Apple coach value spree $109 , Spotify and other rivals.
Pandora said it has struck a deal to pay $75 million to acquire Rdio technology and talent, but stressed that it was not buying the company's business.
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"We are defining the next chapter of Pandora's growth story."
The deal was contingent on San Francisco-based Rdio seeking protection in US bankruptcy court and the price could be adjusted, according to Pandora, which has its headquarters in the Northern California city of Oakland.
The disposition of Rdio assets would be supervised by US bankruptcy court.
Rdio talent and technology would be used to strengthen Pandora's service in a market with powerful competition from Spotify and Apple Music.
"Adding Rdio's impressive technology and talented people will fast-track new dimensions and enhancements to our service," said McAndrews.
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Apple is ending the Beats streaming music service on November 30 as it seeks to bring users to its newly launched Apple Music.
The move, which had been widely expected, comes a little more than a year after Apple completed its $3 billion acquisition of Beats, known for its high-end headphones and other audio equipment in addition to its streaming service.
Apple's biggest-ever acquisition also brought onboard the talents of Beats brains Dr. Dre coach hampton tote leather , a rap musician and entrepreneur, and Jimmy Iovine, a music producer seen by some as a visionary for recognizing the trend toward online streaming.
Beats users can migrate their profiles and preferences to Apple Music, which began on June 30 as a rival to services such as Spotify and Pandora.
The centerpiece of Apple Music is Beats 1 coach kristin leather tote , which bills itself as the first global radio station, and will include guest hosts such as pop legend Elton John and Dr. Dre.
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The UN humanitarian coordinator for Nepal, Jamie Mcgoldrick coach legacy tote black , on Friday warned that aid agencies face a race against time to deliver food and shelter to communities in high altitude areas before winter conditions cut off access.
While citing Mcgoldrick's warning, Farhan Haq, the deputy UN spokesman, said at a daily news briefing held here that the recent monsoon season limited air and road access to some areas coach chelsea leather tote , leaving 1,200 metric tons of shelter and household items still needing to be delivered to earthquake-affected communities.
"The humanitarian community is working to address acute fuel shortages and to increase its capacity to deliver the supplies," Haq added.
In late July, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that three months after the devastating earthquake hit Nepal coach edie leather shoulder bag , hundreds of thousands of survivors continued to need and rely on urgent humanitarian assistance.
Shelter, food, livelihoods support, water coach chelsea leather shoulder bag , sanitation, protection, and medical and psychosocial care remain top priorities.
UN agencies and their aid partners have only received 50 percent of the 422 million U.S. dollars in finance appealed for humanitarian aid so far, according to UN data.
The 7.9-magnitude earthquake which struck Nepal on April 25 and ensuing aftershocks have left nearly 9 coach madison shoulder bag black ,000 people dead and destroyed or damaged infrastructure and tens of thousands of houses in Nepal, limiting access to food and leaving some 3.5 million people in need of food assi.