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Washington has not assured Iran on economic guarantees: Iran FM

TEHRAN— Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Wednesday hosted his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
Iran makes progress in ISC World University Rankings by Subject

TEHRAN – The Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) World University Rankings by Subject 2021 has listed 42 universities from Iran in different subject areas, while last year, 39 universities were included.
Brave Iran defeat Poland in 2022 VNL

TEHRAN – Plucky Iran defeated Poland 3-2 (21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-27, 15-7) in Week 3 of the 2022 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Tuesday night.
Belgium takes first step for releasing Iranian diplomat

TEHRAN — The Belgian parliament adopted the first step toward ratifying a pact with Iran on Wednesday, that could allow an Iranian convicted in Belgium to be returned to Tehran.

Politics

Iran, Egypt agree to develop ties: report

TEHRAN – Iran and Egypt have held a high-level meeting in recent days and have agreed to boost their relations, according to a Qatari-owned newspaper.
President stresses seizing trade opportunities with neighbors

TEHRAN— Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi reiterates the need to seize the trade opportunity with regional countries, referring to his recent meetings with counterparts on the sidelines of the summit of the Caspian Sea littoral states in Turkmenistan.
Iran backs Lebanon's political process: senior adviser

TEHRAN - Iran supports the improving political situation in Lebanon, according to Ali Asghar Khaji, a senior adviser to the Iranian foreign minister on special political affairs.

Iran volleyball coach Ataei thrilled with win over Poland

TEHRAN - Head coach of Iran men's national volleyball team, Behrouz Ataei, hailed his players after defeating the powerful Poland national team in Week 3 of the 2022 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Tuesday night.
Brave Iran defeat Poland in 2022 VNL

TEHRAN – Plucky Iran defeated Poland 3-2 (21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-27, 15-7) in Week 3 of the 2022 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Tuesday night.
Iran ease past Kazakhstan in Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship

TEHRAN –Iran defeated Kazakhstan in straight sets (25-20, 25-19, 25-21) in the 2022 Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship on Tuesday.

Golden Pen Awards held without winners for Adult Story, Research

TEHRAN – Iran Pen Association organized the 20th edition of its annual Golden Pen Awards on Tuesday evening while no books were winners in the categories of Adult Story and Review and Research.
Kurdistan Region theaters to screen Iranian drama “The Majority”

TEHRAN – Theaters in the Kurdistan Region cities of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Duhok will start the premiere of the Iranian drama “The Majority” on Thursday.
“A Girl in Exile” at Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – “A Girl in Exile”, a novel by Albanian writer Ismail Kadare, has been published in Persian by Chatrang in Tehran.

Petropars begins drilling operation in Belal gas field

TEHRAN – Three years after signing a deal with Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) for the development of the southern Belal gas field, Petropars has finally started drilling the first descriptive-exploratory well in this field.
NIOC attracts $7b for developing Azadegan oil field

TEHRAN – National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the country’s major exploration and production companies, public and private banks, and financial institutions for the development of Azadegan oil field, Oil Minister Javad Oji announced.
TPO inks co-op MOU with IOFS

TEHRAN – Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) for economic cooperation in the field of agriculture and food products.

WHO admires Iran's blood transfusion measures

TEHRAN – Iran's blood transfusion measures are admirable and influential in the region, Mikoko Senga, the deputy representative of the World Health Organization in Iran, has said.
Iran, Kuwait sign MOU to deal with dust storms

TEHRAN – Iran and Kuwait inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday to cooperate on mitigating sand and dust storms (SDSs) in the region, IRNA reported.
Iran makes progress in ISC World University Rankings by Subject

TEHRAN – The Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) World University Rankings by Subject 2021 has listed 42 universities from Iran in different subject areas, while last year, 39 universities were included.

Oil drilling reveals cemetery with giant urn-like tombs in southwest Iran

TEHRAN – An ancient cemetery bearing urn-like tombs has accidentally been discovered in an oil drilling project off the river Karun in Ahvaz, southwest Iran.
Yasuj to host national tribal festival

TEHRAN – The national tribal festival of Kuch, dedicated to the ethnic culture is scheduled to be inaugurated in Yasuj, the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, southwest Iran on Sunday, the provincial tourism chief has said.
Old hands honored for excellence in Iran cultural heritage

TEHRAN – On Monday evening, twelve veteran experts were honored by the tourism minister for their contributions to preserving Iran’s cultural heritage.

British government in crisis

The pledge of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to remain in power despite losing the public’s trust, his party’s trust, losing at least 15 government ministers in 24 hours, and losing his integrity following countless scandals and lies offers an insight into Western capitalism and what London labels as democracy.
Trump delivered what evangelical political right expected him to do: professor

TEHRAN - A professor of political science from the University of South Alabama says that Trump could content the religious and evangelical political right by putting his imprimatur on the country's legal system.
Ankara following a balanced policy towards the Ukrainian war: Turkish researcher

TEHRAN - Gloria Shkurti Ozdemir, a Turkish researcher at SETA Foundation, tells the Tehran Times that Ankara “is trying to follow a balanced policy towards the Ukrainian war.”