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Cars Schools Ablaze in Fifth Night of Stockholm Riots
More than a dozen cars were torched and schools, shops and a police station were set ablaze as riots swept through Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs for the fifth straight night, police and firefighters said Friday. Police plan to call in reinforcements to help quell the riots, but parents and volunteer organizations who have patrolled the streets in recent nights have helped ...
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New Team Melli Squad Selected
Iran bounced back from their opening defeat to the Philippines with a 2-0 win over Bangladesh on Thursday that kept alive their hopes of reaching the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup finals. Iran made a disappointing start to their qualifying campaign when they were hammered 6-0 by the Philippines but picked up a vital win against Group B host Bangladesh, with Maryam Rahimi put the Iranians one ...
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Kazzazi’s Novel On Ferdowsi Available
Arts & Culture Desk Distinguished Iranian literary figure Mir-Jalaleddin Kazzazi has released a novel on the life of the renowned Persian poet Abolqasem Ferdowsi. Titled 'A Son of Iran', the book has been released by Moin Publications. "The book is composed in three parts. The first part introduces Ferdowsi based on what he has mentioned about himself in his epic ...
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‘Friends of Syria’ Meeting Welcomed
'Friends of Syria' Meeting Welcomed Iran's Permanent Mission to the UN said the international community welcomes the upcoming 'Friends of Syria' meeting due in the Iranian capital, Tehran, which demonstrates global willingness to peacefully resolve the crisis in Syria. "The interest shown by a considerable number of countries and international organizations to ...
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340 Tons of Gold Reserves Identified
Domestic Economy Desk Close to 340 tons of extractable gold reserves have been identified across the country, said the deputy director of Geology and Mineral Exploration Organization. Behrouz Borna also told IRIB that when the Zarshouran (West Azarbaijan province) and Sarigouni (Kurdestan province) mines become operational, gold production will reach 10 tons per year. "Exploration of ...
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Obama Defends Drone Attacks
The group led by Algerian Mokhtar Belmokhtar that claimed twin suicide car bombings in Niger which killed at least 20 people threatened on Friday to launch further attacks in the country. "We will launch further operations" in Niger, the group said in a statement posted on Islamist Internet forums that also threatened France and countries involved militarily in battling Islamist ...
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Palestinians Pessimistic About Mideast Peace Process
The chief of staff of the so-called Free Syrian Army has unveiled that Saudi Arabia has provided the foreign-backed militants in Syria with tons of weapons. General Salim Idriss told Washington Post newspaper that "his forces had just received a new shipment of 35 tons of weapons from Saudi Arabia." Speaking via telephone from Jordan, he said that "these weapons will help, but ...
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Woolwich Attack Renews Call for Global Anti-Terrorism Cooperation
The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency reiterated the peaceful nature of the country's nuclear energy program, saying that Tehran is determined to continue its cooperation with the IAEA. "After 10 years of the most robust inspection in the history of the IAEA, no evidence of diversion of nuclear material or nuclear activities to prohibited purposes have been ...
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Iranian Invention Reduces Power Consumption
Iranian researchers have produced mulch from sugarcane waste, which changes an environmental threat to an opportunity. Sugarcane waste, which cannot be used for any other purpose, are dumped in the environment, ISNA reported. The waste pollutes the environment, inflicting losses worth $250 million on the environment annually. Oil mulch carrying heavy elements and petroleum hydrocarbons leads ...
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7000 Women Relief Workers Active
Translated by Atefeh Rezvan-Nia Edited by Mohammad Reza M. Karimi More than 7,000 Iranian women aid workers, who have been organized under "Tavana Aid Group", expressed their readiness to serve victims of accidents by taking part in rescue operations around the country. Announcing this, Farahnaz Rafe', the head of Red Crescent Society's Volunteers Organization, said ...
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Eurozone Recession To Persist
Eurozone Recession To Persist Compiled by Zahra A'rabi The eurozone is likely to remain in recession in the second quarter, a business survey showed on Thursday, with output in both France and Germany, the two biggest economies, still shrinking. The initial reading of the Markit Eurozone Purchasing Managers' Composite index for both the manufacturing and services sectors rose to ...
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Cooperation With IAEA Will Continue
The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency reiterated the peaceful nature of the country's nuclear energy program, saying that Tehran is determined to continue its cooperation with the IAEA. "After 10 years of the most robust inspection in the history of the IAEA, no evidence of diversion of nuclear material or nuclear activities to prohibited purposes have been ...
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20 More Individuals Firms on Sanction List
The US Treasury put 20 more companies and individuals on its blacklist of sanctions for allegedly contributing to Tehran's nuclear energy program and helping the country bypass illegal sanctions. Among those targeted by the sanctions are transport and freight companies Aban Air, DFS Worldwide and Everex, and the officials of the three entities as well as the Malaysia-based Petro Green, ...
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Velayati to Focus on Urgent Economic Issues
The US Treasury put 20 more companies and individuals on its blacklist of sanctions for allegedly contributing to Tehran's nuclear energy program and helping the country bypass illegal sanctions. Among those targeted by the sanctions are transport and freight companies Aban Air, DFS Worldwide and Everex, and the officials of the three entities as well as the Malaysia-based Petro Green, ...
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Rezaei Will Continue Talks With P5+1
The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency reiterated the peaceful nature of the country's nuclear energy program, saying that Tehran is determined to continue its cooperation with the IAEA. "After 10 years of the most robust inspection in the history of the IAEA, no evidence of diversion of nuclear material or nuclear activities to prohibited purposes have been ...
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Aref Favors Candidates List Down to 2-3
The US Treasury put 20 more companies and individuals on its blacklist of sanctions for allegedly contributing to Tehran's nuclear energy program and helping the country bypass illegal sanctions. Among those targeted by the sanctions are transport and freight companies Aban Air, DFS Worldwide and Everex, and the officials of the three entities as well as the Malaysia-based Petro Green, ...
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Jalili Criticizes Present Administrative Structure
Iranian presidential candidate, Saeed Jalili, has criticized the administrative structure of the country as wasteful and weak. Jalili, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said on Wednesday, that the country's present administrative structure is 'incapable of implementing the discourse of the [Islamic] Revolution'. Jalili added that foreign enemies and ...
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Qalibaf Vows to Restore Economic Stability
The US Treasury put 20 more companies and individuals on its blacklist of sanctions for allegedly contributing to Tehran's nuclear energy program and helping the country bypass illegal sanctions. Among those targeted by the sanctions are transport and freight companies Aban Air, DFS Worldwide and Everex, and the officials of the three entities as well as the Malaysia-based Petro Green, ...
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Gharazi No Normalization of US Ties
The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency reiterated the peaceful nature of the country's nuclear energy program, saying that Tehran is determined to continue its cooperation with the IAEA. "After 10 years of the most robust inspection in the history of the IAEA, no evidence of diversion of nuclear material or nuclear activities to prohibited purposes have been ...
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Iran Elected Head Of UNIDO Committee
The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency reiterated the peaceful nature of the country's nuclear energy program, saying that Tehran is determined to continue its cooperation with the IAEA. "After 10 years of the most robust inspection in the history of the IAEA, no evidence of diversion of nuclear material or nuclear activities to prohibited purposes have been ...
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‘Beit-ul-Muqaddas 25’ Drills in Tactical Phase
Iranian military launched the second phase of 'Beit-ul-Muqaddas 25' exercises in the central province of Isfahan, with the aim of testing new simulator systems. Attended by Commander of the Army's Ground Forces Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan, the drills entered their tactical phase early Thursday, Pourdastan's deputy, Second Brigadier General Hossein Shokouhi said, ...
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US in No Position To Judge Election Process
The deputy foreign minister congratulated the Syrian nation on the Syrian army's overwhelming victories against foreign-backed terrorist networks such as the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Nusra F hich is fighting in the country. "The Syrian people have frustrated the enemies with their resistance," Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Thursday, ...
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Foreign Forces Behind Afghan Insecurity
The deputy foreign minister congratulated the Syrian nation on the Syrian army's overwhelming victories against foreign-backed terrorist networks such as the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Nusra F hich is fighting in the country. "The Syrian people have frustrated the enemies with their resistance," Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Thursday, ...
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Enemies Frustrated By Syria Resistance
The deputy foreign minister congratulated the Syrian nation on the Syrian army's overwhelming victories against foreign-backed terrorist networks such as the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Nusra F hich is fighting in the country. "The Syrian people have frustrated the enemies with their resistance," Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Thursday, ...
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Larijani Hails S Lebanon Liberation in 2000
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has congratulated the Lebanese nation, officials and resistance movement Hezbollah on the anniversary of the liberation of southern Lebanon from Israeli occupation in 2000. In a Thursday message to Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, Larijani hailed the courage of the Lebanese resistance fighters in driving away the occupying forces of Israel from ...
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Iran will have men in space within ten years
Iran will have astronauts in space within the next ten years, according to government officials who recently revealed to Iran news media the Iranian Space Agency’s long-term space objectives.
Iran has pursued an ambitious space program in recent years, entering the so-called ‘Asian Space Race’ and launching the country’s first rocket in 2004, followed in 2009 by the launch of an entirely domestically-built satellite, thereby becoming the 9th country in the world to have achieved orbital-launch capability. Read more
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