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2019-11-03 20:13
A wild, remote adventure to tour Iran’s giant dunes
TEHRAN – Shahdad, a major part of the UNESCO-registered Lut desert, has long been a destination for adventurers, nature lovers, off-roaders and trekkers.
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2019-10-06 00:31
Defense official: Iran resolved to indigenize metrology technology in ten years
TEHRAN – The Iranian Defense Ministry is determined to indigenize metrology technology within the framework of a ten-year plan, Deputy Defense Minister Qassem Taqizadeh announced on Saturday.
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2019-08-06 20:56
UNESCO-tagged Lut Desert draws 5,000 foreign visitors a year
TEHRAN – Over 5,000 foreign sightseers visited the UNESCO-registered Lut Desert in the barren heartland of Iran during the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20, 2019).
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2019-02-13 22:01
India, China leading global greening effort: NASA
TEHRAN - India and China, the two fastest growing economies of the world, are also leading the global greening effort, contrary to the general perception worldwide, according to a latest NASA report.
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2018-09-24 23:37
Hottest place on earth: Iran to hold ultramarathon to promote tourism
TEHRAN – A number of national and international runners will compete in the 3rd Iranian Silk Road Ultramarathon to be held across Iran’s UNESCO-registered Lut Desert, known as one of the hottest places on earth.
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2018-08-09 09:43
Lut Desert’s World Heritage base renovated
TEHRAN – A refurbishment project has been recently completed on the World Heritage base of Iran’s UNESCO-registered Lut Desert in a bid to encourage tourism, IRNA reported.
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2017-08-22 20:05
NASA astronaut: Iran attained sophisticated rocket
A former NASA astronaut has described Iran’s most recent satellite-carrying rocket launch as a significant technological achievement.
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2017-07-15 17:52
Dignitaries grieve death of math genius Maryam Mirzakhani
TEHRAN — Senior scientific and political figures have expressed condolences on the sad demise of Maryam Mirzakhani, the genius Iranian mathematician who died of breast cancer on Saturday.
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2017-07-15 13:10
Iranian math genius, Fields Medal winner Mirzakhani passes away
TEHRAN — Maryam Mirzakhani, the Iranian genius mathematician and the first-ever female winner of the prestigious Fields Medal prize, died of breast cancer at a hospital in U.S. on Saturday.
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2017-06-17 10:17
NASA picks Iranian-American as astronaut candidate
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has picked Iranian-American Jasmin Moghbeli as one of 12 astronaut candidates for the Class of 2017.
