Tehran
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By: Mehdi Khaledi
Tehran to mark Islamic Revolution with spectacular rallies
TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – Iran is covered with colorful flags and banners these days, as it looks forward to marking on Sunday the 39th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
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Senior Cleric:
Government should pay attention to poor people
TEHRAN, Feb. 9 (MNA) – This week’s Friday Prayers Imam in Tehran urged the government officials to live among the people to understand their economic hardships, saying there are lots of people living in slums in the outskirts of the capital Tehran.
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Rouhani:
Iran ready to help Turkey with its concerns in Syria
TEHRAN, Feb. 7 (MNA) – In a meeting with Turkish FM on Wednesday, Hassan Rouhani expressed Iran's readiness for helping Turkey with concerns about Syria's future.
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French FM:
Macron’s visit to Iran to take place in near future
TEHRAN, Feb. 7 (MNA) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says that he will visit Tehran in March, adding the French President Emmanuel Macron will also visit Iran after his own trip.
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Russian Duma speaker to visit Tehran in April
TEHRAN, Feb. 7 (MNA) – Vyacheslav Volodin told reporters in Russia on Wednesday that he will visit Tehran on April 8-9, 2018 to enhance parliamentary relations between the two countries.
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Iran, turkey discuss regional issues, Sochi meeting on Syria
TEHRAN, Feb. 7 (MNA) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu arrived in Tehran for an official visit on Wednesday and met and talked with Iranian foreign minister.
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By: Mehran Riazi
Firefighters putting out blaze at office building
TEHRAN, Feb. 7 (MNA) – Firefighters were hard at work in the early hours of Wednesday to put out the fire that had been ablaze at an Energy Ministry building in downtown Tehran since Monday. 16 people were reported as injured.
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By: M.A. Saki
We have been taken hostage by vehicles
TEHRAN, Feb. 7 (MNA) – In the recent days the air pollution in some parts of Tehran has reached a dangerous level, ringing the alarm bells that something serious may happen.
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Fire extinguished at Iran Energy Ministry building after 48hrs
TEHRAN, Feb. 7 (MNA) – Firefighters have managed to extinguish the fire that was ablaze at an Energy Ministry Building in downtown Tehran since Monday, Fire Department spokesman said Wednesday.
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Pres. Rouhani opens Book of the Year Award ceremony
TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – The closing ceremony for the 35th Book of the Year Award and the 25th World Award for Book of the Year of Iran has kicked off at Vahdat Hall in the presence of President Rouhani.
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By: Mohammad Khodabakhsh
Tehran grappling with serious air pollution
TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – Schools have been announced off on Monday and Tuesday in the capital city of Tehran and some other major cities of Iran because of dangerous levels of air pollution and as the air pollution is expected to hover for the next 24 hours, it is highly probable to have schools closed on Wednesday, too.
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Tehran mayor:
Office building still ablaze in downtown Tehran, likely to collapse
TEHRAN, Feb. 6 (MNA) – An eight-storey office building on Valiasr St. downtown Tehran is still ablaze and there is a possibility for the collapse of a part or the whole structure, Tehran mayor said Tuesday.
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Severe pollution shuts down schools in Tehran again
TEHRAN, Feb. 5 (MNA) –Schools in Tehran will be closed on Tuesday due to severe air pollution.
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Russia sees Iran as ‘strategic partner’: Russian amb. to Iran
TEHRAN, Feb. 5 (MNA) – In an interview with Russian-language Interfax on Monday, Levan Dzhagaryan said that Russia's attitude towards Iran will not be affected by the West accusations, adding Iran and Russia are strategic partners.
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Guards shoot armed man trying to breach Presidential Administration
TEHRAN, Feb. 5 (MNA) – A man wearing a white shroud and carrying a melee weapon, who was trying to break into the Presidential Administration in Tehran, was shot by the security guards, deputy governor-general for security said Monday.
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10,000 billion rials revenue from curb parking
TEHRAN, Feb. 4 (MNA) – It has been proposed that Tehran Municipality could earn close to 10,000 billion rials from curb-parking in Tehran city.
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Asgharowladi:
ICAPP needs to establish secretariat in Tehran
TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – Iranian political figure has said that the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) needs to establish a secretariat in Tehran to address needs of the Asian countries.
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ICAPP addressers condemn extremism in Islamic world
TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – During the 29th meeting of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) in Tehran many figures from around the world touched upon the political problems of the current world including extremism in the Islamic world.
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No interference allowed in Iran’s defensive capabilities: cleric
TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – Ayatollah Seyyed Ahmad Khatami said at Tehran Friday prayers that US is seeking to decrease Iran’s missile capabilities to appease the Zionist Regime but Iran will continue with its missile programs within the framework of its defense strategy.
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UNESCAP head:
Iran exposed to many natural disasters
TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – Under- Secretary-General of the United Nations Shamshad Akhtar, said in Tehran on Wednesday that Iran was chosen to host the Asia-Pacific Center for Disaster Information Management (APDIM) because it faces lots of natural disasters.
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Zarif meets with head of UNESCAP in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – Iran’s foreign minister met and talked with Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on Wednesday.
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More talks needed for Iran, Turkmenistan gas projects: Turkmen amb.
TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – The Turkmen ambassador to Tehran says Iran and Turkmenistan need to continue talks to solve technical matters concerning their joint gas projects.
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Iran to host Japanese New Age composer ‘Kitaro’ for 2nd time
TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – Celebrated Japanese New Age composer and recording artist, Kitaro, is scheduled to perform a number of concerts in Tehran and other Iranian cities sometime in May, 2018.
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By: Maryam Kamyab
Snowman festival in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – The following are photos of a snowman festival in Pardisan Park in Tehran. People in most of the northern part of Iran including the capital Tehran have witnessed heavy snowfall and freezing weather during recent days which brought both joy and headache to them.
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36th Fajr Theater Festival names winners
TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – Winners for the 36th Fajr International Theater Festival (FITF36) were announced and awarded during a closing ceremony on Mon. evening in Tehran.
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Flights resume in Tehran after heavy snow
TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – All runways are open and flights resumed at Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini airports in Tehran Mon. morning after two days of heavy winter snow and limited visibility that caused flight cancellations.
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Snow boosts winter tourism in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – Director General of the Cultural Heritage of Tehran Province said that Tehran is now ideally positioned to host winter tourists after the heavy snowfall.
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VIDEO: A snowy day in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – After an almost dry Autumn and dwindling hopes for snow in the second month of Winter in Tehran, the capital city was finally enveloped in white this morning. The snow prompted school closure, which brought many young people outdoors for snowball fights.
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Shamkhani:
Iran ready to mediate issues between Baghdad, Erbil
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – In a meeting with Iraqi Kurdistan PM in Tehran on Sunday, Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council said “Iran cannot tolerate presence of anti-Islamic Revolution armed groups in Kurdistan Region.”
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New Cypriot ambassador presents credential to Rouhani
TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – In a meeting with new Cyprus ambassador, Iranian president called for promoting banking relations between Tehran and Nicosia, adding that Iran will stay committed to JCPOA until the other side does.