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2021-07-02 19:00
Rural development budget increases by 2.5 folds
TEHRAN – The budget for rural development projects has increased by 2.5 times in the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 2021-March 2022) compared to that of the previous year, deputy head of the Housing Foundation of Islamic Revolution, has announced.
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2021-07-02 18:57
Iran’s “This Side, Other Side” honored at Neum Animated Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian director Lida Fazli’s acclaimed short movie “This Side, Other Side” won the award for best movie in the category of 2D and 3D animation at the Neum Animated Film Festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the organizers announced on Thursday.
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2021-07-02 18:52
“Sun Children” director Majid Majidi receives IAA’s first Plaque of Glory
TEHRAN – Oscar-nominated director Majid Majidi was honored on Thursday with the first edition of the IAA Plaque of Glory by the Iranian Academy of Arts (IAA).
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2021-07-02 17:59
Protests in front of the French embassy
TEHRAN — A number of the family members of the 7th of Tir victims gathered in front of the French embassy in Tehran on Wednesday to protest lack of judicial action against the assassinators of the 7th of Tir (June 28) attack. In the terrorist attack, conducted by MKO operatives, chief justice Mohammad Hossein Beheshti and 72 other leading figures were martyred. In the Persian language the attack is known as “Hafte Tir bombing”. It happened in 1981.
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2021-07-02 16:29
Iran, Serbia seeking to develop relations in geoscience
TEHRAN – Iran and Serbia discussed bilateral cooperation in the field of geology and mining during a meeting held virtually on Wednesday.
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2021-07-02 16:12
Half a million Iranians donate blood in 3 months
TEHRAN – Over the first three months of the current [Iranian calendar] year (started March 21), some 510,000 people donated blood across the country, Bashir Haji-Beigi, the Blood Transfusion Organization spokesman, said on Friday.
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2021-07-02 16:10
Hamedan reopens tourist sites, museums as virus curbs ease
TEHRAN – Museums and other cultural heritage sites in the west-central province of Hamedan have been allowed to reopen doors to the public as restrictions over the coronavirus pandemic have been loosened, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-07-02 16:09
Historical properties in central Iran made national heritage
TEHRAN –A total of 13 historical sites and aging structures across the central province of Markazi have recently been inscribed on the National Heritage list.
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2021-07-02 16:07
Restoration of Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque continues
TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage experts and experienced restorers supervises the restoration of parts of the creamy dome of the 17th-century Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, a masterpiece of Iranian architecture in Isfahan, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-07-02 15:53
NISOC to ink 2 deals with knowledge-based firms in near future
TEHRAN – The National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) is going to sign two deals worth 500 billion rials (about $11.9 million) with domestic knowledge-based companies in the near future for meeting some of its technological needs, an official with the company announced.
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2021-07-02 15:46
1st meeting of Iran-Serbia energy, mining working group held online
TEHRAN – The first meeting of an Iran-Serbia energy and mining working group, which has been established under the framework of the two countries’ Joint Economic Committee, was held through video conference on June 30.
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2021-07-02 15:08
Over 70% of necessary petchem catalysts to be indigenized by Mar. 2022
TEHRAN – Iranian engineers are going to indigenize the knowledge for the production of 72 percent of the catalysts needed in the country’s petrochemical industry by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 2022), the Head of National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Behzad Mohammadi has said.
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2021-07-02 14:48
OPEC pays tribute to Iran's veteran oil minister
TEHRAN – The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in its 181st meeting in Vienna on Thursday paid tribute to Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh for his long-lasting contribution to the organization and the oil market.
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2021-07-02 14:35
TSE’s main index gains 43,000 points in a week
TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 43,000 points in the past Iranian calendar week.
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2021-07-02 14:26
Quarterly exports from Kermanshah province increases 22%
TEHRAN- The value of exports from Kermanshah province, in the west of Iran, increased 22 percent during the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), as compared to the first quarter of the previous year, according to a provincial official.
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2021-07-02 14:24
70 infrastructure, development projects underway in Kish Free Zone
TEHRAN- As announced by the managing director of Kish Free Zone Organization, 70 infrastructure and development projects are underway in this free trade zone.
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2021-07-02 14:23
Iran looking for a better place at U19 Basketball World Cup
TEHRAN – Iran will begin the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup with the aim of finishing in a better place than 2013 that they came 11th in the competition.
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2021-07-02 14:22
Industrial, mining projects worth over $850m inaugurated
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday inaugurated six major industrial and mining projects worth 35.77 trillion rials (over $851 million) in four provinces through video conferencing, IRNA reported.
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2021-07-01 23:45
Sepahan earn hard-fought win over Machine Sazi: IPL
TEHRAN – Sepahan football team earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over almost-relegated Machine Sazi in Matchday 25 of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Thursday.
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2021-07-01 17:46
Iran’s 400 meters athlete Pirjahan qualifies for Olympics
TEHRAN – Iranian 400 meters Mahdi Pirjahan secured a spot at the 2020 Olympic Games.
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2021-07-01 16:57
Ejei appointed as Iran’s new Judiciary chief
TEHRAN -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei appointed Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei as the new head of Iran’s Judiciary.
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2021-07-01 16:23
Iran’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers fixtures revealed
TEHRAN – Iran will start the 2022 World Cup qualification Round 3 with a match against Syria on Sept. 2.
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2021-07-01 12:04
Iran learn fate at 2022 World Cup qualification Round 3
TEHRAN – Iran national football team learned their fate at the 2022 World Cup qualifiers on Thursday.
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2021-07-01 01:01
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2021-07-01 00:56
Persepolis move five points clear at top of IPL
TEHRAN – Persepolis football team defeated Gol Gohar 3-1 in Matchday 25 of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Wednesday.
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2021-06-30 22:12
Takht-Ravanchi slams U.S., EU for testing Iran’s strategic patience
TEHRAN — Speaking at the meeting at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to hear the 11th report on the implementation of the Resolution 2231, Tehran’s permanent representative to the UN Majid Takht-Ravanchi said Iran has paid a heavy price to fulfil its commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal.
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2021-06-30 21:52
By Martin Love
A roundup: America continues to lurch from bad to worse…
America has become a malignant power without consequence given the ignorance and malfeasance of those in political power.
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2021-06-30 20:30
Tehran says ready to aid UN to confront cyberattacks
TEHRAN — Iran’s ambassador to the UN on Tuesday warned against an alarming trend of systematic accusations by certain states against others by launching cyberattacks, calling for action to restrain states from resorting to threat or use of force within or through the cyberspace environment.
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2021-06-30 20:29
Iran, U.S. presidential elections compared
Post-election: Iran vs. U.S.
TEHRAN – In a remarkable sign of unity and harmony, all former election rivals met with the Iranian president-elect to express readiness to cooperate with the new government in advancing the interests of the country, a move that stood in stark contrast to what happened in the United States during its November election.
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2021-06-30 20:00
Iranian handicrafts: Chalangari
TEHRAN - Chilan is a Persian word used to describe the tools and objects made from Iron such as chains, small rings, horse bridle, saddle, and many other light-weighted objects.