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Page 3 mandate in Syria P5 • Tehran expected to host national handicrafts exhibit if coronavirus Opinion Festival of ideas to attract public participation controlled P6 • Lorestan tourism loses $128 m from Oil industry in reviving wetlands coronavirus outbreak P6 TEHRAN – The Wetlands Conservation Project resources between the local communities and the ment, the United Nations Development Program, • Heavy burden of environmental taking big steps is going to hold the third festival of innovative wetland with a view to sustainable development was launched in 2005 and in recent years has been problems on Caspian Sea P7 ideas and products to attract people’s participa- so that the pressure on the environment can be funded by the Japanese government to rehabilitate • WHO recognizes Sahand as “First tion in the protection and rehabilitation of wet- reduced. Lake Urmia. During its years of operation, this proj- Awarded Healthy City” in Iran P7 for promoting lands. ect has implemented extensive programs in wet- The themes of the festival include “new tools in • UNHCR concerned by Afghan refugees The third festival of innovative ideas and prod- education, information, and culture in the field of land basins throughout the country. fleeing to Iran P7 innovation, ucts in two sections of independent ideas and wetland support livelihood”, “innovative strategies Wetland importance startups will be held on September 19 to 22, with and methods in identifying wetland support live- Wetlands are ecosystems saturated with water, • Red Frame International Photo Contest technology priority given to Lake Urmia and its surrounding lihoods”, “innovative wetland support livelihood either seasonally or permanently. They store water announces winners P8 wetlands. projects”, “strategies to accelerate and facilitate and ensure its quality, providing resilience against • Shanghai Persian art exhibition The main theme of the festival is “Wetland Sup- the development of wetland support livelihoods in drought. They play a central role in sustainable de- local communities”. celebrates 50 years of Iran-China By Ebrahim Fallahi port Livelihoods”, and in the end, the best ideas will velopment by supplying all our freshwater. More diplomatic relations P8 be supported. The Iranian Wetlands Conservation Project, in than 40 percent of freshwater fish are said to live TEHRAN – As one of the major pillars of the Ira- collaboration with the Department of Environ- in wetlands. Page 7 nian economy, the oil industry has been evolving The event focuses on preserving the natural continuously over the past four decades and with the world stepping into the new era of technolog- ical advances the Iranian oil industry too has been taking new steps in this regard. Interview Kakh-e Chehel Sotoun: do not let the Biden succumbs In 2020, National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) announced the implementation of a new pro- to pressure from gram for using the capacities of domestic knowl- U.S. leaving Afghans illusion of columns deceive you! edge-based companies, research institutions and TEHRAN – The beautifully proportioned Kakh-e completed in 1647 under the watch of Shah Ab- universities for meeting the oil industry’s techno- Chehel Sotoun is a prime example of a royal garden bas II. 9/11 families logical needs. over a barrel left from the Safavid era (1501-1736). The meaning According to Lonely Planet, the palace’s Great U.S. President Joe Biden has thrown his sup- Since then, the company has conducted nu- of its name is a palace with 40 columns. Hall (Throne Hall) is a gem, richly decorated with port behind a “fresh review†of long-classi- merous research projects, held several events, of extremists: Situated in Isfahan, which has a world reputa- frescoes, miniatures, and ceramics. The upper fied documents after families of 9/11 victims said and supported a great number of innovative ideas tion for being an artistic and historical city, Kakh-e walls are dominated by historical frescoes on a he’s not welcome at the 20th-anniversary presented by knowledge-based companies and Pakistani academic Chehel Sotoun is entered via an elegant terrace grand scale, sumptuously portraying court life and events unless the secret files are released. startups. that perfectly bridges the transition between the some of the great battles of the Safavid era – the The president said he approves of the Depart- The RIPI Persian love of gardens and interior splendor. two middle frescoes date from the Qajar period but By Mohammad Mazhari the other four are original. ment of Justice reviewing the material, which As the major research body of the Oil Ministry, The main structure is built as a pleasure pavilion families believe show Saudi Arabian leaders the Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) TEHRAN – Assistant Professor at School and reception hall, using the Achaemenid-inspired From right to left, above the entrance door, the of Politics and International Relations in supported the attack that killed almost 3,000 has inked numerous memorandums of under- talar (columnar porch) style. armies of Shah Ismail do battle with the Uzbeks; people. standing (MOUs) with knowledge-based compa- Quaid-i-Azam University says that the U.S. Nader Shah battles Sultan Mohammed on an In- Before entering the palace, there is a veranda In a long-running legal battle by 9/11 fami- nies and universities for cooperation in production withdrawal from Afghanistan will have severe dian battleground, and Shah Abbas II welcomes with 20 cypress wood columns. Nevertheless, as ly groups against Saudi Arabia, the Justice De- of new equipment or conducting ground breaking consequences both for Afghanistan as well as King Nader Khan of Turkestan with musicians and the name Chehel Sotoun suggests, there have to partment said the F.B.I. “recently†closed a research on oil and gas industry’s new areas. the region. dancing girls. be 40 columns. The reflection of the 20 real col- portion of its investigation into the attacks. The According to the RIPI Head Jafar Tofiqi, diversi- “American baseless claims to establish umns on the water of the pool, creates the illusion On the wall opposite the door, also from right harmony and democracy in Afghan society department said the F.B.I was beginning a review fying the basket of technological products in the that there are 40 columns. It is worth mentioning to left, Shah Abbas I presides over an ostentatious of documents (that it had previously said must re- oil industry is one of the main goals of this institu- are badly exposed and once again the U.S. has that the number 40 in Iran signifies multiplicity banquet; Shah Ismail battles the janissaries of Sul- left oppressed Afghan people over a barrel of main secret) with a view toward disclosing more tion’s collaboration with other knowledge centers. in general. Therefore, we can conclude that there tan Selim; and Shah Tahmasp receives Humayun, [of the documents]. extremists and warlords,” Syed Qandil Abbas tells was a great contemplation behind building such an the Indian prince who fled to Persia in 1543. “The research institute is not just a research the Tehran Times. amazing structure. It is unclear what additional information will be- contractor, it plays a strategic role in addressing These extraordinary works survived the come public or when the public will see it. the needs of the oil industry,” Tofiqi has said. U.S. President Joe Biden is withdrawing all It is the only surviving palace on the once 18th-century invasion by the Afghans, who white- American troops from Afghanistan, completing royal precinct stretched between the gigantic washed the paintings to show their disapproval of The move comes just days after a group repre- Last year, RIPI also carried out several major re- the military exit by the 20th anniversary of the Imam Sq and Chahar Bagh Abbasi St. Kakh-e such extravagance. Other items, including Safavid senting more than 1,600 people directly affected search projects aimed at increasing the recovery Sept. 11 attacks that drew the United States into Chehel Sotoun is reputed to date from 1614; an forebear Safi al-Din’s hat, are kept in a small mu- by the attacks called on President Joe Biden to factor of the country’s oil fields in collaboration its longest war. Page 5 inscription uncovered in 1949, suggests it was seum. Page 6 avoid any memorial events next month. Page 5 with the county’s universities. Page 4 Navy chief: Dena Interview soon to go on Iran’s big problem is economic naval missions policies: professor TEHRAN — Iran’s Navy commander announced that could resist U.S. sanctions against Iran is Chi- on Tuesday that Dena destroyer is ready to be sent By M.A. Saki na. to naval missions. TEHRAN – A professor of economics believes Following is the text of the interview: Rear Admiral Khanzadi made the announcement that Iran’s main problem lies in economic policies What are the engines of economic devel- while visiting the third naval region of the Iranian although he says “sanctions have a terrible stran- opment and growth? Navy.