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Yesterday 21:28
Migratory birds wing their way to southern coasts of Iran
TEHRAN – About 90 species of aquatic birds annually migrate to southern Hormozgan province, which is one of the important wintering grounds for migratory birds.
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Yesterday 21:23
Iran capable of manufacturing any medicine in two years
TEHRAN – Iranian pharmaceutical industry and scientists are capable of producing any kind of medicine over a two-year period, Mohammad Reza Shanehsaz, head of Food and Drug Administration, has said.
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Yesterday 20:40
Excavations shed new light on millennia-old hill in western Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has recently finished an archaeological season on Tepe Ghala, an ancient hill in western Iran with vestiges dating back to 800 BC.
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2020-01-20 19:13
Iran breaks U.S. monopoly on aviation navigation charts
TEHRAN – Iranian researchers have succeeded to produce aviation navigation charts, known as Inflight AIP (Aeronautical Information Publication), which was monopolized by the United States, IRNA news agency reported on Sunday.
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2020-01-19 19:16
Fourfold rise possible in inbound medical tourists to Iran: expert
TEHRAN – An Iranian university professor and researcher believes that the country has the capacity and infrastructure to increase inbound medical travelers by as much as four fold.
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2020-01-19 19:11
Top Persian Gulf airlines continue using Iranian airspace
TEHRAN – Qatar Airways, Emirates and several other Persian Gulf airlines have been continuing to use Iranian airspace despite propaganda over security issues in the region.
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2020-01-18 18:45
Tehran, Athens eye increased tourism ties
TEHRAN – Iranian ambassador to Athens Ahmad Naderi and Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis discussed ways to broaden collaboration in tourism sector, IRNA reported.
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2020-01-18 18:45
Intl. conference bears witness to Iran being a safe destination
TEHRAN – Holding an international conference with the presence of leading figures in digital tourism marketing is an indicator that Iran is a safe destination to travel, deputy tourism minister Vali Teymouri said on Friday.
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2020-01-17 18:41
$120m earmarked to implement Zagros forest protection plan
TEHRAN – A total budget of 5 trillion rials (nearly $120 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) has been allocated to implement Zagros forest protection plan, IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday.
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2020-01-17 18:34
Gonbad Kavus museum features rare Turkmen rugs, carpets
TEHRAN – If you are a fan of hand-knitted rugs and carpets or pictorial rugs and planning to visit northern Iran, you may put Gonbad Kavus carpet museum into the itinerary of your journey to make it richer and more colorful.
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2020-01-15 18:42
$25m allocated to meet urgent needs in flood-hit areas
TEHRAN – A budget of one trillion rials (nearly $25 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) was allocated to meet urgent needs in flood-hit provinces of the country, Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, head of Planning and Budget Organization, wrote on his Twitter account.
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2020-01-15 18:41
5,555 unintentional crime prisoners released in 10 months
TEHRAN – Since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2019), benefactors have freed 5,555 prisoners who had committed unintentional crimes, head of Blood Money Organization has said.
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2020-01-15 16:58
Heavy rainfalls fill Jazmourian wetland by 80%
TEHRAN – Recent heavy rainfalls have led Jazmourian wetland to be filled by 80 percent, Marjan Shakeri, head of Kerman province’s department of environment has said.
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2020-01-14 19:31
Majlis to discuss bill on protection of the rights of persons with mental disorders
TEHRAN – A bill on protection of the rights of persons with mental disorders, approved by the cabinet approved a month ago, has been sent to the Majlis (Iranian parliament) to be discussed and approved, ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
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2020-01-14 19:13
Foreign arrivals in Mazandaran surge 38 percent
TEHRAN – The number of foreign visitors arriving in Iran’s northern Mazandaran province surged 38 percent since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2019), compared with the same period last year, provincial deputy tourism chief has said.
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2020-01-13 16:37
Domestic production to save $570m in medicine imports
TEHRAN – A plan on domestic production of 135 medicines is on the agenda, which will save up to $570 million per year, Mostafa Qane’ei, secretary of the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology for biotechnology development, has said.
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2020-01-13 16:36
Iranian philanthropist to build 110 schools for the deprived
TEHRAN – Iranian benefactor physician, Mohammad Reza Esparvarin, will construct 110 schools in deprived areas across the country, IRNA news agency reported on Monday.
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2020-01-13 16:35
Persian Gulf’s underwater museum: an environmental threat?
TEHRAN – An underwater museum has been suggested to be designed in the Persian Gulf to prevent coral reef habitats from extinction due to over-fishing and over-visiting, but the question is that do these museums cause threats to the marine environment?
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2020-01-12 19:22
One dead, one missing as flooding hits southern Iran
TEHRAN – Torrential rain has triggered flooding in southern parts of the country, leaving one dead and one missing so far, head of Rescue and Relief Organization Morteza Salimi said.
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2020-01-12 19:20
Iranian-made ALS medicine saves $42,000 per patient annually
TEHRAN – The Iranian-made medicine for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), called Alsava, will reduce treatment costs from currently $47,000 to $5,000 per patient annually, IRNA reported.
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2020-01-11 20:11
Iran fourth top publisher of nanotechnology articles
TEHRAN – Iran was ranked fourth among 20 leading countries publishing nanotechnology articles in 2019, holding 6 percent share of the world’s publications relating to nanoscience, according to StatNano website.
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2020-01-11 19:43
4000-year-old stamp proposed to become national environment protection symbol
TEHRAN – A group of cultural heritage and environmental activists have proposed to introduce the imprinted image on a 4,000-year-old stamp, found in western Lorestan province, as a symbol of the country's environment protection.
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2020-01-11 19:37
Iranian students win bronze medals at KIDE 2019
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian students won seven bronze medals at the Kaohsiung International Invention and Design EXPO (KIDE) 2019, which was held in Taiwan, December 6 – 8, 2019, IRNA news agency reported.
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2020-01-10 19:13
Russian travelers, airlines not canceling Iran trips, flights
TEHRAN – Neither Russian travelers are calling off their Iran trips nor airlines the flights passing through Iranian airspace following a deadly Ukrainian plane crash in Tehran on Wednesday.
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2020-01-10 19:12
Some 2,000 eco-lodges operating across Iran
TEHRAN – Iran has been constructing hundreds of eco-lodge guesthouses over the past couple of years to meet demands of rising eco-travelers and sightseers and now about 2,000 eco-lodges are in operation across the country.
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2020-01-08 16:50
South Korea pursues resumption of humanitarian trade with Iran
TEHRAN – The South Korean foreign ministry has decided to continuously pursue the resumption of trade in humanitarian products with Iran through won-based accounts at Korean banks, IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
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2020-01-08 16:47
Over 40,000 students from 129 countries studying at Iranian universities
TEHRAN – Over 40,000 students from 129 nationalities are studying at Iranian universities, Abdolhamid Alizadeh, director for overseas students at the science ministry, has said.
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2020-01-08 09:14
147 Iranians, 32 foreigners killed as Ukrainian plane crashes near Tehran
TEHRAN – All 170 passengers and 9 crew members of a Ukrainian plane were killed as it crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport.
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2020-01-07 18:17
Martyr Soleimani made efforts to bypass U.S. medicine sanctions: health minister
TEHRAN - Over the past year, martyr Qassem Soleimani supported and made efforts to bypass the sanctions imposed by the U.S. so that people do not feel lack of medicine and medical equipment, Health Minister Saeed Namaki said on Monday.
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2020-01-05 18:27
Three Asiatic cheetah cubs spotted in northeastern Iran
TEHRAN – Three Asiatic cheetah cubs have been spotted in Bardaskan county, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province, for the second time since the beginning of this year (March 21, 2019), head of the provincial department of environment (DOE) has said.
