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By: Iman Hamikhah
Hamadan Hajj pilgrims embark on Journey
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – The first group of Hajj pilgrims from the Province of Hamadan in the west of Iran were dispatched to Saudi Arabia on Sunday afternoon.
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‘Umbra’ goes to Festival Silhouette de Paris
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Umbra’ directed by Saeid Jafarian has been accepted into the competition section of 17th Silhouette Film Festival in Paris, France.
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University of Tehran among top 400 in Webometrics Ranking
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – According to latest Webometrics Ranking report, University of Tehran has been cited among top 400 universities of the world, said Mohammad Javad Dehghani, President of Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC).
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Iran beats Kazakhstan in FIBA U18 Asian C’ships
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – The young Iranian basketball players have defeated Kazakhstan in their second match in the FIBA U18 Asian Championships to get a step closer to regain the title.
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Iran’s flag bearer misses Asian Games due to injury
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Rio Olympic Games bronze medalist Kimia Alizadeh, who were to carry Iran’s flag at the opening ceremony of Jakarta Asian Games, has missed the chance to participate at the event due to a serious injury.
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Iran’s IRGC, Army’s drone teams compete in Intl. Army Games 2018
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – The Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Army’s UAV teams that are participating in the International Army Games 2018 underway in Kazakhstan have competed at night combat contest.
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Iran’s roads min.:
Tehran-Bandar Abbas railway project to be electrified, costing $3bn
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi said that Tehran-Bandar Abbas railway project would be electrified, costing $3 billion dollars.
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CBI chief says to execute new currency plan Tue.
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Governor of Central Bank of Iran, Abdolnaser Hemmati, said a new foreign currency package aimed at reigning in the currency rates will come into effect on Tuesday.
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Iran finishes 11th at ICF Canoe Polo World C’ships
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Iran men’s national team defeated Australia in their final match on Sunday and claimed the 11th place of 2018 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships.
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Iran among top 10 countries with most mineral deposits
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – The head of Iran Mine House says that Iran is among the countries that possess most mineral reserves.
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Enemies enraged at Iran’s effective counter-terrorism role in region
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Army Maj. Gen. Mousavi said Iran's effective presence in the region to fight against terrorism has enraged the enemies.
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By: Aref Fathi
Stunning Masal, a must-see destination
MASAL, Aug. 06 (MNA) – The city of Masal in Iran’s northern province of Gilan includes two parts of Masal and Shanderman which both feature the natural tourist attractions. The region is not dominated by villa constructors and dealers yet and has still preserved its beauty and peace. The beautiful city is a well-worth destination with over 70,000 hectares of forests and pastures.
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Iranian team advances to final of Asian Club Volleyball C’ship
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Iran’s Khatam Ardakan defeated their Vietnamese rival and secured berth in the final match of 2018 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship.
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Russia to decline US bargain on Iran: Russian analyst
TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – A Russian political scientist believes that strategic cooperation between Iran and Russia and the joint need for expansion of ties will rule out any chance Russia accept US bargain on Iran.
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S Arabia slashes economic ties with Canada over civil rights activists
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia said it has expelled Canada’s ambassador and recalled its own envoy from the North American country after the government in Ottawa expressed concern over recent arrests of civil-society and women’s rights activists in the kingdom, adding it retained "its rights to take further action."
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Rouhani to speak to people on economy, foreign issues
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani will make a televised speech later today on the recent developments in economy and foreign affairs and most likely he will respond to Trump’s call for a bilateral meeting.
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Latest biotech industrial, research achievements to be unveiled
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Biotechnology Development Headquarter of Iran intends to introduce top and young researchers and unveil latest biotech industrial and research achievements of this field.
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CBI’s dismissed deputy-governor for currency arrested
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – the Spokesperson of the Judiciary Branch Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said that Seyyed Ahmad Araghchi, the recently sacked CBI’s Deputy-Governor for Currency, has been arrested.
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Intelligence min. rejects Green Card claims
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi categorically rejected the claim that 2500 Iranian officials had received US citizenship right during the course of nuclear negotiations.
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Greek festival to screen Iranian documentary ‘Instagrammer’
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Social media in Iran is under spotlight in a documentary directed by Sina Kianpour and Greek festical of IDFI will screen the film on Sunday evening.
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By: Majid Asgaripour
VP Sattari visits MNA HQ
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Sorena Sattari, Iran's vice president for science and technology paid a visit to Mehr News Agency headquarters in the center of Tehran this afternoon three days before the National Iranian Journalist Day.
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Iranian students become vice champion in 2018 World Wushu C'ships
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – The Iranian university students have won the second place in 2018 FISU World University Wushu Championships which finished today in Macau, China.
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Rouhani says MPs’ call for question unlawful but he will respond
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Iranian President Rouhani sent a letter to Parliament Speaker Larijani saying that the call for questioning him is not in keeping with the Constitution of Iran, but he will go before the parliament to answer the questions.
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By: Chris Cook
An Energy Revolution
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – It's time for Iran to get real in dealing with current financial crisis. By this I mean Iran needs real world solutions enabling access to global markets in the face of US financial sanctions: solutions for rebuilding Iran's domestic economy using Iranian resources as far as possible may then follow.
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By: Asghar Khamseh
Iran marks Islamic Human Rights, Human Dignity Day
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – The Islamic Human Rights and Human Dignity Day was marked in Tehran on Sunday at a ceremony attended by Iranian judiciary officials where the winners of the 4th edition of Islamic Human Rights Award were named.
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20th Iran Cinema Celebration names nominees
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – The 20th Iran Cinema Celebration has named nominees to receive awards in various categories. ‘No Date, No Signature’ and ‘Pig’ with 10 nominations apiece are leading the list.
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Saudi Arabia issues visa for Iranian diplomat
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – An informed source has told Iran’s state news agency IRNA that Saudi Arabia has agreed to issue visa for the newly-appointed head of Iran’s Interests Section in the KSA.
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‘It Rains Slowly’ to vie at Religion Today Festival
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘It Rains Slowly’ directed by Saeed Nejati will be screened at the 21st annual Religion Today Festival in Trento, Italy.
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By: Hanif Ghafari
Trump's despair against Iran's power
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump and his Foreign Minister Mike Pompeo have recently called for talks with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Even Trump took a step further and spoke with Iran on "negotiation without preconditions". Recent Trump positions and US officials about Iran have been addressed by many international analysts. Many analysts believe that Trump does not have the power to confront "powerful Iran."
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Iran Air chief:
Efforts underway to receive 3 remaining ATR planes
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Farzaneh Sharafbafi, Director of the Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran, says that they are working to receive the 3 remaining ATR planes despite the risk of US sanctions.