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Iran releases final list of 2019 football referees

Iran releases final list of 2019 football referees

The list which includes Iranian top soccer referees is as follows:Male referees: Alireza Faghani, Mohammad Bonyadi Far, Bijan Heidari, Payam Heydari, Hassan Akrami, Vahid Kazemi and Komeil Gholami.Assistant referees: Reza Sokhandan, Mohammadreza Mansouri, Mohammadreza Abolfazli, Saeed Ali Neghadian, Ali Mirzabeigi, Hassan Zahiri, Arman As'adi, Saeed Ghasemi and Alireza Ildrom.Female referees: …

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20-million year old fossil discovered in NW Iran

20-million year old fossil discovered in NW Iran

Mohammad Khodaparast, head of the environmental protection department of Ardebil province said the fossils are two elephant ivories, each one meter in length.The preliminary studies indicate the fossils belong to the Miocene geological epoch.He stated the fossils were transferred to the Natural History Museum of Ardebil province. Khodaparast noted fossils …

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Removal of Iran oil from markets, impossible: Oil minister

Removal of Iran oil from markets, impossible: Oil minister

Omission of Iran’s oil in medium-term is impossible, Bijan Zangeneh told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on the sidelines of Iranplast 2018 Exhibition in Tehran. After Washington's May 8 exit from the Iran Deal formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the US gave 90 to …

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Ahvaz terror attack draws int'l condemnations

Ahvaz terror attack draws int'l condemnations

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres offered condolences “to the families of the victims and to the Government and people of Iran'.A statement issued Saturday by the UN said Guterres also “condemns the attack” in the city of Ahvaz and “wishes those injured a speedy recovery'.It was the deadliest terror attack …

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Mazandaran Province caviar production up 30%

Mazandaran Province caviar production up 30%

Valiollah Mohammadzadeh, director general of Mazandaran Fisheries Organization, told Iran Daily that Mazandaran produces more than 50 percent of Iran’s caviar, noting, “Production of sturgeon fish and caviar in the province this year has been increased by 20 to 30 percent.”He added that 2,000 tons of sturgeon fish and more …

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Khuzestan to remain Iran's 'son': Senior official

Khuzestan to remain Iran's 'son': Senior official

'The enemies are well advised to know that Khuzestan will remain the son of the Islamic Iran for ever, as no child can be separated from his mother,' Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council Major General Mohsen Rezaei said at the funeral procession of those who were killed in a terrorist …

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Netherlands' Drents Museum mummy arrives in Tehran

Netherlands' Drents Museum mummy arrives in Tehran

Jebrael Nokandeh said, 'he items to be displayed in ‘Archeology and Art in the Netherlands – Narrated by Drents Museum’ in National Museum of Iran arrived at Imam Khomeini international airport on Saturday night.''The opening ceremony of the 3-month-long exhibition will be held on October 2 with the participation of …

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Russia needs Iran's coop to succeed in Syria: Fmr envoy

Russia needs Iran's coop to succeed in Syria: Fmr envoy

The mutual interests Iran has with Russia are more than what it has with any other countries, Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).Recently, Western media are spreading propaganda about dispute between Iran and Russia to hurt Tehran-Moscow unanimity, the former diplomat said.He further said that the prospect …

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Daesh releases video, claiming Ahvaz terror attack

Daesh releases video, claiming Ahvaz terror attack

According to Reuters, the film posted on Amaq website, which is run by Daesh terrorists, shows three men in a vehicle on their way to attend the military parade held in Ahvaz to mark the anniversary of Iran-Iraq war.Two men talk in Arabic and the third in Persian, saying Iran's …

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Iranian films to hit silver screen in 3 int'l festivals

Iranian films to hit silver screen in 3 int'l festivals

‘Paradise’, directed by Ali Atshani, was accepted for the competition section of the Ninth Williamsburg Independent Film Festival to be held in New York on September 28 and 29, 2018.Founded in 2009, the event is among important film festivals in the US.Starring actors and actresses from Iran, the US and …

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