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Yesterday 22:46
By Mohammad Mazhari
Extremists exploit religious tensions to achieve parochial goals: South African scholar
“Violent extremism is a transnational challenge”
TEHRAN - A South African scholar believes that inter and intra-religious tensions help extremist groups to exploit the situation and attract the youth to advance their narrow-minded goals.
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Yesterday 22:43
Israel must be held accountable for assassinating Iranian nuclear scientist: ambassador
TEHRAN – There is evidence suggesting that Israel was behind the assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and that Israel should be held accountable for the crime, Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to international organizations in Vienna, has said.
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Yesterday 22:42
Futile rhetoric
TEHRAN – Israeli officials have ramped up their belligerent rhetoric against Iran in a concerted effort to obstruct any détente between Iran and the West.
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Yesterday 22:40
Iranian president declares travel ban for ‘red’, ‘orange’ zones to combat new COVID-19 variant
TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday declared new travel bans for cities situated in the “red” and “orange” zones to combat the new COVID-19 variant.
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Yesterday 22:39
Lion and rhino fossils discovered in Neanderthal cave western Iran
TEHRAN – Fossils of a rhino and a lion as well as remnants of Neanderthal tools have been discovered in Wezmeh cave, western Iran.
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Yesterday 22:38
Photo exhibit features ancient Iranian windmills
TEHRAN – A photo exhibition, featuring arrays of ancient Iranian windmills, is currently underway at Khorasan Great Museum, which is located in the holy city of Mashhad, northeast of the country.
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Yesterday 22:38
Iran seeking UNESCO tag for exquisite mountain lake
TEHRAN – Iran is preparing a comprehensive dossier for Lake Gahar to be submitted to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in near future, ISNA reported Saturday.
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Yesterday 22:35
Mudbrick caravanserai one step closer to become national heritage
TEHRAN – The ruined Khosroshah Caravanserai, a Safavid-era (1501–1736) roadside inn located near Tabriz, northwestern Iran, will soon be assessed to possibly be added to the national cultural heritage list in order to receive more care and protection.
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Yesterday 22:33
Pigeon tower in central Iran undergoes urgent restoration
TEHRAN - A three-story pigeon tower, where droppings were once collected as fertilizer centuries ago, has undergone some rehabilitation works in Tondaran village of Isfahan province.
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Yesterday 20:20
Iran judo chief Miresmaeili hospitalized after heart attack
TEHRAN – Head of Iran judo federation Arash Miresmaeli has been hospitalized after suffering a heart attack on Saturday.
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Yesterday 19:53
IPL: Sepahan thrash Aluminum, Persepolis held by Sanat Naft
TEHRAN – Sepahan battered Aluminum 6-1 in Matchday 17 of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Saturday.
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Yesterday 19:24
Franklin Foer’s “World without Mind” comes to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Franklin Foer’s “World without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech” has recently been published by Ruz-e Hashtom Publications.
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Yesterday 19:22
Tombak virtuoso Pezhham Akhavass to join international musicians on U.S. tour
TEHRAN – Iranian tombak virtuoso Pezhham Akhavass, who is also skilful in other percussion instruments, will join two international masters of percussion on a U.S. tour beginning in April.
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Yesterday 19:17
“The Recess” star Mojan Kordi receives nomination at Living Skies festival
TEHRAN – Mojan Kordi, the star of the short drama “The Recess” directed by Navid Nikkhah-Azad, has been nominated for the best performance award at the 33rd Living Skies Student Film Festival in Canada.
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Yesterday 19:13
“The Tempest” to hit Tehran theater with modern look
TEHRAN – Iranian director Mostafa Kushki plans to stage William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” with a modern view on the tragicomedy in Tehran.
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Yesterday 19:04
Iran displays latest offerings at New Delhi World Book Fair
TEHRAN – The Iran Book and Literature House is taking part in the New Delhi World Book Fair, which opened Saturday.
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Yesterday 19:02
Ukrainian envoy invites Iranian troupe to perform “Holodomor” in Kiev
TEHRAN – Serhii Burdyliak, Ukraine’s ambassador to Iran, has invited Iran’s Seganeh Troupe to perform their play “Holodomor” in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.
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Yesterday 18:57
17 Iranian books picked for Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava 2021
TEHRAN – Seventeen books by Iranian illustrators have been selected for the Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), which will be held in the capital of Slovakia from October 15, 2021 to January 9, 2022.
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Yesterday 18:41
Rouhani opens miniature theme park near capital Tehran
TEHRAN- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday inaugurated a miniature theme park via a video conference. Named ‘Little Iran’, the park is situated near the capital Tehran, in Alborz province.
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Yesterday 18:41
Iranian politician: General Soleimani made Iraq safe for Pope visit
TEHRAN - Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the special advisor to the Iranian Parliament speaker for international affairs, says Pope Francis would not have been able to visit Iraq safely if it had not been for the sacrifices of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and his companions in the fight against ISIS, according to Press TV.
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Yesterday 17:46
A difficult task ahead of Esteghlal
TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team will continue the rest of the Iran Professional league (IPL) season with Farhad Majidi but the team will have a difficult task to end their eight-year title drought.
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Yesterday 17:40
Ulyanov describes U.S. readiness to rejoin JCPOA as a pragmatic move
TEHRAN - Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations, including the IAEA, in Vienna, has said the United States’ willingness to return to the original Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, known as the Iran nuclear deal), is a pragmatic and right approach, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported on Friday.
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Yesterday 17:39
Tehran dismisses Arab League’s allegations regarding Iranian islands
TEHRAN - Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, on Friday rejected as groundless the accusations that four Arab League states have raised against the Iranian-owned islands in the Persian Gulf.
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Yesterday 17:36
Fake negative tests of Iraqis spreading mutant COVID-19 in Iran
TEHRAN – Fake negative COVID-19 test certificates of Iraqi passengers is the major cause of UK variant spread in Iran, Masoud Mardani, member of the scientific committee of the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control has said.
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Yesterday 17:22
Charity foundation opens 100 eco-schools, 350 mosques
TEHRAN – Barekat Charity Foundation, affiliated to Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, inaugurated 100 nature-friendly schools, 350 mosques, and cultural centers across the country on Saturday.
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Yesterday 17:20
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Unique trees of Iran: important plant genetic resources
TEHRAN – Trees are one of the most important plant genetic resources, in addition to the indescribable beauty they give to natural landscapes. Iran is also rich with different species of trees, but the oldest of which are cypress and sycamore.
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Yesterday 17:02
Irish foreign minister set to meet Iranian president to discuss JCPOA
TEHRAN - Simon Coveney, the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, is travelling to Tehran on Saturday to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for discussions on the stalled nuclear deal between Iran and the EU and the countries of the UN Security Council, according to the Irish Times.
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Yesterday 15:59
Water, electricity projects worth over $92m inaugurated in central Iran
TEHRAN - Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian inaugurated four major water and electricity projects valued at 3.9 trillion rials (about $92.8 million) in Yazd province, central Iran, on Tuesday.
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Yesterday 15:27
TEDPIX loses 8,000 points on Saturday
TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), dropped 8,172 points to 1.169 million on Saturday (first day of Iranian calendar week).
