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2019-05-22 19:27
ICT ministry inaugurates projects worth $43 million
TEHRAN – Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister Seyyed Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi inaugurated four projects valued at 1.840 trillion rials (about $43 million) in northwestern West Azarbaijan province on Tuesday, IRNA reported.
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2019-05-22 19:27
Yemeni drone attack targets jet hangars at Saudi airport
TEHRAN- Yemeni armed forces have launched another retaliatory drone strike against an airport in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern Najran region, this time targeting hangars housing the regime’s warplanes.
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2019-05-22 19:25
TEDPIX gains 10,700 points in a month
TEHRAN- Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)’s main index (TEDPIX) increased 10,700 points or 5.24 percent to 215,092 during the past Iranian calendar month of Ordibehesht (April 21-May 21), Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday.
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2019-05-22 19:23
Remnants of Egyptian fortress once conquered by Achaemenid Persians discovered
TEHRAN – Archaeologists in Egypt have found vestiges of a prehistorical fortress, which was once conquered by Achaemenid Persians during their expedition to the country, IRNA reported on Tuesday.
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2019-05-22 19:21
10th round of oil offering at IRENEX ends with no sales
TEHRAN – The 10th round of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)’s light crude oil offerings at Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX) ended on Tuesday with no sales, ILNA reported.
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2019-05-22 19:20
Annual exports from Hormozgan Province at $16.5b
TEHRAN- Commodities worth $16.5 billion were exported from Hormozgan Province in south of Iran during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20, 2019), head of the province’s Industry, Mining and Trade Department announced.
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2019-05-22 19:13
Tehran rebuffs Ottawa’s anti-Iran remarks
TEHRAN – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed recent allegations by Canada against Iran and its regional influence.
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2019-05-22 19:13
Iran says its commitment to JCPOA will be commensurate to France’s
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said on Tuesday that Iran is ready to implement the 2015 nuclear deal commensurate to what France and its European partners have been doing.
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2019-05-22 19:12
Rouhani: U.S. fighting 82 million Iranians, not just government
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani late on Tuesday denounced the U.S. sanctions campaign against Iran, saying Washington is “fighting” 82 Iranians not just the Iranian government.
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2019-05-22 19:10
OIC should not be a platform for division: Iranian diplomat
TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Gholam Hossein Dehghani said on Tuesday that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation should be a platform for promoting unity rather than division.
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2019-05-22 19:08
Middle East leads global tourism arrivals growth in Q1
TEHRAN – The Middle East tops international arrivals over the first quarter of 2019, with an eight percent growth year on year, according to the latest issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer from the World Tourism Organization.
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2019-05-22 19:05
Hillary Clinton suggests talks with Iran
TEHRAN – Former U.S. state secretary and former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has suggested that the U.S. should engage in diplomacy with Iran instead of threats of force, which U.S. President Donald Trump likes to resort to.
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2019-05-22 19:03
Corruption in country is cross-partisan: top judge
TEHRAN - Iran’s Judiciary chief Hojatoleslam Ebrahim Raisi has said that corruption in the country is a cross-partisan matter, “not specifically characteristic of one party or faction.”
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2019-05-22 18:58
Hundreds gather on sculptural bridge for Ramadan meal
Large numbers of the faithful gather for a communal iftar meal served on Tehran’s Tabiat Bridge, a multilevel, sculptural pedestrian pathway, on May 21, 2019.
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2019-05-22 18:55
Nanotechnology sector ready lend a hand to sports
TEHRAN – Iran’s nanotechnology industry has the potential to meet demands of sports organizations and help them deal with challenges, IRNA reported on Monday.
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2019-05-22 18:54
“Curse of the Starving Class” to go on stage in Tehran
TEHRAN – Iranian director and actor Ashkan Khatibi plans to stage prominent American playwright Sam Shepard’s play “Curse of the Starving Class” at Tehran’s Iranshahr Theater Complex on June 17.
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2019-05-22 18:53
119 gas supply projects inaugurated, commissioned by Rouhani
TEHRAN – Following the visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to West Azarbaijan Province, 119 gas supply projects worth about $14.8 million were started or inaugurated across the province, Shana reported on Wednesday.
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2019-05-22 18:52
Radio Iran honors storyteller Maryam Nashiba
TEHRAN – Radio Iran honored Maryam Nashiba, the veteran storyteller who has been telling bedtime stories for kids on the radio program “Good Night Kids” since 1990, for her lifetime achievements during a special ceremony in Tehran on Tuesday.
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2019-05-22 18:49
Book on history of dentistry in Iran published
TEHRAN – A book that chronicles the history of the field of dentistry in Iran has recently been published by Dandaneh Publications in Tehran.
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2019-05-22 18:49
Iran, Indonesia ink MOU to enhance health co-op
TEHRAN – Iranian Health Minister Saeid Namaki and his Indonesian counterpart Nila Moeloek have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand cooperation in the health sector, IRNA reported on Wednesday.
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2019-05-22 18:47
Iranologist Emiko Okada’s “Word Country Iran and I” published in Japan
TEHRAN – Japanese Iranologist Emiko Okada’s latest book “Word Country Iran and I” has recently been published in Japan, publisher Heibonsha has announced.
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2019-05-22 18:46
Iran, Iraq discuss plan to make film on Daesh
TEHRAN – Iran’s cultural attaché in Iraq Gholamreza Abazari and Iraq’s Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Abdulameer al-Hamdani met in Baghdad on Tuesday to discuss a plan to make a movie on Daesh, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Wednesday.
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2019-05-22 18:45
Animated movie to unfold tragedy of Sardasht chemical attack
TEHRAN – Iranian director Pejman Alipur is making an animated movie that is about Iraq’s chemical attack on the Iranian town of Sardasht in 1987.
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2019-05-22 18:41
Putin, Merkel and Macron discuss nuclear deal, cooperation with Iran
TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation on Tuesday discussing ways to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal and continuing economic and trade cooperation with Iran.
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2019-05-22 18:38
Former diplomat says an Iran-U.S. war is unlikely
TEHRAN – The former Iranian Ambassador to Iraq, Hassan Danaeefar, has said that a war between Iran and the U.S. is unlikely, however, it is essential to monitor the enemies’ behavior.
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2019-05-22 18:37
Mining sector in Iran needs €18b investment: IMIDRO
TEHRAN – The head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) said the country’s mining sector currently requires 18 billion euros of investment, IRNA reported.
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2019-05-22 18:33
Iran won’t negotiate about changes to JCPOA, EC member says
TEHRAN – A member of the Expediency Council has said Iran will not enter negotiations which aim to make changes to the text of the 2015 nuclear pact, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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2019-05-22 18:30
Zarif set to depart Tehran for Islamabad on Thursday
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is set to visit Pakistan on Thursday, a trip aimed to step up diplomatic contacts with Asian countries.
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2019-05-22 17:58
Iran announce squad for FIVB Volleyball Nations League Week 1
TEHRAN – Iran volleyball head coach Igor Kolakovic has announced Team Melli roster for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League Week 1.
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2019-05-22 16:37
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
All the buzz about bees
TEHRAN — Bees are very important for food security, preventing from hunger, and preserving the diverse ecosystem, and are indispensable to economic, social and, environmental issues.
