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2021-05-25 20:00
Eco-lodges have enough potential to alter tourism in Bushehr: official
TEHRAN – A total of 56 eco-lodge units, which have been inaugurated across Bushehr province over the past four years, has enough potential to alter tourism across the southwestern Bushehr province, the deputy provincial tourism chief said on Monday.
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2021-05-25 19:06
Iranian publisher offers “The Reason I Jump”
TEHRAN – Tehran-based publisher Cheshmeh has recently published a Persian translation of Japanese author Naoki Higashida’s biography “The Reason I Jump: One Boy’s Voice from the Silence of Autism”.
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2021-05-25 19:04
New game highlighting Gen. Soleimani’s role in battle for breaking ISIS siege of Amerli
TEHRAN - The Islamic Revolution Center for Digital Products and Publications – MATNA is making a new computer game titled “Commander of the Resistance: Amerli Battle”.
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2021-05-25 18:59
“Villa Dwellers” director Monir Qeidi makes drama on women in Khorramshahr resistance
TEHRAN - Monir Qeidi, the director of the acclaimed Iranian drama “Villa Dwellers”, has portrayed women’s role in the 34-day resistance in Khorramshahr against the Iraqi invaders during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war in her new film “Squad of Girls”.
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2021-05-25 18:54
Iranian reading contest picks “Crime and Punishment”
TEHRAN – Iran’s Hasht Behesht Book Reading Contest has selected Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 1866 novel “Crime and Punishment” for its new edition, which will be held on June 25.
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2021-05-25 18:49
Khanian, Bahar join 2022 Astrid Lindgren Award nominees
TEHRAN – The Children’s Book Council of Iran has selected the celebrated writer Jamshid Khanian and book reading promoter Abdolhakim Bahar as its nominees for the 2022 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
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2021-05-25 18:46
Iranian, Russian universities launch Iranistica Encyclopedia project
TEHRAN - A collaborative project has been launched by the University of Tehran and Saint Petersburg State University to compile a Russian encyclopedia of Iranian studies named Iranistica.
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2021-05-25 18:42
“Ambushing a Rose” published in eight languages
TEHRAN – Eight translations of “Ambushing a Rose”, a biography of Lieutenant-General Ali Sayyad Shirazi who served as commander of Ground Forces during the Iran–Iraq war, have recently been published.
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2021-05-25 18:32
Iran seeks UNESCO status for ancient nomadic routes
TEHRAN – Iran is preparing a dossier for ancient routes and paths used by its Bakhtiari nomads to be submitted to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in near future, ILNA reported on Tuesday.
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2021-05-25 18:25
By Reza Moshfegh
Biden admin. stoking political, military tensions inside and abroad: American writer
TEHRAN – Noting that Joe Biden has created chaos inside the U.S. in his early months of presidency, an American writer says that the U.S. administration is sparking political tensions around the world.
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2021-05-25 18:11
Tens of hotels, apartment hotels under construction in Mazandaran
TEHRAN –Some 27 hotels and 65 apartment hotels are being constructed across the northern province of Mazandaran, adding 71,000 beds to the province’s hospitality sector.
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2021-05-25 18:09
Sassanid-era bridge in Lorestan undergoes restoration
TEHRAN –A new round of restoration has commenced on Pol-e Si-Pelleh, a Sassanid era (224 CE–651) arch bridge located in Kuhdasht, western Lorestan province, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-05-25 17:18
Kidney Foundation performs 600 transplants in year
TEHRAN – Some 600 patients with renal failure, under the coverage of Kidney Foundation, have undergone transplantation over the last [Iranian calendar] year (March 2020-March 2021).
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2021-05-25 17:06
Iraqi passengers must be retested for COVID-19: health minister
TEHRAN – Considering fake negative COVID-19 test certificates of Iraqi passengers, Health Minister Saeed Namaki emphasized the need for retesting all the passengers at land, sea, and air borders.
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2021-05-25 17:04
Plan on early diagnosis, treatment of osteoporosis underway
TEHRAN – A pilot plan on the early detection and treatment of osteoporosis is being implemented in three cities, Baqer Larijani, director of Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, said on Tuesday.
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2021-05-25 16:44
Karim Bagheri added to Iran coaching staff
TEHRAN – Persepolis football club announced the addition of their coach Karim Bagheri to Iran national football team coaching staff.
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2021-05-25 16:33
Tehran, Yerevan explore expansion of transport co-op
TEHRAN – Iran and Armenia are exploring ways for expanding transport and trade cooperation as the Islamic Republic is looking for using Armenia as part of its South-North transit corridor.
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2021-05-25 16:23
PMO raises annual investment attraction target by $119m
TEHRAN - Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) plans to increase the attraction of private sector investment in the country’s ports by five trillion rials (about $119 million) in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21), an official with the organization said on Tuesday.
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2021-05-25 16:07
By Masoud Hossein
Eagle of Asia turns 55
TEHRAN – Iranians will never forget a special day in the 90s, when they emerged victorious over powerhouses Australia thanks to Ahmadreza Abedzadeh’s performance between the sticks.
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2021-05-25 14:56
TEDPIX climbs after several days of drop
TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 9,747 points to 1.105 million on Tuesday, after several days of fall.
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2021-05-25 14:25
Interior Ministry announces presidential candidates
TEHRAN – In a statement on Tuesday, Iran’s Interior Ministry officially announced the candidates who have been qualified by the Guardian Council to run for president, putting an end to a wave of speculations over who will be confirmed.
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2021-05-25 14:23
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2021-05-25 13:45
Thermal power plants’ output to increase 3,500 MW by Friday
TEHRAN- As announced by the managing director of Iran’s Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH), the output of the country’s thermal power plants will be increased by 3,500 megawatts (MW) by the end of the current Iranian calendar week (Friday).
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2021-05-25 13:44
IME’s monthly worth of trades up 16%
TEHRAN- The value of trades at Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME) rose 16 percent in the past Iranian calendar month (ended on May 21).
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2021-05-25 13:42
Seven presidential candidates confirmed by Guardian Council
TEHRAN – Only seven presidential nominees have been found competent to run for the presidential post, Guardian Council spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodaei announced on Tuesday.
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2021-05-25 13:40
29 mining projects ready to go operational across Iran
TEHRAN – Head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) Vajihollah Jafari has announced that 29 projects in mines and mining industries are ready for inauguration across the country.
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2021-05-25 13:32
Water projects worth over $185m inaugurated
TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian on Tuesday inaugurated seven major water industry projects valued at 7.81 trillion rials (about $185.9 million) through video conference in three provinces, IRIB reported.
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2021-05-25 13:13
Iran No. 8 shirt awarded to Croatia ambassador to Tehran
TEHRAN – Iran national football team head coach Dragan Skocic awarded Iran No. 8 shirt to Croatian Ambassador to Tehran Drago Štambuk.
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2021-05-25 01:51
Skocic names Iran squad for World Cup qualifiers
TEHRAN – Dragan Skocic has named his 26-man team for the 2022 World Cup qualification in Bahrain.
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2021-05-25 01:01
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