Helmand water flows from Afghanistan into IranHelmand water flows from Afghanistan into Iran

TEHRAN – Afghanistan has released water from the border Helmand River toward Iran, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the Iranian special envoy for Afghanistan, has said.

“Through continuous diplomatic interaction and organizational cooperation, the water released from Afghanistan entered Sistan today,” IRIB quoted Kazemi Qomi as saying on Saturday.

Negotiations

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First shipment of Iranian vaccines exported to VenezuelaFirst shipment of Iranian vaccines exported to Venezuela

TEHRAN - Two batches of Iranian-made vaccines for hepatitis and tuberculosis were exported to Venezuela on Wednesday, August 3.

The first shipment of Iranian vaccines including 200,000 doses were sent from Imam Khomeini International Airport to Caracas, Venezuela.

The vaccines included BCG and hepatitis B which are made by the Pasteur Institute of

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TEHRAN – Iran U20 team came back from a set down to beat Pakistan 3-1 (21-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-21) in Pool B of the 2022 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup on Monday.

Poriya Hosseinkhanzadh Firouzjah scored 22 points to steer Iran to the fantastic comeback against debutants Pakistan.

The competition is being held from Aug. 7 to 14 in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.

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NDF deposits new resources into capital market stabilization fundNDF deposits new resources into capital market stabilization fund

TEHRAN - The National Development Fund (NDF) has deposited 10 trillion rials (about $35.7 million) into the stabilization fund to support the stock market, head of the Capital Market Development and Stabilization Fund, Amir-Mahdi Sabaei, said on Saturday.

Sabaei had previously announced the allocation of 120 trillion rials (about $429.4 million) of

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TEDPIX rises 11,563 points on August 6TEDPIX rises 11,563 points on August 6

TEHRAN - TEDPIX, the main index of the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), gained 11,563 points on Saturday, August 6, IRNA reported.

As reported, TEDPIX closed at 1.448 million points, as over 5.013 billion securities worth 29.43 trillion rials (about $105.9 million) were traded at the TSE.

The first market’s index rose 9,713 points, and the second m

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1st power plant built by industrial sector goes operational1st power plant built by industrial sector goes operational

TEHRAN – The first power plant unit constructed by the Iranian industrial sector has gone operational in Semnan Province, an official with Iran's Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Management Company, known as Tavanir, announced.

Earlier this year, the Iranian Energy Ministry announced a program based on which the country’s major i

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