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2022-05-20 21:33
Intelligence minister: Two French citizens were not tourists
TEHRAN — Iran’s Intelligence Minister Seyyed Esmaeil Khatib says the two French citizens who have been detained were conspiring against Iran, refuting claims that they were tourists.
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2022-05-20 21:23
Charges against Lafarge for ‘complicity in crimes against humanity’ in Syria confirmed
TEHRAN — On Wednesday, the Investigative Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeals decided that the cement giant Lafarge will face the charge of “complicity in crimes against humanity” in Syria.
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2022-05-20 21:23
World must stop inertia about Israel's atrocities against Palestinians: Iran diplomat
TEHRAN- Zahra Ershadi, Iran's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has condemned the international community's passivity on Israel's war crimes and ongoing terrorism against the Palestinian people, saying the UN Security Council must act quickly to hold the regime accountable for its incursions.
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2022-05-20 21:22
Iran renews call to mediate between Russia and Ukraine
TEHRAN- Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Iran's foreign minister, once against has said the Islamic Republic supports any attempt to find a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine conflict.
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2022-05-20 21:22
Iran moves ahead with regional diplomacy
TEHRAN – Less than a year into his presidency, President Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi succeeded in revving up Iranian regional diplomacy in a way that is expected to lead to more breakthroughs.
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2022-05-20 21:21
Why is BBC trying to reverse reality?
TEHRAN — Alena Douhan, the UN Special Rapporteur on sanctions, visited Tehran on May 7. Douhan, who has previously studied the effects of sanctions in Qatar, Venezuela and Zimbabwe, came to Tehran to comprehensively investigate the effects of sanctions on the daily lives of Iranians.
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2022-05-20 19:30
Sheikh Safi ensemble to host Turkish Alevists on Eid al-Ghadir
TEHRAN – The Sheikh Safi al-Din Khanegah and Shrine Ensemble in Ardebil, northwest Iran is scheduled to be hosting a delegation of Turkey’s Alevi community on Eid al-Ghadir, the day on which Imam Ali (AS) was appointed as the first Shia Imam as his successor and Muslims’ next leader.
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2022-05-20 18:34
Croatian scholar Yasmin Dar writes travelogue of Iran
TEHRAN – Croatian scholar Yasmin Dar (Yasmina Mehic) has written her travelogue of Iran in a book entitled “On the Roads of Persia”.
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2022-05-20 18:33
No good intention justifies illegal sanctions
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2022-05-20 17:49
Tehran, Doha to facilitate tourism during World Cup
TEHRAN –The Iranian Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ezzatollah Zarghami and Qatar’s Minister of Culture and Sports Abdulrahman bin Hamad bin Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani met in Tehran on Wednesday, exchanging views on how to facilitate tourism during World Cup.
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2022-05-20 16:39
Parvaneh Vossough, an epitome of humanitarian devotion
The late Prof. Parvaneh Vossough, a pioneer of modern pediatric hematology and oncology in Iran, and one of the foremost global authorities in pediatric oncology, devoted her entire life voluntarily to those in need of her knowledge, experience, and guidance.
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2022-05-20 13:20
'It’s puzzling Biden who said America is back slow-walking to revive JCPOA'
Biden must consider costs of passivity and find a way to save JCPOA: Solana, Bildt
TEHRAN - In an op-ed in the Washington Post published on May 17, former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt and Javier Solana, the former NATO secretary general and EU foreign policy chief, have criticized U.S. President Joe Biden for being slow to revive the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA) that was ditched by his predecessor Donald Trump.
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2022-05-18 21:31
Iranian military chief, Tajik president insist on need to establish peace in Afghanistan
TEHRAN - Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri and Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon, in a meeting in Dushanbe on Tuesday, stressed the need for joint efforts to establish peace and security in Afghanistan, IRNA reported.
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2022-05-18 21:30
Iran, Ghana ready to deepen cooperation in copious areas
TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has expressed hope that cordial ties with Ghana would be deepened in all areas of mutual interest.
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2022-05-18 21:18
Iran’s advanced military technology luring customers
TEHRAN— Iran has taken a big stride forward in its military knowledge by establishing a drone factory in Tajikistan. What does this imply?
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2022-05-18 21:17
“My task is to show facts, which sometimes are horrible,” Alena Douhan says
UN special rapporteur: No good intention justifies illegal sanctions
TEHRAN — Speaking in a press briefing on Wednesday, the last day of her mission to Tehran, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Unilateral Coercive Measures (UCM) spoke about the reality of the sanctions’ impacts on the lives of the Iranian people.
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2022-05-18 20:30
1500 beds to be added to accommodation capacity of West Azarbaijan
TEHRAN –Some 1500 beds is expected to be added to the hospitality sector of West Azarbaijan province, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-05-18 20:00
European tourists visit northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Following a two-year suspension resulting from COVID-19 restrictions, the first group of European sightseers visited the Khaf county of Khorasan Razavi province, northeast Iran, Khaf’s tourism chief said on Wednesday.
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2022-05-18 18:48
Iran seizes ship smuggling 550,000 liters of fuel
TEHRAN - The commander of the border guards in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan announced on Tuesday the seizure of a ship smuggling 550,000 liters of fuel.
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2022-05-18 18:48
Slovak deputy FM meets Amir Abdollahian
TEHRAN – A senior Slovak diplomat met on Tuesday afternoon with Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Hossein Abdollahian a day after meeting her Iranian counterpart and an economic assistant to the top Iranian diplomat.
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2022-05-18 18:27
Kohgiluyeh-Boyer Ahmad to boost tourism infrastructure
TEHRAN – A budget of 50 billion rials ($173,000) has been allocated for the tourism development of the southwestern Kohgiluyeh-Boyer Ahmad province.
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2022-05-18 18:26
Deir-e Gachin Caravanserai in Qom joins shortlist for collective UNESCO tag
TEHRAN – The millennia-old Deir-e Gachin Caravanserai has joined a shortlist of traditional inns that Iran pursues its possible inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage.
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2022-05-18 16:51
Paragliders in Iran
TEHRAN – Some 70 pilots have participated in paragliding competition in Darrud, Razavi Khorasan Province, located in northeastern Iran.
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2022-05-17 21:38
Iran firm that designation on IRGC must be removed but open to talks on non-IRGC subjects: Politico
TEHRAN— Iran signaled a willingness to reopen stalled nuclear talks during two days of meetings last week in Tehran — but it hasn’t dropped a final demand holding up a deal.
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2022-05-17 21:35
Iran-China parliamentary friendship group outline future plans
TEHRAN — On Sunday, the chairman and members of the Iran-China parliamentary friendship group held a symposium with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his economic and consular deputies, as well as other senior officials of the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
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2022-05-17 21:35
Iran, Slovakia stress expansion of ties
TEHRAN — Slovak Deputy Foreign Minister Ingrid Brockova, who was visiting Tehran, held talks with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mahdi Safari on Monday.
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2022-05-17 21:34
VP calls Raisi’s upcoming visit to Oman strategically important
TEHRAN — Iran’s vice president for parliamentary affairs says the planned visit by President Ebrahim Raisi to Oman is “strategically important”, saying it is in line with Iran’s “good neighborliness” policy.
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2022-05-17 21:32
Will the U.S. seize Vienna talks last opportunity?
TEHRAN – Following a “last bullet” visit by the European coordinator for the Vienna talks to Iran, a new opportunity was provided for the U.S. to make up its mind.
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2022-05-17 20:52
‘Beauty’ of Turkmen horses admired at Golestan festival
TEHRAN – On Sunday, tens of athletes, trainers, riders, and breeders from various Iranian provinces took part in equestrian competitions, dedicated to the “beauty” of the Turkmen horse breed.
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2022-05-17 20:51
Global tourism estimated to achieve full recovery by 2025
TEHRAN – Global tourism is projected to gain full recovery by 2025, says GlobalData, a leading data, and analytics company.