Ahmadinejad, cabinet visit Hormozgan Province
Tehran Times Political Desk

BANDAR ABBAS – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his cabinet members travelled to Hormozgan Province on Thursday as part of the third round of provincial trips.

Iran cuts car import duty
Tehran Times Economic Desk

TEHRAN – Iranian parliament has approved a bill to reduce car import duties by 20 percentage points to 70 percent during the upcoming year which will start on March 21.

Dushanbe museum hangs works of Iranian women artists
Tehran Times Art Desk

TEHRAN -- Artworks created by the Iranian women artists are currently on display during an exhibition at the Behzad Museum of Art and History in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Iranians should maintain unity and shun extremism: cleric
Tehran Times Political Desk

TEHRAN - Tehran Friday prayers leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani has stressed the need to maintain unity and uphold the values of the Islamic Revolution.

Presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan fueling Talibanization: Malalai Joya

An interview the French daily L'Humanite conducted with the young Afghan deputy thrown out of Parliament for having exposed foreign interference in her country.

Persian Press Review
Tehran Times Political Desk

The column ‘Persian Press Review’ features the headlines and leading articles carried by Farsi dailies.

Lahore suicide bombs kill 39, wound 95

LAHORE, Pakistan – A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 39 people in this eastern city and wounding nearly 100, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm.