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Most Popular Side Businesses Run by Iranian Celebrities

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Either for gaining more income or just for the sake of personal interest, celebrities in Iran – from football players to actors – nowadays have second jobs in various economic fields.
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Striking Lorry Drivers in Iran Demand Tyres, Higher Wages

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Lorry drivers in Iran have staged temporary strikes during the recent months, calling on the authorities to increase their wages and control the tyre market, which has put the drivers under great pressure.
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All Retired Officials Still Working in Iran Must Resign

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Iran’s parliament speaker sent a letter to President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday, asking the government to implement a parliamentary amendment to a law that urges all retired officials to leave their offices in two months.
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Lalejin; A World Craft City with Zero Unemployment Rate

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The city of Lalejin in Iran’s Hamadan province is globally known for its pottery, and this has helped the World Craft City to decrease its unemployment rate to almost zero.
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Iran to Dispatch Skilled Workforce to UK, Germany

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A senior official says skilled Iranian workforce will be dispatched to Germany and the United Kingdom as part of deals signed with the European countries.
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7-Year-Old Genius Builds His Own Toys

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A 7-year-old Iranian boy builds the stuff he plays with on his own. The young boy is to represent Iran at L'Artigiano in Fiera International Craft Selling Exhibition on the slopes of the Alpine mountains this fall.
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Scorpion Poison Trade: An Emerging Lucrative Business

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The trade of scorpion venom has turned into one of the most lucrative emerging businesses in Iran, tempting many opportunists to get engaged in hunting or farming scorpions.
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Gemstone Processing; Untapped Business Opportunity for Iranians

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Gemstone processing is a great area for investment, particularly in a resource-rich country like Iran. However, the country has a long way to go if it wants to use the untapped but profitable opportunity.
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Female Artisans More Principled than Male Counterparts in Iran

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Iranian women are playing a growing role in various economic sectors, and have already strengthened their presence in industrial cities and complexes, working along with men and even outperforming them in such fields as labour, entrepreneurship and investment.
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Iran’s Labour Minister Voted Out of Office

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Iran’s Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare Ali Rabiee has been voted out of office in an impeachment session in Parliament.
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Iranian Welder Bravely Struggles for Her Life

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In life, failures come easy, and success is hard won. However, the drive to work hard makes even the impossible possible. Such is the story of a young woman who made significant strides to realise her ambition of becoming a welder and eventually succeeded.
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Iran Says US Sanctions Great Opportunity for Domestic Producers

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the US sanctions could be an opportunity for Iranian producers to increase their output to meet local demand.
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Iran to Send Skilled Workforce to Germany

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An Iranian official says the country is to dispatch skilled workforce to Germany under an agreement with the European country.
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Afghan Immigrants Leaving Iran after Devaluation of Iranian Currency

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A huge number of Afghan immigrants and refugees have begun to leave Iran due to the recent decline in the value of the Iranian national currency, arguing that it’s no more cost-efficient to work in the country.
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Top Iranian Entrepreneurs Rewarded at “National Brand, National Might” Congress

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The most successful business firms and entrepreneurs were rewarded in a ceremony held in Tehran on Monday.
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VP Says Iran Determined to Eliminate Gender Imbalances

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Iran’s Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Massoumeh Ebtekar says the government is determined to keep up working to eliminate gender inequality in the country and provide equal opportunities to both men and women.
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Selling Cranberry Kernels: A Strange but Profitable Job

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An Iranian man has landed himself a job that seems to be strange at first glance, but has so far helped him earn a good amount of money.
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“Startups Run by Youths Providing Iran with Multimillion-Dollar Incomes”

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Iran’s Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari says new generations of startups in Iran are run by youths under 30 and generate multimillion-dollar incomes.
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Iran Determined to Boost Women’s Role in National Development

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The Iranian government has undertaken several measures to empower women and enhance their activities in social arenas and management, in the hope it will help accelerate the development of the country, a senior official says.
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Downtism Café; Cosy Hangout Run by Autistic, Down Syndrome Staff

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A café was recently opened at a shopping centre near Vanak square in northern Tehran with staff suffering from autism and Down Syndrome.
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Mobile Café in Tehran Promotes Book Reading Culture

Fatemeh Askarieh -
A mobile café and library has provided the citizens of Tehran with a unique opportunity to spend several hours of their free time reading books along with friends.
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Iranian Gov’t Bodies Obliged to Buy Domestic Products

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Iran’s first vice-president says governmental bodies will be banned from buying foreign products in the current Iranian year (started March 21), in line with guidelines suggested by the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
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Thousands in Iran May Lose Their Jobs If Telegram Blocked

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An Iranian official says at least 180,000 families in Iran are directly making money using the popular messaging app Telegram, but they may find it hard to make ends meet once their access to the app is restricted.
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Unemployment Rate Down, Economic Growth Rate Up in Iran

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Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, the spokesman for the Iranian government, says the country's unemployment rate has decreased and economic growth rate has increased during the past Iranian fiscal year.
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Telegram in Dilemma over Keeping One Channel or 40 Million Users

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Iran has imposed “temporary” restrictions on the extremely popular messaging app Telegram after the messenger refused to block a channel that promotes violence and riot in the Islamic Republic. But is Telegram ready to lose millions of its users?
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