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UN: Daesh days numbered but tough fight ahead

UN: Daesh days numbered but tough fight ahead

However, he warned that a tough fight lies ahead as Iraqi security forces advance towards western Mosul and urging robust international support for post-conflict recovery.“This steady progress should not conceal that fighting has been and will be a massive challenge, in particular inside the old city in western Mosul,” the …

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Iran’s drugs exports hundredfold in 15 years

Iran’s drugs exports hundredfold in 15 years

Rasoul Dinarvand made the remarks in a ceremony held on Sunday to unveil Iranian made drug for quitting smoking called ‘Varenicline’.“We aim at developing pharmaceutical industry while some $ 3b dollars of different kinds of drugs are being produced domestically and drugs worth $ 1b are being imported,” he said.“Drugs …

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Certain countries worried about weakening of terrorists in Syria: SNSC Secretary

Certain countries worried about weakening of terrorists in Syria: SNSC Secretary

Shamkhani made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Russian President's Special Envoy for Syrian Affairs Alexander Lavrentiev.Touching upon certain countries’ worries about Iran-Russia-Turkey trilateral initiatives on Syria, Shamkhani hailed Tehran-Moscow positive cooperation for holding the Astana meeting on Syria.He added that the Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to …

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Iranian tennis players rank 1st, 2nd in Kish Tennis Tournament

Iranian tennis players rank 1st, 2nd in Kish Tennis Tournament

In boys division of singles final stage, Iranian athlete Mohammad Mirzaie was defeated by Turkish rival (6-2, 6-4) and ranked 2nd.Sina Moghimi from Iran and his Uzbek rival jointly stood on the third place.In boys doubles, Uzbek team overpowered Iran 2-1 and Iran ranked second.In girls singles, Sadaf Sadeq Vaziri …

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Iranian, Italian archeologists to reconstruct Burnt City

Iranian, Italian archeologists to reconstruct Burnt City

RICHT Public Relations Office quoted Iranian head of the joint project Hossein Moradi as saying the first season of interdisciplinary studies and review of the precinct and privacy of the Burnt City has been launched in cooperation with of the Italian group under the supervision of Enrico Ascalone from Salento …

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Iranian academics react to Trump’s visa ban, call for wise policy

Iranian academics react to Trump’s visa ban, call for wise policy

Seventy-two faculty members of Sharif University of Technology, in a recent open letter to President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, have called for a different reaction by the Iranian government in the face of the unfair discrimination leveled against the Iranian citizens and the Iranian nationals living …

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Iran no longer after sole acquisition of petchem knowhow: Official

Iran no longer after sole acquisition of petchem knowhow: Official

“We are after indigenizing the technology acquired for our petrochemical industries, and we are not at all looking for to solely acquire foreign technologies,” Qanbari said.He said that to do this the Iranian petrochemical companies have entered talks and signed memorandums of understanding with international petrochemical research companies in other …

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Zarif says Iran will grant visa to American wrestlers

Zarif says Iran will grant visa to American wrestlers

Iran will do so after an American judge suspended the visa ban imposed by the US President Donald Trump on seven Muslim countries including Iran and also due to the requests from the International Wrestling Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation, Zarif said.'Following the court ruling suspending …

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Iran, Lebanon agree to develop tourism cooperation

Iran, Lebanon agree to develop tourism cooperation

According to Lebanese media, the meeting was held on the verge of Lebanese Minister’s upcoming trip to Iran.Both sides agreed to develop cooperation between Lebanon Tourism Syndicate and Tehran Hotels and Hotel Apartments Union.Lebanese Tourism Ministry also agreed to contribute Lebanese tourists’ travel to Iran.Ways to take advantage of Lebanese …

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Iranian male fencer bags silver medal in World Cup

Iranian male fencer bags silver medal in World Cup

“Abedini overpowered Korean rival 15-14 in semi-final stage,” Iran Fencing Federation reported.In the final stage, he was defeated by Hungarian fencer 15-12 and ranked second in the international tornament.Abedini presented his medal to martyred firefighters of Tehran Plasco inferno.World Cup Padova 2017 Competitions will be wrapped up today.Plasco Trade Center, …

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