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Tehran Hosting “Cinema Verite” Documentary Festival

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Kicked off on December 9, the seven-day event is organized by the Iran Documentary and Experimental Film Centre affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Culture.

The festival has three sections – National, International and Avini Award – in which the competing films are categorized in qualitative and thematic terms.

This year, 634 films were presented to the Secretariat of the festival out of which the committee in charge of selecting the films picked up 71 films for the national section, including 27 short-length, 20 mid-length, and 24 full-length documentaries.

The committee selected 29 other films to compete in the Avini Award section, which is dedicated to films made about resistance, the Islamic Revolution, and the Sacred Defence (Iran-Iraq war).

In the international section, about 4,000 documentaries from 100 countries were sent to the secretariat out of which 27 documentaries from 20 countries were picked up.

Meanwhile, in the non-competition section, most of the documentaries which have made their way into the screening program enjoy two main features: they are produced by veteran documentary makers including Mohammad Reza Aslani, Manouchehr Tayyab, Farshad Fadaeian and Farhad Varharam. On the other hand, their themes are attractive for the audiences.

Among the main guests attending the festival one can refer to the French director Nicolas Philibert; Caspar Sonnen, the director of the Netherlands’ IDFA DocLab Festival; Irina Shatalova, manager of Moscow Documentary Film Festival; Vitaly Mansky, director of Putin’s Witnesses; and Raghu Rai, known as the father of India’s photography.

Oldest Iranian Woman Dies at 140

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Goli Papi, an Iranian woman from a tribe in Lorestan, was estimated to be 142 when she died on December 10, 2018.

Hailing from the western Lorestan province, she died on Monday in a retirement home in the city of Khorramabad.

“The late woman was from a tribe called Papi residing in Silakhor Plain in Dorud County,” said Morad Hossein Papi, known as the father of genealogy in Iran.

Based on her identity card, Ms Papi was 126 years old but it is estimated that she was about 140 years old before dying and belonged to at least five generations ago.

According to Morad Hossein Papi, the late woman didn’t bear any child after marriage and lived for a long time with her close family members before being taken to the retirement home in Khorramabad in 2014.

Oldest Iranian Woman Dies at 140
The identity card of Goli Papi, an Iranian woman from a tribe in Lorestan, shows she had been born on April 5, 1893; however, local geneologists say she was estimated to be 142 when she died on December 10, 2018.

Iranian Author Donates Cash Prize to Training of Sunni Teachers

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Iranian author Reza Amirkhani poses for a photo in front of a picture of renowned Iranian novelist Jalal Al-e Ahmad. Amirkhani managed to receive the IRR 1-billion cash prize of Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Awards, but donated it to the training of Sunni teachers in south-eastern Iran. / Photo by Tasnim

Reza Amirkhani received the literary prize for a novel he had written. The cash prize is worth one billion rials (roughly $10,000). He donated the prize to the Danayar Research Institute which is tasked with training Sunni elementary school teachers in Sistan and Baluchestan.

“Based on the indicators of sustainable development, training, especially at the pre-elementary and elementary levels, is definitely the bedrock of growth in every country,” says the writer.

“That is why Danayar institute decided to start its work from the Sib and Suran region in Sistan and Baluchestan to train and hone the skills of teachers at elementary and pre-elementary levels,” Amirkhani added.

“Accordingly, the necessary arrangements were made with the provincial education department. In this phase, all of the teachers trained at Danayar institute are local Sunnis,” he added.

Sistan and Baluchestan is the second largest province in Iran with an area of 180,726 km² and a population of 2.5 million.

The population comprises the Sunni Balochs who form a majority in the province, followed by the relatively large minority, the Sistani Persians.

The province today is the most underdeveloped, desolate, and poorest of Iran’s provinces. The Iranian government has long been trying to reverse this situation by implementing new plans such as creating the Chabahar Free Trade-Industrial Zone.

Armenia Elections Part of Trend towards Democratic Changes: Iran

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In a Tuesday statement, Qassemi referred to the elections as a significant stage in the domestic developments of Armenia.

He also expressed the hope that Iran and Armenia could increasingly strengthen their mutual relations following the public participation of the Armenians in their country’s general elections and the subsequent formation of the new government there.

Establishing ties with all neighbouring states has a very significant and decisive position in Iran’s foreign policy and for peace, stability, prosperity and security of all regional states, he added.

“Geographical proximity has created deep cultural and historical bonds between Iran and all its neighbours,” Qassemi said, adding that Tehran highly values these common roots and bonds.

The alliance of Armenia’s acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan achieved a landslide victory in the snap parliamentary elections held on Sunday.

The victory enabled Pashinyan to consolidate his authority months after he took office on the back of anti-government protests in the ex-Soviet state.

Nine political parties and two electoral blocs were running in the vote to secure seats at the 101-seat parliament. Each party needs at least 5 percent of the vote to enter the legislative chamber, while blocs need 7 percent or more.

Armenians in Iran Mark Surp Minas Day

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Dating back to the Qajar era (nineteenth century), the church has been designated as one of the national heritage sites of Iran.

Built by Hassan Mostofi al-Mamalek in 1856, the church has long served as a place of worship for Armenians who had come from Charmahal and Bakhtiari to Tehran.

According to historic document, Minas was a smart and wise person who was sent to Egypt by the Roman Caesar to end the battle in Alexandria. She accomplished his mission perfectly but after a while, he changed his religion and became Christian. Therefore, the Caesar ordered to cut his head. Christians deem him as sacred.

What follows are IRNA’s photos of the Monday ceremony held by Armenians in Tehran to mark the Minas Day:

Stem Cells Used to Make Skin Young Again

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Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini Lahijani
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Stem Cells Used to Make Skin Young Again

Finding a proper treatment for wrinkles and scars left behind as a result of acne and skin problems has always been an issue of interest to dermatologists and plastic surgeons.

The human skin is a major source for the extraction of stem cells. Stem cells are the best option for cellular therapy as they have high capability for proliferation and distinction.

Surveys show that all body tissues contain stem cells which can turn into cells making up that very tissue, and can multiply whenever it is needed.

Accordingly, the newest technique is to use the stem cells of the person’s skin as a filling material capable of reproduction as well as producing collagen, which is the key substance needed to keep skin young. First, fibroblast cells, whose main function is to produce collagen, is extracted from a small part of the patient’s skin and is cultured in a special environment. Then the reproduced cells are reproduced again and re-injected into the areas where the skin is damaged such as wrinkles or scars left behind due to wounds or acne or skin damage.

At the place of the injection, the fibroblast begins to produce collagen and fill the damaged part, something which has been confirmed by electron microscopes.

This technique is used in only a few countries, and has been successfully applied by an Iranian knowledge-based company named Celltech Pharmed.

Stem Cells Used to Make Skin Young AgainIn this method, cells produce collagen gradually; so, the result can be observed in the long run. This method is, in fact, a self-adaptive cellular method, the cells belong to person himself/herself and, as a result, the individual’s immune system is not provoked. The odds of having a successful treatment in this method are between 70% and 90%. This treatment method is used as the last resort in cases patients show resistance to treatment.

In cellular therapy, first a small piece of the patient’s skin is removed. Then, melanocyte cells are extracted after certain reactions and cultured in a special environment. The melanocytes are cultured on a special plate, and then the layer of cultured melanocyte cells are placed onto the location of the skin damage

For a brief review of Iran’s achievements in various fields of science and technology, check the book “Science and Technology in Iran: A Brief Review”

Another application of cellular therapy is to culture keratinocytes cells at the location of wounds caused by different diseases. Given that keratinocytes are multiplied during the process of repairing the wound and covers the skin, using cultured keratinocytes can prevent infections, keep the wound wet and expedite the trend of healing the wound.

The devising of such methods is a sign of a brighter future for patients suffering from skin diseases as well as those who would like to make their skin young again as this method could be an effective and lasting treatment.

Enemy’s Dream of Changing Iran’s Behaviour to Die on Vine: IRGC

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IFP Editorial Staff
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general jafari

Addressing a ceremony in South Khorasan province, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said the more the enemies try to tire out the people and force the Islamic Republic to surrender, the more they fail.

He also reiterated that the enemy is trying to portray Iran’s establishment as ineffective by exerting economic pressures and plotting to create insecurity in the country.

The Iranian nation is not afraid of anyone, and nothing can disturb them, he added in his Tuesday remarks.

The top commander said many other countries are following the footsteps of Iran in terms of resistance and fight against hegemony and global arrogance.

Jafari noted that enemies are confessing to the progress and achievements of the Islamic Republic, and are disappointed with their struggles and threats against Iran.

“Since the victory of the Islamic Revolution, we have always witnessed the defeat of US and the enemies of the revolution,” underlined Jafari.

The resistance of the people of Gaza, Palestine, Iraq and Yemen against the crimes and warmongering of global arrogance derives from the culture of resistance of the Iranian people, said the IRGC chief.

US Sanctions Failed to Disrupt Iranian Economy: Rouhani

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks after a joint meeting with Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani and Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in Tehran on Dec. 11, 2018 / Photo by president.ir

Rouhani made the remarks on Tuesday after a joint meeting with Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani and Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani.

“The goal of the Americans was to cut our oil exports, but I would like to tell people clearly that our oil exports are much better than before November 4,” he said.

“Therefore, Washington was not successful in its oil policies. During the recent OPEC meeting in Vienna, they worked hard to keep OPEC’s oil production unchanged, but fortunately OPEC members resisted and non-OPEC countries made the same decision.”

The Trump administration in August re-imposed sanctions against the Islamic Republic that had been lifted as part of a nuclear agreement reached under the Obama administration. The sanctions had been lifted in exchange for limits on Iran’s nuclear program.

After the US re-imposed its illegal sanctions on November 4, it expected to see chaos in the Iranian economy, but the great nation of Iran and all the economic activists acted in a way that, fortunately, the plot was thwarted, Rouhani said.

He added that the central bank, economic sectors, and the great people of Iran behaved in a way that the whole world understood calm has been restored more than before, the government’s official website dolat.ir reported.

The president further mentioned that all the efforts are made to maintain this calm and address the people’s problems.

“A framework has been developed to determine how the revenues of non-oil exports enter the market and the country. Through this, we are anticipating an ideal solution to the problems of our forex incomes, and we will continue this strategy,” he noted, hailing the exporters’ efforts for good progress over the past year and an increase of more than 13% in the country’s exports.

President Rouhani also referred to the Islamic Republic’s regional policies, and said the moves will benefit the people of the region.

“The situation in Yemen is so that those who wanted to occupy this Arab country feel they have no other option but to make peace with the Yemenis. We have always supported the Yemeni-Yemeni negotiations,” said the Iranian president, highlighting that the signs of restoration of peace to Yemen can now be seen more evidently.

He also pointed to the relative restoration of peace to Syria, and said this means the Islamic Republic of Iran has been successful in regional affairs.

Tehran Hosting Exhibition of Urban Sculptures

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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During the event, which is one of the most important ongoing arts events in Tehran, visitors are asked to contribute to the process of picking the best urban sculptures by expressing their views.

As part of the process of choosing top models in this year’s exhibition, a section of the event is allocated to the best sculptures from visitors’ standpoint. Fifteen of the sculptures on show will be picked at the end of the event on December 26, and installed across the capital later on.

The models on show have been judged in three phases so far. Judgement in the first phase was based on the artists’ CVs whereby 282 sculptors were chosen from among 902. The list was narrowed down to 61 in the second phase. Then two of the artists withdrew from the event, and finally 59 sculptures were picked based on Tehran’s urban status and displayed at the exhibit.

The exhibition runs from November 30 to December 26, 2018. The biennial event drew some 400 visitors during the first week. Of that number, 320 visitors have filled in the opinion forms dedicated to people’s views on urban sculptures.

What follows are photos of the exhibition retrieved from Mehr News Agency and the municipality’s website:

Iran VP in South Africa to Boost Scientific Cooperation

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iranian Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari meets South African officials in Johannesburg on December 10, 2018 / Photo by isti.ir

Sattari, who left Iran for a four-day visit of the two cities of Pretoria and Johannesburg on Monday, is accompanied by a business and technology delegation including 46 fund managers and heads of knowledge-based companies in the fields of information and communication technology, health and biotechnology, mining and mineral industries, industrial equipment and machinery, and electricity.

During the visit, which is aimed at expanding the export of Iranian products and increasing international business, the country’s knowledge-based companies hold meetings with their counterparts in South Africa.

For a brief review of Iran’s achievements in various fields of science and technology, check the book “Science and Technology in Iran: A Brief Review”

Participating in a science forum and visiting an exhibition held on the sidelines of the forum are among other parts of the Iranian delegation’s agenda. The representatives of these companies can attend the meetings to get familiar with the advances and needs of African countries in science and technology.

With a high population and high gross national income, South Africa is cooperating with numerous countries around the world in the economic and commercial spheres.

The visit of the Iranian delegation to South Africa is also aimed at increasing the level of cooperation and trade between the two countries.

South Africa is the most important country in the African continent, and is among the four top priorities of Iran in ties with Africa.

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