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2017-10-18 11:22

Iran advances in health-related SDGs index

TEHRAN -- Iran ranks 69 amongst 188 countries in health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) index from highest to lowest in 2016, according to a study conducted by The Lancet, the world’s leading independent general medical journal.

2017-10-18 11:21

By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari

Everything has a temperament: Age range and their suitable lifestyle

Part 6

TEHRAN — Temperaments, or to use the Persian term Mizaj, lay basis for Iranian traditional medicine.

Negar Gerami,WFP Representative and Country Director in Iran/ Photo by Majid Hamed Haqdoust, Tehran Times

2017-10-18 11:21

By Maryam Qarehgozlou

‘WFP aims to ensure food security by innovative means’

TEHRAN — The World Food Program (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. Each year, WFP assists some 80 million people in around 80 countries.

2017-10-18 10:47

By Mohammad Ghaderi - Twitter: @ghaderi62

Trump’s compassionate face in Élysée Palace

TEHRAN – Showcasing new demands of United States of America “natural”, as clear examples of changing nuclear deal, is a tactic that French authorities have used it like British and German officials.

2017-10-18 09:59

Iranian websites hit by cyber-attacks: minister

TEHRAN – Minister of Communication and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said on Tuesday that a number of Iranian websites came under cyber-attacks on Monday night.

2017-10-18 09:59

Iran, Canada resume talks on bilateral ties

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi announced on Monday a Canadian delegation has traveled to Tehran to pursue efforts to re-establish diplomatic relations between the two countries, Press TV reported.

2017-10-18 09:59

‘Kurdish independence halted after Qassem Soleimani’s tactfulness’

TEHRAN – Massoud Heydar, a Kurdish representative, said on Tuesday that Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence move has been halted after Major General Qassem Soleimani’s tactfulness.

2017-10-18 09:59

Iranian Navy commander officially welcomed in Venice

TEHRAN – Iranian Navy Commander Habibollah Sayyari was officially welcomed by Italian officials in Venice, Italy, on Tuesday.

2017-10-18 09:59

Iranian parliament weighing plan to counter U.S. measures

TEHRAN – Iranian parliamentarians have drawn up a motion to counter U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-Iran rhetoric and his threat to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 group.

2017-10-18 09:58

Imam Musa al-Sadr launched vocational school in Lebanon to fight poverty

On anniversary of Imam Musa al-Sadr’s abduction of, Tehran Times got the opportunity to republish an interview conducted with the Imam by a Lebanese TV back in 1969.

2017-10-18 09:40

Tehran, Moscow pioneer in terror fight: Larijani

TEHRAN – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Tuesday that Tehran and Moscow play an important role in establishing security and fighting terrorism in the region.

2017-10-18 01:01

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2017-10-17 23:11

Persepolis fail to advance to AFC Champions League final

Iran’s Persepolis failed to book a spot in the 2017 AFC Champions League final after being held by Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

Seminary Students of Tehran Province Meet with Ayatollah Khamenei

2017-10-17 19:49

Leader donates money to Rohingya Muslims

TEHRAN – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has donated 10 billion Rials (roughly $250,000) to the Rohingya Muslims who have fled their homes in Myanmar amid severe government crackdown, Khemeni.ir reported on Tuesday.

2017-10-17 19:47

Non-oil GDP growth at 7% in 6 months

TEHRAN- Iranian government spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said on Tuesday that the country’s non-oil gross domestic product grew by seven percent during the first half of the present Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22, 2017), IRIB news reported.

2017-10-17 19:47

Iran plans to boost condensate exports in Nov.

TEHRAN – Iran plans to boost gas condensate exports by one percent in November from a five-month low in October, a source with knowledge of the country's preliminary tanker schedule announced.

2017-10-17 19:46

Trump should let U.S. oil companies do business in Iran: Zanganeh

TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said that U.S. President Donald Trump should allow American oil companies to do business in Iran, IRNA reported.

2017-10-17 19:45

Iran had no role in Kirkuk operation: Velayati

“The Guards has had no role in the Kirkuk operation. Majority of the Kurds are against the move taken by Mr. Barzani [president of the Iraqi Kurdistan] and the Baghdad government took control of that region without almost any clash,” Velayati told reporters after his meeting with French special envoy for Syria Franck Gellet.

2017-10-17 19:44

Ambassador says Iran seeking to promote peace despite accusations

TEHRAN - Mehdi Sanaei, Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow, said on Tuesday that Iran is making efforts in line with promoting peace in the world in spite of all accusations and impediments.

2017-10-17 19:43

Nuclear deal cannot be renegotiated or altered, Iran tells UN

Gholamali Khoshroo, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, has said that the 2015 nuclear deal is an international agreement and cannot be renegotiated or altered.