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Iran Condemns Expansion of EU, US Sanctions on Syria

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Iran Condemns Expansion of EU, US Sanctions on Syria

Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said in a statement on Friday that the increase of the EU and US sanctions against the Syrian people is an unlawful and inhumane move, and that most of the negative consequences and harms of such bans will be borne by the ordinary people and citizens of Syria.

Mousavi described sanctions as an inhumane tool that directly and seriously jeopardises human rights.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran expresses solidarity with the resilient nation and government of Syria and calls for the lifting of all anti-human sanctions against Damascus so that the Syrians can meet their basic needs and repair the damages caused by Western-backed terrorist attacks against the country’s infrastructure with the help of the international community,” underlined Mousavi.

The European Union has renewed its sanctions against the Syrian government of for another year. The sanctions ban oil imports, certain investments, technology transfer that could aid the Arab country. These sanctions were first initiated in 2011.

The US has also imposed new financial sanctions against Syria as part of its so-called Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act – also known as the Caesar Act.

Iran Thanks Switzerland for Facilitating Prisoner Swap Deal with US

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Iran Thanks Switzerland for Facilitating Prisoner Swap Deal with US

“Mr. Michael White, who had been sentenced to prison in Iran for security crimes and in a lawsuit brought by private plaintiffs, was released after satisfying the plaintiffs in respect to the cause of action while being granted Islamic mercy for his other crimes,” Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said in a statement.

“He was released from jail given the time served and in respect of human rights considerations, and left Iran on Thursday,” the spokesman added.
“After the coronavirus outbreak, upon the general directive of the Iranian Judiciary Chief, White was granted furlough, but as long as he had no relatives in Iran, he was handed over to the Embassy of Switzerland, which protects the US interests in Iran, upon the embassy’s request,” Mousavi noted.

Iran Thanks Switzerland for Facilitating Prisoner Swap Deal with US
Photo of Michael White leaving Iran after being released in a prisoner swap deal

“As he had some symptoms of the virus, he was under full medical supervision and treatment during this time, and after making sure that his coronavirus test was negative, the freedom verdict was implemented,” he added.

“Simultaneous with White’s release, Majid Taheri, an Iranian scientist who had been imprisoned in the United States for false reasons, was released from prison as per the court ruling,” Mousavi added.

Mousavi finally appreciated the close cooperation of the Judiciary, the Intelligence Ministry, and the Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council as well as the Swiss Embassy in Tehran who prepared the grounds for the release of Mr White and Doctor Taheri.

In a tweet on Thursday night, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on the United States to release all Iranian citizens.
The developments come a day after Iranian scientist Sirous Asgari, a professor of material sciences at Iran’s Sharif University of Technology, returned home after spending about three years in detention in the US on trumped up charges of fraud and theft of information relating to his work with a university in Ohio.

Last December, Iran freed US citizen Xiyue Wang, who had been held for three years on spying charges, and the United States released Iranian stem cell scientist Massoud Soleimani.

Soleimani was on a sabbatical when he was arrested by US authorities upon arrival in Chicago a year ago and transferred to a prison in Atlanta, Georgia on charges of violating US sanctions on Iran.

Iran Reports Highest Number of New Coronavirus Cases

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Iran Reports Highest Daily COVID-19 Fatalities in Two Weeks

Kianoush Jahanpour announced on Thursday the new cases of infection increase the total number of cases to 164,270.

He said 59 people have died of the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 8,071.

The spokesman said 127,485 patients have so far recovered from the disease, and been discharged from hospital.

2,569 patients are also in severe conditions of the disease, he added.

Jahanpour noted that 1,019,362 COVID-19 tests have been taken across the country.

He warned that Kurdistan, Kermanshah, and Hormozgan provinces are in alarming conditions, and the situation is still red in Khuzestan province.

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Iran’s Nature in Photos: Gorgan Forests

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Iran's Nature in Photos: Gorgan Forests

The travel bans and home quarantine orders amidst the coronavirus pandemic significantly reduced air pollution; as the carbon monoxide levels, produced mainly by automobiles, has dropped by almost 50 percent as compared to 2019.

The carbon dioxide production, another phenomenon leading to global warming by increasing the world’s temperature, has also declined since the COVID-19 outbreak.
Forests are also relieved from the pollutant waste.

What follows are YJC’s photos of Gorgan forests in northeastern Iran, free from destructive human effects in lockdown days:

Iran’s President Sympathizes with US Protesters

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Iran's President Sympathizes with US Protesters

Hassan Rouhani said the black community and migrants in the US are facing gross injustice.

The president added people who politically reject the mentality of the White House are also being oppressed, adding Iran roundly condemns the crimes being committed in the United States today.

He said the police killing of George Floyd has become an international issue.
The president said when an innocent person is killed, it touches the hearts of people around the world, regardless of whether the victim was a Muslim, Christian, American, non-American or otherwise.

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‘American People Rising Up against Inequality, Discrimination’

He then touched upon US President Donald Trump’s move to hold up a copy of the Bible outside the White House a few days ago, saying the Bible is a holy book which invites people to peace, calm and humanity rather than order to kill the innocent.

“It is a shame that a president who wants to act against his own people grabs a holy book and holds up the Bible, and this has enraged all divine faiths because the holy book is holy to us all, and we, too, respect the Bible and Jesus Christ,” he said.

 

Elsewhere in his remarks, the president said criminal America and Israel have been making every effort against Iranians throughout history.

Addressing a virtual ceremony to open a number of energy projects in southern Iran, Rouhani said, “The inauguration of these projects is a firm response to the United States and Israel, these two criminals that have acted against our nation throughout history.”

“They always launch propaganda campaigns against our nation’s effervescence. They should know well what state the US is in, now at a time when we are seeing one of the worst days in America’s political and social history,” he added President Rouhani noted the enemy is losing face and becoming more discredited day by day.

1,500 Scientists Return to Iran to Work at Research Centres

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1,500 Scientists Return to Iran to Work at Research Centres

The Iranian Vice Presidency for Science and Technology says this has been achieved through implementing a cooperation program with Iranian specialists and entrepreneurs abroad.

“Over the past five years, the program has involved more than 8,000 Iranian specialists abroad in short-term and long-term projects with universities, innovation centres, knowledge-based companies and technology parks,” the vice presidency announced.

The experience and knowledge of these people played an effective role in the growth and development of the scientific, technological and economic information of the knowledge-based companies, it added.

“The knowledge of Iranian experts and entrepreneurs abroad has been used with the aim of communicating and cooperating with scientific centres and selected knowledge-based companies, as well as benefiting from new knowledge and technologies to help sustainable development in international fields.”

The main target group of this program are Iranian researchers, specialists and leading scholars abroad. These services are provided in the form of various support mechanisms such as postdoctoral opportunities, and establishment of technology companies, as well as holding specialised workshops.

If the scientific and professional potentialities of Iranians interested in cooperating with the country are used properly, Iran will have a significant leap in various scientific and economic fields, the vice presidency said.

Iran to Export Electricity to Iraq for Two More Years

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Iran, Iraq Agree on Two Electricity Contracts

Ardakanian made the remarks during a visit to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, where he met Iraqi electricity minister. 

The Iranian official also noted that Iraq has settled half of the money it owes to Iran for the electricity imports so far, and the settlement of the other half is being processed. 

In turn, Iraqi Electricity Minister Majed Hantoush said in his meeting with Ardakanian that Baghdad’s debts to Iran for electricity imports from the country have been put on the agenda and the issue is being dealt with by the Iraqi finance ministry.

He thanked Iran for exporting 1,200 megawatts of electricity to Iraq.

The minister noted this amount of electricity imports is very important in the summer season.

Baghdad hopes Iran’s electricity exports to the country will not decrease this summer, he said, expressing gratitude to the Islamic Republic for meeting Iraq’s demand for electricity.

The Iranian minister, for his part, said Iran has vowed to help Iraq improve its electricity sector.

“Around one and a half years ago, an agreement was signed with Iraqi officials during a trip to Iraq, and we promised that the Iraqi electricity industry will get to a desirable state in a three-year plan,” he said. 

“In this regard, and with regards to Iraq’s interests, no other country would have offered Iraq the proposals that we did,” he said.

“These proposals include creating the potential for manpower, reconstructing its installations, reducing losses and offering engineering services,” said Iran’s electricity minister.

“Last year, despite problems, including supplying natural gas to power plants, we tried hard to meet Iraq’s demand for electricity and fulfill our duty with regards to serving the Iraqi nation in the best way possible,” 

“This year, our situation is very different, and early heat as well as the coronavirus outbreak has led to a rise in power consumption in Iran, and electricity consumption in the country has registered an unprecedented increase compared to that of last year, and we have a tough situation ahead of us this year,” the Iranian minister said.

Iranian People Urged to Avoid Nonessential Travel as COVID-19 Surges Again

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Iranian People Urged to Avoid Nonessential Travel as COVID-19 Surges Again

Hassan Rouhani said trips should only be made for necessary work.

“The only way to contain coronavirus is to closely observe health protocols,” said Rouhani in a conversation with Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeid Namaki.

“It would not be right to allow the great achievement of stemming the spread of coronavirus to go down the drain because of negligence,” he said.

President Rouhani also expressed gratitude over the dispatch of medical teams to southern and western provinces gripped by coronavirus.

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He emphasized the need for constant supervision over the enforcement, to the letter, of directives and health protocols to fight the spread of COVID-19 by all provincial and state authorities.

“Officials in charge of state and provincial commissions tasked with combatting coronavirus should inform people of relevant developments in cooperation with the state radio and TV,” he said.

“They should tell people to avoid nonessential travel and go on trips only for necessary work,” he said.

The president’s remarks come as Iran, like most other countries, is still grappling with the coronavirus pandemic. Although some restrictions put in place to keep the virus from spreading have been eased recently, people are advised to keep observing health protocol and avoid nonessential travel to stem the spread of COVID-19.

Web Scraping – 5 Ways To Use It For Your Business   

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There are many ways through which you can carry out your in-depth analysis of the market and competition such as contacting trade associations, business groups, local competitors, and even potential customers.

But, you can carry out this research over the internet as well. And for that web scraping comes as the perfect solution. It is a set of services available through software, that extracts all sorts of data from the websites. 

There are many sources available for web scraping for example you can use the Zenscrape Web Scraping API for effective results. 

But, how exactly can you utilize it in your business research? We will tell you in this article.

Scrape Prices

You have to decide the price range for your product but you can’t think of the correct one. You also have to get done with this in a short period but with efficient results. In such a situation, web scraping comes to your rescue. 

You can run web crawlers that copy the data related to the prices and product descriptions from multiple websites and make it available for you. And the process does not take much time neither it requires a big taskforce. 

Targeted Ads

Through web scraping, your team can extract behavioral analytics, customers’ reactions and interaction, and their sentiments. All these data come together to provide you with a perfect indicator of what the majority of the market wants. 

This will help you in creating targeted ads that will address the audience according to their preferences. 

Opinion Spam Detection

Nowadays, almost all of us turn to the internet to search for any product that we have to buy either online or from a land-based market. We read about the product and reviews from other customers. 

Many competitors use this to their advantage and pay fake reviewers handsome amounts to post fake negative reviews. Or, many companies pay the reviewers to post positive reviews on their own websites. 

But, thanks to the efficient crawling and scraping of web scraping tools, you can easily detect all types of counterfeit reviews either about your business or your competitors’. 

SEO

Search engine optimization brings traffic to your website through keywords and sentences that people use it often to search for products online. 

Web scraping assists in making SEO better and more effective that leads to more engagement on your website. Through this, you can easily bring your new startup to the top rankings of the search engines. 

 

Public Opinions

What your target market says about the product you are selling and your competitors helps you in shaping your own business. 

Through web scraping of different social media pages of your competitors, you can gather their opinions about the company as well as the products. 

 

Fire at Tehran Oil Refinery Kills One, Injures Another

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Fire at Tehran Oil Refinery Kills One, Injures Another
Fire in Tehran Clinic Kills 19, Wounds 11

According to the head of the Public Relations Department of the refinery, the fire was caused by a gasoline leak, and has been contained now.

Hamid-Reza Jafari said the worker injured in the incident is fine now after receiving outpatient treatment.

He said the refinery‘s work has not been halted by the incident which took place at 12:50 pm, Wednesday.

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