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2021-07-05 20:30
Old trees, cave, waterfall in southwest Iran approved as national heritage
TEHRAN - A total of nine natural properties scattered across Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province have recently been inscribed on the national heritage list.
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2021-07-05 20:00
Traditional cistern to host permanent handicrafts hub
TEHRAN – Haj Ali Mohammad Ab-Anbar, which is a traditional mudbrick cistern in the oasis city of Meybod, will be hosting a permanent handicrafts hub, Meybod’s tourism chief has said.
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2021-07-05 19:36
Uzbekistan defeat Iran at CAFA U17 Women’s Championship
TEHRAN – Iran lost to Uzbekistan 2-0 at the CAFA U17 Women’s Championship on Monday.
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2021-07-05 19:30
UNESCO-designated monastery offers 360° virtual tours
TEHRAN - The Monastery of Saint Thaddeus, a UNESCO-registered property in West Azarbaijan province, has launched a series of 360° virtual tours, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-07-05 19:29
People gave affirmative response to Leader call for election participation: official
TEHRAN – The head of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution’s office has praised the voter turnout rate in Iran’s recent presidential election, underlining that the people went to polling stations at the direction of the Leader despite propaganda campaigns by enemies not to do so.
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2021-07-05 19:17
Pakistan PM, Iran president-elect discuss Afghanistan war
TEHRAN – Iranian President-elect Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke by phone late on Sunday discussing the recent developments in neighboring Afghanistan.
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2021-07-05 19:17
Bronze Age, ancient relics unearthed near once residence of ‘Iran’s Napoleon’
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologists have unearthed arrays of relics and ruined structures near a once resident of Nader Shah, often called the “Napoleon of Iran.”
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2021-07-05 19:16
Ancient tombs, relics, architectural vestiges discovered in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has unearthed some ancient tombs, relics, and architectural vestiges in a survey they recently conducted in the southern Fars province.
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2021-07-05 18:54
“Abigail” comes to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Hungarian writer Magda Szabo’s most widely read novel “Abigail” has been published in Persian.
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2021-07-05 18:49
Animations from Iran nominated for Italy Cartoon Club Award
TEHRAN – Iranian animated movies “Autumn Winds, Spring Winds and Two Doves” and “Stars in the Rain” have been nominated for the Cartoon Club Award at the International Film Festival of Animation Cinema, Comics and Games in Italy.
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2021-07-05 18:45
Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival picks movies from Iran
TEHRAN – Four movies are competing in the 16th Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival, which opened in the South Korean city on Monday.
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2021-07-05 18:38
Tourism sector to create more than 800 jobs in Ardebil
TEHRAN – The tourism sector is estimated to generate more than 800 jobs in Iran’s Ardebil province.
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2021-07-05 18:37
Artist hangs paintings with bright colors to heal wounds of pandemic
TEHRAN – Veteran artist Ali-Mohammad Sheikhi opened an exhibition in Tehran on Sunday, showcasing his latest collection of paintings done with bright colors for healing as COVID-19 is still claiming victims in the country.
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2021-07-05 18:30
Iran national library preserves 560-year-old divan of “Parrot of India”
TEHRAN – A rare manuscript of a divan of Amir Khosrow Dehlavi, the greatest Persian-writing poet of medieval India who was known as the “voice of India” or “Parrot of India”, is preserved at the National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI).
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2021-07-05 18:15
Mashhad hosts intl. Shia scholars
TEHRAN – An international conference on Shia school of thought was held in the holy city of Mashhad on Sunday.
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2021-07-05 16:49
Iran basketball’s fixtures at Tokyo 2020 revealed
TEHRAN – Iran national basketball team will play Czech Republic in the opening match of the 2020 Olympic Games on July 25.
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2021-07-05 16:36
By Mohammad Mazhari
NATO has no answer for Russia’s now deployed hypersonic missiles: analyst
TEHRAN – A geopolitical analyst says that NATO has no answer for Russia’s hypersonic missiles which can nullify NATO air capability.
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2021-07-05 16:34
By Prof Mehdi Zare
Damavand volcano activities: The hazards and opportunities
On the first day of summer 2021, an amateur video went viral on social media showing steam coming out of the summit of Damavand volcano (5671m height, 80km NE of Tehran).
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2021-07-05 16:33
Iran facing fifth wave of coronavirus as Delta variant spreads
TEHRAN – Iran is at risk of the fifth wave of the pandemic as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads all over the country.
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2021-07-05 16:31
By Faranak Bakhtiari
1.8m jobs created by 97,000 active cooperatives
TEHRAN – Some 97,000 cooperatives are active across the country, which have created more than 1.8 million direct jobs, Minister of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare, Mohammad Shariatmadari, said in a message on the occasion of World Cooperatives Day 2021.
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2021-07-05 16:28
By Sadeq Lavasani
Thirsty Iran faced with scorching summer
Iran is ranked among the world’s arid countries with its annual precipitation levels at about one-third of the global average. But this year, significantly lower rainfall means the country is experiencing one of its driest years, if not the driest, in several decades.
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2021-07-05 16:18
TEDPIX rises 10,800 points on Monday
TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), gained 10,893 points to 1.254 million on Monday.
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2021-07-05 15:33
Industry minister inaugurates 5 major projects in Khorasan Razavi
TEHRAN –Iranian Industry, Mining, and Trade Minister Alireza Razm Hosseini inaugurated and commenced five major industrial projects in northeastern Khorasan Razavi Province during a two-day visit to the province on Saturday and Sunday, IRNA reported.
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2021-07-05 15:32
Heads of ICCIMA committees call on next govt. to focus on regional treaties
TEHRAN – The heads of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA)’s specialized committees have called on the next government to focus on privatization and joining regional treaties as a priority in its economic planning.
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2021-07-05 15:07
Unprecedented migration of Afghans triggers new wave of COVID-19 in SE Iran: MP
TEHRAN- An unprecedented and illegal migration of Afghan people to the province of Sistan-Baluchestan, southeastern Iran, has triggered a new wave of coronavirus in the country, MP Esmaeil Hossein-Zehi said on Monday.
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2021-07-05 14:15
Nemati, Arekhi named flagbearers for Iran's Paralympic team
TEHRAN – Archer Zahra Nemati and thrower Nourmohammad Aerkhi will be the flagbearers for Iran delegation at the Tokyo Paralympics opening, the Iranian Paralympic Committee said Monday.
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2021-07-05 14:05
Removing barriers to bilateral trade discussed between Iran, Armenia
TEHRAN- During a meeting between Iranian commercial attaché in Yerevan and Armenian Customs Authorities, the two sides explored the ways to remove the obstacles to boosting bilateral trade between Iran and Armenia.
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2021-07-05 12:50
By Ebrahim Fallahi
Iran’s plans for promoting mining sector bearing fruit
TEHRAN - Having 68 different types of minerals, including the world’s largest copper, zinc and iron reserves, Iran is one of the top 10 mineral-rich countries across the globe. In this regard, the Iranian government has been seriously pursuing several programs for promoting the mining sector as a major contributor to the country’s economic growth.
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2021-07-05 12:13
240 idle industrial units revived since late March
TEHRAN- The head of Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization (ISIPO) announced that 240 idle industrial units have been revived in the country since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21).
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2021-07-05 01:15
Iran suffer defeat against Latvia at FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup
TEHRAN – Iran suffered their second loss in a row at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup on Sunday.