Tehran Times

2024-11-05 21:50
By Soheila Zarfam

Iran's private sector joins space race

Two satellites sent into orbit with Russian launcher, defying decades of Western sanctions

TEHRAN – Decades of crippling sanctions would likely deter most nations from pursuing complex, challenging, and often exclusive projects like a sophisticated space program. But for Iranians, no amount of pressure from foreign entities can stop the nation from reaching for the stars.
- Iranian Space Agency to launch 14 satellites in near future
- Iran successfully launches Sorayya satellite into orbit

By Shahrokh Saei

Facial feedback: Harris smiles, Trump scowls mirror stances on Israel

TEHRAN- American people cast their ballots in the presidential and congressional elections prioritizing economic issues amidst the significant allocation of billions in US taxpayer dollars for military adventurism overseas.
By Sondoss Al Asaad

Is depriving Lebanon's displaced students of education negligence or systematic?

BEIRUT – A large percentage of Lebanese students have been directly affected by the US-led Israeli aggression on Lebanon’s southern governorates, Bekaa and the southern suburbs of Beirut. However, the academic year has started in schools and universities despite calls by the public and academic circles to postpone classes.
By Wesam Bahrani

Hezbollah bombs explosive factory near Haifa

TEHRAN- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah continues to defend Lebanon’s sovereignty from Israeli ground invasion while also widening offensive operations.
NAM condemns Israeli aggression against Iran as sovereignty violation

TEHRAN – The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) issued a statement condemning the actions of the Zionist regime, characterizing its aggressive assault on the Islamic Republic of Iran as a grave infringement on Iran's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
U.S. election results irrelevant to Iran, FM says in TV interview

TEHRAN – While the world watched the U.S. election unfold, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared during an interview published on Monday that Tehran is indifferent to the outcome of the vote.

Politics

Tehran honors late Hezbollah chief Nasrullah in memorial ceremony

TEHRAN – A memorial ceremony marking the fortieth day since the martyrdom of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Brigadier General Abbas Nilforooshan, along with a tribute to other martyrs of the Resistance Front, was held in Tehran on Tuesday afternoon.
Facing new realities: the future of Israel's security

MADRID – The Israeli police and the internal intelligence agency Shin Bet have announced the arrest of a network of Israeli citizens suspected of spying for Iran. According to the authorities, the detainees allegedly provided information about military bases and conducted surveillance on various prominent individuals in the country.
Iranian expats condemn European ban on Iran Air in online petition

TEHRAN – Iranian expatriates living in Europe have launched an online petition to denounce the European Union and British government's recent ban on Iran Air.

Sports

Iranian giants stumble in AFC Champions League, fans disheartened

TEHRAN - Iran’s football powerhouses, Esteghlal and Persepolis, have shown another disappointing performance in the 2024/25 AFC Champions League Elite.
Iran fourth in world beach soccer ranking

TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s beach soccer team sit in the fourth place of the world ranking released on Monday.
Iran open 2024 Asian Beach Volleyball Championships in style

TEHRAN – IRI 1’s Bahman Salemi/Abolhassan Khakizadeh defeated Ronniel Rosales and Edwin Tolentino of the Philippines, 21-8, 21-10 in their opening match of the 2024 Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships Pool A on Tuesday.

Culture

Statue of Rumi unveiled in Tehran

TEHRAN-At a ceremony attended by numerous senior cultural and municipal officials, as well as ambassadors from Tajikistan, Turkey, and Kazakhstan, and India’s cultural attaché in Iran, a statue of the Persian poet and mystic Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi, created by sculptor Master Nader Qashqai, was unveiled in Mohammadiyeh Square in Tehran.
Hamid Mowlana's "The Decline of America" appears at Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN- The book "The Decline of America," a selection of notes by Iranian-American author and academic Hamid Mowlana from the Kayhan newspaper from 1992 to 2011, has recently been published in Persian by Amir Kabir Publications in Tehran.
6th International Biennial Book Cartoon Contest concludes

TEHRAN-The closing ceremony of the 6th edition of the International Biennial Book Cartoon Contest was held on Monday in the amphitheater of the Central Library at Tehran’s City Park, awarding the winners of various categories.

Economy

Project launched for constructing 110 National Housing Movement units in Bu Musa

TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Farzaneh Sadegh officially launched a project for the construction of 110 housing units under the framework of the National Housing Movement, in the southern Island of Bu Musa in Hormozgan Province.
Capacity of Iran’s renewable power plants exceeds 1,231 MW

TEHRAN - The capacity of Iran's renewable power plants has reached 1,231.06 megawatts (MW), based on the latest data released by Iran's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA).
Japanese companies interested in Iran’s energy sector: envoy

TEHRAN - Japanese Ambassador to Tehran Tamaki Tsukada has said Japanese companies are interested in cooperating with Iran in the energy sector, especially in the hydrogen and ammoniac fields.

Society

Some 2.5m hectares of SDS hotspots stabilized in 6 years

TEHRAN –According to the secretary of the national policymaking headquarters for dealing with sand and dust storms, 2.5 million hectares of sand dust storm hotspots in the country have been stabilized over the past six years.
Police disband drug trafficking gang in Sistan-Baluchestan

TEHRAN –The anti-narcotics police managed to dismantle a drug trafficking gang in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province on Monday, Ahmad-Ali Goudarzi, Commander of the Border Police, has stated.
Health ministry to launch rotavirus vaccination in weeks

TEHRAN – The health ministry is planning to kick off the nationwide implementation of the rotavirus vaccination program in three weeks, the deputy health minister has said.

Tourism

President Pezeshkian enacts national handicrafts development plan

TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday officially issued the “National Document for the Development of Handicrafts,” a pivotal step to bolster the country’s traditional arts and crafts sector.
Cultural heritage is a pillar of unity: minister’s message to intl. festival

TEHRAN - The Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, shared a message to mark the opening of the 3rd International Multimedia Festival of Cultural Heritage, emphasizing the profound connection between cultural heritage and national unity.
Iran prepares to submit dossier for UNESCO recognition of historical mosques

TEHRAN - Iran is set to submit a comprehensive dossier to UNESCO for the global recognition of its historical mosques, with many of these architectural gems located in the province of Isfahan.

International

Facial feedback: Harris smiles, Trump scowls mirror stances on Israel

TEHRAN- American people cast their ballots in the presidential and congressional elections prioritizing economic issues amidst the significant allocation of billions in US taxpayer dollars for military adventurism overseas.
Is depriving Lebanon's displaced students of education negligence or systematic?

BEIRUT – A large percentage of Lebanese students have been directly affected by the US-led Israeli aggression on Lebanon’s southern governorates, Bekaa and the southern suburbs of Beirut. However, the academic year has started in schools and universities despite calls by the public and academic circles to postpone classes.
Hezbollah bombs explosive factory near Haifa

TEHRAN- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah continues to defend Lebanon’s sovereignty from Israeli ground invasion while also widening offensive operations.

Two satellites sent into orbit with Russian launcher, defying decades of Western sanctions