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2018-03-04 10:03
Boroujerdi to attend economic forum in Russia
TEHRAN – Head of Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Alaeddin Boroujerdi is scheduled to attend the international economic forum in Moscow on March 6-7.
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2018-03-04 09:43
Iranian arrivals in Azerbaijan seen slowing if taxes rise
TEHRAN – Iranian tourist arrivals in Azerbaijan is expected to face a slower pace this year if Iran levies sharp departure taxes.
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2018-03-04 07:32
New Year pet trade pushing Kaiser's mountain newt toward extinction
TEHRAN — The upward and disturbing trend of trading Kaiser's mountain newt, specially as the Iranian New Year is getting closer, is driving the precious species to extinction.
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2018-03-03 21:05
Zarif, Kerry met in Munich last month: New Yorker
TEHRAN – The New Yorker has claimed that Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met privately last month on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
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2018-03-03 20:58
No missile talks unless West gives up nuclear arms: Iranian general
TEHRAN – Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri, the deputy chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, says the Islamic Republic will not negotiate on its ballistic missiles until the United States and Europe give up their nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.
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2018-03-03 20:25
Tehran confirms Zarif, Kerry met in Munich
TEHRAN - Tehran has confirmed that the Iranian foreign minister and his former American counterpart met during the Munich Security Conference on February 18.
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2018-03-03 19:59
Media fail to highlight Iran’s tourism attractions: official
TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism industry is suffering from “weak” media coverage for promoting the country’s realities, facilities and capacities in terms of traveling and historical heritage, a cultural official says.
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2018-03-03 19:58
Fajr Fashion and Clothing Festival intl. section opens in Tehran
TEHRAN — The international section of the 7th Fajr International Fashion and Clothing Festival opened in Tehran on Saturday.
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2018-03-03 18:28
“Cape” writer denies racism
TEHRAN – Hamidreza Bababeigi, the writer of Hossein Kondori’s movie “Cape”, has denied that any racist attitude exists in the film, which has provoked accusations of racism from a group of Afghan refugees living in Iran.
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2018-03-03 11:31
By M.A. Saki
Water conservation is a must not a choice
The Supreme Council of Water regularly holds sessions. It held its latest meeting on Feb. 5. The session, chaired by Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri, was attended by the ministers of energy, agriculture, industry, and director of the Environmental Protection Organization.
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2018-03-03 10:24
Boeing ordered to reveal details of deal with Iran to Israeli family
TEHRAN – A federal judge has ordered the Boeing corporation to turn over details of a $16 billion contract with Iran Air to the family of an Israeli terror victim who are seeking to collect on a longstanding, $67-million civil judgment against Iran.
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2018-03-03 10:09
Turkey concerned over Tehran-Riyadh rift: ambassador
TEHRAN – Turkey's ambassador to Tehran has voiced concerns over tension between Tehran and Riyadh, urging the two countries to resolve their differences through dialogue.
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2018-03-03 09:38
By Javad Heirannia
Saudi and UAE try to undermine Iran and Qatar wherever and whenever possible: Mehran Kamrava
TEHRAN - Mehran Kamrava, a professor of the Middle East Studies in Georgetown University of Doha, tells the Tehran Times that Saudi Regime and the UAE try to undermine Iran (and Qatar) wherever and whenever possible.
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2018-03-03 08:28
Iran, Pakistan agree to boost security cooperation
TEHRAN – Iran and Pakistan on Thursday agreed to enhance security as well as political cooperation, a Foreign Office press release said.
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2018-03-02 20:54
State Department OKs nuclear monitoring system for Iran
The Donald Trump administration is allowing high-tech U.S. exports to Iran that could boost international oversight of the 2015 nuclear deal, Al-Monitor reported.
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2018-03-02 20:47
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
Europeans following Austria in doing green projects in Iran: envoy
Not a single day passes without hearing a worrying news coming in of lasting, and sometimes irreversible damages to the environment worldwide. Air pollution in megacities, plastic pollution in oceans, rapid loss of plant and animal species, climate change, and water scarcity are a few instances which inflict considerable and serious harms both on the planet and human lives.
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2018-03-02 20:12
By Reuters and staff
Europeans engage with Iran on regional issues
European powers and Iran have started talks over Tehran’s role in the Middle East and will meet again this month in Italy as part of efforts to prove to U.S. President Donald Trump that they are meeting his concerns over the 2015 nuclear deal, according to Reuters.
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2018-03-02 12:17
By Payman Yazdani
Iran losing historic chance to capture gas market share: expert
TEHRAN - Referring to the TAPI project challenges and opportunities for Iran, Energy scholar, Rauf Mammadov says the pipeline will have a negative impact on the realization of the long-disputed Iran-Pakistan pipeline.
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2018-03-01 14:46
Waste segregation at source initiated in Tehran
TEHRAN — Tehran Municipality has developed an initiative seeking to promote waste segregation at source in central part of the city, Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday.
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2018-03-01 13:28
Stepping into Iran’s gigantic water cave
TEHRAN - Ghoori Ghaleh water cave is one of the outstanding tourist attractions of the historical Kermanshah province, western Iran. It is full of Cretaceous and Triassic lime sediments which largely date back to the second geological age, about 65 million years ago.
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2018-03-01 07:16
Iraq can help mend Iran-Saudi ties: Jaafari
TEHRAN – Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has said in a press conference that Baghdad can help Iran and Saudi Arabia mend ties, Mehr reported on Wednesday.
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2018-02-28 21:52
By Mohammad Ali Haqshenas
Faced with e-waste
Fortunately for us, we are living in a world where the speed of emerging new technologies and electronic devices increasingly eases many of our daily tasks. These amazing rapid changes encourage or even sometimes force users to buy new devices. And what happens to the old ones? Either they are temporarily stocked at storehouses or thrown away among other waste materials. This is where we are introducing another threat to our environment: e-waste.
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2018-02-28 21:22
Food security, medical markets discussed with European officials
TEHRAN — Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi and European health officials explored ways to increase cooperation on enhancing food security in the country and getting more involved in the European medical markets.
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2018-02-28 20:51
Tabib Shushtari mansion turned into boutique hotel
TEHRAN – The 19th-century Tabib Shushtari mansion has recently been repurposed into a boutique hotel after being fully restored.
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2018-02-28 20:47
Zarif meets top Bulgarian officials in Sofia
Bulgarian president: We are interested in deepening partnership with Iran
TEHRAN – Bulgarian President Roumen Radev told Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday that his country is interested in deepening partnership with Iran in areas of trade, energy and science, the Sofia Globe reported.
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2018-02-28 19:02
Iran’s peace plan still the only solution to Yemen war, Zarif says
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Iran’s four-point peace plan is still the only solution to the Yemen conflict.
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2018-02-28 10:55
By M.A. Saki
Austria has strong stake in preserving JCPOA: ambassador
TEHRAN - Stefan Scholz,Vienna’s ambassador to Tehran, believes that the 2015 nuclear deal will continue to stand even in the most unwanted event that the United States withdraws from it, provided that Iran continues to fulfill its obligations, thus enabling European countries to follow suit.
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2018-02-28 10:11
By Payman Yazdani
Supporting TAPI Saudi Arabia tries to decrease Iran’s regional role: Expert
TEHRAN - Commenting on Iran’s weak energy diplomacy Omid Shokri Kalehsar, Senior Energy Security Analyst says Saudi Arabia tries to weaken Iran’s regional role by supporting TAPI gas pipeline.
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2018-02-28 09:24
Iranian, French universities to increase joint scientific activities
TEHRAN – Iran’s Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Paris Descartes University signed a memorandum of understanding in a bid to boost their scientific ties, Fars reported on Tuesday.
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2018-02-28 09:05
Insufficient dialogue between factions is problematic: Jahangiri
TEHRAN – Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has called for national dialogue to resolve the problems, saying the pressure Iranian nation is experiencing is due to the insufficient amount of dialogue in the country.