Tehran Times

2016-09-27 20:26
Iran insists inter-Syrian dialogue is the only way to end the crisis

TEHRAN – Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani on Tuesday reiterated Tehran’s long-standing position that inter-Syrian dialogue is the only way to put an end to the ongoing crisis in the country.

Salehi calls talks with Russian, U.S. and IAEA officials ‘constructive’

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Salehi, chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said on Monday that his talks with Sergey Kirienko, the head of Rosatom, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano were “positive” and “constructive”.
FAO stresses criticality of marine cage culture for Iran

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is conducting a four-day technical workshop on Marine Cage Culture in Tehran thought which the Organization will lend its technical assistance to build a framework aimed to develop Iran’s mariculture industry.
Ahmadinejad writes to Leader, says doesn't contest presidential election

TEHRAN - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was Iran’s president from 2005 to 2013, has penned a letter to the Supreme Leader saying he will not run for the next year’s presidential election.
‘I’m Lake Urmia’ campaign seeking international support

TEHRAN — The “I’m Lake Urmia” hashtag is a newly initiated campaign spearheaded by the public aims to collect one million signatures to push the United Nation to take serious measures to restore the lake.

Politics

Report: Iran says it has arrested four Kurdish terrorists

TEHRAN – Four members of a Kurdish terrorist cell were arrested a week ago in western Iran, according to a report by Tasnim news agency released on Tuesday.
No agreement on Syria without Iran: Foreign Ministry

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that no agreement on Syria will succeed without Tehran’s partnership, insisting that there is no military solution to…
‘Terrorism and Zionism are two sides of same coin’

TEHRAN - Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, a foreign policy advisor to the parliament speaker, called Zionism and terrorism two sides the same coin which should be fight with.

Esmaeilpour, Iran’s man for the occasion

Following Iran’s quarter-final triumph, when coach Seyed Nazemalsharieh said “our winning factor is being able to maintain our composure to the very last minute”, you wouldn’t have been surprised if he was picturing the tall figure of Ahmad Esmaeilpour.
Iran to face Russia in Futsal World Cup semis

Islamic Republic of Iran clinched a FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 semi-final place for the first time since 1992 as Ahmed Esmailpour struck deep into extra time to see off Paraguay 4-3 in an incredible climax during Bucaramanga’s final game of the tournament.
Iranian shot putter claims bronze at 2016 Paralympics

Iran’s shot putter Javid Ehsan Shakib seized a bronze medal in the F57 event with a throw of 14.13m on Saturday.

Car launch at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall sparks frenzy among culture aficionados

TEHRAN – A car show at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall has sparked a storm among cultural figures who claim that holding such events will ruin the reputation of the capital’s most prestigious cultural venue.

Oil, gas apt for expansion of Iran-Oman economic ties

TEHRAN - Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri in a meeting with Omani Minister of…

Firsthand witness says how 2015 Hajj turned tragic

There were hundreds but thousands of corpses piled up on top of each other in the sizzling, scorching heat of the Mina.
Iran marks World Tourism Day

President Hassan Rouhani has said the administration is taking steps one by one toward the promotion of tourism industry and the country’s current political situation is ripe for attracting more tourists.
Under visitors’ eyes :Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex

TEHRAN – The Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex, covering an area of about eleven hectares, is composed of several landmark buildings, museums and monuments constructed in the 19th and 20th centuries during the Pahlavi and late Qajar eras.