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Meeting between Iran, Tajikistan parliament speakers
TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament received Rustam Emomali, Chairman of the National Assembly of Tajikistan, for a meeting in Tehran on Monday. Continue Reading News Source: en.mehrnews.com
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Meet Alan Dershowitz, a ‘pedophile’ who may defend Israeli genocide at ICJ
By Shabbir Rizvi The day is nearly upon us: the Israeli regime will face charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) later this week, thanks to a lawsuit brought in by the South African government. The lawsuit invokes the Geneva Convention, which both South Africa and Israel are signatories of. Both…
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Blood storage duration rises to 8 days
TEHRAN –The country’s blood storage has increased from four days to eight days, Mostafa Jamali, CEO of the Blood Transfusion Organization, has said. By offering molecular screening tests, viral agents such as HIV can be detected in less than three or four days, IRNA quoted Jamali as saying. Currently, the country’s blood and blood products…
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Volunteer physicians provide health services in deprived areas
TEHRAN – A total of 159,843 individuals in deprived areas have received health services by the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) volunteer physicians, an official with the IRCS has said. Over the past nine months, the IRCS dispatched volunteer physicians to underprivileged areas nationwide with the goal of supporting vulnerable people and improving their health,…
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Iranian universities advance in URAP ranking 2023-2024
TEHRAN –According to the results of the 2023-2024 edition of the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP), 71 Iranian institutions are included in the ranking compared to 64 institutions in the 2022-2023 edition. URAP World Ranking is based on six academic performance indicators including number of articles, citations, total document, scientific productivity, research impact, and…
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Russia strikes Ukrainian military facilities with missiles
Russia has launched a new round of strikes against Ukrainian military targets, including military production facilities and a decision-making center, using Kinzhal missiles and other precision weapons, the Ministry of Defense has announced. “This morning, massed strikes were carried out using high-precision, long-range sea and air-based weapons, including the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system, against facilities…
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West Asia’s water crisis deepens through cloud wars
TEHRAN – Despite earlier projections of abundant rainfall in Iran during autumn, the country has been confronted with severely low precipitation, raising concerns over its impact on water resources and agricultural sectors. In marked contrast, neighboring countries in West Asia region, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, have enjoyed substantial rainfall…
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Could the Israel-Gaza war spark a wider conflict involving the US, Iran or others? | Israel-Gaza war
Opinion So far the risks of the horrific Gaza crisis escalating to a wider war remain low – but they can’t be ruled out entirely Soon after Hamas’s 7 October attack and Israel’s retaliatory bombing campaign in Gaza, pundits began debating the odds of escalation. For its part, the Biden administration has tried to prevent…
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Terrorism a tool at hands of culprits behind Kerman bombings: Iran
Iran says the culprits behind the deadly terrorist bomb attacks in the city of Kerman use terrorism as a tool to achieve their own objectives. Speaking at a weekly press conference in Tehran on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani strongly condemned Wednesday’s two explosions in Kerman by the Daesh terrorist group that killed 91 people and injured hundreds of others.…
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Operation Al-Aqsa Storm ‘turning point’ in Palestine’s anti-Israel fight: Iran general
The Palestinian resistance movements’ Operation Al-Aqsa Storm is a turning point in the Palestinian people’s fight against the occupying regime, says Iran’s highest-ranking military commander. Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri said on Monday that a number of Palestinian fighters successfully designed and carried out such great military action…
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