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Iran ranks first among Islamic states on invention registration

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran science

Iran stands first among Islamic states in terms of registering inventions, a ‘Science-Innovation Atlas of Islamic States’ report released by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) said.

Based on the report presented in the 7th meeting of Islamic ministers of educations in Morocco, Iran ranks first among the 57 Islamic countries in terms of science and research.

Up to 50 percent of Islamic countries’ research papers are produced in Iran and Turkey, it said.

The report said that Tunisia, Malaysia, Turkey and Iran have covered most of their research and development expenses from their Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Tunisia, Jordan, Turkey and Iran are the four Islamic countries which have the highest number of researchers per each 100.000 people.

ISIL hampered in Iraq with help of Iran’s armed forces: Speaker

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Emad Askarieh
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Ali Larijani
Ali Larijani

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Monday hailed the country’s armed forces for their effective and timely assistance to Iraq that helped the Arab country obstruct an offensive by the ISIL “savage” terrorists.

Addressing a Monday meeting of a parliamentary faction, Larijani highlighted the role that Iranian military forces play in ensuring security across the region.

He said the Iranian armed forces rushed to provide assistance to neighboring Iraq and “blocked the savage terrorists who posed a serious threat to Iraq”.

Pointing to his recent visit to Iraq and Kurdistan semi-autonomous region, Larijani said all Iraqi officials expressed gratitude to Iran for its “timely and genuine action” in the fight against the ISIL terrorist group.

He said Iran took practical measures to help crisis-ridden Iraq while others were just talking without taking any action.

“Therefore, our armed forces played a significant role both in deterrence and in providing security in the region,” he concluded.

Tehran has already made it clear that its assistance to Iraq is confined to consultation and advisory help.

Iranian officials say Iraq is capable of defending itself and there is no need for Iran to send any combat forces to the Arab country.

The ISIL militants made swift advances in much of northern and western Iraq over the summer, after capturing large swaths of northern Syria.

However, a combination of concentrated attacks by the Iraqi military and the popular forces, who rushed to take up arms after top Iraqi cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani issued a fatwa calling for fight against the militants, have blunted the edge of the ISIL offensive.

They have been committing heinous crimes in the areas they have taken, including the mass execution of civilians as well as Iraqi army troops and officers.

Amid tensions in Iraq, Iran is known as the first country to help the Arab country and has always voiced support for Iraq’s solidarity and prosperity.

Saeid Marouf happy to join Zenit Kazan

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Emad Askarieh
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Iranian national volleyball team captain Saeid Marouf said that he is happy to join Russia's Zenit Kazan.
Iranian national volleyball team captain Saeid Marouf said that he is happy to join Russia's Zenit Kazan.

Iranian national volleyball team captain Saeid Marouf said that he is happy to join Russia’s Zenit Kazan.

The Russian giant announced the signing of Marouf on Saturday.

He will join his new team as soon as he gets a Russian Visa.

The excellent setter has signed a contract until the end of the season, with an option to extend it.

“Perhaps before going to Russia I will hold a press conference, but now I just want to say that I am glad because all the problems have been solved,” Marouf told khabaronline.ir.

“And” he added “I am glad that I can finally play volleyball in Europe.”

Navy foils pirate attack on Iranian tanker

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Emad Askarieh
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Navy foils pirate attack

The 32nd Fleet of the Iranian Navy rescued an Iranian oil tanker from a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden on Monday.

The flotilla, which includes the Jamaran destroyer and Bushehr logistic vessel, was attending the ‘Mohammad Rasoulallah’ wargames in the north of the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden to protect the Islamic Republic’s interests in the international waters, and along naval routes and provide security for merchant vessels and tankers.

The Iranian tanker was passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait when it was chased by armed pirates riding in eight speedboats.

The Iranian Army started the massive ‘Mohammad Rasoulallah’ six-day military drill to display the country’s military prowess on Dec 25.

The exercises cover an area of 2.2 million square kilometers stretching from the east of the Strait of Hormuz all the way to the north of the Indian Ocean.

Iran ready to boost defense, military ties with Iraq: Dehghan

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran-Iraq-Dehqan

Iran’s support for the Iraqi armed forces is part of the Islamic Republic’s defense and security strategies, Dehghan said in a meeting with Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi in Tehran on Monday.

He added that support for Iraq’s unity and territorial integrity, promotion of democracy based on the country’s constitution, full establishment of security and the war-stricken country’s progress in all fields are among Iran’s fundamental and sustainable policies.

The Iranian minister further commended the recent victories by Iraqi armed forces over the ISIL Takfiri militants and expressed hope that the fight against terrorism would seriously continue in the country.

Dehghan strongly criticized unilateral measures under the pretext of battling the ISIL militants and said such moves would lead to the persistence and spread of terrorism in the region.

He emphasized that any military intervention in Iraq and Syria against the terrorists must be carried out in coordination with the two countries’ governments.

Obeidi, for his part, said Iraq regards Iran’s support for its armed forces as a strategic imperative.

He also called for Iran’s cooperation in countering terrorism and corruption as well as the reconstruction of the war-torn country.

Iraqi forces have made fresh gains against the ISIL Takfiri terrorists in recent weeks. The most notable of all operations came in November when Iraqi forces retook the strategic town of Baiji and its refinery from the terrorists. The Iraqi army also managed to liberate key districts in the city of Samarra in early December.

Iran has repeatedly stressed that it will not interfere militarily in Iraq and Syria, but the Islamic Republic continues to provide support to both countries against ISIL in the form of defense consultancy and humanitarian aid.

The wrinkled Mona Lisa on display in a Tehran gallery

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IFP Editorial Staff
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wrinkled Mona Lisa

On December 28, honaronline.ir filed a report on an exhibition featuring wrinkled portraits by Mohammad Hamzeh. What follows is a partial translation of the report which was accompanied by a photo gallery:

Portraits of figures dating back to the Renaissance have become the theme of a painting exhibition by Iranian artist Mohammad Hamzeh, who has taken a look at the magnificence of that era through an esthetic prism. He has tried to depict the past glory by means of creases that the passage of time has imposed on his subjects. The portraits have developed wrinkles and aged, but their nobility has remained intact.

As for what distinguishes his fourth collection of wrinkled works from previous ones, Hamzeh said, “My fourth collection is not intended to create deformity. Such subtle wrinkles and tiny cracks have opened up slowly. In fact, that’s the way through which I look at the world. I don’t seek to create deformity, that’s why I have tried to make my new wrinkled works seem more real.”

Instead of causing damage to the portraits, wrinkles help the artist inject fresh blood into the paintings and make them stage a strong comeback from the past.

Describing the wrinkles as a symbol representing the passage of time, he said, “Wrinkles don’t merely appear on faces, even historical monuments get them too. Facial wrinkles might age people but they fail to totally ruin their beauty. They have no impact on their nature and even help people look more mature. As a matter of fact, wrinkles are not a reflection of death, or annihilation; rather they are a sure sign of life. They represent aging which is still beautiful.”

 

In an introductory booklet of the exhibition, Omid Rouhani, an art critic and actor said, “These portraits depict centuries-old aristocrats and the elite of the Renaissance who are still bathed in glow of pride. They have been detached from their world to appear on a background which is devoid of time and space to let their beauty and glory shine and reflect the height of their individuality, elegance and grandeur. […] By marring their apparent beauty, the artist has sought to explore new esthetics.”

Mohammad Hamzeh is 51 years old. The exclusive exhibition which displays his wrinkled portraits painted through the acrylic technique is his 12th. Earlier, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art and art galleries in New York and Germany displayed his works along with those of other artists.

Unique marble jar found in Iran’s Shahr-e Sukhteh

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Emad Askarieh
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burnt city

A distinctive marble jar has been found in excavations carried out by Iranian archeologists in Shahr-e Sukhteh (The Burnt City) in southeastern Iran, it was reported on Monday.

According to the Iranian Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization, the unique finding was dug out from the grave of a young woman and her child in the cemetery of Shahr-e Sukhteh.

Shahr-e Sukhteh is an archaeological site of a sizable Bronze Age urban settlement associated with the Jiroft culture. It is located in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, in southeastern Iran, on the bank of the Helmand River, near the Zahedan-Zabol road.

In July, 2014 it was placed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO.

Artifacts recovered from the city demonstrate a peculiar incongruity with nearby civilizations of the time and it has been speculated that Shahr-e Sukhteh might ultimately provide concrete evidence of a civilization east of prehistoric Persia that was independent of ancient Mesopotamia.

Covering an area of 151 hectares, Shahr-e Sukhteh was one of the world’s largest cities at the dawn of the urban era. In the western part of the site is a vast graveyard, measuring 25 ha. It contains between 25,000 and 40,000 ancient graves.

The analyses of the findings from the ancient graves have helped create a rich database about the archeological aspects of the city.

The settlement appeared around 3200 BC. The city had four stages of civilization and was burnt down three times before being abandoned in 1800 BC.

According to Seyyed Sajjadi, head of the Iranian archeology team working at the site of the Shahr-e Sukhteh, some 58 new graves and skeletons as well as 262 new objects have been found in the latest excavations carried out in the city.

The official said the examination of the remains has shown that the average age of the individuals at the time of death was between 25-35 for adults, 4-7 for children and 1-3 months for newborns.

Sajjadi said mirrors, colored objects, kohl pots and necklaces were also found in the graves.

Some paleoanthropologists believe that mothers in the Burnt City had social and financial prominence.

The excavations at the Burnt City also suggest that the inhabitants were a race of civilized people involved in farming and craftsmanship.

 

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A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Dec. 30

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Emad Askarieh
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Iranian Newspapers Headlines
Iranian Newspapers Headlines

The row between parliament and the executive over the alleged withdrawal of money by the latter from the National Development Fund continued to dominate the front pages of Iranian dailies on Tuesday. Some newspapers led on comments by the Central Bank chief that the rial will gain ground against major currencies after the holiday season and those of President Obama about the likelihood of a thaw in relations between Tehran and Washington.

 

Abrar: Mohammad Bagher Nobakht has been tapped by the president to lead the newly-reinstated Management and Planning Organization.

Abrar: The Economy Council has approved the Oil Ministry’s plans to develop the oilfields Iran jointly owns with other countries.

Abrar newspaper 12 - 30

Abrar-e Eghtesadi: The value of rial against the greenback will increase after January, said the governor of the Central Bank of Iran.

 

Abrare eghtesadi newspaper 12 - 30

Aftab-e Yazd: The $4 billion duel [between parliament and the executive branch] continues. The Inspector General has said there has been no withdrawal from the National Development Fund.

Aftab-e Yazd: President Obama has not ruled out the reopening of the US embassy in Tehran.

 

Aftabe yazd newspaper 12 - 30

Arman-e Emrooz: “[Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Brigadier General Hamid] Taghavi made the ultimate sacrifice in Samarra, Iraq to prevent Iranians dying inside Iran,” said Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council at the funeral of the Revolution Guards commander who was martyred in Iraq on an advisory mission.

Arman-e Emrooz: The spokesman of the Guardian Council has urged political groupings not to use the name of the council as a means to intimidate each other.

 

Armane emruz newspaper 12 - 30

Asr-e Iranian: The Iranian law enforcement has seized a ton of narcotics [in the southeast], killing two drug traffickers in an operation.

 

Sayeh newspaper 12 - 30

Ebtekar: Three members of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps were martyred in an ambush by outlaws on the border with Pakistan.

Ebtekar: Some 2,000 Syrians have been executed by IS terrorists in the past six months.

 

Ebtekar newspaper 12 - 30

Eghtesad-e Pooya: The number of foreigners entering the Iranian stock market has increased 8-fold.

Eghtesad-e Pooya: Six financial institutes that operate without permission hold some $30 billion in deposits.

 

Eghtesade puya newspaper 12 - 30

Ettela’at: The government invests $2 billion in the water industry to make the country’s water-related problems a thing of the past.

Ettela’at: “Iran’s defense capabilities serve regional interests,” said the speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly.

 

Ettelaat newspaper 12 - 30

Hambastegi: “Some are trying to deliberately create tension in relations between parliament and government,” said the first vice-president.

 

Hambastegi newspaper 12 - 30

Iran Daily: Iran test-fires latest indigenous torpedo.

 

Iran daily newspaper 12 - 30
Javan: “The treason committed by those who caused unrest [following the presidential elections of 2009] is unforgettable,” participants in a gathering dubbed “The blow republicanism dealt to aristocracy” announced.

 

Javan newspaper 12 - 30

Jomhouri Islami: Bahrainis have staged rallies in protest against the apprehension of Shiite Cleric Sheikh Ali Salman.

 

Jomhurie eslami newspaper 12 - 30

Kar va Kargar: “That the government has acted illegally in withdrawing $4.1 billion from the National Development Fund is beyond doubt,” said the prosecutor of the Supreme Audit Court.

 

Karo karegar newspaper 12 - 30

Kayhan: A funeral has been held for Brigadier General Hamid Taghavi who was martyred in Iraq on a mission to advise Iraqi forces against IS terrorists.

 

Kayhan newspaper 12 - 30

Khorasan: The first vice-president has ordered a lawsuit to be filed against those who allege that the government has illegally withdrawn $4.1 billion from the National Development Fund.

 

Khorasan newspaper 12 - 30

Mardomsalari: “There are as many as 800,000 empty seats in universities,” said the minister of science, research and technology.

 

Mardom salari newspaper 12 - 30

Qods: “Construction of two new nuclear reactors has got underway,” said the spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.

 

Ghods newspaper 12 - 30

Sayeh: The next movie of [renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas] Kiarostami is set in China.

 

Sayeh newspaper 12 - 30

Vatan-e Emrooz: Four national soccer team players who were previously banned from flying to Australia because of draft-related problems have been allowed to join the Iranian squad in the Asian Cup 2015.

 

Vatane emruz newspaper 12 - 30

 

Iran allots $15.2b to develop joint oilfields with Iraq

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran-Iraq-oilfield

The plan for the development of joint oilfields in the western part of Iran’s southwestern region of Karoun is aimed at bringing about an added production capacity of 550,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

The development plan will be implemented over the course of four years.

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has described the project as one of the largest development plans of his ministry, saying that the implementation of the project would boost the country’s oil output.

Based on studies, there are 23 joint hydrocarbon fields between Iran and Iraq, which are divided into exploration, development and production categories.

Iran’s total in-place oil reserves have been estimated at more than 560 billion barrels, with about 140 billion barrels of recoverable oil. Heavy and extra heavy varieties of crude oil account for roughly 70-100 billion barrels of total Iranian reserves.

Iran Navy successfully tests latest torpedo, cruise missiles

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran-Nasr-Missile

Iranian Navy’s anti-submarine SH-3D helicopter test-fired the forces’ latest domestically-made torpedo on Monday.

The torpedo successfully hit its predetermined sub-surface target in the waters of the Sea of Oman in southern Iran.

The overhauled SH-3D combat helicopter joined the Iranian Navy in November last year. It has anti-submarine capabilities and can carry missiles and torpedoes.

The Iranian naval forces also successfully fired their home-made Nasr (Triumph) and Nour (Light) coast-to-sea cruise missiles.

The Nour cruise missile was fired by the Coast Guard of the Iranian Navy and successfully hit and destroyed a target in the Sea of Oman.

Nour is a cruise missile with a range of over 120 kilometers. It has been used by the Iranian naval forces and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in different maneuvers.

Nasr is a short-range smart cruise missile capable of destroying 3,000-ton vessels.

It can be fired from coasts, various vessels and helicopters.

The joint maneuvers by the Iranian Army’s ground, naval, and air forces are logistically supported by Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base and cover an area of 2.2 million square kilometers (850,000 square miles) stretching from the east of the Strait of Hormuz to the southern parts of the Gulf of Aden.

The Islamic Republic has frequently announced that its military might poses no threat to other countries, stating that its defense doctrine is based on deterrence.

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