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Iran's Chabahar Port to be regional transportation hub: Minister

Iran's Chabahar Port to be regional transportation hub: Minister

'Chabahar Port is promising for the countries neighboring Iran in terms of transportation of goods, and it can prompt development and economic boom in the region,' Abbas Akhoundi said in the opening ceremony of the first phase of Shahid Beheshti Port in the southeastern Iranian city of Chabahar.The first phase …

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Iranian taekwondoka snatches silver in Grand Prix Final

Iranian taekwondoka snatches silver in Grand Prix Final

In the -58 weight category, Iranian Farzan Ashouri defeated world-class athletes, English Max Carter, Australian Safwan Khalil and Russian Mikhael Artamonov, but lost the match to the Olympics medalist South Korean athlete, Tae-hun Kim on Saturday. The 2017 Taekwondo Grand Prix was held in Moscow, Russia (August 4–6); Rabat, Morocco …

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2017 Mustafa Prize winners announced

2017 Mustafa Prize winners announced

Mohammad Amin Shokrollahi, (born 1964, Iran) a Professor of Math and Computer Science who has worked on a variety of topics, including coding theory and algebraic complexity theory and Sami Erol Gelenbe, (born 1945, Turkey) a computer scientist, electronic engineer and applied mathematician at Imperial College, London, UK, won the …

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Chabahar FTZ port politically, economically strategic: Pres. Rouhani

Chabahar FTZ port politically, economically strategic: Pres. Rouhani

Other corridors in the country connect the south to the north and lie on the Persian Gulf, but Shahid Beheshti Port is very important because it is a connection to the ocean, he said inaugurating the port.The first phase of Shahid Beheshti Port in Sistan-Baluchestan Proivince in the far southeast …

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Iran Kurash wrestlers bag 1 silver, 1 bronze

Iran Kurash wrestlers bag 1 silver, 1 bronze

Qambar-Ali Qambari defeated athletes from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, and was then defeated by the other Uzbek athlete to finish second.Behzad Vahdani defeated athletes from Uzbekistan and South Korea and lost the match to the Kazakh athlete and won the bronze medal. Kurash that is attracting millions of people round the …

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JCPOA necessary for current economic conditions: Iran speaker

JCPOA necessary for current economic conditions: Iran speaker

'This way was chosen carefully and accurately,' Ali Larijani said in a live TV program broadcast on Saturday evening.Although the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has not led to solving all problems, it settled many of them, he said.Countries like the US and Israel have vainly tried to violate …

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Quake rocks southeastern Iran, again

Quake rocks southeastern Iran, again

According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the tremor occurred at 6:17 hours local time (2:37 GMT) in an area located at 30.74 degrees latitude and 57.29 degrees longitude and in the depth of 9 kilometers.The epicenter of the quake was registered at 28 km …

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President Rouhani in Chabahar to open Chabahar port

President Rouhani in Chabahar to open Chabahar port

Deputy Governor of Sistan-Baluchestan Ayyoub Darvishi told Islamic Repubic News Agency (IRNA) that the president will open the first phase of Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar during a ceremony that will be attended by local and foreign guests.The port will be capable to carry out all portal operations of container …

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Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on December 3

Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on December 3

**IRAN NEWS - Iran, S. Korea sign €720m deal over railbuses- Chemical arsenal threat to global peace, security- Mogherini: Negotiating Iran deal not possible**IRAN DAILY- Rouhani: Iran favors secure, powerful region- Sources: Kushner was the ‘very senior’ transition member mentioned in court filing- Iran, India FMs meet ahead of Chabahar …

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Mattis to repeat 'do more' in Pakistan visit: Ex envoy

Mattis to repeat 'do more' in Pakistan visit: Ex envoy

In an interview with IRNA, former Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan, Rustam Shah Mohmand added that according to the US, Pakistan is not doing enough to eliminate Haqqani terrorist network from its soil which the latter has strongly rejected. US Defense Secretary is expected to arrive in Pakistan on Monday. He …

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