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2021-05-29 18:34
Maestro Rahbari’s latest music to feature Goethe’s Hafez-inspired poetry
TEHRAN – Maestro Ali Rahbari plans to compose a piece for a poem from German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s West-East Divan composed under inspiration from the Persian poet Hafez.
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2021-05-29 18:30
Rouhani inaugurates 526 tourism projects in 24 provinces
TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday inaugurated 526 tourism projects worth 25.37 trillion rials (about $604 billion at the official rate of 42000 rials) in 24 provinces via video conference.
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2021-05-29 17:01
Iran’s Astan-e Quds delivers 300 ventilators to India
TEHRAN – Astan-e Quds Razavi (a charitable trust which manages the Imam Reza holy shrine) sent 300 ventilators to India on Friday to help counter the coronavirus pandemic.
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2021-05-29 17:00
Domestic, foreign experts to exchange ocean sciences
TEHRAN – The National Institute of Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences with the cooperation of the UNESCO and maritime organizations will hold various programs on the occasion of World Oceans Day 2021.
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2021-05-29 16:58
National day for rare diseases approved
TEHRAN – The eighth day of Esfand (the last Iranian calendar month) which falls on February 26 has been approved to be designated as the national day of rare diseases in the national calendar, ISNA news agency reported on Saturday.
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2021-05-29 16:53
Vaccination against coronavirus to end by late November: Rouhani
TEHRAN – If the volume of COVID-19 vaccine required by the country is provided, the vaccination of people with underlying diseases will be completed by late July, and the whole population will be vaccinated by late November, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday.
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2021-05-29 16:44
2021 VNL: Plucky Iran lose to powerhouses Russia
TEHRAN – Brave Iran volleyball team were defeated against Russia in Week 2 of 2021 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) on Saturday.
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2021-05-29 16:04
Production of special cement for oil field drilling operations indigenized
TEHRAN – Managing Director of Kaveh Pars Mining Industries Development Company, which belongs to Iran’s Mostazafan Foundation, announced that one of the company subsidiaries has indigenized the knowledge for producing a special type of cement used for shotcrete in oil and gas field wells.
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2021-05-29 15:40
By Mohammad Mazhari
World heading towards hybrid warfare: Pakistani expert
TEHRAN – A Pakistani researcher in Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC) believes that the world is heading towards hybrid warfare, which will push West Asian countries to design their cybersecurity policies.
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2021-05-29 14:40
Private sector to operate 90 mineral zones in Kermanshah
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, mining operation in 90 mineral zones of Kermanshah province, in the west of Iran, will be transferred to the private sector.
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2021-05-29 14:28
TEDPIX jumps 30,000 points on Saturday
TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), climbed 30,131 points to 1.139 million on Saturday (the first day of Iranian calendar week).
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2021-05-29 13:58
Japan overtake Iran at FIVB rankings
TEHRAN – Iran lost the best Asian team position to Japan in the updated FIVB men's world rankings.
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2021-05-29 13:51
Iran to use $125m of assets held in Iraq to buy Covid-19 vaccines
TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian, who is the chairman of the Iran-Iraq Joint Economic Committee, has said Iraq is going to transfer $125 million of its energy dues to Iran to a European bank to be paid for 16 million COVAX Covid-19 vaccines.
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2021-05-29 13:40
Non-oil exports from Arvand Free Zone stands at $61m in 1.5 months
TEHRAN- Non-oil products worth $61 million were exported from Arvand Free Trade Zone (FTZ), in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan, during the 1.5-month period since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21), according to a provincial official.
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2021-05-29 13:09
Japan ready to resume oil imports from Iran if sanctions lifted
TEHRAN – President of Petroleum Association of Japan has said his country’s refiners could resume oil imports from Iran as early as three months after the U.S. sanctions on Iran are lifted, Platts reported.
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2021-05-29 13:08
Indonesia releases seized Iranian oil tanker
TEHRAN - Iranian-flagged VLCC Horse, belonging to the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), which was detained by Indonesian authorities in late January, was released on Friday and will return to Iran after completing its mission.
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2021-05-29 01:01
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2021-05-28 21:37
Zakani: Americans will beg Iran if I am elected president
TEHRAN — Speaking in an online show on presidential elections on Friday morning, Alireza Zakani elaborated on his plans, particularly those regarding the nuclear negotiations already underway in Vienna, Austria.
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2021-05-28 21:37
Raeisi says situation can change by participation in election
TEHRAN — The cleric presidential candidate Ebrahim Raeisi visited the graves of martyrs of Sacred Defense on Friday morning during which he listened to people and their problems.
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2021-05-28 21:31
Unity is the secret behind the Resistance’s victories: Amir-Abdollahian
TEHRAN - Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the special aide to the speaker of the Iranian Parliament on international affairs, has reflected on the secret behind the recent victory of the Palestinian resistance against Israel.
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2021-05-28 21:30
Iran warns U.S., UK against appeasing Israel on JCPOA
TEHRAN – Iran has responded to comments by the American and British top diplomats on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal during their visits to Israel, warning them against appeasing Israel.
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2021-05-28 21:21
Minister inspects restoration work on historical mansion in Rasht
TEHRAN - Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan on Thursday visited Rasht Municipality Mansion to scrutinize restoration works underway on the historical monument in northern Iran.
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2021-05-28 21:20
South Khorasan unique in realm of cultural heritage, deputy tourism minister says
TEHRAN - South Khorasan enjoys a unique cultural heritage, yet it has remained little known and unexplored, deputy tourism minister Mohammad-Hassan Talebian has said.
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2021-05-28 21:20
Experts discuss 100 years of cultural heritage protection in Iran
TEHRAN – A host of academia, archaeologists, Iranologists, and restorers on Thursday discussed efforts being made to protect Iranian cultural heritage over the past 100 years.
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2021-05-28 21:05
Rouhani inaugurates 33 tourism, cultural heritage projects in Lorestan
TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated 33 projects of tourism, cultural heritage, and handicrafts across Lorestan province via a video conference on Thursday.
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2021-05-28 21:05
Field of miniature golf under construction near Ardebil
TEHRAN – A sports ground, dedicated to miniature golf, is currently under construction near Ardebil, the capital of Ardebil province, in northwest Iran.
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2021-05-28 21:04
Historical texture of Khusf capable of becoming UNESCO site: official
TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy minister of cultural heritage and tourism has said that the historical texture of Khusf, which was once situated on the ancient Silk Road, is capable of becoming a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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2021-05-28 21:02
London show turns spotlight on 5,000 years of Iranian art, design and culture
TEHRAN - The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is hosting an exhibition of Iranian art, design, and culture, which according to organizers delves into 5,000 years of the history of the nation.
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2021-05-28 20:56
Violence will never end as long as Israeli atrocities are condoned: Iranian diplomat
TEHRAN - A high-ranking Iranian diplomat says West Asia will never see an end to the current vicious cycle of violence as long as the Israeli regime is allowed to carry on with its atrocities with impunity.
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2021-05-28 20:55
Satellites in the row in Iran to be sent into space
TEHRAN – Iran is designing a number of satellites, some of which are in the row to be launched into space, IRNA reported on Friday.