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IRNA, Thai News Agency to enhance media cooperation: Minister
Tehran, Jan 20, IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Culture Abbas Salehi said on Wednesday that according to the agreement signed by Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) and Thai News Agency, more work can be done to expand media relations so that the two nations will have a better understanding of each other.
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Iran owns 10% of world’s rare blood types storage: Official
Tehran, Jan 20, IRNA – The director general of the Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization (IBTO) said on Wednesday that there are only about 4,000 units of rare blood types stored in the world, 350 of which (about 10%) belongs to Iran.
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Iranian drones spot hypothetical enemy vessels during 'Eqtedar 99' drills
Tehran, Jan 20, IRNA – During 'Eqtedar 99' military drills underway in Iran, the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran monitored and identified the hypothetical enemy vessels in international waters.
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Some 84 deaths caused by COVID-19 in Iran
Tehran, Jan 20, IRNA – Some 84 deaths were caused by COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, spokeswoman for Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education Sima Sadat Lari said on Wednesday.
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Envoy calls for planting Thai garden to mark Bangkok-Tehran friendship
Tehran, Jan 20, IRNA – Thailand Ambassador to Tehran Worawoot Pongprapapant on Wednesday called for planting Thai Garden in Tehran to mark friendship and more than 65 years Tehran-Bangkok relations.
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Iran's Army unveils "Jalal" Electro-Optical monitoring system in 'Eqtedar 99' drill
Tehran, Jan 20, IRNA - Iran's Army on Wednesday unveiled "Jalal" Electro - Optical monitoring system in "Eqtedar 99" military exercise.
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Iran's Army 'Eqtedar 99' drills
Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran initiated 'Eqtedar 99' exercises with aviation service of the ground forces, special forces, and Rapid Reaction troops, on Tuesday morning on the Makran coasts, southern Iran. Jan 20, 2021. IRNA/
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Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on January 20
Tehran, Jan 20, IRNA -- The following headlines appeared in the English-language newspapers in the Iranian capital on Wednesday:
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South Korean banks must compensate for these two years’ losses
Tehran, Jan 20, IRNA – Governor of the Central Bank Iran (CBI) said we believe the Korean banks that have blocked Iran’s monetary assets must pay compensation for these two years appropriately, and of course the amount is a technical matter that needs to be calculated by experts in banking and financial affairs.
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Iran's UN membership fee debt due to money transfer problems
New York, Jan 20, IRNA – A spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General told IRNA on Tuesday that the problems caused for Iran in regards with payment of its membership fee is because of transfer of money.
