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2021-12-29 16:12
TCCIMA Industry, Mining Committee holds meeting to discuss petchem issues
TEHRAN – The ninth meeting of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA)’s Industry and Mining Committee was held on Wednesday to discuss the Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry’s new directive for managing the market of petrochemical products.
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2021-12-29 15:50
TEDPIX drops 2,500 points on Wednesday
TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), dropped 2,553 points on Wednesday.
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2021-12-29 15:32
Photo: Bahman Vakhshour
Olympic qualifying alpine skiing competitions
The first round of the 2022 Winter Olympics qualifying alpine skiing competitions was held on Wednesday, December 29, introducing the top skiers at Tochal International Ski Resort.
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2021-12-29 14:33
TPO taking new steps to facilitate maritime transportation of export goods
TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Alireza Peyman-Pak has said his organization is seriously pursuing the removal of barriers in the way of maritime transportation of export commodities, the TPO portal reported on Wednesday.
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2021-12-29 13:36
Over $383m paid to SMEs, semi-finished projects in 8 months
TEHRAN - Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade’s data show that 113.922 trillion rials (about $383.57 million) has been paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and semi-finished industrial projects with an over 60 percent physical progress during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21).
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2021-12-29 13:36
More than 60% of idle industrial units revivable: ISIPO head
TEHRAN - The head of Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization (ISIPO) has said over 60 percent of the idle industrial units across the country have the potential to be revived and resume operation, IRNA reported.
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2021-12-29 12:58
By Mahnaz Abdi
Iran, Iraq now more serious to complete Shalamcheh-Basra railway
TEHRAN- The connection of the railway from Iran’s southwestern Shalamcheh town to Basra city in Iraq has been among the issues pursued by the governments of the two countries for many years.
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2021-12-29 12:21
Commodities worth over $870m exported from Khorasan Razavi in 8 months
TEHRAN – As announced by a provincial official, commodities worth $874 million were exported from Khorasan Razavi in northeast of Iran, during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21).
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2021-12-29 01:01
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2021-12-28 22:03
Iran FM: Vienna talks are on right track
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Tuesday that the Vienna talks are on the right track.
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2021-12-28 22:03
Expert: Israel has given the role of bad cop to France in Vienna talks
TEHRAN — An international affairs expert said on Tuesday that the Westerners are trying to use the Zionist regime as a complement to play the role of a bad cop to “validate” the regime’s military threats against Iran as talks are underway in Vienna to lift illegal sanctions on Iran.
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2021-12-28 21:54
Tehran-Baku roadmap drawn: Azeri FM
TEHRAN — In a press conference with local and foreign media reporters on Tuesday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov said that the meeting of the leaders of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan in Ashgabat was a turning point in the relations between the two countries.
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2021-12-28 21:53
A Saudi ‘tragic note for Yemenis’ on Christmas
TEHRAN – Over the last few days, several world media outlets have unabashedly touted the “change” in Saudi society as a new positive chapter in the history of a kingdom deeply involved in the killing of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis.
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2021-12-28 21:52
By Saeed Azimi
New chapter has opened in Tehran-Baku ties: ambassador
BAKU, the Republic of Azerbaijan – A new chapter has been opened in relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan, Tehran’s ambassador to Baku says, noting that the recent tension between the two countries that followed border clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia was “unintentional and artificial”.
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2021-12-28 20:53
Flood-hit walls of fortress undergo restoration
TEHRAN – The protective wall of Dishmok historical fortress in southwestern Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province has undergone some rehabilitation works, a local tourism official has announced.
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2021-12-28 20:50
Yazd historical properties re-define legal boundaries
TEHRAN – New legal boundaries have been defined for five historical properties, which are scattered across Yazd province.
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2021-12-28 20:45
Zanjan exhibit to showcase traditional crafts, arts
TEHRAN –An exhibition of Iranian handicrafts and traditional arts is scheduled to open to the public in Zanjan on January 11, 2022, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-12-28 20:37
Traces of Seljuk walkway unearthed by unauthorized diggers
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently discovered parts of a brick pavement and some historical relics dating back to the Seljuk era (1037–1194) from an illegal excavation in a house located in Tehran, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has announced.
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2021-12-28 20:37
UNESCO-designated Persepolis launches UAV documentation
TEHRAN – Authorities of Persepolis have launched an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) documentation project to help study and analyze the neighboring lands and properties, which encircle the UNESCO World Heritage site in southern Iran.
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2021-12-28 20:00
Japan to deliver 700,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to Iran
TEHRAN – The Japanese government has donated 700,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Iran through the COVAX facility.
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2021-12-28 18:49
By Farrokh Hesabi
Esteghlal, Persepolis in AFC waiting room
TEHRAN - The issue of removing Esteghlal and Persepolis from the AFC Champions League by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is a hot topic in Iranian football these days. The Iranian popular teams now wait for AFC’s decision on their future.
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2021-12-28 18:46
Michel Foucault’s speech on notion of parresia published for Persian readers
TEHRAN – “The Government of Self and Others”, which covers the speeches French philosopher and writer Michel Foucault made at the Collège de France between 1982 and 1983, has been published in Persian.
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2021-12-28 18:44
Ed Sikov’s “Film Studies” appears in Persian
TEHRAN – “Film Studies: An Introduction (Film and Culture Series)” by American scholar Ed Sikov has been published in Persian.
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2021-12-28 18:42
Expert deems UNESCO decisions insulting to history of Iranian calligraphy
TEHRAN – Iranian expert and prominent Persian calligrapher Maryam Veisi said that UNESCO’s decisions on calligraphy in the region are insulting to the history of Iranian calligraphy.
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2021-12-28 18:39
Intl. Snow Film Festival screens “Israfil”, “Titi”, “Sultan”, “Standing in the Dust”
TEHRAN – Iranian films “Israfil”, “Titi”, “Sultan” and “Standing in the Dust” were screened at the 17th International Snow Film Festival in Erzurum, Turkey, last week.
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2021-12-28 18:36
Some $1.4m allocated to addiction treatment
TEHRAN – A total of 410 billion rials (nearly $1.4 million) is proposed for the treatment of addiction and reduction of its social harm from the Health Insurance Organization’s share of the budget bill for the next calendar year (starting on March 21, 2022).
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2021-12-28 18:35
214 travelers suspected of COVID-19 quarantined
TEHRAN – Some 214 passengers, who had tested positive at the borders, have so far been temporarily quarantined since March 10, under a plan to rapidly identify suspected cases of coronavirus and prevent the spread of new strains.
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2021-12-28 18:34
Russia-Iran-Turkey summit on Syria to be held in Tehran: envoy
TEHRAN – A senior Russian diplomat has confirmed that Tehran could play host to a regional summit on Syria in early 2022.
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2021-12-28 18:33
JCPOA Joint Commission convenes in Vienna
TEHRAN- The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reconvened in Vienna on Monday evening at the start of the eighth round of talks aimed at removing U.S. sanctions on Iran.
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2021-12-28 18:31
Will $778 billion make America safer?
TEHRAN - Following the chaotic U.S.-led withdrawal from Afghanistan in the summer after a 20-year military occupation, many had expected President Joe Biden to reduce military spending. Instead, Washington has done the opposite, which will come as a blow to Americans who argued there are greater problems to invest in at home.