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Most countries support Iran against US

Most countries support Iran against US

Massoud Soltanifar at a meeting on Monday with athletes and members of the NGOs in the southern city of Bushehr province in Assalouyeh, stated that while six years ago, when the government had not yet come to power, all of the world were supporting the US and against Iran.He said …

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Hamedan 2018 memorial stamp unveiled

Hamedan 2018 memorial stamp unveiled

The memorial stamp was unveiled on the sidelines of the International Conference of Hamedan as the “ACD Tourism Capital, 2018”.The second meeting of the Asian Dialogue Forum, which was held in Siem Reap town of Cambodia, proposed Hamedan as the capital of Asian tourism. The proposal, which was approved by …

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1,900 tourism projects to be implemented: Senior official

1,900 tourism projects to be implemented: Senior official

“In the firsy year of President Rouhani's second term (2017), Iran held great international tourism events, reviving the industry”, said the Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism Organization Ali Asghar Mounesan. He made the remarks in the 2018 Hamedan international conference adding, “2018 Tabriz, international registration of Iran’s …

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2,600 houses damaged by strong quake in western Iran

2,600 houses damaged by strong quake in western Iran

Out of the total number of the damaged houses, 600 buildings are completely ruined while the rest are partially destroyed, Kermanshah Governor Houshang Bazvand told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).He added that reconstruction procedure will start soon.Bazand said that the 5.9 magnitude earthquake which hit Tazehabad early Sunday morning …

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Prehistoric to Islamic site discovered in western Iran

Prehistoric to Islamic site discovered in western Iran

The Public Relations Office of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT) quoted Ismail Hemmati Azandaryani, head of the salvation operations on Tappeh Anuj in Malayer, as saying on Sunday that the ancient Anuj Hill (also known as Qala Bolandeh), with a height of 21 meters from the …

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Largest wind farm opens in NW Iran

Largest wind farm opens in NW Iran

'Renewable energies power plants have found their proper place in the country and have been well developed,' said Ardakanian during the inaugural ceremony.Siahpoosh region locates 120 km from the provincial capital city of Qazvin in the Tarom Sofla district. The 61-megawatt wind farm is built with the latest modern technologies …

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ICJ holds 1st session on Iran lawsuit

ICJ holds 1st session on Iran lawsuit

The ICJ had earlier announced that it would hear Iran's lawsuits August 27-30.Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said on July 16 that Iran has filed a lawsuit with the ICJ for the sanctions Washington imposed on Iran in May.The US President Donald Trump on May 8 declared that Washington unilaterally …

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Iranian female karateka wins Asian Games bronze

Iranian female karateka wins Asian Games bronze

Following a defeat versus her Kazakh opponent, Pegah Zangeneh in -68 kg was added to the list of probability chart.On the chart she beat her Uzbek rival 3-0.In the ranking fight, the Iranian karateka could prove her supremacy over a Vietnamese fighter 10-0 and won the bronze medal.The Iranian karate …

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Iran's Hamedan, important for Asian tourism: 1st VP

Iran's Hamedan, important for Asian tourism: 1st VP

Hamedan's academic and industrial capacities can help promotion of tourism both in Asia and Iran, Eshaq Jahangiri said in his speech to the International Conference of Hamedan as the “ACD Tourism Capital, 2018” which started earlier in the western Iranian provincial capital city on Monday.The second meeting of the Asian …

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Hajj diplomacy can cement Tehran-Riyadh ties: Senior official

Hajj diplomacy can cement Tehran-Riyadh ties: Senior official

'Hajj ritual was performed appropriately this year. Political affairs of the two countries can improve by extending cooperations in Hajj to political issues,' added the representative of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution for Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs and the head of Iranian pilgrimage mission Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Ali Qazi-Askar.Referring to …

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