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Draught uproots 3 millions palms in Abadan

Draught uproots 3 millions palms in Abadan

There were some five millions of palm trees in Abadan, but this year draught destroyed three millions of them and there are only two million left, he said. 1430**2050Follow us on Twitter@IrnaEnglish برچسب ها سياسي Iran Draught Palms www.irna.ir

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Iran-Lithuania scientific, cultural cooperation conference to be held

Iran-Lithuania scientific, cultural cooperation conference to be held

'The conference will be attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tourism and Lithuanian universities, next week (November 26) at Spinas Hotel in Tehran,' he said.It is expected that the representatives of Lithuanian universities would hold joint meetings with representatives of the Ministry of Research and Technology and …

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Mine explosion kills one in southern Iran

Mine explosion kills one in southern Iran

Due to severe injuries in head, leg and abdomen, the teenager died in the hospital following the explosion of a mine in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, Norouz Savari, head of health department at Susa said to Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). The explosion of mines and improvised explosive devices …

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Milan Sports Film Festival award for 'I am Iranian”

Milan Sports Film Festival award for 'I am Iranian”

At the closing ceremony of the 36th International Sports Film Festival in Milan at the evening of Monday, Nov 19, attended by Iranian Consul General Amir Masood Miri and Italian government’s representative in Sport, Artists and Veteran Affairs Juan ohn Carlo Jiogeti , 'I am Iranian” by Mohammad Reza Ahanj …

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Shiraz to host OIC conference on computer challenges

Shiraz to host OIC conference on computer challenges

Collaboration of Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be held in Shiraz on November 26-29. Experts from various countries, including Malaysia, Pakistan, Oman, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Brunei and Iran will discuss specialized issues at the first two days of the conference.Mohammad-Hossein Sheikhi, Secretary of the conference, said that the event will …

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Iran’s Kish Island hosts 2 int’l jewelry events

Iran’s Kish Island hosts 2 int’l jewelry events

The symposium hosts faculty members and businesspersons from various countries, who are to discuss the latest approaches and methods in designing, manufacturing, marketing, and global trade of gemstones. Some 15 experts and faculty members active in the field of jewelry and gemstones deliver speeches in the symposium. The symposium is …

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Light quake rocks western Iran

Light quake rocks western Iran

According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the tremor occurred at 02:41 hours local time (23:11 GMT) at the depth of 8 km underground.The epicenter of the quake was located at 34.57 degrees longitude and 46.12 degrees latitude.No report has so far been released on …

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Rouhani: Go’vt abiding by commitments regarding Orumieh Lake

Rouhani: Go’vt abiding by commitments regarding Orumieh Lake

Addressing a gathering of West Azarbaijan elites late Monday, he added, “If it were not for the government’s measures in the past, given the situation it faced, the lake would have been destroyed last year, affecting 15 million people.” Due to the measures, the lake has achieved a stable level …

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Conflict, inequality shape children’s lives in Iraq: UNICEF

Conflict, inequality shape children’s lives in Iraq: UNICEF

“The data is the clearest indication yet that the most vulnerable children in Iraq are the ones that are most likely to fall behind,” Peter Hawkins, UNICEF Representative in Iraq said on Monday.Most poor children are not receiving any form of Government assistance, and even as the fighting has subsided, …

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Yabroud city, historical and archaeological wealth

Yabroud city, historical and archaeological wealth

In an exclusive interview to SANA, Director of Damascus Countryside Antiquities Department Jihad Abu Kahla spoke about the most important archaeological sites in Yabroud, most notably the “Iskafta Valley”, where the German archaeologist Alfred Rust made many important pre-historical findings between 1930 and 1933.He added that the valley includes six …

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