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Journalists provide ‘antidote’ to COVID-19 misinformation, UN chief says on World Press Freedom Day
According to the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) in Tehran, António Guterres made the appeal in a video message for World Press Freedom Day, observed this coming Sunday, in which he underscored the crucial role media has in helping people make informed decisions.The full text of the UN chief's message is as follows: Journalists …
Read More »Official urges Austria to return seized Iranian antiques
Deputy Head of Iran’s cultural heritage office Mohammad Hassan Talebian said that the head of Interpol in Iran was informed last year of discovery of ancient works with Iran’s origins in Austria.There were some bronze objects related to Lorestan, examples of which are kept in Reza Abbasi Museum and National Museum …
Read More »JCPOA to die forever if expiry of arms embargo not observed: Senior official
Writing on his official Twitter account, Shamkhani said that any continuation of arms embargo on Iran will be bypassing UNSCR 2231.He noted that the virus of sanctions is the White House’s tool for continuation of its falling hegemony. “At which side Europe is standing? Is it going to maintain dignity …
Read More »Afghanistan new transit route for Iranian goods to Central Asia
Mohammad Mahdi Javanmard Qassab told IRNA on Saturday that using of Afghanistan's capacity to transit goods to Uzbek and Tajik markets and Iran's access to the two countries' markets is of special significance under the current situation."Since Afghanistan is a member of the Carne Tir Convention, Iranian companies can make …
Read More »Official: Sistan and Baluchestan border market reopens
Speaking to IRNA, Roohollah Latifi said this common border with Pakistan started work and will be active on even days.He added that based on Islamabad's decision, Iranian export products which are mostly foodstuff will be transported to Pakistan through this border. Latifi noted that 20 big trucks and 50 small …
Read More »“Spring will come” to be shown in three int’l festivals
The movie that is about quarantine was among the 22 best ones in COVID-19 Film Festival. Parts of the film are to be screened in the story of Humanity section of Media One Channel of Canada.Spring will come is about a person in quarantine in a pandemic that comes across …
Read More »Iranian reading promoter nominated for ALMA
The Iranian nominee has been chosen because of his reading promotion in the deprived regions for 16 years.Established in 2002 by the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs to commemorate writer Astrid Lindgren, the event is aimed at promoting interest in children's and young adult literature. Authors, illustrators, oral storytellers, …
Read More »Post-corona and future of media
The ArmenPress News Agency chief made the remarks in an article published in English language and what follows is the full text of the article:Imagine, there’s no newsroom - From Novel Coronavirus to Novel Uncertainties If the news media, internet and telecommunications were not to exist, it could’ve seemed that …
Read More »Level of Lake Urmia on rise
Farhad Sarkhosh, in an interview with IRNA on Friday, said that the volume of water in the lake has reached over 5.6 billion cubic meters, adding that this volume is 500 million cubic meters more than that of the last Iranian year (ended March 19, 2020).Comparing the area of the …
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