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2018-10-14 09:05
MP names two possible candidates to replace Akhoundi
TEHRAN – Head of the Majlis Construction Committee has named Mashhad mayor and Tehran deputy mayor as two possible candidates to replace Transport and Urban Development Minister Abbas Akhoundi.
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2018-10-14 09:03
Kashmir shuts down after militant’s killing
Indian-controlled-Kashmir observed a complete shutdown on Friday and Saturday, after PhD scholar-turned-militant Mannan Wani and his associate were killed in an encounter in north Kashmir’s Handwara. The call for shutdown had been given by the separatist leadership.
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2018-10-14 09:03
Afghanistan, Turkmenistan sign energy pact
TEHRAN -The energy ministers of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan signed an agreement to strengthen energy cooperation through the ambitious Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan transmission line, according to reports.
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2018-10-14 09:02
Govt. allots $12m to compensate for flood damages in northern Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian government has earmarked a total budget of 500 billion rials (nearly $12 million) compensating for the losses resulting from floods hitting Mazandaran Province, northern part of the country, IRNA reported on Saturday.
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2018-10-14 08:57
IINEX 2018 hosting 560 companies in Tehran
TEHRAN – Iran’s 18th International Industry Exhibition (IINEX 2018) kicked off at the Tehran Permanent International Fairground on Saturday with participation of 560 Iranian and foreign exhibitors, IRIB reported.
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2018-10-14 01:01
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2018-10-13 22:42
Iran’s heavy crude oil price tops $80 in a week
TEHRAN- Iran’s heavy crude oil price jumped $2.09 in the week ended on October 5 to cross $80 per barrel.
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2018-10-13 22:40
Iran’s exports to U.S. doubles in August yr/yr
TEHRAN- Iran’s exports to the U.S. in August hit $7.1 million doubled from $3.6 million in August 2017, according to the latest data released by the United States Census Bureau.
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2018-10-13 22:39
Rare earthenware excavated in Alborz province
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has recently unearthed rare earthenware objects during a demarcation project, which was held at the Imamzadeh-Qasem hilltop in Alborz province.
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2018-10-13 22:38
“Mothers on wheels” rally traverses Iran on way to London
TEHRAN – “Mothers on Wheels”, a group of four Indian travelers, have traversed Iran on their journey towards London, CHTN reported.
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2018-10-13 22:36
New CHHTO deputy director appointed
TEHRAN – The director of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has installed Vali Teymouri as his deputy for tourism affairs, ISNA reported on Friday.
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2018-10-13 22:35
Row over CFT is not good: MP
TEHRAN - Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Chairman Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh has said that a continued struggle over the CFT, a legislation to combat financing of terrorism, is not good.
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2018-10-13 22:27
Senior Iranian diplomat meets Abdullah in Tajikistan
TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy foreign minister on Saturday met with Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
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2018-10-13 22:21
Iranian, Chinese diplomats hold talks
TEHRAN - Kazem Gharib Abadi, Iran’s representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, and Ambassador Wang Qun, China’s permanent representative to the UN (Vienna), held a meeting on Friday discussing expansion of relations.
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2018-10-13 22:12
‘CPEC imposing no burden on Pakistan’
TEHRAN -Dismissing reports in Western media as “incorrect”, based on “distorted facts and one-sided opinion”, Pakistan has said that it opted for Chinese investment under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) due to the favorable financing arrangements.
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2018-10-13 22:09
India elected to UN HR Council
TEHRAN - India was elected to the influential UN Human Rights Council with the highest number of votes by the UN General Assembly on Friday with a vow to combat intolerance.
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2018-10-13 22:07
India engages with allies over U.S. threats on Iranian oil imports
TEHRAN - While the suspense continues over whether India will import oil from Iran after November, according to reports India has been engaging with allies in European Union (EU) over the issue.
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2018-10-13 22:04
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
MeToo movement grips India, Minister among those in the line of fire
TEHRAN - India has got its own Harvey Weinstein moment with a number of female journalists breaking their silence and accusing a journalist-turned-politician of sexual harassment.
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2018/10/13
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Muslim women reclaiming their narrative
TEHRAN - What is the status of women in Islam? Does Islam give equal rights to women? Are women in the Islamic republics subjugated and oppressed? What actually does Holy Quran say about women’s rights and women’s empowerment?
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2018-10-13 21:59
ICMM Pan Asia-Pacific Regional Congress underway in Tehran
TEHRAN – The 4th International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM) Pan Asia-Pacific Regional Congress is being held in Tehran on October 13-16, Fars reported on Saturday.
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2018-10-13 21:56
‘Reducing waste generation, segregation at source crucial in waste management’
TEHRAN – While reduction of waste generation and separation of waste at source are the two major processes in waste management, in Iran the focus is mainly on the last phase of waste management which is waste disposal, head of soil and water office at the Department of Environment (DOE) has said.
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2018-10-13 21:53
Hamedan to host travel, handicrafts startups
TEHRAN – Hamedan will play host to an expo of travel and handicrafts startups in November concurrent with the 40th World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Plenary Session of the Affiliate Members.
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2018-10-13 21:49
Britain committed to economic ties with Iran under JCPOA framework: ambassador
TEHRAN – Britain is fully committed to its economic ties with Iran under the framework of the Joint Comprehension Plan of Action (JCPOA), the portal of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) reported on Saturday quoting the British Ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire.
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2018-10-13 21:46
‘Economic ties between Iran, China still growing despite U.S. threats’
TEHRAN- Economic relations between Iran and China are still growing despite the pressures and threats from the U.S., Chinese Customs spokesman Li Kuiwen told IRNA on Saturday.
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2018-10-13 21:43
Non-oil exports to Europe grows above 26% in 6 months
TEHRAN- Iran’s non-oil exports to Europe during the first half of the present Iranian calendar year 1397 (March 21- September 22) increased by 112.9 percent in terms of weight and 26.33 percent in terms of value, IRNA reported according to the latest data released by Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
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2018-10-13 20:45
‘Military men are people’s sanctuary in difficult times’
TEHRAN - Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said on Saturday that military men can be the “people’s sanctuary” in difficult time.
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2018-10-13 20:40
‘CFT approval will boost Iran’s economic interaction’
TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament on October 7 ratified a global convention to cut off terror financing, a move that Reza Kami, chairman of the Iran-Turkey Joint Chamber of Commerce, says will improve Iran’s international image and facilitate Iran’s economic interaction with the outside world.
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2018-10-13 20:36
Pakistani figure suggests formation of coordination committee to facilitate Arbaeen pilgrimage
TEHRAN – A Pakistani political leader has suggested formation a coordination committee between Iran, Pakistan and Iraq to facilitate visit of Pakistani pilgrims to holy places in Iraq during Arbaeen.
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2018-10-13 20:33
Iran’s situation will improve after Nov. 4 sanctions: Zibakalam
TEHRAN – A renowned political science professor at the University of Tehran thinks Iran’s situation will improve after November 4, when the new U.S. sanctions against Iran are scheduled to come into force.
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2018-10-13 20:31
‘Documents seized show certain Arab states back separatist terror group in Iran’
TEHRAN – Members of a separatist terrorist group have been killed in Kermanshah by Iran’s security forces, Intelligence Ministry said in a statement on Saturday, ISNA reported.