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How to Come Up with an Apt Business Essay Topic  

To find yourself, think for yourself. This popular freedom quote promotes independence. A self-reliant person does not need to hinge on other people, and self-assurance enables the development of the confidence to bounce back from difficult life situations.

Appropriate Referencing: Fundamental Skill for Successful Business Essay Writer

One of the challenges facing college and university students when writing essays is referencing. This is probably because not only there exist different sorts of referencing styles but every format has numerous variations with regard to the manner of acknowledging sources within an essay.

Gunman Shoots Himself after Killing Six in Czech Hospital

A shooting at a hospital in the Czech Republic has killed seven people, including the 42-year-old gunman.

Japan to Help Ease Iran-US Tension during Rouhani’s Visit: Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Tokyo is in discussions about a visit to Japan by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani this month, an attempt to try to ease tensions between Iran and the United States.

Orangutans in Indonesia

Photo by Reuters

Iranian Researchers Can Diagnose 400 Genetic Diseases: Official

The head of the Iranian Genetics Association has hailed the country's progress in the field of genetics saying that there are now about 400 genetic diseases in the country that are diagnosable.

Is ITIL Dead? Facts Behind This Myth

A set of detailed practices that focuses on aligning IT and business, to tie the needs of each towards a common goal, ITIL has come a long way from being the government database. ITIL practices have broken several new grounds in ITSM and served the corporate culture and the IT boom well.

Tehran Working to End Use of Children for Scavenging

Tehran Mayor has urged all Tehran citizens to inform the municipality if they see any street children being used for scavenging.

Eminent Singer Cancels Turkey Concert in Solidarity with Kurds

Iranian virtuoso musician Shahram Nazeri has canceled a concert in Turkey’s Konya in deference to the Kurdish people of Syria affected by a Turkish military operation.

Foreign Tour Operators Amazed by Safe, Modern Iran

Representative of 17 foreign travel agencies have been filled with admiration for the safety, cleanliness and modern infrastructures of Iran after a Famtrip to the country.

Snapback Mechanism Shelved by E3 for Now: Iran

An Iranian official says the European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal have put aside plans to implement the so-called snapback mechanism which allows for the re-imposition of UN sanctions on Iran.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 9

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday, December 9, 2019, and picked headlines from 12 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Iranian Girl Wins Reputation by Walking a Thin Line

Reyhaneh Armaghani is an Iranian girl whose unusual career and field of sport, highlining, has won her some reputation. She walks on a thin belt, practices slack line and unicycle, and works at heights.

Iran to Give Crushing Response to Any Israeli Aggression

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has dismissed the Zionist regime’s recent anti-Iran threats as a testimony to Israel’s weakness.

Iranian, Turkish FMs Discuss Regional Issues in Istanbul

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Istanbul on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of "Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process".

Uzbek Companies Invited to Meet Iranian Business Delegation in Tashkent

A delegation of Iranian knowledge-based companies and business officials will be in Tashkent on Thursday, December 12, 2019. Hereby, all Uzbek companies and businesspeople working in the following fields are invited to come to International Hotel Tashkent at 10 am (local time) to have B2B meetings with their Iranian counterparts.

Iran Among Asia’s Top 5 Biotechnology Powers

Iran has been ranked among the top five Asian countries developing biotechnology products.

Migratory Birds in Iran’s Miankaleh Peninsula

Known as “the birds’ paradise”, Miankaleh in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran attracts many migratory birds every year.

A Snowy Night in Iran’s Hamadan

Photos by Iman Hamikhah and Adel Bakhoda; Mehr News Agency and IRNA

Tehran, Tbilisi Discuss Bilateral Relations

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Alexander Khvtisiashvili held a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran on Sunday.

Zarif in Istanbul for High-Level Meeting on Afghanistan

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has travelled to Istanbul for the Heart of Asia conference, a regional initiative for peace in Afghanistan.

Top Iranian Diplomat, Oman’s Commerce Minister Meet in Tehran

Oman’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy has held a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran on Sunday.

14,000 Apply for Candidacy at Iran Parliamentary Elections

The process of registering candidates for running in Iran’s parliamentary elections, slated for February 2020, has come to an end with around 14,000 people applying for candidacy, according to Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli.

Iran, Georgia Hold Political Consultations in Tehran

Deputy foreign ministers of Iran and Georgia have held the third round of political consultations in Tehran, with both calling for the expansion of relations between the two neighbours in all fields.

Blood Bank Centrifuges Produced by Iranian Researchers

A knowledge-based Iranian company has managed to develop a domestic blood bank centrifuge machine which is one of the essential equipment needed for blood transfusion bases and some medical centres.