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2021-12-31 23:13
‘U.S. weaker than ever,’ says Iranian president
TEHRAN – President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi of Iran on Thursday said the axis of resistance, including and Hezbollah forces, has gained the “upper hand” in the region, saying the U.S., whose power is on the wane, has transferred Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorists from Syria to Afghanistan.
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2021-12-31 23:06
Fire inflicts minor damage to historical café downtown Tehran
TEHRAN – A Wednesday fire that broke out in Aibeta Café has caused minor damage to the historical shop, which is located on Lalehzar Street in downtown Tehran.
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2021-12-31 23:05
Craftspeople provided with hundreds of jobs in Ardabil
TEHRAN – The handicrafts sector has generated hundreds of job opportunities in the northwestern Ardabil province during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21), a local tourism official has announced.
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2021-12-31 23:05
Achaemenid column bases discovered in farm southern Iran
TEHRAN – Two Achaemenid column bases have accidentally been discovered in a ranch in southern Iran while farmers were preparing the ground for planting.
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2021-12-31 23:04
Pakistan resumes flights to Mashhad after five-year hiatus
TEHRAN - Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed direct flights to Iran’s Mashhad, after a five-year gap to develop people-to-people contacts, local media reported on Thursday.
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2021-12-31 21:02
Raisi says his govt seeking interaction with outside world
TEHRAN – President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday that his government is seeking to interact with the outside world.
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2021-12-31 21:00
U.S. bears definitive international responsibility for terror attack on Gen. Soleimani: Iran
TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Friday reminding the U.S. government of its "definitive international responsibility" for the assassination of top commander Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, saying it has adopted measures to hold those who contributed to and perpetrated this terrorist crime accountable.
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2021-12-31 20:57
Time is up for United States in Iraq
TEHRAN — As the year 2021 ended on Friday, the exit of U.S. troop from Iraq will once again dominate headlines.
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2021-12-31 18:20
What’s in Tehran art galleries
* Negar Gallery is currently playing host to an exhibition of Calligraphy by Fereidun Omidi.
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2021-12-31 18:18
Nigel Latta’s book on incorrect parenting published in Persian
TEHRAN – Iranian publisher Qoqnus has published a Persian translation of “Politically Incorrect Parenting: Before Your Kids Drive You Crazy, Read This!” by New Zealand psychologist and author Nigel Latta.
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2021-12-31 18:15
IRIB Symphonic Orchestra performs in memory of General Soleimani
TEHRAN – The IRIB Symphonic Orchestra performed on Wednesday evening in memory of Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall.
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2021-12-31 18:13
110 Iranian theaters to offer free admission to documentary on General Soleimani
TEHRAN – 110 Iranian theaters will offer free tickets for all on Monday to watch a documentary about Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani.
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2021-12-31 17:33
Thousands of daffodils embellish Imam Reza (AS) shrine
TEHRAN – On Wednesday, thousands of daffodil bulbs arrived in Imam Reza (AS) shrine as a gift from florists who are natives of Behbahan in Khuzestan province.
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2021-12-31 17:31
Convicted Khashoggi killers staying “in seven-star accommodation”
TEHRAN - According to sources connected to senior members of the Saudi intelligence apparatus who spoke to the Guardian on the condition of anonymity, at least three members of the Saudi hit squad who were sentenced before a Saudi court (in a trial broadly condemned as a sham), of murdering Jamal Khashoggi are living and working “in seven-star accommodation” inside a government-run security compound in Riyadh.
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2021-12-31 17:31
"Unjust suppression" of Palestinian social media content
TEHRAN - These days with any big events and concerning developments surrounding our lives, the role of the media cannot and should not be undermined. Those seeking the news should be allowed to take their information from a variety of sources to make their own independent judgement on where they stand on the issue. That can’t happen when the narrative of the biggest security problem in West Asia today, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is being narrated to suit one party over the other.
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2021-12-31 17:06
Lake Urmia provided with 32% of water right
TEHRAN – Some 32 percent of the projected water right for Lake Urmia has been provided over the past water year (September 2020 – September 2021), an inflow of 1.1 billion cubic meters of water.
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2021-12-31 17:04
Negotiations underway to export Razi Cov Pars vaccine
TEHRAN – A number of countries have requested to purchase the Iranian-made Cov Pars vaccine for COVID-19, and negotiations are underway to take the necessary measures for export, vice president for research and technology of Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, said.
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2021-12-31 17:03
Over 700 quakes shake Iran in a month
TEHRAN – A total of 701 earthquakes have been recorded across the country over the past calendar month Azar (November 22-December 21), according to the Seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.
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2021-12-31 16:50
Omicron rapid test kit produced domestically
TEHRAN – An Iranian technology company has developed an antigen-based rapid detection kit, which can detect the Omicron variant in less than 20 minutes, Mehr news agency reported on Thursday.
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2021-12-31 15:38
By Masoud Hossein
2021 year in review for Iran sports
TEHRAN – Another year is almost over for Iran sports and it has been quite a good one on the whole.
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2021-12-31 15:36
TSE’s main index rises 2.7% in a week
TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 38,000 points (2.7 percent) to 1.397 million in the past Iranian calendar week (ended on Friday).
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2021-12-31 15:31
Tehran Times' LightHouse IV:
Unprecedented open-ended UN probe against the Zionist regime
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2021-12-31 14:53
Nakhchivan-Mashhad passenger train to restart operation
TEHRAN - Iran's Consul General in Nakhchivan Seyed Ahmad Hosseini met with Director of Nakhchivan Railways LLC Mahir Aliyev to discuss rail cooperation and the resumption of the Nakhchivan-Mashhad passenger train line, IRNA reported.
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2021-12-31 14:11
PETZONE eyes boosting added-value in petchem industry
TEHRAN – Managing Director of Petrochemical Special Economic Zone (PETZONE) in southwestern Iran has said this zone is pushing to prevent crude oil sales to increase added-value of oil products, IRNA reported.
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2021-12-31 14:00
President Raisi visits Qom Province
TEHRAN – President Ebrahim Raisi visited Qom Province on top of a high-ranking delegation on Thursday, as the 13th provincial visit since he took office in August, IRNA reported.
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2021-12-31 13:47
By Mohammad Mahdi Mohtajabi
Israel: Worse than South African Apartheid
TEHRAN – Tisetso Magama, an activist and a former member of the South African parliament, says that the emergence of a UAE, Saudi-led axis, has spread within North Africa.
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2021-12-31 13:36
Women players donate dolls
TEHRAN - Iranian women football players shared their joy with the children in need.
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2021-12-31 13:13
5,000 mining units inactive throughout country
TEHRAN – There are 11,800 mining units in the country, of which just 6,800 units are active and the rest are inactive, an official with Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry announced.
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2021-12-31 12:21
Over 18.6m tons of crude steel produced in 8 months
TEHRAN- Iran produced 18.648 million tons of crude steel in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21), according to the data released by Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry.
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2021-12-31 12:01
Iran sends three research satellites into space
TEHRAN – On Thursday, Iran launched a satellite carrier rocket bearing three "research" devices into space.