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The memorandum was signed on the sidelines of the meeting of the International Commission on the Great Dams on Saturday, by Ali Noorzad, head of the Faculty of Civil, Engineering of the University of Shahid Beheshti and the head of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Graz, Austria. Exchange …

According to IRNA, Siavash Arjomandzadeh told reporters on Saturday that, following a telephone call from crew members with control tower at Asaluyeh's sea of traffic control on technical problem and severe inundation, the rescue unit was deployed to the area.He went on to say, ”The team deployed 30 minutes after …

Darvag band toured the Slovenian cities of Ljubliana and Maribor as part of Iranian music week that coincided with celebrations of the 40th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution outside the country. Iran’s Ambassador to the Eastern European country, Kazem Shafei, expressed his satisfaction for “having been able to introduce the …

Rona, Azim's Mother was selected as the Afghan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.According to IMDb website, Azim, an afghan refugee, who works at the municipality at night, lives in Tehran along with his family. Being the head of …

Organized by Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO), the four-day event is hosting 660 domestic and 57 companies from 12 countries.Deputy Director of ICHHITO in Ilam Province Judi Kalantari told Iran Daily that Ilam is a virgin tourist attraction which has high potentials in terms of eco-tourism and …

The incident happened at 11:00 PM Iranian local time (03:30 GMT), Mohammad Alishahi Head of Public Relations Department of Iran's Emergency Medical Services told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Friday.He added a medical team was dispatched to the scene. The crash was reportedly caused by mechanical failure and …

According to the country's Seismological Center, the quake occurred at 11:30 hours local time (08:00 GMT.)It was at a depth of 10 km.Head of the province crisis management office Ali-Reza Safa Isini told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) that the quake has caused no damage.1483**1420Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish …

Mesbah Ansari, Head of Foreign Ministry’s Office for Social Development, told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) that the Commission for Social Development session focused on empowerment of people who have been affected by the natural disasters.Attendance of Iran as a member of administration of justice was point of the …

Chancellor of Azad University is now touring Iraq to broaden academic cooperation with the country.Azad University is ready to broaden cultural and academic cooperation with Iraq, Tehranchi said, adding that Iran also minds to ease admission of Iraqi university students. In the meeting, the two sides underlined expansion of academic …

The exhibition was opened by Iraqi President Barham Salih and a number of Iraqi officials and owners of publishing centers, and will continue until February 18. There are 650 publishing houses in addition to two million book titles from different countries.Iran, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and some Arab states of …