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2021-10-08 21:27
Big tech controls freedom of speech
TEHRAN — On Monday afternoon, the world of Internet experienced one of the worst breakdowns in history. Let’s explore why.
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2021-10-08 21:26
Michel Aoun: Lebanon backs Iran's efforts to solve problems with regional states
TEHRAN - During a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Beirut on Thursday, Lebanese President Michel Aoun underscored his country's support for Tehran's measures to improve relations with countries in the region.
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2021-10-08 21:25
Tehran-Riyadh talks on the right track, Iran FM says
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Friday that the talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia are on the “right track”, noting that Iran and Saudi Arabia as two important countries play important role in stabilizing the region.
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2021-10-08 21:23
Iran condemns deadly terror attack in Afghanistan’s Kunduz
TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh late on Friday strongly condemned a terrorist suicide bomb attack on a mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz, sympathizing with the bereaved families and prayed for the recovery of the injured.
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2021-10-08 21:00
Tourism ministry receives registration certificates of four UNESCO sites
TEHRAN – Certificates of registration of four Iranian UNESCO World Heritage sites have been handed over to the tourism ministry, the deputy tourism minister has announced.
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2021-10-08 20:30
250 Iranian inmates trained as crafters
TEHRAN – A total of 250 inmates have recently been trained as crafters in prisons across eastern South Khorasan province during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year 1400 (started March 21), the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-10-08 20:00
Centuries-old caravanserai to host crafts exhibit in southwest Iran
TEHRAN – Tens of artisans and exhibitors will put on show handicrafts in a month-long exhibition, which is scheduled to commence on October 12 in a centuries-old caravanserai southwest Iran.
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2021-10-08 19:30
Finland supports Afghan refugees in Iran
TEHRAN – Finland has contributed €1.5 million to help the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) support Afghan refugees in Iran.
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2021-10-08 19:00
Keep the environment away from politics: DOE chief
TEHRAN – Ali Salajegheh, the Department of Environment chief, has urged the world to avoid politicization of the environment, but to uphold the globally recognized “common but differentiated responsibilities”.
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2021-10-08 18:23
Tehran Times LightHouse shines a spotlight on pieces of news you might have missed
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2021-10-08 18:22
What’s in Tehran art galleries
* An exhibition of paintings by Saeideh Arian, Elnaz Ebrahimi, Akram Afzali, Sima Amirsardari, Abolhassan Riazi, Hassan Noruznia, Sepideh Majdkian, Behdad Najafi and several other artists will open at Rasul Mehr Gallery.
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2021-10-08 18:17
“How the Earth Shaped Human History” published in Persian
TEHRAN – British writer Lewis Dartnell’s book “Origins: How the Earth Shaped Human History” has been published in Persian.
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2021-10-08 18:15
“The Badger” wins awards at Global Nonviolent Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian drama “The Badger” has scored another success by winning awards in the best film and best screenplay categories at the Global Nonviolent Film Festival in Hollywood, California.
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2021-10-08 18:13
Azartash Azarnush, member of Center for Great Islamic Encyclopedia, dies at 84
TEHRAN – Linguistic Azartash Azarnush, whose studies centered Persian language’s influence on Arabic and was a member of Iran’s Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia, died on Thursday. He was 84.
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2021-10-08 17:57
Restoration begins on historical cistern in Semnan
TEHRAN – A restoration project has been commenced on a Qajar-era (1789-1925) Ab-Anbar (cistern) in the centuries-old village of Biabanak, Sorkheh county, north-central province of Semnan.
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2021-10-08 17:56
Iranian museums welcome cooperation with other SCO members
TEHRAN – Iran encourages cooperation between museums of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Mohammadreza Kargar, the director of museums and historical properties at Iran’s tourism ministry has announced.
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2021/10/08
By Afshin Majlesi
World Post Day: a brief history of postal service in ancient Iran
TEHRAN - World Post Day is celebrated on October 9, the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in the Swiss capital, Bern. It is an occasion to recognize the invaluable contributions of postal workers and post offices to our societies all over the world.
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2021-10-08 17:24
Iran attending UN Climate Change conference
TEHRAN – An Iranian delegation has participated in the Pre-COP26 Parliamentary Meeting, which is being held in Rome on October 8-9.
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2021-10-08 17:23
Italy donates 1.2m doses of vaccine to Iran
TEHRAN – Italy has donated 1.2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Iran under the COVAX facility, Ambassador Giuseppe Perrone said on Monday.
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2021-10-08 17:22
Spikogen vaccine licensed for emergency use
TEHRAN – The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency permit for the Iranian-Australian Spikogen vaccine, IRNA reported on Thursday.
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2021-10-08 15:42
IRICA offers new facilities for importers of basic goods
TEHRAN - The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) is offering new facilities for the importers of basic goods in order to facilitate the clearance of such goods from the country’s customs, IRIB reported.
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2021-10-08 15:30
First train of SP phase 14 refinery to go operational soon
TEHRAN - The first train of the phase 14 refinery of Iran’s South Pars complex has been nearly completed and will be put into operation soon, the operator of the phase 14 development project, Mohammad Mehdi Tavasoli-Pour said.
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2021-10-08 15:30
Iran, Armenia confer on establishing new transit routes
TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Transport and Urban Development Minister Kheirollah Khademi has announced an agreement between Iran and Armenia for establishing new transit routes, IRNA reported.
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2021-10-08 15:19
Foolad start Asian Club Volleyball C’ship on high
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foolad Sirjan swept past Rebisco of the Philippines (25-15, 25-22, 25-5) in the 2021 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship on Friday.
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2021-10-08 15:08
TSE’s main index rises 3.5% in a week
TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 3.5 percent in the past Iranian calendar week.
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2021-10-08 14:59
Hezbollah chief calls Iran sincere ally
TEHRAN – Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah told the visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian that “Iran has proven that it is a sincere and loyal ally, and it does to leave alone its friends at difficult times.”
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2021-10-08 12:56
New CBI governor outlines long-term priorities
TEHRAN – The new Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Ali Saleh-Abadi who was appointed to the position on Wednesday has underlined controlling inflation, stabilizing the forex market, and monitoring the banking network as priorities of the bank during his tenure.
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2021-10-08 12:46
Export from East Azarbaijan increases 55% in six months yr/yr
TEHRAN- The value of export from East Azarbaijan province in the northwest of Iran rose 55 percent during the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, a provincial official announced.
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2021-10-08 12:14
Over 127,000 tons of car tires produced in H1
TEHRAN- Iranian tire manufacturers produced 127,666 tons of the product during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22) to register a two-percent drop compared to the same period of time in the past year.
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2021-10-08 11:52
Iran FM: US oral messages, E3 unfulfilled promises not criterion to revive JCPOA
TEHRAN - Neither oral message of the United States nor the European trio’s empty promises are taken seriously in Tehran when it comes to their calls for a mutual return to the historic 2015 nuclear agreement, Iran’s foreign minister said on Thursday.
