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Iranian Filmmaker Amir Naderi Honoured at Venice Film Festival

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A ceremony was held on Monday afternoon before the world premiere screening of his new film Monte, as reported by Xinhua.

Born in 1946 in the southern Iranian city of Abadan, Naderi made his directorial debut with Goodbye Friend in 1971, and soon became one of the best known figures in Iranian cinema.

“Naderi gave fundamental impetus to the birth of New Iranian Cinema during the 1970s and 80s, with a number of masterpieces destined to leave their mark on the history of cinema,” said Alberto Barbera, Director of the Venice Film Festival.

“Every film he has made clearly displays the nucleus of an identical obsession which transcends the principle of reality in order to force individuals beyond their own limits,” Barbera added.

Naderi’s new film Monte, screened out of competition at this year’s festival, is set in the year 1971, and tells the dramatic story of a man who makes every attempt to bring the sunlight into his village, where his family is barely able to survive because of the prevailing darkness.

In 2014, Monte was one of the projects selected for the Venice Gap-Financing Market, a side-line program of the festival that offers filmmakers funding opportunities for the final production stage of their projects.

The “Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker” award was established ten years ago to honour personalities who have made a significant contribution to contemporary cinema. Previous winners include Kitano Takeshi from Japan and Al Pacino from the United States.

Iran Condemns Terrorist Bombing Attacks in Syria

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Iran Blasts Saudi Airstrike on Civilians in Yemen

Bahram Qassemi on Monday expressed Iran’s sympathy with the Syrian government and nation for the death of tens of innocent civilians in a string of terrorist attacks in Tartus, Homs, al-Hasakah, and outskirts of Damascus.

He slammed the targeting of civilians as sign of the defeat of Takfiri terrorists and their Wahhabi supporters in military confrontation with the Syrian army, saying their failure to achieve their dreams in the region has made them keep committing heinous crimes and creating terrible and distressing scenes in Syria, Iraq and Yemen.

Qassemi also called on the international community not to remain indifferent about the organizers, supporters and perpetrators of such abhorrent crimes and fulfill the duty to stem Takfiri terrorism with serious resolve.

The Death toll from the string of bomb attacks across mostly government-controlled areas of Syria rised to at least 48 people on Monday, with dozens also wounded in the double bombing outside of Tartus city.

There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the blasts, but the Daesh (ISIL) terror group has regularly targeted several of the areas hit on Monday.

According to the UN, over 400,000 people have been killed in Syria since its conflict erupted in March 2011, which has also displaced over half of the Arab country’s pre-war population of about 23 million.

Italian Military Invites Iran Navy to Italy Waters

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The five-member delegation, headed by Rear-Admiral Roberto Chia Marcella, is in Iran on a five-day visit. On Monday, the delegates met with Iran’s Navy Commander Rear-Admiral Habibollah Sayyari to discuss the development of ties.

Extending the invitation to Iran, Chia Marcella said, “In the future, we will witness Italian vessels berthing at [Iran’s] southern harbours falling within the Iranian Navy’s sphere of operation.”

“It is certain that these talks and meetings will lead to the development of interaction and cooperation in different military areas between the two countries of Iran and Italy,” he added.

Sayyari also underlined the importance of Italy’s geopolitical position in the Mediterranean Sea and said, “Italy enjoys around 8,000km (4,970 miles) of maritime border and the Mediterranean is [also] strategically very significant given the fact that it connects the important Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar.”

In recent years, Iran’s Navy has increased its presence in international waters to protect naval routes and provide security for merchant vessels and tankers.

FATF Deal against Iran’s National Security: MP

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Mohammad Javad Jamali

Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Mohammad Javad Jamali, a member of the presiding board of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, expressed concerns that the deal between Iran and the FATF could endanger the country’s national interests.

He said the Westerners are seeking to further interfere in the internal affairs of the Islamic Republic through the agreement.

They are trying to secretly monitor Iran’s banking system and financial exchanges with other countries, he added.

“… If the deal is implemented, the security of the Islamic establishment will be threatened,” the MP said.

He further made assurance that the parliament will not allow Iran’s national security to be undermined.

In late June, FATF hailed Iran’s adoption of an action plan to address shortcomings in its anti-money laundering policies and its decision to seek assistance with implementation.

In its plenary meeting in South Korea, the body took into account Iran’s implementation of an anti-money laundering law and its membership at the Eurasian Group, a FATF-style regional body.

Iran, however, will remain on the FATF blacklist until the full implementation is complete, the body said. Moreover, if it fails to demonstrate “sufficient progress” at the end of the yearlong suspension, the restrictions will be re-imposed.

The body is under the influence of the US, which is keeping pressure on Iran by maintaining sanctions despite coming into force of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a lasting nuclear deal between Tehran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany).

Over 3m Saudi Women Don’t Have ID Cards

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The Arab country’s Civil Affairs has referred to a lack of special offices for registration of women and giving ID cards to them as one of the main reasons for this problem, as reported by Fars and translated by IFP.

Many Saudi women are deprived of their basic rights. Until 2004, these women were banned from having ID cards, and their names used to be registered first in their fathers’ and then in their husbands’ ID cards.

However, the country’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin-Abdullah al-Sheikh says portraying the face is forbidden for women, and thus they cannot have ID cards with photos.

Therefore, the Saudi Interior Ministry has proposed a plan to fingerprint women instead of issuing ID cards with photos for them.

Iran, Britain Appoint New Envoys

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Hamid Baeedinejad- Nicholas Hopton

Iran has appointed Hamid Baeedinejad, former director general for political and international affairs at Iran’s foreign ministry, as the new ambassador to London.

Mr. Baeedinejad was a member of the Iranian team of negotiators in around two years of nuclear talks with the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany).

Britain has also named Nicholas Hopton as its new ambassador to Tehran. Mr. Hopton used to serve as Britain’s chargé d’affaires to the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was an ambassador to Qatar from 2013 to 2015.

Baeedinejad and Hopton met simultaneously with Foreign Minister Zarif on Monday.

An informed official at Iran’s Foreign Ministry announced that the two countries reopened their embassies more than a year ago, and that chargés d’affaires were handling the whole issues in the meantime.

With the conditions being ready for an upgrade in the diplomatic ties, Tehran and London decided to appoint ambassadors, the official added, but emphasized that such an upgrade would not translate into settlement of the whole problems.

“The Islamic Republic will continue to explicitly express its views in a bilateral manner, and so on,” the official added.

Iran-Britain ties soured in 2011. On November 27, 2011, a large majority of Iranian lawmakers voted to downgrade diplomatic ties with Britain, following Britain’s decision to impose sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran.

Later, angry Iranian students stormed the British embassy in Tehran and pulled down the European country’s flag.

Following the incident, Britain withdrew its diplomatic staff from Tehran on November 30 and asked Iran’s diplomatic delegation in London to leave within 48 hours.

The two countries made diplomatic efforts afterwards to amend ties.

In August 2015, the British embassy in Iran reopened after a 4-year closure. Britain’s Foreign Secretary Hammond attended a ceremony in Tehran to mark the reopening on August 23. It was the first visit by a British foreign secretary to Iran since 2003.

Simultaneously, Iran’s embassy in London also reopened.

FATF Has Nothing to Do with JCPOA: Spokesman

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“FATF has nothing to do with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and we do not have any problem or concern about it. It has existed since years ago,” Qassemi said, as reported by ISNA.

“Some excuses and concerns are nonsense and we reject them. There are some false information and understanding. Of course, some concerns are because of good will and we understand them.”

Bahram Ghasemi- FM Spoksman“The regulations are against categorized child-killing terrorist groups such as the ISIS, al-Qaeda and al-Nusra. We believe that Hezbollah is a pride for Lebanon and the Islamic World,” he went on to say.

The remarks came after a wave of attacks against the government, which began with the release of two letters issued by Iranian banks Sepah and Mellat, denying ForEx services to IRGC’s Khatam al-Anbia Headquarter for being listed in the EU sanctions list.

The Leader’s top adviser on foreign policy Ali Akbar Velayati joined critics of the so-called FATF-CBI deal, saying that the FATF restricts activities of some of Revolutionary bodies, Mehr News Agency reported.

valiollah_seifEarlier today, the Governor of Iran’s Central Bank Valiollah Seif notified Iranian banks and financial institutions, in a letter, that they are banned from imposing any restriction.

“Restriction based on US, EU or other international sanctions have no basis in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or other international commitments of the Islamic Republic”, and thus must be avoided, according to the letter.

Tughrul Tower, 12th Century Monument in Southern Tehran

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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Tughrul Tower

The 20-metre tall brick tower is the tomb of Seljuk ruler Tuğrul Beg, who died in Rey in 1063. Originally, like other monuments of its time, it was capped by a conical dome, which would have added to its height. The dome collapsed during an earthquake.

Here are Tehran Picture Agency’s photos of the tower:

 

 

Iran to Host 300 Professional Tour Leaders from across Globe

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Soltaniyeh Dome

Talking to reporters Sunday night, member of Iran Federation of Tourist Guides Associations Oveis Kiyani said the international tour leaders will travel to Iran to participate in the “17th WFTGA Convention: Iran.”

He encouraged officials working in all relevant areas like construction and administrative sectors to get involved in preparations programs for the event nationwide.

He said the guests of the event will have the opportunity to get familiar with Iran’s tourist capacities and then embark on sending tourist groups to Iran when back to their own countries.

WFTGA is a non-profit making professional organization dedicated to the promotion of high standards of training and ethics within the profession.

The event will be held in the northwestern city of Zanjan in February 2017 for two weeks, he noted.

According to the official, tour guides from 40 world countries have so far applied for participation in the event.

The WFTGA aims to establish contact with tourist guide associations throughout the world, to reinforce their professional ties and to promote and protect the interests of professional tourist guides; to represent professional tourist guide associations internationally and to work for the improvement of the quality and reputation of the profession of tourist guides worldwide.

Its events are held every two years in different parts of the world.

Zanjan province hosts many tourist attractions among them Gonbad Soltaniyeh which is located some 240 kilometres (150 mi) to the north-west of Tehran.

Darougheh House in Iran’s Mashhad Wins UNESCO Conservation Award

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 A total of 13 winning projects from six countries – Australia, China, India, Iran, Japan and Pakistan – have been recognized in this year’s Heritage Awards. A panel of international conservation experts met in Bangkok to review the 40 Heritage Awards entries, including 34 in the Conservation category and six for New Design.

According to UNESCO, the conservation of Darougheh House has reinstated a significant component of the historic townscape of Mashhad. Based on in-depth historical research, verified through archaeological excavation, the project preserved the original building’s scale and footprint with a focus on the retention of original materials and reuse of materials from demolished adjacent buildings.

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Photos: Darougheh House in Mashhad

Local artisans specializing in traditional architectural decoration carried out the work, and new features were carefully identified in keeping with established conservation practice. Amidst the rapid pace of development now transforming Mashhad, the restored Darougheh House provides validation for the continuing relevance of traditional spaces in contemporary urban life.

Meanwhile the Restoration of the Sanro-Den Hall at Sukunahikona Shrine in Ozu City, Japan, Ehime Prefecture, has received the Award of Excellence in this year’s UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation, as reported by the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC).

Duong Bich Hanh, Chair of the Jury and Chief of UNESCO Bangkok’s Culture Unit, said she was pleased to see the Heritage Awards encourage good conservation practices in the region. “Jury members were delighted with the quality of this year’s entries to the Heritage Awards,” Ms. Hanh said. “This showed increased knowledge and higher standards in conservation work across Asia-Pacific’.

This year’s Award of Excellence winner, the Sanro-Den Hall, a prayer hall at Sukunahikona Shrine in Ozu City, Ehime Prefecture, is an exceptional example of community stewardship enlisted in the conservation of a heritage site of unique architectural and cultural value. The project epitomizes the efficacy of grass-roots advocacy, coupled with traditional building practices, in extending the life of distinctive 20th-century Kakezukuri structure, successfully returning it to a central place in the cultural life of the local community.

Jury members also agreed to revise the regulations regarding how old a site must be to be eligible for the awards, reflecting a growing awareness in the conservation field of the importance of recognizing cultural heritage that is less than 50 years old, which is in growing danger. The revised regulations will be available via the UNESCO Bangkok website at the end of this year, and will be applied to entries submitted for next year’s awards.

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