Mountains
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Iranian woman Hesamifard joins 8000-meter peak club
TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iranian mountaineer Afsaneh Hesamifard has become the first Iranian woman to summit all 14 of the world's highest mountains above 8,000 meters, following her successful ascent of Mt. Cho Oyu (8,188m) on Tuesday morning.
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Angry Syrians take to streets against Israeli occupatin
TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Thousands of people have staged rallies in Syria’s southwestern province of Quneitra to express their deep resentment over the presence of Israeli occupation forces.
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By: Majid Dehghanizadeh
Mountain Relief & Rescue Maneuver held in Yazd
TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Mountain Rescue & Relief Maneuver was held in Darreh Gahan Valley District of Taft County in Yazd province with the participation of rescue & relief teams of the Red Crescent Society of Yazd province.
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VIDEO: Crack in mountain following Moroccan earthquake
TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – The 6.8 magnitude earthquake in al-Haouz province, located in the west of Morocco, led to a relatively deep crack in one of the high mountains of the region.
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VIDEO: Italy Mount Etna volcano erupts, spews ash on Catania
TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, belched smoke and ashes in a new eruption on Sunday, forcing the closure of a nearby airport in Sicily, Italy.
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Several reported dead in Switzerland tourist plane crash
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – A tourist plane crashed in a mountainous area of western Switzerland on Saturday, reportedly leaving several people dead.