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2025-10-26 19:15

Esteghlal move top of 2025/26 PGPL

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team earned a 3-0 away win over Fajr Sepasi and moved top of the 2025/26 Iran’s Persian Gulf Professional League (PGPL) on Sunday.

2025-10-26 17:19

Archaeologists urged to examine the historical sites of Shahnameh

TEHRAN - There are numerous cities and geographical areas in Ferdowsi’s masterpiece Shahnameh that can be the starting point for archaeological studies, Iranian scholar and expert on Shahnameh, Mohammad Rasouli, has said.

2025-10-26 17:19

Extensive restoration of historical monuments underway in Fars province

TEHRAN-- Head of Fars Cultural Heritage Department Sadegh Zare’ announced the implementation of restoration operations for 34 historical monuments in different parts of the province.

2025-10-26 17:19

Quranic-themed handicraft exhibit underway in Sanandaj

TEHRAN — A handicrafts exhibition showcasing various objects mainly with a Quranic theme is currently underway in Sanandaj, the capital of Kordestan province, western Iran.

2025-10-26 17:10

Iran launches pilot program for tourist currency exchange and payment cards at airports

TEHRAN – The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran (CBI) said it has begun a pilot phase of a plan to buy foreign currency from international tourists and issue “tourist cards” at the country’s international airports.

2025-10-26 17:06

Ex-Iran football defender Karegarjam passes away

TEHRAN – Former Iran national team player Akbar Kargarjam, who also represented Esteghlal club, passed away on Sunday in Tehran.

2025-10-26 17:04

Iran holds talks with Iraq on preserving ruins of Taq Kasra monument

TEHRAN - Iran has held discussions with Iraqi officials on preserving and restoring the ancient Taq Kasra monument, a major remnant of the Sassanid Empire located near Baghdad, Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Reza Salehi-Amiri said on Saturday.

2025-10-26 16:24

Muay Thai girl Jani takes gold: 2025 AYG

TEHRAN – Iranian Muay Thai athlete Baran Jani seized a gold medal at the 2025 Asian Youth Games (AYG) on Sunday.

2025-10-26 16:03

4th Homam International Festival underway in Tehran

2025-10-26 16:03

Education, a right for refugee children

Nader Yar-Ahmadi, the head of the National Organization for Migration, paid a visit to a school for Afghan refugee children in Tehran on Saturday.

2025-10-26 15:08

Some 400,000 authorized foreign nationals working in Iran

TEHRAN – Around 400,000 foreign nationals are legally working in the country, and the rest are unauthorized, Ali Baqeri, an official with the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, has said.

2025-10-26 15:05

Kunming Biodiversity Fund to support Iran in addressing SDSs

TEHRAN – The Kunming Biodiversity Fund (KBF) in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has allocated financial resources to Iran to help the country mitigate sand and dust storms’ (SDSs) impacts.

2025-10-26 15:05

Palestinian Islamic Jihad rejects Israel’s allegation of planned attack as ‘slander’

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad has rejected an allegation by the Israeli army that it was planning an attack as a “false claim and slander,” Al Jazeera reported Sunday.

2025-10-26 15:04

National Cancer Institute making strides in improving public health

TEHRAN – The Motamed Cancer Institute, which has recently raised its status to the Iranian National Cancer Institute, continues to make significant steps toward improving the public health and well-being of society.

2025-10-26 14:26

Hamas will disarm if Israeli occupation ends: Al-Hayya

In an interview with Al Jazeera on Sunday, Hamas Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya framed his movement’s concessions as contingent on an end to Israeli occupation, insisting “if the occupation ends, these weapons will be handed over to the state.”

2025-10-26 13:55

Private sector officials meet with President Pezeshkian

TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian met with members of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) for the third time, in a session focused on restructuring Iran’s economic governance and reviewing restrictive laws that hinder business and trade activity, including the Law on Combating Goods and Currency Smuggling.

2025-10-26 13:55

South Pars platforms ready to ensure maximum gas supply in winter

TEHRAN – Iran’s South Pars gas platforms have completed a comprehensive overhaul program and are now fully prepared to maximize gas production during the cold season, the managing director of the Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) said.

2025-10-26 13:54

Iran, Armenia to launch joint B2B platform to strengthen trade relations

TEHRAN – The Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) and the Embassy of Armenia in Tehran have agreed to establish a joint digital platform to connect Iranian and Armenian businesses directly, aiming to expand bilateral trade and investment opportunities.

2025-10-26 13:54

Iran’s saffron exports surge 73% as UAE tops buyers

TEHRAN – Iran exported more than 99.5 tons of saffron, valued at over $94 million, in the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21–September 22), marking a 73 percent increase in volume and a $45 million rise in export value compared with the same period last year, according to data from Iran’s Customs Administration.

‘Apple festival’ showcases Maragheh's flourishing tourism, economy

2025-10-26 13:19

Photo: Hossein Sadri

‘Apple festival’ showcases Maragheh's flourishing tourism, economy

The city of Maragheh, northwestern East Azarbaijan province, hosted the 12th edition of a festival dedicated to its well-known and high-quality apple varieties, aiming to publicize the role of agriculture in boosting local and regional tourism and economy. Held from October 22-24, the festival attracted officials, farmers, tourists, and other interested people to apple orchards on the outskirts of the city.

2025-10-26 12:56

Historic first for Iran women in 2025 World Para Powerlifting Championships

TEHRAN - From raw emotions to thrilling performances and historic feats, the Cairo 2025 World Para Powerlifting Championships delivered 10 days of unforgettable action as athletes battled for glory.

2025-10-26 11:44

Iranian rowers could have performed better: Farzam

TEHRAN – Afshin Farzam, head coach of Iran’s men’s rowing team, said that they could have performed better at the 2025 Asian Championships held in Vietnam last week.

2025-10-26 10:29

Development of solar power plants in villages, underprivileged areas accelerating

TEHRAN- In order to develop renewable energy, enhance energy productivity, and support sustainable employment in rural areas, a joint cooperation memorandum was signed between the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA) and the Headquarters for the Development and Progress of 4040 Rural Clusters.