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Iran ready to repair damaged historic monuments of Syria

He also said a key strength of Iran tourism sector is the health and medical tourism and that “we are ready to give services to Syrian tourists”.

Syria’s historic monuments suffered extensive damage during the war waged by foreign-backed militant groups against the country.

Some of the monuments were deliberately damaged or destroyed by the militants, most notably the Daesh terrorists.

Iran, UN envoy discuss ways of resolving Yemen crisis

During the conversation, the two sides reviewed the latest developments related to the lifting of the blockade of Yemen and the peace process there, and the senior advisor to the Iranian foreign minister stressed that Iran will continue its constructive role in achieving a fair peace through a political settlement.

The UN secretary-general’s special envoy for Yemen also referred to the history of constructive efforts by the Islamic Republic of Iran to resolve the crisis in Yemen. He called for the continuation of this cooperation and briefed Khaji on his recent efforts to promote peace in Yemen within the UN framework.

The Butterfly Garden Museum of Isfahan

The Butterfly garden Museum is located in Nazhvan Forest Park district in an area of 2000 square meters in Isfahan.

In this museum, 48 butterflies frames are held as taxidermies and 2,200 species of butterflies are on display there.

The intensity and range of colors of the butterflies, their variety and brightness, their diverse mixtures and the designs a butterfly puts on display are among the reasons for their popularity.

Butterflies usually live for 3 to 4 weeks, but they are important in the chain of nature, and the extinction of these wonderful creatures would cause great damage to nature.

One of the most attractive sights of Isfahan is the Butterfly Garden. The garden also has more than 100 species of flowers and plants including Ferdows shrubs, Cycas shrubs, Linda shrubs, Benjamins, Ficus, Begonia, etc.

 

Iranian wrestler defeats American, wins gold in World Championship

Yazdani defeated his tough American rival David Taylor 6-2 in the final of 86kg.

This big win saw the Iranian freestyle wrestler break a three-game losing streak against the American.

Taylor had defeated Yazdani in the Tokyo Olympics this past summer and also in the 2017 Wrestling World Cup in Kermanshah and 2017 Wrestling World Cup in Iowa City, the United States.

Yazdani on Saturday won his first match in the World Wrestling Championship 2021 in Oslo, Norway 12-2 against an opponent from Kazakhstan in less than 3 minutes.

Also, earlier on Saturday and on the second day of the championship, four other Iranian wrestlers became finalists to face their opponents on Sunday.

MP: Iranians have spent $7 billion on real estate in Turkey

Mojtaba Yousefi, an Iranian lawmaker representing the city of Ahvaz at Parliament, has said after Iran played a key role in saving Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from going down in the 2016 coup, this time around, Iranian nationals pulled back Turkey from the brink of bankruptcy by buying real estate in the country. Yousefi said from 2018 to 2020, Iran lost $7 billion in expenditure by Iranians on housing in Turkey.

He added that in response to the purchase of real estate in Turkey by Iranians, the Turkish government made hostile moves against Iran.

Experts and observers warn against the outflow of currency to buy real estate in Turkey and at the same time emphasize that the risk of investing in the real estate market of countries such as Turkey or Georgia in the hope of obtaining residency is high due to changes in the laws of such countries.

Iran’s president congratulates Xi on China’s National Day

In a message addressed to China’s President Xi Jinping, Raeisi said China’s great accomplishments over the past decades are indebted to unity and solidarity among the great Chinese nation and the existence of prudent leaders “like Your Excellency” as it strives to achieve growth and development.

He added that China’s sustained commitment to the priority of “development” on the global political agenda reflects its vision of a fair, people-oriented international order that benefits all countries, especially developing ones.

Raeisi added, “Iran and China as two great peace-loving civilizations and strategic partners can pave the way for the realization of true multilateralism through strategic and win-win cooperation and I hope that in the new chapter of relations between the two countries, we will see the promotion and expansion of cooperation in various economic, political and cultural fields, and the implementation of the strategic partnership”.

Iran and China enjoy close ties that have angered the United States, most notably after Washington re-imposed sanctions on Iran after withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal. On Wednesday, China dismissed the US demand to cut oil imports from Iran. Beijing said its economic and trade cooperation with Iran has always been conducted within the framework of international law.

Iran to reopen schools from November 6

He added that schools are registering their health status in the education system, and from November 6, in-person schooling will begin in accordance with health protocols and social distancing.

According to the Iranian official, 45% of the schools are currently in-person, which includes 7 to 8 percent of rural and nomadic students, and the rest of the students are taught virtually.

He said in order to start operating student camps, authorities must get permission from the National Covid Headquarters, which has not been issued yet, so the activities of student camps are still prohibited.

Kazemi also pointed to the reopening of kindergartens, saying “Kindergartens can start their activities in the yellow and orange cities, which face lower risks from Covid-19 compared with red cities.

Schools in Iran have remained closed for some two years since the start of the pandemic.

Iran Begins Vaccination of Students; Schools Yet to Reopen

 

Iran nuclear chief urges IAEA to condemn terrorist attacks in Iran

Eslami Iran nuclear chief

Eslami said the nuclear site once came under a terrorist attack by the Zionist regime and it is necessary that International Atomic Energy Agency clarify its position on the incident.

He also said installing cameras at the facility is not binding under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and that the IAEA know this.

The agency says Iran has failed to fully honor the terms of a deal struck some three weeks ago to allow the watchdog’s inspectors to service monitoring equipment in the country.

At the same time Iran’s envoy to IAEA has said that the director general’s report isn’t accurate and goes beyond the agreed terms of the joint statement. Meanwhile, Iran insists that the agency must first condemn the terrorist attacks and acts of sabotage against its nuclear facilities.

UK PM says he knew about driver shortage long time ago

He did not deny chancellor Rishi Sunak’s warning that problems could last until Christmas, saying: “Rishi is invariably right in everything he says.”

But the prime minister pointed the finger of blame for the crisis firmly at employers, who he said had failed over a number of years to invest in drivers’ wages and conditions, opting instead to rely on cheap migrant labour from abroad.

Despite evidence that Britain’s queues at petrol stations and empty supermarkets shelves are not being seen in its EU neighbours, the PM insisted that the driver shortage was a global problem.

Speaking on BBC1’s Andrew Marr Show, he blamed the chaos on the forecourts on excessive demand from motorists and said queues were now “abating”.

He made light of warnings that 120,000 healthy pigs will soon have to be destroyed because of the shortage of workers able to process them for human consumption.

Asked about desperate farmers’ concern that they will have to cull animals due to post-Brexit labour shortages in the meat-processing industry, Johnson told Marr: “I hate to break it to you, Andrew, but I’m afraid that our food processing industry does involve the killing of a lot of animals.”

“The great hecatomb of pigs that you describe has not yet actually taken place. Let’s see what happens,” he added.

Johnson said that a shift to higher wages was a key benefit of Brexit, but admitted that the country will have to go through “a period of adjustment” before gaps in the workforce are filled.

The prime minister was also pressed over a warning from the Road Haulage Association which wrote to him in June saying a major crisis was building in their industry due to the shortage of HGV drivers.

He responded: “We have known about shortages in road haulage long, long, long before then. They have been a chronic feature of the way the road haulage industry has worked.”

“What we had for decades was a system whereby basically the road haulage industry … was not investing in the truck stops, not improving conditions, not improving pay,” he noted.

“And we relied on very hard-working people who were willing to come in, largely from European accession countries, to do that work under those conditions,” he continued, adding, “When people voted for change in 2016 and when people voted for change again in 2019 – as they did – they voted for the end of a broken model of the UK economy that relied on low wages and low skills and chronic low productivity. We’re moving away from that.”

4k arrested in Libya’s anti-migrant crackdown

A major crackdown in western Libya has resulted in the detention of at least 4,000 migrants, including hundreds of women and children, officials said Saturday.

The U.N. announced at least one young migrant was shot dead and 15 others injured, including two in serious conditions, in the crackdown.

The raids took place Friday in the western town of Gargaresh as part of what authorities described as a security campaign against illegal migration and drug trafficking. The Interior Ministry, which led the crackdown, made no mention of any traffickers or smugglers being arrested.

Officials noted Friday that 500 illegal migrants had been detained but on Saturday reported that number had reached 4,000.

Gargaresh, a known hub for migrants and refugees, is about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) west of Tripoli, the Libyan capital. The town has seen several waves of raids on migrants over the years, but the latest one was described by activists as the fiercest so far.

Since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that ousted and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi, Libya has emerged as the dominant transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East, hoping for a better life in Europe. Human traffickers have benefited from the chaos in the oil-rich nation and smuggled migrants through the country’s lengthy border with six nations. They then pack desperate migrants into ill-equipped rubber boats in risky voyages through the perilous Central Mediterranean Sea route.

The detained were gathered in a facility in Tripoli called the Collection and Return Center, said police Col. Nouri al-Grettli, head of the center.

He stated the migrants have been distributed to detention centers in Tripoli and surrounding towns. Libya’s detention facilities are miserable, overcrowded places where migrants have suffered from abuses and severe ill-treatment, according to rights activists.

A government official underlined authorities would “deport as many as possible” of the migrants to their home countries. He underscored many of the detained had lived illegally in Libya for years. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media.

Tarik Lamloum, a Libyan activist working with the Belaady Organization for Human Rights, added the raids involved human rights violations against the migrants, especially in the way some women and children were detained.

Lamloum stated many detained migrants have been registered with the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR, as refugees or asylum-seekers.

Vincent Cochetel, the agency’s special envoy for the Central Mediterranean, told The Associated Press that initial reports were that at least one person was killed and 15 injured in the crackdown. He said in some cases security personnel used excessive force and drove people out of their homes.

“We should not be surprised if people are scared and will try to leave by sea,” he continued.

Georgette Gagnon, the U.N.’s humanitarian coordinator for Libya, said unarmed migrants were harassed in their homes, beaten and shot in the crackdown which has also seen a communication blackout in Gargaresh.

Among the injured were five by gunshots with two of them being treated in an intensive care unit, she said in a statement late Saturday.

The statement didn’t elaborate further details.

The crackdown comes amid a spike in crossings and attempted crossings of the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. Libya’s coast guard has intercepted around 25,300 migrants and returned them to Libya’s shores so far this year. Over 1,100 migrants were reported dead or presumed dead off Libya in the first nine months of 2021, but that number is believed to be higher, according to the U.N. migration agency.

Hundreds of migrants were seen in images posted on social media Friday by the Interior Ministry sitting clustered together in a yard with the banner of the Collection and Return Center in the background.

Other images from Gargaresh purporting to show migrants show them with their hands tied behind their backs. An aerial photo showed men lying face down on the ground at a crossroads, with military trucks and guards around them.