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The major explosion in Zemestanyurt coal mine in Azadshahr region occurred at the length of 1,400m of the mine's horizontal tunnel which has a total length of 1,800m and two stations, a provincial official announced here.Any contact with the second station has been broken off, Reza Moravvati said.According to the …

Director general of the crisis management office in Golestan province told IRNA here that the number of the dead may rise.However, the efforts have been made to inject oxygen to Azadshahr coal mine in order to increase the chance of survival for the people being trapped in the mine, Sadeq-Ali …

Speaking in the opening ceremony of the 1st International Conference on Economic Planning and Sustainable and Balanced Regional Development; Approaches and Solutions, Fereydoun said that under the present circumstances economy plays a determining role in every country’s development of economic infrastructure as a need to achieve a sustainable development.He pointed …

This year's Tehran International Book Fair kicked off officially on Tuesday in the 'Shahr-e Aftab' (Sun City) Exhibition Complex with participation of Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Reza Salehi-Amiri and a group of the domestic and foreign publishers.“Let’s read one more book” is the motto …

According to the report of seismography center affiliated to Tehran University Geophysics Institute, the quake occurred at 1:42:07 hours local time (21:12 GMT).The epicenter of the quake was at 35.75 degrees north latitude and 60.48 degrees east longitude and it happened at a depth of 7 km below the surface …

Iran needs to broaden its scope of activities in three fields defined as cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism through broadening of international relations, she said.Iran’s deeply rooted culture and civilization will be a good help in attaining the goal, Ahmadi added.She went on to say that there exists suitable opportunity …

“Iran is one of the pacifist members of the UN which shows its adherence to the international laws,” Dotsenko said on Monday night in a conference on the UN role in global peace appreciating Iran Foreign Ministry measures to hold international anti-terrorism conferences.“The UN is trying to present a solution …

Pointing to the accident of a bus carrying 18 German tourists on Saadat Shahr-Abadeh road in Fars Province, on Monday evening, Brigadier General Nader Rahmani added that the car crash claimed the lives of two passengers and injured 10 others. He also declared that exceeding the speed limit on a …

Amiri made the remarks in the opening ceremony of the cultural event which was held on Tuesday.He stressed on the fact that the international section of Tehran Book Fair has been improved and it is unique in the region.He also referred to inviting American and European countries as a major …

The inaugural ceremony was also attended by a number of Iranian officials, foreign guests and diplomats as well as major domestic and foreign writers and publishers.The fair will host visitors on May 3-13, from 10am to 8:30 pm. “Let’s read one more book” is the motto of this year’s book …