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‘Light Sight’ picked as semifinalist at 2018 Student Academy Awards
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Iranian 3D animated piece ‘Light Sight’ directed by Moslem Tabatabaee has made it into the list of semifinalists at the 45th Student Academy Awards.
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EU needs to back up words with actions: Zarif
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – In an interview with Euronews, Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran needs Europeans to put their political commitment to JCPOA into action, adding that EU is “underestimating” its power in regional peace and security.
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By: Seyed Saeed Razavi
Pres. Rouhani visits war-disabled veteran
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made a visit on late Tuesday to Javad Jafari, a war veteran who has been seriously injured while defending his country's soil.
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7000 citizens return to al-Naima town in Daraa countryside
DARAA, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Thousands of citizens returned to their homes in al-Naima town in the eastern countryside of Daraa after it was liberated by the Syrian Arab Army.
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ICJ confirms Iran's lawsuit against US over sanctions
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Iran has filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to hold Washington accountable for its decision to re-impose sanctions after pulling out from the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran.
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Iran, Pakistan issue joint statement to boost security coop.
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Iran and Pakistan have reached an agreement on a comprehensive military framework for increasing bilateral ties in the fields of security, fight against terrorism and information sharing.
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Tehran, Moscow, Hezbollah coop. 'successful model' in securing Syria
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Director General for International Affairs Amir-Abdollahian says Tehran-Moscow cooperation as well as Lebanese Hezbollah’s efforts was a ‘successful experiences’ to establish security in Syria and strengthen regional peace.
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Iran welcomes Muslim figures’ call for ending war in Yemen
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – FM spokesman Bahram Ghasemi voiced Iran’s support for a statement by a number of political figures in Muslim countries calling for a three-month cessation of war in Yemen.
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Iran’s junior wrestlers pockets 5 medals at Asian C'ships
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s Junior Greco-Roman wrestlers collected four gold and one silver medal on the first day of Asian Championships in India.
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By: Maryam Kamyab
Iran women's U19 football team training session
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iran women's U19 football team held a training session on Tuesday at the Natinal Football Academy in Tehran. The team is preparing for Asian U19 Championships qualifications.
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Iranian envoy:
US has never been more internationally isolated
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the offices of United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna said that the United Stated has never been more internationally isolated as it is today.
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Araghchi:
Iran, India serious about advancing ties
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that Iran and India are serious about advancing bilateral cooperation.
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Persepolis reclaims Iran’s Super Cup as Esteghlal withdraws
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Esteghlal withdrew from playing in the final of Super Cup and the title went to Persepolis for the second successive year.
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Energy Min.:
Cutting electricity export to Iraq based on previous agreement
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian said that cutting electricity export to Iraq is based on a bilateral agreement which says that the priority is fulfilling domestic demands.
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Deputy Agriculture min.:
Iran, FAO have joint plan on protecting forests
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – The 24th session of the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO 24) entitled “High-Level Discourse on Forests and Goals of Sustainable Development” kicked off in Rome, Italy in the presence of more than 120 countries including Iran.
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‘Temporary License’ gets 6 nominations at US' Love filmfest.
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iranian film ‘Temporary License’ directed by Afshin Hashemi has been nominated in six categories at the 6th Love International Film Festival in the US.
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‘Pakistan has come out of US shadow': Pakistani analyst
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – A senior Pakistani journalist and commentator, Omar R. Quraishi, believes that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project is a good example that Pakistan has come out of the US shadow to a great extent.
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Iranian shorts line up at Intl. Filmfest. of Kerala
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iranian short firms will be screened in 11th International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala.
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Pakistan ready to expand police coop. with Iran: official
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Director General of Pakistan’s Federal Investigating Agency Bashir Ahmed Memon said that his country is ready to boost ties with Iran’s Police Force in all related domains.
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Govt. spox.:
Iran not to resume electricity supplies to Iraq in near future
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iranian government spokesman said Tue. Iran is not going to resume electricity supplies to Iraq in near future due to looming shortage of power inside the country.
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Putin:
Terrorist organizations bear responsibility for civilian casualties in Syria
MOSCOW, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that terrorist organizations in Syria bear responsibility for civilian casualties.
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By: Aref Fathi
Georg Gerster's aerial photographs of Iran
KARAJ, Jul. 17 (MNA) – A collection of over 100 photos of Iran by George Gerster, an acclaimed Swiss pioneer of aerial photography, was showcased in Shah Abbasi Caravanserai, Karaj, Alborz province.
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Iran one of most important countries in human history: Adib-Moghaddam
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies at the London Middle East Institute believes that Iran is one of the most important countries in human history.
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By: Mohammadreza Abbasi
Closing ceremony of Gunpowder Award
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – The annual Wet Gunpowder Award ended yesterday afternoon in Tehran. It is an Iranian symbolic award that, according to organizers, is given to "ridiculous people whose chaffy character is evident to everyone and when this nature of theirs is accompanied with self-belief, it turns into an indefinite foolishness for them." This year, the voters picked US President Donald Trump as the rightful winner of the 2018 Wet Gunpowder Award for the second consecutive year.
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Syrian Army liberates al-Mal town,al-Mal hill in Daraa
DARAA, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Syrian Army units on Tuesday continued the military operations against terrorist organizations in the rest of the villages and towns in Daraa northwestern countryside.
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‘Nobody’ finds way into 4 intl. film festivals
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iranian animated short ‘Nobody’ by Elham Toroghi has been accepted into the competition programs of four international film festivals in Albania, US, Italy and Slovakia.
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Iran oil exports could fall by two-thirds at year-end: Reuters
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s oil exports could fall by as much as two-thirds by the end of the year because of new U.S. sanctions, putting oil markets under huge strain amid supply outages elsewhere in the world, Reuters reported today.
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By: Batool Subeiti
Together against Trump and his dangerous policies
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Tens of thousands of demonstrators poured into the streets of London on Friday to protest against the visiting ‘megalomaniac’ president of the United States.
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By: Mahdi Zavvar
Harvesting chickpeas in Urmia's fields
URMIA The West Azerbaijan province holds the third ranking in Iran in cultivating chickpea crops. Each year, 70,000 hectares of fields in the province are used for dry farming chickpeas.
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Australia to host 7th Intl. Persian Filmfest
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – The 7th edition of Persian International Film Festival will be held in Australia’s Sydney and Melbourne from August 30 to September 9.