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2020-10-20 17:18
35 Iranian universities among world’s top 2,000 by subject
TEHRAN – The Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC) published the results of the ISC World University Rankings 2019, according to which 35 Iranian universities were listed among the world’s top 2,000 in various subjects.
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2020-10-20 17:12
Iranian-made COVID-19 vaccine to enter human trial in early November
TEHRAN – Iran will start testing its homegrown coronavirus vaccine on humans in early November, Health Minister Saeed Namaki said on Tuesday.
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2020-10-20 16:03
Moscow blasts Washington over Iran-related sanctions on Chinese firms
TEHRAN – Russia has blasted the United States for trying to substitute the UN Security Council with regard to Iran, urging the U.S. to stop humiliating itself in such pointless endeavor.
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2020-10-20 15:52
147 idle small-scale mines revived since March 20
TEHRAN – Deputy head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) said on Monday that 147 idle small-scale mines have been put back into operation since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20).
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2020-10-20 15:45
South Pars complex fully prepared for gas supply in winter
TEHRAN – The director of production and operations in Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), which is in charge of developing Iran’s giant South Pars gas field, said all the necessary measures have been taken for the preparation of the complex for sustained supply of gas during the winter.
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2020-10-20 15:41
Iran’s correct policy of not exiting JCPOA has borne fruit, says government
TEHRAN – Iran’s correct policy of not exiting the nuclear agreement has borne fruit, says government spokesman Ali Rabiei.
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2020-10-20 15:41
Iran comprehensively supports Afghan-led peace process: Abdullah
TEHRAN – Abdullah Abdullah, the head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, has said that during his visit to Tehran, he received comprehensive support from Iran for an Afghan-led peace process.
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2020-10-20 15:26
Qatar chosen as centralized venue for 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
TEHRAN - Qatar has been chosen to host remaining Group E matches of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.
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2020-10-20 14:56
Ghalibaf calls for wise measures amid U.S. economic war
TEHRAN – Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagheri Ghalibaf on Monday called for wise political decisions, saying Iran is in a full-blown economic war which demands careful decision-making.
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2020-10-20 14:55
Tehran congratulates Luis Arce on Bolivian presidential election victory
TEHRAN – Iran has congratulated the new president of Bolivia on election victory, expressing the Islamic Republic’s full support for the elected government of Luis Arce.
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2020-10-20 14:55
Tehran, Kiev hold second round of talks on downed Ukrainian plane
TEHRAN – Iran and Ukraine on Monday held the second round of negotiations about the Ukrainian passenger plane which was accidentally shot down on January 8 near the capital Tehran.
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2020-10-20 14:20
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Copper concentrate production hits record high in H1
TEHRAN- Production of copper concentrate in Iran stood at 599,624 tons during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21).
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2020-10-20 14:13
Number of inaugurated mining units in H1 raises 7.7% yr/yr
TEHRAN – Some 309 mining units were inaugurated across Iran during the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21), registering a 7.7 percent increase compared to the figure for the previous year’s same period.
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2020-10-20 12:38
Over $2.8b invested in agricultural mechanization in 7 years
TEHRAN- Head of Iran’s Agricultural Mechanization Development Center (AMDC) announced that 120 trillion rials (about $2.857 billion) of investment has been made for agricultural mechanization in the country since the Iranian calendar year of 1392 (started on March 21, 2013).
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2020-10-20 12:33
2020/21 IPL season likely to be postponed
TEHRAN - The Sports Medicine Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (SMFIRI) has asked Iran’s Football League Organization to postpone the league for six days.
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2020-10-20 12:27
Govt., private sector discuss solutions for export revenue re-injection
TEHRAN - The 99th dialogue council of the government and the private sector was held in Tehran on Monday, in which issues pertaining to the re-injection of export revenues into the country’s forex management system (known as NIMA) was discussed.
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2020-10-20 12:16
Privatization brings govt. over $7.8b in 6 months
TEHRAN - Iran’s Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Farhad Dejpasand has said that transferring the shares of state-owned companies to the private sector has brought the government 330 trillion rials (about $7.85 billion) of income in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21).
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2020-10-20 10:11
Maku free zone exports commodities, services worth $34m in 6 months
TEHRAN- Maku Free Trade and Industrial Zone in northwest Iran has exported commodities and services valued at $34 million during the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21), according to a local official.
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2020-10-20 09:39
‘Blood-red ruby’ being harvested in Hooraman
A farmer in Hooraman, western Kordestan province, shows pomegranates he has just harvested, October 18. Pomegranate, which is dubbed ‘blood-red ruby’, is native to the region and it is expected that five thousand tons of the crop will be harvested this year. Locals process pomegranates into paste, while using peels for producing dyes and medicine.
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2020-10-20 01:00
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2020-10-19 23:10
Greece finalizes plan to build wall on border with Turkey
Greece’s government says it has finalized plans to extend a wall along its northeast border with Turkey, over concerns that migrants may try to stage mass crossings into the European Union country.
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2020-10-19 23:09
U.S. protests: National guard spy plane monitored protests
A peaceful protest in a sleepy and affluent suburb that is home to the head of the California national guard was among four demonstrations monitored by national guard spy planes.
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2020-10-19 23:09
Johnson to ‘resign in spring because his £150,000 salary is too low’
Boris Johnson is reportedly intending to resign next spring because he thinks his salary is too low, Tory MPs have claimed.
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2020-10-19 22:55
White House official met with Syria govt. to ‘secure Americans' release’
The Wall Street Journal says a senior White House official took a rare trip to Syria earlier this year to allegedly help release a number of Americans, who are reportedly held by Damascus.
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2020-10-19 22:53
Iran denies shipping Russian arms out to Armenia
TEHRAN – Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has rebuffed allegations that Iran was siding with Armenia by allowing Russian weapons to pass through its territories to neighboring Armenia.
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2020-10-19 22:52
New Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire jeopardized by shelling reports
A new ceasefire in the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh appeared to be in jeopardy Monday, with ethnic Armenian forces and Azerbaijan accusing each other of renewed shelling.
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2020-10-19 22:51
For Iran, Biden is cut from the same cloth as Trump
Different, but just in details
TEHRAN – As U.S. election debates heat up, so does the speculation over which candidate will be better for Iran. While some foreign commentators claim that a certain candidate would be better for Iran, analysts and officials in Iran say there is no difference between the policies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden toward Iran.
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2020-10-19 22:50
Exit polls signal socialists sweeping back to power in Bolivia with Arce win
Exit polls from Bolivia's presidential election indicate Luis Arce has won the country's presidential election.
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2020-10-19 22:48
PLO leader Saeb Erekat in ‘critical’ condition
Prominent Palestinian leader Saeb Erekat is in a critical condition and his health has deteriorated as he undergoes treatment for COVID-19-related complications, al Jazeera reported.
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2020-10-19 22:47
Permanent handicrafts market to open in Malayer
TEHRAN – A permanent market for handicrafts is planned to be established in the city of Malayer, which was named by the World Crafts Council - Asia Pacific Region (WCC-APR) in January a global hub for woodcarving and carved-wood furniture.
