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2021-10-13 16:18
Davoud Manzour appointed as new INTA head
TEHRAN – Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Ehsan Khandouzi has appointed Davoud Manzour as the new head of the Iranian National Tax Administration (INTA), Tasnim news agency reported.
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2021-10-13 16:06
New RAI head appointed
TEHRAN – Seyed Miad Salehi has replaced Saeed Rasouli as the new head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI), IRNA reported.
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2021-10-13 15:44
Iraqi parties reject “scam” election
TEHRAN - Many parties, mostly Shia parties, have denounced the early poll results describing them as a “manipulation” and a “scam” just days after Iraq’s parliamentary election.
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2021/10/13
By Abir Bassam
Safar Barlek of the 21st Century: Erdogan the New Caliph
Since the American’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, it became clear that everyone is holding his breath. That is exactly what Recep Tayyip Erdogan is doing these days. Ten years have passed since his war on Syria; however, he has, so far, reached zero accomplishments towards his 2023 dreams. As a matter of fact, Erdogan is in the worst position ever. His dream of becoming the new Ottoman Caliph began to fade away.
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2021-10-13 15:40
IMF sees Iran’s GDP growth at 2.5% in 2021
TEHRAN - The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest World Economic Outlook report titled “Recovery During a Pandemic”, predicted a 2.5-percent real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for Iran in 2021, with no change from the fund’s previous report.
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2021-10-13 15:37
TEDPIX falls 21,200 points on Wednesday
TEHRAN – TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), dropped 21,236 points to 1.397 million on Wednesday.
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2021-10-13 15:08
By Ebrahim Fallahi
Iranian maritime industry: a great capacity to be tapped
TEHRAN – Having one of the oldest and most prominent shipping lines in the region, Iran has been taking serious measures for developing its shipping industry over the past two decades; however external factors such as sanctions have been holding this industry down and preventing it from reaching its true potential.
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2021-10-13 15:03
Photo: Amin Berenjkar
Wreaths of flowers placed at Hafezieh to celebrate National Hafez Day
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2021-10-13 14:58
Photo: Amin Berenjkar
Greco-Roman wrestlers welcomed to Shiraz
SHIRAZ– Four Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers arrived at the Dastgheib Airport in Shiraz, Fars Province on Tuesday. Brothers Mohammadali and Mohammadreza Geraei, Meysam Dalkhani and Mohammadreza Mokhtari represented Iran in the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway and claimed two gold medals and one bronze.
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2021-10-13 11:42
17 idle industrial units revived in Qom province in 6 months
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 17 idle industrial units returned to the production cycle in Qom province, central Iran, in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-Septemebr 22).
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2021-10-13 11:06
Over 222,000 TEUs of commodities exported from Shahid Rajaee port in H1
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 222,753 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of commodities have been exported from Shahid Rajaee port, in the south of Iran, during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22).
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2021-10-13 11:02
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2021-10-13 09:20
CICA: an initiative to change equations
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan — As the 6th ministerial meeting of the CICA (Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia) kicked off on Monday in Nur-Sultan, the ministers emphasized the need for stronger multilateralism amid the increased challenges, including the pandemic and the destabilizing situation in Afghanistan.
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2021-10-12 22:09
Iran, Jordan FMs discuss economic potential in bilateral ties
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has held a phone call with Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi to discuss issues of mutual interest, including economic opportunities in the region.
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2021-10-12 21:30
Centuries-old wooden box restored to original state
TEHRAN – An exquisite wooden box, which reportedly dates from 580 years ago, has been fully restored to its original state under the supervision of cultural heritage officials in Semnan province.
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2021-10-12 21:23
Qalibaf says sanctions and distortion are two serious wars against Islamic Revolution
TEHRAN - Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Tuesday that “sanctions” and “distortion” are two serious challenges to the Islamic Republic, emphasizing the need for win over the economic and media warfare against the country.
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2021-10-12 21:18
EU top official expected to visit Iran soon
TEHRAN — A top European official is expected to fly to Tehran as soon as this week to seek an agreement to restart the nuclear talks between Iran and world powers after months of delays, officials with knowledge of the meetings said.
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2021-10-12 21:00
$1.7m invested in North Khorasan’s handicrafts sector
TEHRAN – A sum of 70 billion rials (about $1.7 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) has been invested in the handicrafts sector of North Khorasan province during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), the provincial tourism chief said on Tuesday.
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2021-10-12 20:58
Will Sadr cooperate with other Iraqi political factions?
TEHRAN – Iraq’s electoral commission finally announced the results of the war-scarred country’s early parliamentary election which handed a controversial Shi'ite cleric a remarkable lead over other political factions.
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2021-10-12 20:58
Iran launches air defense exercises
TEHRAN - The joint specialized air defense exercise of the Modafe’an-e Aseman-e Velayat (Defenders of Sky of Velayat) kicked off on Tuesday morning in Iran’s central desert.
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2021-10-12 20:57
Missiles not subject to negotiation, Iranian MP says
TEHRAN — The deputy chairman of the National Security Committee of the Parliament has that said Iran has negotiated on its nuclear program within the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) but the Islamic Republic will not negotiate on other issues, including its defensive missile program.
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2021-10-12 20:57
We should not resume the Vienna talks on JCPOA from scratch: Russia
TEHRAN - Despite the hiatus that was brought about in the Vienna nuclear talks, the negotiations should not go back to day one, says the Russian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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2021-10-12 20:56
Gharibabadi bids farewell to Ulyanov
TEHRAN — Mikhail Ulyanov, the Russian representative in the international organizations based in Vienna, has announced the farewell meeting with his Iranian counterpart Kazem Gharibabadi by publishing photos.
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2021-10-12 20:00
Mustafa Prize 2021 announces winners
TEHRAN – Five scientists were announced winners of the Mustafa Prize 2021, a prestigious biennial award launched in 2013 aiming to promote science and technology in the Islamic world.
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2021-10-12 19:45
Interview by Farrokh Hesabi
Olympic medal winner Rezaei lauds Iranian wrestlers
TEHRAN – Former Iran wrestler Alireza Rezaei appreciated the Iran national team’s freestyle and Greco-Roman performance in the 2021 World Wrestling Championships.
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2021-10-12 19:30
Five monuments to turn into creative centers for handicrafts
TEHRAN - A selection of five Iranian historical and cultural monuments will be turned into creative centers for handicrafts, the head of the Fund for Development of Handicrafts and Handmade Carpet and Revitalization and Utilization of Historical and Cultural Places has announced.
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2021-10-12 19:15
Iran share spoils with S. Korea in World Cup qualifier
TEHRAN – Iran were held to a 1-1 draw against South Korea in the 2022 World Cup qualification on Tuesday.
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2021-10-12 19:00
Tourism industry, universities should forge strong partnership to solve problems: expert
TEHRAN – Further cooperation between the tourism industry and universities is essential to solving tourism-related problems, the Head of the Iranian Tour Operators Association has announced.
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2021-10-12 18:56
Iran set to host foreign ministers of countries bordering Afghanistan soon
TEHRAN — Director General of the West Asia Affairs Department at Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Iran will soon host a meeting of foreign ministers of the countries neighbor to Afghanistan.
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2021-10-12 18:54
FM Abdollahian holds cordial conversation with Iranian expatriates in Canada, U.S.
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, on Monday in a virtual meeting hosted a group of Iranian expatriates living in the United States and Canada and was informed about the issues and problems raised by them.
