Tehran Times

PGSR’s exports rise 120% in 6 months on year

TEHRAN- Iran’s Persian Gulf Star Refinery (PGSR)’s exported products during the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21) were 120 percent more than the products exported in the same period of time in the past year.
By Manijeh Rezapoor

“Sun Children” shines at Isfahan film festival

TEHRAN – Iranian film “Sun Children” by Majid Majidi was named best film in the international competition of the 33rd International Film Festival for Children and Youth during the closing ceremony held in Tehran on Friday.
Arab states should avoid an arms race with Iran: article

Iran won a major diplomatic victory on Oct. 18 when the United Nations arms embargo, imposed in 2007 over concerns about Tehran's nuclear program, expired, according to Bloomberg.
Leader insists on national unity, says disrespect is forbidden

TEHRAN – In remarks on Saturday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei insisted on the need for unity and internal cohesion in the country, saying desecration is forbidden, especially among the top officials of the country.

Politics

Iran calls on Israeli occupiers to end arbitrary detentions

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has called on the Tel Aviv regime to stop arbitrarily arresting the Palestinians and free hundreds of them who have been unjustly detained by Israel.
Iran rejects allegations of meddling in U.S. election

TEHRAN – Guardian Council spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei has ruled out the allegations of interference in U.S. presidential election, saying the Islamic Republic does not meddle in the internal affairs of other countries.
‘Afghan students fell victim to ugly violence and an endless war they had never chosen’

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has expressed sympathy with the Afghan people and government over a suicide bombing at an education center in western Kabul.

Persepolis acting GM Rasoul-Panah resigns

TEHRAN – Mehdi Rasoul-Panah has stepped down from his role on Friday as Persepolis football club acting general manager.
Persepolis star Khalilzadeh signs for Al Rayyan

TEHRAN – Persepolis and Iran national football team defender Shoja Khalilzadeh joined Qatari football club Al Rayyan.
Panetolikos completes signing of Iranian forward Azadi

TEHRAN – Greek football club Panetolikos have completed the signing of Iranian young striker Mohammadreza Azadi.

Iranian photographers honored at Siena Intl. Photo Awards

TEHRAN – Several Iranian photographers have been honored at the Siena International Photo Awards.
“Mokhtarnameh” producer Mahmud Fallah dies at 75

TEHRAN – Mahmud Fallah, the producer of Iranian TV series “Mokhtarnameh” and “The Charged Rifle”, died from a lung disease in a Tehran hospital on Thursday. He was 75.
Iranian photographers top at Munich contest on coronavirus cultural shutdown

TEHRAN – A collection of 12 photos by Iranian photographers Ali Haddadi and Zohreh Salimi has won first prize at a competition on the cultural shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sarajeh UGS noticeably under development

Iran has two major natural gas storage facilities in Sarajeh and Shourijeh, in which every year the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) stores the gas received from gas refineries all over the country to be used in the colder months of the year.
Nearly 400,000 tons of commodities traded at IME in a week

TEHRAN- During the past Iranian calendar week (ended on October 23), 398,846 tons of commodities valued at over $190 million were traded at Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME).
Online anti-corona medical achievements exhibit underway

TEHRAN – Iran Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) is holding an online exhibition on the country’s medical and healthcare achievements in the battle against the coronavirus outbreak, in collaboration with Iran National Innovation Fund (INIF).

National Network of NGOs formed to promote ‘sport for all’

TEHRAN – The National Network of Non-Governmental Organizations has been formed to promote sports, especially cycling, athletics, and swimming, in society.
Iran, Afghanistan underscore need to boost anti-narcotics fight

TEHRAN – The Iranian commander of border guards Ahmad Ali Goudarzi, and the Afghan deputy minister of interior for counter-narcotics Mohammad Hashim Aurtaq, emphasized the need for enhanced cooperation to fight against drug trafficking.
Leniency toward Covid-19 may prove tragic

TEHRAN - Finally, Health Minister Saeed Namaki talked frankly about the lack of enough attention and diligence to contain the rapid spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

UNWTO conference in Iran postponed over coronavirus

TEHRAN – The International Conference on Ecotourism and Rural Tourism, which was scheduled to be held in Iran in November, has been postponed over the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Persian carpet: a crossroads of intricate designs, lavish colors, and peerless artistry

For millennia, Iran’s eminent carpets, which are adored for their intricate designs, lavish colors, and matchless craftsmanship, have been produced by hand along the nomad trail across the foothills and high plains of the ancient land.
Relics dating from 6,000 years ago to Islamic eras on National Heritage list

TEHRAN – Nine historical moveable properties dating from 6,000 years ago to early Islamic eras in Isfahan province have recently been inscribed on the National Heritage list.

U.S. protests: Teargas used on Portland protesters risks ‘grave health hazards’, says lawsui

A new lawsuit filed by environmental and human rights groups in Oregon alleges that federal agencies’ use of chemical crowd control weapons in Portland, like CS gas, has created “potentially grave health and environmental hazards”, and that the use of such weapons should be subject to assessments of its environmental impact.
Global powers push to end Nagorno-Karabakh fighting

Armenia’s president headed to Brussels for talks with the European Union and NATO military alliance on Wednesday in a renewed drive to end the heaviest fighting since the 1990s over the mountain enclave Nagorno-Karabakh.
Khashoggi's fiancée, human rights group sue Saudi crown prince in U.S. for murder

The fiancée of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and a human rights group he founded has filed a lawsuit at a U.S. court against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), accusing him of ordering the dissident’s murder at Riyadh’s consulate in Turkey.