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German FM tells President Rouhani: Please visit Germany
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Wednesday that he had told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani he was welcome to visit Germany the next time...
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Iranian scientists win US NSF Award
Two Iranian scientists, Negar Tavassolian and Babak Heidari, won Stevens Award at US National Science Foundation (NSF). Babak Heidari is a professor at Systems and...
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Rouhani invites U.S. firms to invest in changing Iranian economy
Iran has no problem with U.S. companies investing in its economy and creating joint ventures, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, and he called for...
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Bring Your Camera: Iranian ‘Stone’ Garden Dazzles Visitors
Stone Garden is Iran’s most amazing garden visited by about 6,000 Iranian and foreign tourists every year. Located near Bolourd District, Miyandoab Village, in southern...
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Lifting economic sanctions on Iran : global effects and strategic responses
In a paper, the Office of the Chief Economist of the World Bank’s MENA Region (MNACE) has reviewed the global effects and strategic responses resulting...
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Iran Plans to Attract 1-2mln Russian Tourists by Removing Visa Requirements
Iran plans to attract 1-2 million visitors by removing tourist visas for Russian nationals, Iranian Vice President and Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization Chief Masoud...
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Iran: $100B in Assets ‘Fully Released’ Under Nuclear Deal
Iran says it now has access to more than $100 billion worth of frozen overseas assets following the implementation of the nuclear deal with world...
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AP photos: Women’s rock climbing gains foothold in Iran
AP — In the mountains of northwestern Iran, Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh clings to a sheer rock face, ignoring the dizzying height and icy wind as she...
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Europe’s role in the future of Iran
By Monnet Matters, New Europe Lately, we are reminded of an age-old dispute on whether democracy promotes trade and growth or whether trade and growth...
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The Nuclear Deal Clears the Way for Iranian Saffron in the West
By: Alex Swerdloff, Munchies Just this month, the nuclear deal between Iran and six of the world powers—the US, UK, France, China, Russia, and Germany—was...
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Iran to launch Islamic tourist cruise
An Islamic tourist cruise connecting Iran, Muscat (Oman), Salalah (Oman) and Mumbai (India) is expected to be launched in 2016, said a representative of an Iranian shipping...
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9 Iranian banks to re-connect SWIFT on Monday
The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says that 9 Iranian banks will be re-connected to SWIFT in the early hours of Monday. Valiollah...
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Belgium, Austria to become Rouhani’s next European destinations
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is planned to travel to Austria and Belgium, while the Swiss president will also pay a visit to Tehran in the...
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World’s second oldest tree lives in Iran
The world’s second oldest tree is Sarv-e Abarkuh, located in Abarkouh city of Yazd province, Iran. This Iranian natural heritage and tourist attraction stands 25-28 meters...
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U.S. Unfair Response to Iran’s “Good Faith”
By: Vahid Jafarian The U.S. State Department on Friday issued an Iran travel warning, claiming that U.S. citizens traveling to Iran, particularly Iranian-Americans, risk arrest...
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Iran joins advanced countries in establishing ‘brain bank’
Iran has joined the US, Germany and other European countries in establishing its first ‘brain bank’ to promote research on diseases pertaining to the neurological...
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Iran to resume carpet export to United States
Head of the Iranian National Carpet Center has announced the resumption of Iran’s hand-woven carpet export to the US in the current year, Mehr news...
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Iran’s dealmaking with Europe: the seven biggest contracts
Deals worth nearly €40bn were struck during the Iranian president’s four-day visit to Europe after the lifting of sanctions 1- Airbus €22bn (£16.8bn) Aiming to...
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Discriminatory New Visa Law Keeps German-Iranian Professor Out of U.S.
On January 29, Dr. Amin Shokrollahi was planning to do something he had done many times before: take a flight from his home in Switzerland...
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Photos: Élysée Palace Hosts First Iranian Leader since 1999
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani was officially welcomed by his French counterpart Francois Hollande at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Thursday. Rouhani arrived in Paris...
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General: 76% of opium produced in the world is discovered in Iran
Head of the counter-narcotics center said on Saturday that the United Nations has announced that 76 percent of the opium and also 67 percent of morphine produced in the...
