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According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the tremor occurred at 12:31 hours local time (09:01 GMT) and at the depth of 8 km underground.The epicenter of the quake was located at 34.90 degrees longitude and 46.09 degrees latitude.No report has so far been released …

Iraq BasNews website on Thursday quoted Luqman Abdulqader, head of the Halabja Chemical Weapons Victims Society, as saying that based on DNA tests, Khalil Salih Mahmoud had fled Iraq for Iran when was seven years old and an Iranian family in Qum adopted him.Abdulqadir said after three decades of announcement …

The media section of Iran Embassy in Minsk quoted Kaniuk as calling for specialized cooperation and interaction between Iran and Belarus in the judicial domain.Oveisi said judicial cooperation between Iran and Belarus and common stances of Tehran and Minsk on international issues serve as a solid basis for expansion of …

Mohammad-Ali Behjati-Ardakani told Iran Daily that qanat was an Iranian innovation for channeling water along underground tunnels in the past.Each qanat is normally an almost horizontal tunnel for collecting water from an underground water source, usually an alluvial fan, into which a mother well is sunk to the appropriate level …

The 101-minute feature will be screened in the main competition section of the Serbian event, ifilmtv.com reported.The film, that enjoys a social drama genre, narrates the story of a young couple, Haleh and Farhad, and their five-year-old son, Amir. The small family recently moved into a new apartment to begin …

During a meeting with Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Nouri Shahroudi, Shahab bin Tareq Al SAID, who also heads the Oman High Research Council said, 'There are good capacities in the technology sector between the two countries that need to be activated.' He also expressed satisfaction at the level of relations …

Addressing the closing ceremony of the 34th Fajr Music Festival which started on Feb 13, Abbas Salehi said Iran’s rich history and its vast geographical span have lent a unique characteristic to the country’s music.Music is “a line of connection” between the country and the world, the minister said.He pointed …

Busted drugs include opium, heroin and hashish that were found at Dogharoon region, according to Brigadier Mashaullah Jan Nethar, commander of border forces in eastern Khorasan Razavi Province on the Afghanistan border. Dogharoon is the official border crossing between Iran and Afghanistan in Khorasan Razavi Province that shares 300 kilometers …

The two-day congress will be held on February 20-21 marking the 40th victory anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.A number of Iranian cultural figures, Iran's ambassador to Moscow and foreign scientific and cultural figures will attend the two-day event. The congress is to review various issues in relation to …

Schulz, along with his wife and a business team paid a visit to the treasures of the Cultural Heritage of Susa, the Museum Garden, the monuments of Apadana, Dariush Palace, Shahi Town, the city of the Fifteenth, the Susa Castle, the Chogha Zanbil Temple and the Tomb of Danial. Adnan …