Industry Ministry aims to pursue knowledge-based development in automotive industry

TEHRAN – Iranian Industry, Mining, and Trade Minister Reza Fatemi-Amin met with Vice President for Science and Technology Sourena Sattari on Monday to discuss the knowledge-based development of the country’s automobile industry, IRNA reported.

TEDPIX drops 4,000 points on Monday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), lost 4,180 points to 1.332 million on Monday.

ICCIMA stresses need for maintaining industrial parks’ infrastructure

TEHRAN – Members of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Industries Committee have stressed the need for allocating a portion of the national budget for the next Iranian calendar year (starts on March 21) for maintaining the infrastructure in industrial parks across the country.

Rezvani remains president of Iran swimming federation

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezvani was re-elected as president of Iran swimming federation on Monday for a four-year term till 2026.

Development of South Pars phase 11 accelerating

TEHRAN - The managing director of Petropars Company, which is in charge of developing phase 11 of Iran’s South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf, has announced the implementation of two new contracts as of December 22, 2021, to accelerate the development of the mentioned phase, Shana reported.

By Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary

Self-Determination

 IMAGINE yourself as a Kashmiri born in Srinagar on Jan 5, 1949. You are 73 years old, and have completed nearly every phase of your life. You took decisions on what to study, where to work, how to contribute, and preparing to retire. A full circle of life. But at every stage, you were reminded that you were not free, that you were under Indian occupation, a kind of colonial rule. That’s the story of every man and woman who lives in the Valley of Kashmir or the Jammu region. You feel helpless and angry.

Commodities worth over $696m traded at IME in a week

TEHRAN- During the past Iranian calendar week (ended on Friday), 2.115 million tons of commodities worth 202 trillion rials (about $696.55 million) were traded at Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME).

Monthly transit of goods via Iran increases 53%

TEHRAN- Transit of goods via Iran has risen 53 percent during the ninth month of the current Iranian calendar year (November 22-Decemebr 21, 2021), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the spokesman of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

New chapter has opened in Iran-Turkmenistan ties: VP

TEHRAN — A new chapter has opened in the relations between Iran and Turkmenistan, Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber said in meeting on Sunday afternoon with Serdar Berdymukhamedov, the deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan.

Ambassador: Iran has compensated Ukrainian plane victims in goodwill

TEHRAN — In an interview with the Ukrainian UNN news agency, Manuchehr Moradi, Tehran’s ambassador to Ukraine, has said that Iran has shown its goodwill and paid 150,000 dollars as a compensation to each family who lost a loved one in the Ukrainian plane incident.

Iran FM discusses Afghanistan with Indian counterpart

TEHRAN— Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Saturday exchanged views on the phone with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar over key issues, including the situation in Afghanistan.

Salam al-Zawawi is named as Palestine's new ambassador to Tehran

Palestinian ambassador in Iran bids farewell after four decades

TEHRAN - The Palestinian Ambassador to Tehran, Salah al-Zawawi, has bidden farewell to Iran, bringing to close four decades of his diplomatic mission in the Islamic Republic, according to Press TV.

Police seize Iron Age, Islamic-era jugs from smuggler

TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently confiscated four earthenware jugs from a smuggler in the city of Miandoab, northwestern West Azarbaijan province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has said.

Historical castles, mansions in Isfahan made national heritage 

TEHRAN –A total of 10 aging structures and historical properties, which are scattered across Isfahan province, have recently been inscribed on the national heritage list. 

“Chomskyan Linguistics” comes to Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – “Chomskyan Linguistics and Its Competitors” by Pius ten Hacken of the University of Innsbruck has been published in Persian.

“The Weight of Words” appears in Persian

TEHRAN – Swiss writer Pascal Mercier’s novel “The Weight of Words” has been published in Persian by the Iranian publisher Ofoq.

Book on Iranian carpet washing ritual published in Japanese in Tokyo

TEHRAN – A book on Qalishuyan, the ritual of washing a carpet in the Iranian town of Mashhad-e Ardahal, has been published in Japanese in Tokyo.

Story of love lost represents collapse of European solidarity on stage in Tehran 

TEHRAN – A play on stage in Tehran about a story of love lost represents the collapse of integration within Europe.

Tourism projects worth $4.1m inaugurated in Ardabil

TEHRAN –A total of 10 tourism-related projects, worth 1.2 trillion rials ($4.1 million) have been implemented across the northwestern Ardabil province during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2021), the provincial tourism chief has announced. 

Centuries-old inscription discovered near Istakhr ancient city

TEHRAN –A Sassanid-era (224–651) rock-carved inscription has recently been discovered near the ancient city of Istakhr, in Marvdasht plain, which is home to the UNESCO-registered sites of Persepolis and Pasargadae as well as tens of other magnificent structures, in southern Fars province.