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2021-06-23 18:40
Lake Gahar to enjoy better tourism infrastructure
TEHRAN – The tourism infrastructure of Lake Gahar, a freshwater lake located on the slopes of Oshtorankuh Mountain, western Lorestan province, is planned to be developed, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-06-23 18:40
Munir A. Saeed
Cleaning up after Donald Trump
Interesting to watch how the current negotiations will proceed in Vienna considering the time running out on the outgoing Rouhani administration in Iran.
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2021-06-23 18:39
Ali Sadr Cave reopens to visitors as coronavirus curbs eased
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ali Sadr water cave opened its doors to visitors on Tuesday after seven months of closure due to coronavirus.
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2021-06-23 18:38
Renewable water resources decline by 30%
TEHRAN – Renewable water resources have decreased by 30 percent over the last four decades, while Iran’s population has increased by about 2.5 times, Qasem Taqizadeh, deputy minister of energy, has stated.
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2021-06-23 18:37
Tehran theater to host “Fools”
TEHRAN – Tehran’s Mehregan Theater will be playing host to theatergoers for a reading performance of American playwright Neil Simon’s comic fable “Fools” on Saturday.
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2021-06-23 18:36
Tehran to host intl. workshop on space technology for drought, flood
TEHRAN – The International Workshop on the Space Technology Applications for Drought, Flood, and Water Resource Management will be held in Tehran from August 9 to 11.
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2021-06-23 18:34
Hyderabad children showcase impression of Shiraz at painting exhibit “A Color from the East”
TEHRAN – An exhibition opened in Shiraz on Tuesday displaying a collection of paintings by a group of schoolchildren in Hyderabad who have drawn their impressions of the southern Iranian city.
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2021-06-23 18:34
Iran sets up center to export bio-products to east Africa
TEHRAN – A specialized office for the export of Iranian biotechnology products has been established in Kampala, the capital of the east African country of Uganda.
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2021-06-23 18:27
‘Iran says it does not hesitate to correct a host of disinformation, false claim
Tehran says UN rights report is product of Western ‘political mandate’ to demonize Iran
TEHRAN - A new report by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council about the human rights situation in Iran is the product of a “political mandate” devised by certain Western countries to mount pressure on Tehran and demonize the Islamic Republic, Iran’s permanent representative to the UN body said on Tuesday.
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2021-06-23 18:27
“Iran” documentary maker Hamid Mojtahedi dies at 80
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Hamid Mojtahedi, the man behind the “Iran” documentaries that recorded a large number of historical and religious sites in his homeland for 20 years, died on Tuesday at the age of 80, his son Amir-Hossein said.
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2021-06-23 17:37
Iran basketball lose to Japan in friendly match
TEHRAN – Iran national basketball team lost to Japan 85-57 in a friendly match held in Miyagi, Japan on Wednesday.
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2021-06-23 16:28
Five anti-Revolution terrorists murdered in Kurdistan province
TEHRAN – In a report on its website released on Wednesday the state news agency IRNA announced that days before the June 18 presidential elections five members of an anti-revolution terrorist group were killed in the western province of Kurdistan province.
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2021-06-23 16:11
Water, electricity projects worth nearly $215m inaugurated in 8 provinces
TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian on Wednesday inaugurated 24 major water and electricity industry projects valued at 9.028 trillion rials (about $214.9 million) through video conference in eight provinces.
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2021-06-23 15:01
TSE re-elected as FEAS board member
TEHRAN - Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) has been elected once again as a main member of the Board of Directors at the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS), IRNA reported.
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2021-06-23 14:49
President-elect Raisi visits Rouhani
TEHRAN – President-elect Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday attended the presidential building in central Tehran to meet outgoing president Hassan Rouhani.
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2021-06-23 14:25
TEDPIX climbs 26,000 points on Wednesday
TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 26,101 points to 1.213 million on Wednesday.
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2021-06-23 14:22
Bank loans to economic sectors up nearly 47% in 2 months
TEHRAN- Iranian banking system has paid 2.74 quadrillion rials (over $65.2 billion) of facilities to domestic economic sectors in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-May 21), registering a 46.6-percent rise from the same period in the previous year, IRNA reported.
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2021-06-23 14:15
Iran’s ICT minister: No satellite launched and therefore no failure
TEHRAN — Iranian Information and Communications Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi on Wednesday refuted reports by the U.S. media outlets claiming failure of two satellite launches by Iran, saying no satellite has been launched.
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2021-06-23 14:07
Behnam Yakhchali signs for MBC Syntainics
TEHRAN - Iranian shooting guard Behnam Yakhchali left Rostock Seawolves to join MBC Syntainics.
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2021-06-23 13:58
Over 62,000 tons of copper anode produced in 2 months
TEHRAN- Iran produced 62,325 tons of copper anode during the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-May 21), which was one percent more than the figure for the same period of time in the past year.
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2021-06-23 13:39
Sabotage attack on Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization building foiled
TEHRAN – A sabotage attack on one of the buildings owned by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) near Karaj was foiled on Wednesday morning, security forces announced.
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2021-06-23 11:43
By Mahnaz Abdi
Can CGT increase homebuyers’ purchasing power?
TEHRAN- During an open session of the parliament on May 26, the Iranian MPs approved the general outline of capital gains tax (CGT) plan.
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2021-06-23 11:32
Iran among IHO’s 30 active members
TEHRAN – Iran is one of the 30 active members of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Council that decides on the actions to be taken by the organization and approves its work program, an official with the Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said.
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2021-06-23 11:29
Imam Reza holy shrine’s flag replaced
The green flag of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Shia Imam, was replaced in a ceremony in the city of Mashhad on Tuesday. The flag is replaced once every two years on the occasion of Imam Reza birthday anniversary.
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2021-06-23 01:26
Nikkhah Bahrami named Iran’s flagbearer for Tokyo 2020
TEHRAN – Iran basketball small forward Samad Nikkhah Bahrami will headline Iran’s delegation at the Opening Ceremony of 2020 Olympic Games.
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2021-06-23 01:01
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2021-06-22 21:42
By Mohammad Mazhari
U.S. divided along ideological lines between Red States and Blues States: American scholar
TEHRAN - American anthropologist William O. Beeman says that the United States is divided along ideological lines between Republicans and Democrats.
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2021-06-22 21:41
By A. K. Jenabzadeh
The election of Raisi is a sign of vitality for Iran: Albanian historian
TEHRAN - Olsi Jazexhi, an Albanian historian, believes that election of Ebrahim Raisi is a “pivotal moment” for Iran and the Islamic world.
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2021-06-22 21:33
The curious case of new UK ambassador to Iran
TEHRAN — On Monday, the Queen of England appointed Simon Shercliff as the new ambassador of the UK to Iran, leaving analysts wondering what does this sudden change of ambassador, which coincided with the presidential election and a new president will take over in the country in mid-August. This intrigued us to do some investigative reporting about Simon Shercliff.
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2021-06-22 21:32
With a flawed democracy, U.S. not in position to judge elections in other countries: Iran
TEHRAN— Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei on Tuesday condemned U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price’s interventionist comments about the recent presidential election in Iran, saying the U.S., with its flawed democracy, is in no position to comment about elections in other countries.