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2021-05-09 20:00
Local authorities target tourism boost for enigmatic Karaftu caves, Zivieh hill
TEHRAN – Local authorities hope to boost travel to the enigmatic Karaftu caves and the neighboring Zivieh archaeological hill when the tourism sector backs on track in the post-coronavirus era.
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2021-05-09 19:21
House of Parties chief writes to national TV director urging him to fully observe neutrality in pres
TEHRAN - The head of the House of Parties has written a letter to the national TV chief asking him to observe full impartiality and give equal time to presidential candidates.
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2021-05-09 19:00
“The Shadow of the Wind” comes to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN - A Persian translation of Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s bestselling novel “Shadow of the Wind”, translated by Ali Sanavi, has arrived in Iranian bookstores.
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2021-05-09 19:00
Medicine trafficking gang disbanded at eastern airport
TEHRAN – A gang that was trying to smuggle medicine to Afghanistan was disbanded at Mashhad airport in Khorasan Razavi province, IRNA reported on Sunday.
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2021-05-09 18:59
By Mohammad Ali Saki
Resistance is entrenched in Arab literature: ex-Lebanese minister
TEHRAN - Noting that some Arab regimes seek reconciliation and negotiation with Israel, former Lebanese labor minister Tarad Hamadeh says that the concept of resistance is entrenched in Arab literature and media.
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2021-05-09 18:58
Brussels festival picks shorts “Asho”, “Exam”, “Chauffeur” from Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian movies “Asho”, “Exam” and “Chauffeur” will be competing in the 24th edition of the Brussels Short Film Festival, which will take place in the Belgian capital from August 28 to September 5.
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2021/05/09
By Professor David N. Yaghoubian
Selling out Palestine will not result in regional security and stability
Normalization between expansionist Zionism and regional monarchial despotisms is inherently oxymoronic
The United States is on its back foot in West Asia.
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2021-05-09 18:55
Ali Rahbari to add new tracks to album “My Mother Persia”
TEHRAN – World-renowned Iranian composer Ali Rahbari has announced his plan to add two new tracks to his upcoming album “My Mother Persia”.
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2021-05-09 18:54
Huge fires breakouts in Haifa Israel near Rafael Defense Co
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in Haifa where fires have been raging.
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2021-05-09 18:54
Death toll rises to 58 in Kabul school district attack
The death toll from an explosion outside a school in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul has risen to 58, Afghan officials say.
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2021-05-09 18:52
Leaked documents show details of failed Arab-U.S. move to form anti-Iran alliance
TEHRAN - A Lebanese newspaper has published top-secret documents outlining details of a failed plan by former U.S. president Donald Trump and certain Arab countries in the region, particularly Saudi Arabia, to form a large regional coalition against Iran.
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2021-05-09 18:52
“The Doll” from Iran named best short at Hot Docs
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Elaheh Esmaeili’s “The Doll” has been selected as best short documentary at the Canadian documentary festival Hot Docs in Toronto.
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2021-05-09 18:50
Iran denies presence of trucks at Karabakh
TEHRAN - The embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Baku has denied reports claiming the movement of Iranian trucks carrying goods in Karabakh.
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2021-05-09 18:50
Iran appoints new ambassador to Syria
TEHRAN— At the suggestion of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and with the approval of President Hassan Rouhani, Mehdi Sobhani was appointed as the new ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Syria.
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2021-05-09 18:49
Iran expresses abhorrence over terrorist attack against students in Afghanistan
TEHRAN— Various officials at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have expressed condolences over the tragic Saturday explosion near a girl high school in Kabul.
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2021-05-09 18:48
Turkish translation of Claire Jobert collection of Quran stories reviewed
TEHRAN – A Turkish translation of a collection of stories that the Tehran-based French writer and illustrator Claire Jobert (Joubert) has created based on Quranic concepts was reviewed during an online session on Sunday.
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2021-05-09 18:46
Ghalibaf: Iran is not waiting for enemies
TEHRAN — Speaking at a parliament session on Sunday, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that Iran, despite trying to lift sanctions, will not wait for the enemies.
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2021-05-09 18:45
Hamas chief writes to Leader, asks Muslim world to support al-Quds
TEHRAN— In a letter to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas Islamic Resistance Movement's political bureau, elaborated on current events in the occupied Quds and called on the Islamic world to take a tough position in favor of the citizens of Quds and stop the Israeli occupiers' atrocities.
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2021-05-09 18:41
Iran dismisses sending Syrian youth to Yemen
TEHRAN — The Iranian embassy in Ankara on Sunday dismissed a claim by Turkey’s Anadolu News Agency claim that Iran was sending troops from Syria to Yemen, calling it a “lack of information about the realities on the ground in Yemen.”
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2021-05-09 18:12
By Farrokh Hesabi
Sports minister Soltanifar slams U.S. sanctions against Iran
TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Sports and Youth, Masoud Soltanifar, slammed the international sanctions against Iran and mentioned them as the root of “the most of the current problems of Iran’s sports” in a webinar with provincial sports managers on Sunday.
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2021/05/09
By Sonja van den Ende
Quds Day: To remember the injustice and criminal deeds of the Zionists
The current situation in West Asia is deteriorating; even there is a new administration in the U.S., which many thought would be promising for the peace process between Israel and Palestine and the stability for peace in Syria, and Iraq.
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2021-05-09 18:01
By Afshin Majlesi
Iranian plateau in Pleistocene: a bridge between East and West
A new study reinforces a hypothesis that the Iranian plateau was like a bridge between East and West during the Pleistocene epoch, which began about 2.6 million years ago and lasted until about 11,700 years ago.
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2021-05-09 17:47
Ilkhanid-era mausoleum under restoration to gain former glory
TEHRAN – An extensive restoration work has been commenced on the mausoleum of Seyyed Fathollah, a 13th-century mystic who is laid to rest in Varamin, an ancient city in Tehran province.
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2021-05-09 17:46
Aging monuments undergo restoration in Kish Island
TEHRAN – Rounds of restoration and vital rehabilitation work have been commenced on four historical buildings across Kish Island of the Persian Gulf, a local tourism official has said.
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2021-05-09 17:45
Guardian Council clarifies criteria for presidential candidates
The Guardian Council has released the full text of the amendment to a measure that it has ratified in order to clarify the criteria and standards for defining the political and religious personalities and the qualities that determine the managerial characteristics and skillfulness of the candidates applying for the post of president.
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2021-05-09 17:26
Shiraz to host J4 Tennis Tournament
TEHRAN - International Tennis Federation's J4 tournament will be held in Shiraz, Iran from May 17 to 22.
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2021-05-09 17:12
Iran asks ICRC to provide 2m COVID-19 vaccines for Afghan refugees
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to provide 2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to be used for Afghan refugees.
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2021-05-09 17:10
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Let’s unite to preserve bird habitats
TEHRAN – We must unite globally to protect the migratory birds and the habitats they depend on to survive.
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2021-05-09 16:51
Over 50,000 ha of desert areas to be rehabilitated
TEHRAN – At least 50,000 hectares of the country’s desert areas will be protected and rehabilitated through implementing sustainable exploitation projects with the participation of local communities, Vahid Jafarian, an official with the Forests, Rangelands, and Watershed Management Organization said.
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2021-05-09 16:48
Reza Moshfegh
Signatories of peace deal with Israel failed to internalize their decision: West Asia expert
TEHRAN – A Turkish researcher says Arab regimes that normalized their ties with Israel failed to internalize these relations.