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2024-08-31 21:51
What was Germany doing under the cover of a language center in Iran?
Inside 'Goethe Tehran'
TEHRAN– A putative language school endorsed by the German embassy in Tehran funded underground entertainment, illicitly provided scholarships to students, and helped employ agents for the German government, according to information obtained by the Tehran Times.
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Mass protests in Israel as six more captives killed in Gaza air strikes
An estimated 500,000 Israelis have hit the streets in protest throughout Israel the military after six more captives were found dead in Gaza. They had been killed in the Israeli air strikes on Gaza.
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Thick fog blamed for President Raisi’s copter crash: investigation committee
TEHRAN – A supreme investigation committee run by the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces announced on Sunday afternoon that a "sudden thick fog" resulted in the crash of the helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and his accompanying team in the forested mountainous region of East Azarbaijan province in northwestern Iran on 19 May.
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Israeli siege cuts off water, power in Jenin
The UN human rights office has issued a statement accusing Israel of “unlawful killings” and wreaking “enormous destruction” in the Jenin refugee camp, which is home to about 11,000 Palestinians.
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Resistance fighters kill Israeli police forces in West Bank
Resistance fighters have killed at least two Israeli security personnel and injured another in a shooting at a checkpoint in Hebron, as Israel brought reinforcements in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin as part of its ongoing deadly raids.
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By Narges Pakdel
Settlers enforcing law of jungle in West Bank
TEHRAN – Israeli settlers in the West Bank have launched a campaign against aboriginal Palestinians that is very similar to the fight that one tribe launches against another in a culturally underdeveloped community or society.
Politics
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Iran says the world is seeking trial of Israeli ‘criminal leaders’
TEHRAN - The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Sunday that the people in the world want the Israeli leaders to stand trial for the genocide they have been committing against Palestinians since October last year.
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Iran reiterates it backs any truce agreement accepted by Palestinians
TEHRAN – Iran’s new foreign minister reiterated on Sunday that the Islamic Republic “backs any agreement that is accepted by Palestinians, including Hamas, for reaching a ceasefire” and creating a situation to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
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U.S. source confirms Teheran Times exclusive news
TEHRAN - As Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Mongolia on July 31, his focus was on events unfolding in West Asia.
Sports
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2024 Paralympics: Iran sitting volleyball down Brazil
PARIS – Iran’s men’s sitting volleyball team defeated Brazil in straight sets (25-12, 25-13, 25-19) in Pool B of the 2024 Paralympic Games on Sunday.
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Iran’s archer Hemmati bags silver at 2024 Paralympics
PARIS – Fatemeh Hemmati of Iran claimed a silver medal in the Women's Individual Compound Open of the 2024 Paralympic Games on Saturday.
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Iranian taekwondo athletes win two bronzes: 2024 Paralympics
PARIS – Alireza Bakht and Hamed Haghshenas claimed two bronze medals in the 2024 Paralympic Games on Saturday.
Culture
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Vancouver film festival to screen Iranian films
TEHRAN- A lineup of five Iranian films will go on screen at the 42nd edition of Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), which will be held at the Canadian city from September 26 to October 6.
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Iranian short animation “In the Shadow of Cypress” wins two awards in Portland
TEHRAN-The Iranian short animated movie “In the Shadow of Cypress,” co-directed by Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani won two awards at the 12th Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology (PFCAT), held in the U.S. from August 21 to 25.
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"The Sun on the Brush” appears at Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN- Armenian writer Narek Mesropyan’s book "The Sun on the Brush: The Story of Impressionist Painters" has recently been published in Persian.
Economy
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China oil imports from Iran surge to 1.75m bpd: report
TEHRAN - China’s imports of Iranian oil have reached a record of 1.75m barrels per day (bpd) in August, oiprice.com reported, citing data from Kpler.
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Port, maritime services in Iran grow by 103%
TEHRAN - Director General of Planning, Development, and Resource Management at Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said a 103 percent growth has been recorded in maritime and port services as the country is taking new measures to boost maritime-oriented economy.
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Iran offers to build 150,000 housing units in Iraq
TEHRAN - Iran has offered to build 150,000 housing units in Iraq, provided "suitable grounds" are made available, the head of Iran Chamber of Cooperatives has announced.
Society
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Iran, Russia to bolster nano-tech co-op
TEHRAN – Officials from Iran and Russia have discussed ways to expand interactions and cooperation in nano-technology between the institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Iran’s nanotechnology headquarters.
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Third, fourth, fifth babies on the rise: official
TEHRAN –The number of families with third, fourth, fifth, and more children born in the Iranian year 1402 (March 2023 –March 2024) has increased compared to the previous two years, an official with the Civil Registration Organization has stated.
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Warm weather, low rainfall forecast for fall
TEHRAN –According to numerical weather prediction modeling, the fall weather is forecast to be warmer than normal with low precipitation, Metrological Organization has reported.
Tourism
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2nd phase of Mini World theme park inaugurated in western Iran
TEHRAN - The second phase of Mini World, a massive tourism and recreational project in Malayer, western Iran, has been officially inaugurated.
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Reassessment project at Tepe Sialk enters third phase
TEHRAN – The third phase of a reassessment project has commenced at Tepe Sialk, a treasured ancient site situated near Kashan in Isfahan province.
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Kerman shortlisted as candidate for D-8 tourism capital
TEHRAN - The city of Kerman, representing Iran, has been shortlisted as a candidate for the title of the tourism capital of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, a group of eight developing Islamic countries.
International
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Israel finds bodies of six captives killed in air strikes on Gaza
Israel’s military has announced that its troops have recovered the bodies of six captives, including a dual US national, from a tunnel in southern Gaza, as it continued its 11-month long, deadly assault on Palestinian enclave, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday.
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Palestinian Authority’s impotence: A recipe for Israeli military escalation
TEHRAN- Israel’s largest military assault in the occupied West Bank in more than two decades has laid bare the impotence of the Palestinian Authority in countering the regime’s acts of aggression.
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Russia accuses Ukraine of deadly attack, demands international condemnation
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday that five civilians were killed and 46 others injured in what it described as a Ukrainian attack on the Belgorod region, using cluster munitions, Anadolu reported.
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Settlers enforcing law of jungle in West Bank
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Iran Defense Minister hails Khatam al-Anbia air defense on Defense Day
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Iran offers to build 150,000 housing units in Iraq
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