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Crisis

Iran summons Saudi charge d’ affaires over Mina incident

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s interior minister in a letter to his Saudi counterpart has called for full investigation into the tragic stampede incident in Mina.
Crisis

Toll from Hajj stampede outside Mecca reaches 2,000: Sources

Golrokh Askarieh -
The death toll from a deadly crush during Hajj pilgrimage rituals in Mina, outside the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, has soared...
Crisis

Saudi government responsible for Mina tragedy: Ayatollah Rafsanjani

Golrokh Askarieh -
Ayatollah Rafsanjani has said that Saudi officials in charge of [maintaining] order in Hajj rituals are responsible for the incident near Mecca and should be answerable to the Islamic world.
Crisis

Iran’s President Rouhani orders task force to address Mina disaster

Golrokh Askarieh -
Among its objectives, the task force would have to send over aid teams, if needed, and dispatch aircraft to Saudi Arabia in order to assist the pilgrims and the wounded.
Crisis

Iran declares 3-day national mourning over Mecca deaths

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Saudi government should meet its obligations in compliance with the rule of righteousness and fairness, the leader said.
Crisis

Number of Iranian victims of Saudi stampede rises to 47

Golrokh Askarieh -
The head of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said that the Saudi officials had blocked two ways leading to the stoning point, thus causing the stampede.
Education

Back to school in photos

Fatemeh Askarieh -
More than 13 million students went to schools across Iran on September 23.
Hard News

US policies, Israel crimes key problems for Muslims: Leader

Emad Askarieh -
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has released a message to Hajj pilgrims stressing the importance of the annual ritual.
Environment

Asiatic cheetah on the prowl

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Kooshki was handed over as a gift by a hunter to the Environment Protection Organization when he was a cub.
Environment

A city councilor takes a dip, of a different sort

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Environment activists have been protesting for years but their efforts to stem the flow of dirty water into sea have not produced any results yet.
Iran in Pictures

Man with amputated arms soldiers on (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Physical disability seems to be too small an obstacle to prevent Hossein Shokuhi from leading a normal life.
Environment

Life of an environmentalist in photos

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Kamran says he has gone through many books to learn more about ways of helping the environment and wildlife.
Education

Education through middle school to become compulsory: Minister

Golrokh Askarieh -
Some 408,000 foreign students received education in Iranian schools last year; an additional 48,000 had been signed up, Fani said.
Lifestyle

A teacher’s foray into an apiary

Emad Askarieh -
Parsafar, who has now opened a store where she sells honey, puts her success down to her tireless efforts.
Hard News

Iran’s space scientist killed in Mecca crane collapse

Emad Askarieh -
The Saudi government should have made the necessary preparations to safeguard the lives of the pilgrims in Mecca, Ali Larijani said.
Environment

Asiatic cheetah-themed airliner takes to Iranian skies

Emad Askarieh -
A Meraj Airlines Airbus A320 on whose nose the image of an Asiatic cheetah has been painted has taken to the sky for the first time.
Science and Technology

Iranian scientists and universities among the world’s top one percent

Emad Askarieh -
A science ministry official has said that as many as 170 Iranian scientists are among the world’s highly-cited researchers.
Hard News

Iranian President Rouhani wishes Jews happy Rosh Hashana

Emad Askarieh -
May our shared Abrahamic roots deepen respect and bring peace and mutual understanding,” the Iranian president said in a tweet.
Hard News

Iranian researchers crafting driverless cars ‘gradually morphing into robots’

Golrokh Askarieh -
An automated car will temporarily take over from a distracted driver, and pull over and park or head home if someone is unfit to drive, the researcher working on the project predicted.
Cinema

Muhammad, in the eyes of two world-famous cinema figures

Emad Askarieh -
Majid Majidi’s movie on the life of the Prophet Muhammad has been acclaimed by cinematic and non-cinematic figures.
Hard News

Leader calls for active, effective presence in cyberspace

Emad Askarieh -
We should shed our passivity in cyberspace by tapping into the potential of young talents and taking wise measures, Ayatollah Khamenei noted.
Science and Technology

New observatory aims to put Iranian astronomy on the map

Emad Askarieh -
When completed in four or five years, INO could be the best general-purpose telescope for thousands of kilometers, says an international scientist.
Iran in Pictures

Iranian dolls handed to war-stricken Syrian, Palestinian children (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
As a token of appreciation, the Syrian and Palestinian children drew some pictures and handed them to Iranian representatives at the event.
Education

Iran calls for international scientific collaboration: Minister

Golrokh Askarieh -
Scientific cooperation among countries is most effective through establishing direct contacts among scientists rather than through government-driven agreements, said the science minister.
Environment

What is the solution? Water imports or efficient management?

Golrokh Askarieh -
An Iranian news website has quoted environment experts as blaming mismanagement for water shortages in Iran.
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