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Six Iranian sailors rescued in Hormuzgan waters

Six Iranian sailors rescued in Hormuzgan waters

Manager of port bureau and Kish Maritime Ahmad Shahriari said on Sunday that a cargo dhow in Hormuzgan waters near coral island was about to sink in the deep waters, but due to the timely measures of rescue team all were rescued at the earliest.The Iranian cargo dhow was carrying …

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Saudis' reliance on US not to benefit them: Speaker advisor

Saudis' reliance on US not to benefit them: Speaker advisor

He made the remarks in a meeting with Hamas Representative in Tehran Khaled Ghadoumi.The official conveyed Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani's congratulatory message for election of Ismail Haniyeh as head of Hamas political office.Amir-Abdollahian declared continuation of Iran's support for the Palestinian nation.Unity of Palestinian groups and the resistance is …

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Iran ranks 3rd in 2017 Asian Judo Championships

Iran ranks 3rd in 2017 Asian Judo Championships

242 judokas from 28 countries were present in the competitions which opened in Hong Kong on Friday. Iran defeated Pakistan 4-1 in its first game of the tournament, however, it was defeated by heavyweight Japan in the second game. Despite the defeat against Japan, it still had the chance to …

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Iran to launch 1st sensor-operational satellite next year

Iran to launch 1st sensor-operational satellite next year

Haddadpour said that “Soha” satellite will be launched to promote Iran Space Research Center laboratory, emphasized in the six development plan.He underlined elevation of laboratory capabilities of Iran in a way that it will be able to support bigger satellites weighing 1 tons.Iran has now acquired the know-how of designing …

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Minister of Culture congratulates musician for Asian Award

Minister of Culture congratulates musician for Asian Award

In the message, Salehi Amiri wrote “I sincerely congratulate your success in receiving Asian World Music Award'.The culture minister added that Alizadeh's works played an excellent role in introducing Iran's rich culture and civilization and also was voicing peace and friendship.Salehi Amiri wished success and health for master Alizadeh.South Korean …

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Kuwait consults Iran, Islamic states for UNSC membership

Kuwait consults Iran, Islamic states for UNSC membership

Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah in a meeting with a number of foreign ambassadors residing in Kuwait, including Iran’s Ambassador Alireza Enayati, called for their countries’ support for membership of Kuwait in the UN Security Council.Currently, Kuwait is member of the UN Human Rights Council and has been …

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Kuwait broadens economic cooperation with Iran

Kuwait broadens economic cooperation with Iran

Kuwait is to turn some very important islands to economic hubs to increase volume of imports and exports from the country mainly with Iran and Iraq via joint water borders, the minister said.Kuwait’s government is to invest over $ 100 billion in those areas and have initiated talks with the …

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Ebtekar: 70 percent of dust storms originate from abroad

Ebtekar: 70 percent of dust storms originate from abroad

Ebtekar called for proper interaction with other countries as well as domestic planning to control it.'The government has put the issue on its agenda and they try to interact with the neighboring states to help remove the problem,' she said. Ebtekar said that there are eight million hectares centers of …

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Vetting bodies verify results of city council election in Tehran

Vetting bodies verify results of city council election in Tehran

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Alireza Rahimi, the director of the supreme council for overseeing Tehran province's council election said on Sunday that 190 election complaints have been received, but all of them were rejected after investigation.Most of the election complaints were from the Khedmat (Service) list.President-elect Hassan Rouhani's allies …

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