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Iran Develops Apparatus to Rehabilitate Autistic Children

Arezoo Faqihi, a graduate in Electrical Engineering who is currently a post-graduate student majoring in Educational Research, has developed the device.

She, together with a team of students, attended the International RoboCup Open 2018 held in Iran and finished second in the contests, reports the Persian-language Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA).

She says the apparatus is used to coordinate and harmonize the five senses in children suffering from autism.

“By strengthening and moderating the five senses, this apparatus boosts children’s imagination and helps them recover,” she says.

According to Faqihi, the device is used for rehabilitation and in rehab clinics.

She says no similar apparatus has been developed in other countries so far, and it has been made for the first time in Iran.

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“As no device similar to the apparatus has been made in the world, it has found its way to Malaysia’s inventions contest Itex 2018,” said the researcher.

She noted that efforts have been made to produce the product on a large scale.

“The necessary evaluations have been made, and the apparatus will be mass-produced when the agreement with an investor is finalized,” she noted.

“During the contests, an Australian company placed an order for 100 apparatuses, and an agreement will be concluded on that in the near future,” she noted.

Iran Unveils Rugs Woven for Rivals at 2018 FIFA World Cup

These Persian rugs are to be given to the captains of Morocco, Spain, and Portugal, the three rivals of Iran at the Group Stage.

Four other precious carpets are also being prepared by the weavers of Tabriz to be offered to the FIFA Museum, the Russian Football Federation, the Iranian Football Federation, and the Museum of Astan Quds Razavi (located in the holy city of Mashhad), among others.

Interestingly, one other carpet is also being woven to be gifted to Iran’s rival at the knock-out stage in case the country manages to advance to the next level for the first time ever.

Iran Unveils Rugs Woven for Rivals at 2018 FIFA World CupPersian carpets, widely believed to have been around for more than 2,500 years, are deeply rooted in the Iranian national identity.

The 2018 World Cup will be the fifth time Iran is qualifying for a FIFA World Cup where it has failed to advance past the group stage in 1978, 1998, 2006, and 2014.

The 21st edition of FIFA world cup will kick off on June 14th, 2018 with the opening game taking place at Luzhniki Stadium, in Moscow, Russia.

Iran Unveils Rugs Woven for Rivals at 2018 FIFA World Cup

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 19

The top story in all newspapers today was the remarks made by the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a meeting with a group of Intelligence Ministry officials.

The Leader’s praise of Afghan fighters killed in the fight against terrorists in Iraq and Syria also received coverage. The Leader had made the comments in a recent meeting with families of Afghan martyrs in the north-eastern Iranian city of Mashhad.

Several papers also highlighted Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s comments about the country’s resolve to boost its defence power while trying to de-escalate tension in the region.

Also a top story was the migration of Iranian officials, including Ayatollah Khamenei, from Telegram to domestic messaging apps, which may signal the imminent blocking of Telegram.

The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines and top stories:

 

Abrar:

  • Iran Leader: We’re in the Middle of a Great Battlefield
  • Rouhani: We’ll Keep Reinforcing Our Power While De-Escalating Tensions
  • Euro Replaces US Dollar in Iran’s Int’l Transactions: Gov’t

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19


 

Aftab-e Yazd:

  • Hossein Mousavian’s Advice for North Korea on Talks with US
  • Mike Pompeo’s Secret Meeting with N. Korean Leader
  • Rouhani: No Army General Involved in Corruption Cases

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19


 

Arman-e Emrooz:

  • Iran Leader: Corruption, Aristocracy Must Be Strongly Dealt with

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19


 

Donya-ye Eqtesad:

  • Rouhani: Iran’s Approach in Region Based on Good Neighbourliness
  • Our Weapons Not for Use against Neighbours

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19


 

Eqtesad-e Pouya:

  • Iran Leader: Intelligence Ministry Must Remain Totally Revolutionary

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19


 

Ettela’at:

  • Iran Leader: Major Sources of Corruption Must Be Confronted
  • Patriot Missile System in UAE Destroyed in Yemeni Drone Attack

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19


 

Hemayat:

  • Iran Leader: Enemies Trying to Chance People’s Beliefs

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19


 

Iran:

  • Rouhani: Deterrent Power, De-Escalation, Good Neighbourliness Pillars of Iran Diplomacy

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19


 

Javan:

  • Iran Leader: Intelligence Ministry Must Remain Revolutionary
  • Great Migration of Gov’t Officials from Telegram
  • Gov’t Bans Public, State Bodies’ Use of Telegram
  • Rouhani: Gov’t along with IRGC, Army to Develop Any Weapon It Needs

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19


 

Kayhan:

  • Iran Leader: Any Partisan Support at Intelligence Ministry Prohibited
  • Afghan Politician: Withdrawal from Afghanistan Biggest Service US Gave Afghanistan

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19


 

Kelid:

  • Iranian Embassies Worldwide Ready to Help Iran’s Tourism: Official

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19


 

Resalat:

  • Iran Leader: Dealing with Issue of Infiltration Seriously Key to Fighting Enemy
  • Ayatollah Khamenei Praises Hazara Afghans

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19


 

Rooyesh-e Mellat:

  • Rouhani: We’ll Produce Whatever Weapons We Need for Defence

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19


 

Roozan:

  • Last Act of Telegram’s Filtering: Is the End Close?

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19


 

Seda-ye Eslahat:

  • Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani Best Option for Mayor of Tehran: Experts

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19


 

Shahrvand:

  • Farewell to American Banknote: Euro Replaces US Dollar in Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19


 

Siasat-e Rooz:

  • Iran Unveils Kamin-II Missile System on National Army Day

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19


 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

  • Iran Leader Once Again Warns about Serious Issue of Infiltration

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 19

Iran Not to Let US Hostility Harm Its National Interests: Araqchi

Asked about Iran’s possible response to the US government’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal next month, Araqchi says the Islamic Republic’s reaction is clear.

“We have already said and reiterated that the withdrawal of the United States will lead to the loss of Iran’s interests which will surely entail the strong reaction of the Islamic Republic of Iran. They will see how Iran is able to use its capacities to be promoted to a much higher status,” he underlined.

Araqchi made the comments in a Farsi interview with IRIB News Agency during his short stay in Rome where he met with his Italian counterpart Vincenzo Amendola on Wednesday.

The Iranian diplomat said there is still a long time left until May 12 and the European countries are busy holding talks with the United States.

“The rest of the countries are more or less in touch, and Tehran is in close contact with Russia and China as well.”

Araqchi further added that the Islamic Republic is ready for every possible scenario or any situation underlining that President Hassan Rouhani has given the necessary directives to the institutions and bodies involved in the economic, political and nuclear fields, and all are ready to react to any situation that may arise from Trump’s May 12 decision.

“The current critical condition, both in terms of regional issues and also regarding the JCPOA and its implementation needs to be continuously discussed with different countries, especially with European countries, who have a special link with the JCPOA and international affairs,” noted Araqchi.

“In the past few days, I visited different European capitals. Today, I had a lot of useful negotiations with my counterpart and Italian foreign ministry’s director general for political affairs, and then I will travel to Brussels and Oslo to finally join FM Zarif in New York.”

Zarif will leave Tehran on Thursday for New York to attend a high-level UN meeting on sustaining peace. He also plans to deliver a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations during his six-day trip.

Iranian Airport Using Information Bot to Offer Special Services

Omid Aminzadeh, the General Director of the Electronic Office at Imam Khomeini Airport City Company, says the bot has been developed with the goal of offering services to the passengers at the international airport.

“The main information provided by the bot includes details about flights at the airport. The passengers can easily have access to the information on flights including their country of origin and destiny as well as their numbers,” he was quoted as saying in a Farsi report by Fars News Agency.

He said the bot also gives the passengers information on the services given by the IKA City Company like tax payments, mobile phone registration, emergency calls, location and internet address of the airport.

Aminzadeh said the bot is still under development and will contain more relevant information in the future.

According to the official, the bot is capable of responding to passengers’ questions.

“The passengers can use the bot to receive all the required information they may need about the airport within just ten minutes,” he noted.

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Touching on the performance of the bot, Aminzadeh said over the past month, the information bot carried out 80,000 operations including 14,000 on flight details.

Despite the fact that the Imam Khomeini Airport City Company didn’t advertise the bot, the number of its bot users has grown on average 20 percent each week, he added.

Aminzaeh referred to the cooperation underway between the IKA City Company and Iran’s National Elites Foundation as well as Iranian students graduated from western universities saying the bot is set to be equipped with a lingual function.

“With the new function, the bot can reply verbally to the questions raised by the passengers about the flights,” he noted.

The bot launched about two months ago is available at ikacinformationbot in Telegram messaging app.

Iran Welcomes African Union’s Stance on Syria Developments

In remarks made on Wednesday, Qassemi hailed the African Union’s statement which condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria and stressed the need for close examination of the facts by independent authorities and the need for a political solution to the Syrian crisis.

The Iranian spokesman said the adoption of such a stance by the African Union regarding the developments in Syria undoubtedly reflects the full understanding of the Union of the international developments.

“This statement shows to what extent the use of chemical weapons is rejected from the viewpoint of mindful international actors,” he noted.

On the other hand, he added, it reflects the view of these actors that the Syrian crisis could only be resolved through political dialogue.

The African Union issued a strongly worded statement condemning the use of chemical weapons in Syria and cautioning against responding without ‘incontrovertible evidence’ and compliance with international law.

The statement asked members of the United Nations Security Council to put aside their differences and pursue global peace.

“In the face of this dire situation, the only sensible course of action is the intensification of international efforts to find a lasting political solution based solely on the interests of the Syrian people and respecting the territorial integrity of Syria,” read the statement.

The United States, Britain and France launched military air strikes on multiple government targets in Syria in the wee hours of Saturday morning in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of people on April 7 in the Damascus suburb of Douma.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Shazdeh Mahan Garden

The garden, which dates back to the Qajar era, was registered as a national heritage back in 1974. In 2011, the garden was also inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site, along with a number of other Persian Gardens.

Shazdeh Garden is 5.5 hectares and has a rectangular shape with a wall around it.

What follows are photos of the beautiful garden retrieved from ILNA:

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Bahmanshir River in Khuzestan

Bahmanshir River, Southwestern Iran

After reaching the city of Khorramshar, Karun River is divided into two estuaries: one pouring into Arvand and then the Persian Gulf and the other one pouring into Bahmanshir.

Also known as Shat (in local language meaning river), Bahmanshir has a 900-metre length connecting Karun to the Persian Gulf.

The two sides of Bahmanshir River are covered with green plants which are known for their fruitful palm trees.

Over the past years, due to the unscientific construction of dams as well as drought and traditional agriculture, the river has faced a lot of problems, losing most of its water.

Without the Bahmanshir, the waters of the Karun — like those of the Tigris and the Euphrates – would largely flow into the vast marshlands of southern Mesopotamia that included the entire southern half of the Khuzestan as well – leaving no navigable course to exist.

The following are ISNA’s photos of the river:

Two ISIS Cells Dismantled in Russia, Turkey

The Russian intelligence apparatus says it has dismantled a three-member ISIS cell in the country, two of whom were detained and one blew himself up before being arrested.

The Federal Security Service (FSB) said the ISIS affiliates were preparing for a terrorist attack in the southern city of Rostov, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.

The report did not elaborate whether the blast has left any casualties or damages.

Turkish police forces have also arrested a four-member ISIS cell comprising three men and one woman.

The cell was dismantled after a Turkish prosecutor investigating the presence of ISIS executioners in Turkey found the trail of the group in Sakarya and ordered anti-terror units of the police to look into the issue.

According to a Farsi report by Tasnim News Agency, the ISIS members had filmed themselves beheading people in ISIS-controlled cities in Iraq and Syria and then posted the videos on social media.

Two of the arrested ISIS members were Syrian and the other two Iraqi.

Israel Releases Photo of Tehran as Proof of Iran’s Presence in Syria!

In one of the pictures, released by the Israeli Defense Ministry (IDF) on Tuesday, Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport is shown as one of the airfields where Iranian personnel are allegedly stationed.

This is while the airport is located in the Iranian capital, thousands of kilometers away from Syria.

Israeli, British and American media outlets rushed to cover this with some saying, “The photographic intelligence seems to have been released in order to demonstrate to the Iranians that Israel knows and understands what the Iranian government’s intentions are in Syria and to reduce the scope of Iranian intervention in Syria.”

Realizing that they had made a goof, however, some websites later removed the photo caption, trying to cover up the IDF’s foolish mistake like its war crimes against humanity.

It came after the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman denounced the Israeli regime’s attack against T-4 on April 8 that killed seven Iranian military advisers, and said Israel will be punished “sooner or later”.

“This (move) has its roots in the hostile policies of Israel toward the Muslim people of the region,” the spokesman stated.

“Israel will receive the required responses sooner or later,” he said, adding, “They cannot take (such) an action and be exempt from punishment.”

Since Syria was gripped by civil war in March 2011, Iran has remained a close ally of the country and supported its legitimate government in the face of foreign-backed militancy at the request of Damascus.