Iran beat Hong Kong at 2023 AVC Challenge CupIran beat Hong Kong at 2023 AVC Challenge Cup

TEHRAN – Iran defeated Hong Kong 3-2 (22-25, 25-20, 25-17, 19-25, 15-8) in the 2023 AVC Challenge Cup opening match on Monday.

Opposite Ashofteh Mona led all scorers on the board with 27 points in the victory, with Soudabeh Bagherpour (15 points) and Mahsa Kadkhoda (14 points) supporting with double-digit markers. The Iran side imposed their height

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Rice planting in southwestern IranRice planting in southwestern Iran

Women are planting rice seedlings in the Kaka Reza region, north of Khorramabad, the capital of the southwestern Lorestan province, on June 18.

Abundant sources of water and quality lands have increased the cultivation of rice in recent years.

Photo: IRNA / Fariba Tarhani 

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Satellite images at service of protecting natural resourcesSatellite images at service of protecting natural resources

TEHRAN – The domestically produced "Khayyam" satellite is being used for dealing with land grabbing and clearing of forests, Abbas-Ali Nobakht, the head of Forests, Range, and Watershed Management Organization, has said.

“Today, we need to provide accurate and transparent statistics and information to the public,” IRIB quoted Nobakht as saying.

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Drug smuggling into Iran down by 15% in 4 yearsDrug smuggling into Iran down by 15% in 4 years

TEHRAN – The flow of narcotics into Iran has decreased by about 15 percent over the past four years, Eskandar Momeni, the secretary general of the Iranian anti-narcotics headquarters, has said.

The impact of dismantling the financial foundations of drug traffickers has increased by about 10 times over the past three to four years, he said, adding

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WHO, Japan provide Iran with MRI machinesWHO, Japan provide Iran with MRI machines

TEHRAN - The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered the first 3 MRI machines as a part of a project that is funded by the Government of Japan aimed at strengthening the diagnostic capacity of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s health system.

The state-of-the-art 1.5-Tesla MRI scanners will be installed in hospitals identified by the Ministry of

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TEDPIX gains 1,300 points on MondayTEDPIX gains 1,300 points on Monday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 1,305 points to 2.164 million Monday.

TSE is one of the four Iranian stock exchanges, and the most important one. The other three ones are Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME), Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX), and Iran’s over-the-counter (OTC) market, known as Iran Fara Bourse (IFB).

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