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Foreign tourists visiting Iran increases by 51%

Foreign tourists visiting Iran increases by 51%

Ali Asghar Monesan said Wednesday that a total of 5,100,000 foreign tourists arrived in the country last year, and if this year's trend continues, it will reach to about seven million foreign tourists.He added that the forex rate difference for different sectors created problems, but had a positive impact on …

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IRGC training rocket hits ground with no damage

IRGC training rocket hits ground with no damage

Public relations of IRGC announced, “After a news on a fearsome and unexplained object hit the ground in the desert region of the southern Khorasan Razavi province, the Public Relations of the Revolutionary Guard of the Bajestan said that it was attributed to a rocket which hit the ground during …

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Iran chalks up its 1st win at Asian Water Polo Games

Iran chalks up its 1st win at Asian Water Polo Games

The sixth Asian U19 Water Polo Championship kicked off in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, today (October 24) and will go on for four days.In their first match, Iranian water polo players played Kazakhstan and scored an overwhelming victory of 13 to one.Earlier China and Japan had played against each other, with Japan …

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Iran's health minister departs for Kazakhstan to participate in Alma-Ata summit

Iran's health minister departs for Kazakhstan to participate in Alma-Ata summit

Mohsen Asadi Lari, Deputy Minister of Health in International Affairs, announced the presence of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the 40th anniversary of the Alma-Ata Declaration in Kazakhstan, and said, 'At this ceremony, our country's health minister will meet with the ministers of health of Kazakhstan, Indonesia and Russia.' …

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UNIDO must get more involved in technology transfer to Iran: Iranian official

UNIDO must get more involved in technology transfer to Iran: Iranian official

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Iran has been implementing several projects, including the energy efficiency project, Seyyed Mehdi Mirasalehi said on Wednesday.According to the official, along with the implementation of this project, several training courses have been held, called Energy Dialogue in Iran.He stressed that in order …

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Iran congratulates successful parliamentary elections in Afghanistan

Iran congratulates successful parliamentary elections in Afghanistan

Congratulating Afghan government and nation over the parliamentary elections, he said the Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes successful parliamentary elections in the neighboring country after three-year delay. Tehran believes that the election in Afghanistan was a positive move towards stabilization of democracy leading to rampant security, stability and development in …

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Late Hejazi best goalkeeper of all Asian Cup tournaments

Late Hejazi best goalkeeper of all Asian Cup tournaments

AFC on Wednesday announced at the end of final poll to select the best player in each post, with the late Hejazi, the goalkeeper of the Iranian national team with 59% of the fans’ votes. In the poll, which was attended by 45,000 people, the Iraqi goalkeeper in the 2007 …

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US-Saudi ties based on common interests: US diplomat

US-Saudi ties based on common interests: US diplomat

In response to a question on the United States' future relations with Saudi Arabia, Gary Grappo said the US will keep its ties with Saudi Arabia, noting the same scenario happened on September 11 attacks where the Saudis were involved, but the relationship between the two sides continued.The former US …

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Over 6k tons of aquatic products exported from Bushehr Province

Over 6k tons of aquatic products exported from Bushehr Province

At a meeting on aquatic products export development held on Wednesday, Hassan Bazyar said out of the total amount, 391,746 kilograms of farmed shrimp were exported, which indicates 100% year-on-year growth. Edible and non-edible fish and lobster were among the exported products, he noted.Bazyar said following sampling and testing the …

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Another Palestinian killed, several injured by Zionist troops

Another Palestinian killed, several injured by Zionist troops

A 21-year-old Palestinian man was shot in the chest by the Zionist forces and succumbed to the injury, Wafa News Agency reported.Medical sources said eleven other Palestinians sustained injuries due to gunshots and tear gas.Also upon attacking Palestinian homes in various parts of the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem (al-Quds), …

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