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13 universities of Iran among top global universities

13 universities of Iran among top global universities

'ShanghaiRanking Consultancy is one the leading global rankings whose results are released by Shanghai Xiaoteng University. In 2018 global rankings, two U.S universities of Harvard and Stanford and Cambridge of UK ranked first to third respectively', Dehghani noted.ISC caretaker stated,'ShanghaiRanking is one the three authentic systems on international stage. Quality …

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Mazandaran non-oil export rises 14%

Mazandaran non-oil export rises 14%

'In the first quarter of the current Iranian year (beginning on March 21, 2018) about 230 million dollars of goods have been exported to other countries of which 150 million dollars were exported from three customs of the province, ' Mohajer noted.Elaborating that the growth in Mazdndaran Province exports in …

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PTI leader Asad Qaiser elected Speaker of Pakistani parliament

PTI leader Asad Qaiser elected Speaker of Pakistani parliament

Qaiser bagged 176 votes while his opponent Syed Khursheed Shah, the joint candidate of the opposition received 146. The voting for the Speaker was done through secret ballot during a session chaired by outgoing Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. Announcing the results Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said total 330 votes were polled …

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Iran defeats Malaysia in handball

Iran defeats Malaysia in handball

The opening ceremony of the event will be held on August 18, but football, basketball, handball and water polo competition will get underway sooner.Iranian handball team is in the same group with Malaysia and Qatar.Qatar overpowered Malaysia 64-11.After defeating Malaysia, Iranian squad is now in the second place.The Asian Games, …

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Iran, Armenia to broaden nano-technology ties

Iran, Armenia to broaden nano-technology ties

The scientific and academic cooperation between Iran and Armenia has experienced significant progress over the past three years, Sajjadi said.Referring to the big strides taken by Iran in the nano-technology field, he said the country placed fourth on the global nano-technology ranking.Emphasizing the importance of implementing the Memorandum of Understanding …

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Iran, Russia to expand IT cooperation

Iran, Russia to expand IT cooperation

Iran's Mehdi Sanaei and Alexey Volin also discussed the Caspian Sea media conference expected to be held on September 19 in Astrakhan, Russia and other media-related conferences.The meeting can be considered as the follow-up of the fourteenths meeting of the joint committee of Russia-Iran cooperation.The first session of the meeting …

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Iraqi lawmaker urges exemption from US anti-Iran sanctions

Iraqi lawmaker urges exemption from US anti-Iran sanctions

Abdulbari Zebari, former chairman of the Iraqi parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, told media that Iraq is currently busy with the issue of forming the new cabinet so it is not able to play the role of a mediator for reducing tensions between Iran and the US, but it can ask …

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Ukraine calls for more food cooperation with Iran

Ukraine calls for more food cooperation with Iran

Maxim Martynyuk in a meeting with Iran's Ambassador to Kiev Mohammad Beheshti, said, 'Ukraine sees Iran as not only an important partner, but also as a main regional country.'Given the existing capacities, Martynyuk said, the bilateral trade ties can be more than tripled the current values.Kiev is already moving toward …

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Beijing not to let US isolate Iran: Chinese media

Beijing not to let US isolate Iran: Chinese media

China and its companies emphasize continuation of buying oil from Iran, and any attempt by the US to isolate Iran will be in vain.The US has sent some representatives to different countries to stop Iran's oil export after November 4, but now China is resisting ardently against US efforts.US Assistant …

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Iranian police killed by gunmen

Iranian police killed by gunmen

Major Hassan Maleki was killed on Tuesday night (August 14) at 21:30 local time when he was called on at his home in the city of Ravansar by unidentified gunmen, Kermanshah's Deputy Police Chief for Social Affairs Colonel Mohammad Reza Amouyee said.The perpetrators shot the officer several times and killed …

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