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Iranian photographer awarded at China int’l exhibition

Iranian photographer awarded at China int’l exhibition

Works of artists from Focus Photo Club which the only representative of Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique (FIAP) in Iran were accepted in the event.Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique, or FIAP, is an international organization of national associations of photography. More than 85 national associations are members, comprising nearly one …

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Maliki: Iraq on verge of new stability era

Maliki: Iraq on verge of new stability era

In a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi, al-Maliki said Iraq is preparing for holding the upcoming parliamentary elections slated to be held on May 12.He added that Iraq is seeking to put expansion of rendering public services, boosting process of reconstruction and tackling unemployment on its agenda.Masjedi, …

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Iranian Artists Forum to reissue winners of Festival de Cannes

Iranian Artists Forum to reissue winners of Festival de Cannes

Movies to be shown in the event are Abbas Kiarostami's Taste of Cherry (1997), Akira Kurosawa's Kagemusha (1980), Andrzej Wajda's Man of Iron, Mike Leigh's Secrets & Lies (1996), Shohei Imamura's The Eel (1997), Theodoros Angelopoulos' Eternity and a Day (1998), Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne's Rosetta, Nanni Moretti's The …

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Iran Majlis to review foreign currency exchange rates fluctuations

Iran Majlis to review foreign currency exchange rates fluctuations

The session will be held with the attendance of Iranian Economy Minister Masoud Karbasian and Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Valliollah Seif.The currency condition has been in a chaotic situation these days, Iranian MP Nader Qazi Pour said.It has brought about many problems in the society, he added.Qazi …

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Muslim, Arab elites should react against scandal: Majlis Speaker

Muslim, Arab elites should react against scandal: Majlis Speaker

Expressing his sorrow at the Zionists' killing and injuring Palestinians, Ali Larijani urged the inter-parliamentary secretariat of the Islamic countries and the Asian Inter-parliamentary secretariat to stand against the big oppression. The Saudis are planning to recognize the Zionist regime and to actually wipe Palestine off the map or limit …

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Iran's 'Retouch' awarded in Sukhum

Iran's 'Retouch' awarded in Sukhum

Directed by Kaveh Mazaheri, 'Retouch' narrates the story of a young woman whose husband dies before her eyes while she cannot do anything but to witness the unfolding of this tragic event, ifilmtv.ir wrote.The flick competed with films from Abkhazia in addition to those from Russia, Europe and other countries.'Retouch' …

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Trump’s tariff war doomed to failure

Trump’s tariff war doomed to failure

The views expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of IRNA Although the US and China refrain from using the term ‘war’ to describe the status quo in trade relations between the world’s first and second largest economies, the realities demonstrate that …

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Lake Urmia water level increases

Lake Urmia water level increases

Talking to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Head of Eastern Azerbaijan Environmental Protection Department, Hamid Qasemi said the lake's water level has increased since the beginning of the country's water year starting September 23, 2018.He said the previous level was 1,270,031 centimeters, adding the current level hit 1,270,070 centimeters.He …

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US exit from JCPOA to give Iran free hand in its nuclear activities

US exit from JCPOA to give Iran free hand in its nuclear activities

There will remain no reason for Iran to remain committed to its self-imposed restrictions on nuclear activities if the US breaches the deal and leaves it, Hamid Reza Asefi, former Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, told Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).Us President Donald Trump, since taking office in Jan 2017, has …

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“Jaish al-Islam” terrorists use civilians in Douma as human shields

“Jaish al-Islam” terrorists use civilians in Douma as human shields

A military source said in statement to SANA that Jaish al-Islam terrorists are preventing civilians from leaving Douma city as they opened fire on the demonstrators who took to the streets to request the terrorists to leave the city and release the abductees.The source said that 33,345 persons exited Douma …

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