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2021-05-19 21:57
Ghalibaf maintains parliamentary diplomacy in support of Palestine
TEHRAN— Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, has increased his efforts to coordinate plans with his counterparts in other Muslim countries to support the Palestinian people and take collective action against the Israeli regime's crimes.
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2021-05-19 21:56
Judiciary says to confront election violation without discrimination
TEHRAN— The Judiciary will monitor any election violations with sensitivity during the campaigns and will deal without discrimination with those who try to undermine public calm or security, the first deputy Judiciary chief warned on Wednesday.
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2021-05-19 21:56
Zarif holds talks in Ireland
TEHRAN— In continuation of his European tour, Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian Foreign Minister, arrived at Dublin on Wednesday.
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2021-05-19 21:55
Stone intifada turned into missile intifada: Iranian defense chief
TEHRAN— Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami on Wednesday condemned the brutal acts of the Zionist regime against the defenseless people of Gaza, saying Palestinians’ resistance against occupiers has turned from launching stones to missiles.
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2021-05-19 21:55
Zarif to address UN emergency meeting on Palestine
TEHRAN— After United Nations’ inactiveness towards the Palestine crisis, the UN General Assembly will hold an emergency meeting at the request of Islamic countries at the level of foreign ministers.
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2021-05-19 21:54
Guardian Council: News circulating on candidates are “fake”
TEHRAN— In a tweet on Wednesday morning, Abbasali Kadkhodaei, spokesman for the Guardian Council, dismissed rumors that a few of the presidential candidates have been disqualified, calling them “fake news”.
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2021-05-19 21:30
Archaeologists discover rocky cave in northern Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has recently discovered a rocky cave that based on available evidence is expected to have a historical background.
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2021-05-19 21:00
Some $52.3m allocated to support tourism in Qom
TEHRAN – Some 2.2 trillion rials ($52.3 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) have been allocated to support tourism-related projects across Qom province.
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2021-05-19 20:46
Remnants of an ancient past: discover troglodyte architecture near capital Tehran
Photo depicts an example of troglodyte architecture, which includes vertical shafts, rooms, and other interiors, dug by man into the southern face of Alborz mountain range in Eshtehard county, near Tehran, May 18, 2021.
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2021-05-19 20:45
Murphy shows he has no clue about the region
Murphy's law
TEHRAN - A rare meeting between U.S. Senator Chris Murphy and Iran’s Ambassador to the UN lays bare the many misperceptions being propagated by the Democrats about the West Asia region.
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2021-05-19 20:30
Eight eco-lodges to come on stream in South Khorasan
TEHRAN – A total of eight eco-lodge units will come on stream within the next three months across the eastern South Khorasan province, IRNA reported on Wednesday.
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2021-05-19 20:00
Historic Tamtama Cave gets cleaned up by NGO members
TEHRAN –A cleaning project has been recently completed on the historical cave of Tamtama, near Urmia, northwestern West Azarbaijan province.
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2021-05-19 19:30
Hundreds of meteorites on show at specialized museum in Tehran
TEHRAN – Over 1200 meteorites, mostly collected from scorching Iranian deserts, have been put on show at a specialized museum in Tehran.
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2021-05-19 19:26
Photo: Samira Nazari
Discover troglodyte architecture near Tehran
Photo depicts an example of troglodyte architecture, which includes vertical shafts, rooms, and other interiors, in the southern face of Alborz mountain range in Eshtehard county, near Tehran, May 18, 2021. Iran is a haven for ancient troglodytic architecture which is almost forgotten in the face of modernity. Today, fewer locals are choosing to live in the caves, instead moving to neighboring towns and villages.
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2021-05-19 18:52
“The Father” to represent Bulgarian cinema at Fajr film festival
TEHRAN - “The Father”, the Bulgarian submission to the 93rd Academy Awards, joined the official lineup of the 38th Fajr International Film Festival, organizers announced on Tuesday.
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2021-05-19 18:48
Tarkovsky’s “Ivan’s Childhood” joins Fajr Classic Preserved lineup
TEHRAN - Renowned Russian filmmaker Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky’s debut film “Ivan’s Childhood” will be screened in the Classics Preserved section of the 38th Fajr International Film Festival.
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2021-05-19 18:44
Iranian Film Festival Zurich unveils official lineup
TEHRAN – Fifteen filmmakers will be competing in the Iranian Film Festival Zurich, as the organizers have announced the official lineup.
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2021-05-19 18:41
Belgian director Jaco Van Dormael to share experience at Tehran workshop
TEHRAN – Belgian director and writer Jaco Van Dormael, who is most famous for his special focus in respectfully and sympathetically portraying people with mental and physical disabilities, is scheduled to hold a workshop during the 38th Fajr International Film Festival.
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2021-05-19 18:36
Iranian actors sympathize with Palestinians in Gaza war
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian actors have expressed their sympathy with Palestinians in the recent war on Gaza, denouncing Israeli oppression against the women and children in the region.
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2021-05-19 18:00
Iranian minister, Russian envoy discuss ways to expand tourism
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan and Russian Ambassador Levan Dzhagaryan on Tuesday discussed ways to expand tourism ties as the two countries are about to execute a visa-free agreement for tourist groups.
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2021-05-19 17:59
Haft-Tappeh and Tchogha Zanbil named best museum of the year
TEHRAN – Haft-Tappeh and Tchogha Zanbil Museum, which largely showcases Elamite relics and monuments, has been selected as the best museum of the year.
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2021/05/19
By Batoul Sbeity
Britain's historic responsibility in the ethnic cleansing of Palestine
By 1913, the British Empire was the largest to have ever existed, covering 25% of the world's land surface, including India, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan and most of the South and East African continent.
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2021-05-19 17:32
Archaeological survey begins on Khalehkuh site
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists and cultural heritage experts have commenced a comprehensive survey on the prehistoric site of Khalehkuh, which is situated in northwestern Qazvin province.
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2021-05-19 17:26
Slovenia strengthens cooperation with Iran in beekeeping
TEHRAN - The ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to Iran, Kristina Radej, has said cooperation between Slovenia and Iran in various segments of beekeeping has been strengthened.
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2021-05-19 17:26
Iran informs IFRC of launching campaign to help Palestinians
TEHRAN - The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has informed the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) of launching a national campaign to collect public donations in favor of Palestinian people who are under Israel’s brutal attacks.
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2021-05-19 17:24
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Middle-aged Iran: zero population growth in 20 years
TEHRAN – Iran, which is now called “middle-aged” with about 70 percent of the active population, is sounding the alarm about the declining trend of population growth and the upward trend of aging.
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2021-05-19 17:20
By M.A. Saki
If our hearts beat for Iran, we must cherish water
Water scarcity and low precipitation are not important still for a considerable segment of the Iranian population, particularly the farmers and those who live in urban areas.
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2021-05-19 17:18
By Chang Hua, Chinese Ambassador to Iran
Travel a thousand miles for dream and Meet in Beijing
“You and me, From one world, We are family. Travel dream, A thousand miles, Meeting in Beijing.” At the opening ceremony of the 29th Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, British singer Sarah Brightman and Chinese singer Liu Huan sang the beautiful Olympic theme song “You and Me”, which still lingers on after the great success of the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
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2021-05-19 17:10
Iran, China ink customs co-op document
TEHRAN- During an online meeting held on Wednesday, Iran and China inked a document on customs cooperation.
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2021-05-19 16:55
Good progress made in Vienna talks: top negotiator
TEHRAN – A senior Iranian diplomat leading the Iranian negotiating team in the Vienna nuclear talks has said that progress was made during the talks but delegations need to return to capitals to make some decisions regarding the talks.