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2020-09-22 21:59
Iranian artist shortlisted for 2020 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize
TEHRAN – Iranian artist Afsaneh Modiramani has been announced as one of the finalists for Loewe Foundation’s 2020 Craft Prize.
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2020-09-22 21:58
Iranian desert to play host to environment-friendly car rally
TEHRAN – The barren, scorching Maranjab Desert, situated in central Iran, will be hosting tens of 4WD cars for a rally scheduled to be held on October 1 and 2.
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2020-09-22 21:57
By Mohammad Mazhari
U.S behaving like a bully and has isolated itself: Iran’s ambassador to UK
TEHRAN - Hamid Baeidinejad, Iran’s ambassador to the UK, says the United States is behaving like a bully and this has led to the isolation of the country in the world.
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2020-09-22 21:32
Camping and Caravanning Club to hold open-air exhibit in Tehran
TEHRAN – Iran’s Camping and Caravanning Club is to hold an open-air exhibit at the Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex in Tehran, showcasing over 50 camper vans and other related objects.
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2020-09-22 21:30
Sacred Defense properties eligible for cultural heritage status
TEHRAN – Some 25 immovable properties related to the 1980-1988 Iraqi imposed war, known as the Sacred Defense, have been identified to be eligible for designation as national cultural heritage.
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2020-09-22 20:30
Amusement park in Khuzestan aims to attract Iraqi tourists
TEHRAN – Construction of a large roofed amusement park and recreational center has officially begun in southwestern Khuzestan province aiming to attract Iraqi tourists and travelers.
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2020-09-22 19:30
Millennia-old gold bowl to go on display in Meshkinshahr
TEHRAN – A 3000-year-old gold bowl, which was discovered from illegal diggers almost seven years ago in a village near Meshkinshahr, the northwestern province of Ardebil, will go on display during the next Iranian calendar year 1400 (starts on March 20, 2021).
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2020-09-22 19:00
Studies begin for restoring Iran’s first modern university
TEHRAN – Technical and engineering studies have been commenced on restoring Dar ul-Funun, the first scholastic center of Iran which was established in Tehran in 1851.
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2020-09-22 18:58
Iran increases share of UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities
TEHRAN – Three more Iranian cities, namely Tehran, Isfahan, and Bandar Khamir, have recently joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC).
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2020-09-22 18:55
Hospital beds capacity rises to improve medical system
TEHRAN – Health Minister Saeed Namaki inaugurated 23 health centers, including 201 hospital beds, in Lorestan, Kermanshah, and Khuzestan provinces on Tuesday.
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2020-09-22 18:26
Envoys, Tehran mayor ride bikes to mark Car-Free Day
TEHRAN – Ambassadors of four European countries to Tehran along with the city mayor Pirooz Hanachi hit the streets on Tuesday on the occasion of the World Car-Free Day.
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2020-09-22 18:21
“Reality Is Not What It Seems” at Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – Italian theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli’s book “Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity” has recently been published in Persian in Tehran.
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2020-09-22 18:18
Ken Liu’s “Paper Menagerie and Other Stories” appears in Persian
TEHRAN – “The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories” written by the American author of speculative fiction, Ken Liu, has been published in Persian by Fanus Publications in Tehran.
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2020-09-22 18:15
National mental health week to highlight more investment, access
TEHRAN – The national mental health week will be held on October 9-15 in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and with a focus on “Mental health for all: more investment - more access for all, everywhere”.
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2020-09-22 18:14
Iranian artists join intl. exhibit in Istanbul
TEHRAN – 22 Iranian artists are displaying their artworks in a group art exhibit with the central themes of peace and women at the Luna Art Gallery in Istanbul under the title of “Color of Peace”.
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2020-09-22 18:11
Kenro Izu’s photo collection on view at Steve House in Kashan
TEHRAN – A collection of photos by Kenro Izu, a world-renowned U.S.-based Japanese photographer, is on display in an exhibition at the Steve House in the central Iranian city of Kashan, famous for its rosewater and historical monuments.
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2020-09-22 18:09
Chinese, Iranian calligraphers team up for exhibition “Silk Script”
TEHRAN – Iranian calligrapher Bahman Panahi and the Chinese calligrapher of Islamic scripts, Hajji Noor Deen Mi Guang Jiang, have teamed up to display their latest works in a joint online exhibition.
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2020-09-22 18:00
Iran sympathizes with Lebanon in music video “Restless for Balqis”
TEHRAN – Iran expressed its sympathy with Lebanon on last month’s disastrous blast in Beirut by a music video named “Restless for Balqis”.
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2020-09-22 17:55
Resistance festival opens with tribute to war cinema dead
TEHRAN – The 16th Resistance International Film Festival opened at the Sacred Defense Museum in Tehran on Monday, paying tribute to five cineastes of the Iranian war cinema who have died over the past year.
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2020-09-22 17:48
COVID-19 cases in Iran at all-time high as ‘third wave flares up’
TEHRAN – The new cases of coronavirus in Iran hit an all-time high on Tuesday amid a warning by Health Minister Saeed Namaki that the third wave of the pandemic has just flared up in the country.
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2020-09-22 17:47
Zarif: Iran suffered billions in damages because Trump didn’t like Obama
TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran has suffered billions of dollars in damages because U.S. President Donald Trump did not like his predecessor Barack Obama.
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2020-09-22 17:12
Moscow: Russia-Iran interaction to continue despite surge in U.S. sanctions
Chairman of the Russian Federation Council's Foreign Affairs Committee has said the United States' sanctions activity will not stand in the way of Russia's further cooperation with Iran, Interfax reported on Tuesday.
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2020-09-22 16:19
Tehran: New U.S. sanctions have no practical effect
TEHRAN — The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has responded to the newly-announced U.S. sanctions, saying the move is part of the United States’ psychological war against Iran and will have no effect on the activities of the AEOI.
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2020-09-22 16:11
There would be no limitation on arms deals with Iran by mid-October: Lavrov
TEHRAN – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said there were no limitations on arms deals with Iran right from the start and after mid-October, there would be no limitations whatsoever on arms supplies to and from Iran.
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2020-09-22 16:10
No calm until U.S. leaves the region: top official
TEHRAN - Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of the Expediency Council, has said the Western Asia region will always be tense until the “American terrorists” leave it.
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2020-09-22 15:43
Kabul hosting Iran’s 1st water, electricity specialized exhibition
TEHRAN – Iran’s first specialized exhibition of water and electricity industry was opened in Kabul on Tuesday, the Energy Ministry portal (Paven) reported.
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2020-09-22 15:25
TEDPIX declines nearly 14,000 points on Tuesday
TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), fell 13,965 points to 1.581 million on Tuesday, IRNA reported.
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2020-09-22 15:25
Garments worth $35m exported to 29 countries
TEHRAN – Iranian garment manufacturers exported $35.19 million worth of clothing items to 29 foreign destinations in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-August 21), Mehr News Agency reported, quoting an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
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2020-09-22 14:13
Iranian major railway companies to be listed on stock exchange
TEHRAN – Two of Iran’s biggest railway companies namely Raja Rail Transportation Company and Novin Sanat Raja Company are going through the final stages to be listed on Iran’s over-the-counter (OTC) market, known as Iran Fara Bourse (IFB), an official with RAJA announced.
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2020-09-22 14:11
Iran’s Salehi says IAEA should prove it won’t compromise ‘impartiality, independence and profession
TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Salehi, president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said on Monday that it is essential that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) prove that it will not compromise on its “impartiality, independence and professionalism”.
