Tehran Times

Expediency Council delays vote on Palermo for two weeks

TEHRAN – Iran’s Expediency Council will continue studying the Palermo bill in the next meeting which will be held in two weeks, a member of council said on Saturday.
No action yet by CNPC for developing South Pars phase 11: Zanganeh

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said although 81 percent of the phase 11 project of developing South Pars gas filed has been officially handed over to CNPC, the Chinese haven’t still done any work on the project.
Spiegel: MKO members in Albania camp receive horrific training

TEHRAN - A German magazine has revealed that members of the MKO, also called MEK, undergo horrific training in a camp in Albania, the Mehr news agency reported on Saturday.
Berlin rejects U.S. call to exit Iran deal

TEHRAN – Germany has rejected an appeal by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence for Europeans to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and isolate Tehran.

Politics

Ambassador: U.S. wants to make Venezuela another Syria or Libya

TEHRAN - Venezuelan Ambassador to Tehran Carlos Antonio Alcala Cordones says the U.S. is seeking to create a situation similar to Syria and Libya in his country.
Zarif meets top diplomats in Germany

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met on Saturday with a number of top foreign diplomats on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
Iran’s ties with Tajikistan familial: spokesman

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has responded positively to Tajik foreign minister’s remarks about relations between Iran and Tajikistan, saying Tehran considers its ties with Dushanbe as “familial”.

Team Melli without three stalwarts at FIBA World Cup Qualifiers

TEHRAN – Iran will meet Japan and Australia at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers without Hamed Haddadi, Samad Nikkhah Bahrami and Arsalan Kazemi.
Nasrollah Sajjadi named Iran’s Chef de Mission for 2020 Tokyo

TEHRAN – Nasrollah Sajjadi was on Thursday named Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Summer Games.
Sepahan edge Paykan, Tractor Sazi beat Esteghlal

TEHRAN – Sepahan football team defeated Paykan 1-0 to return to top of the Iran Professional League (IPL), while Esteghlal lost to Tractor Sazi 1-0 in Tabriz on Friday.

“Tattoo” wins Crystal Bear for best short at Berlin festival

TEHRAN – “Tattoo” from Iran won the Crystal Bear for best short in the Generation 14plus at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, the organizers announced on Friday.
Dutch director Adelheid Roosen holds workshop at Fajr theater festival

TEHRAN – The leading Dutch director and actress Adelheid Roosen is in Tehran to hold a three-day workshop during the 37th Fajr International Theater Festival, the organizers have announced.
Arte Genova displays works by Iranian artists

TEHRAN – A collection of works by Iranian artists is on display at the Arte Genova, a major modern and contemporary art fair underway in the Italian city of Genoa, the organizers have announced.

All villages to enjoy natural gas within 2-3 years: NIGC managing director

TEHRAN- Natural gas will be supplied to all villages in the country by the next two-three years, National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) managing director announced.
IMIDRO to put 129 projects worth $17.8b into operation by 2022

TEHRAN- Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) will put 129 projects worth $17.8 billion into operation by Iranian calendar year 1400 (March 2021-March 2022), the organization published on its official website on Saturday.
India imports 270,500 bpd of Iranian oil in January

TEHRAN- India imported 270,500 barrels per day (bpd) of oil from Iran in January, ship tracking data reviewed by Reuters showed.

Iran participates in international project for treating Leishmaniasis

TEHRAN- Tehran University of Medical Science is going to cooperate with world-renowned universities in an international project for treatment of Leishmaniasis with a newly-formulated oral medication.
Iran seeks balanced tourist flow with Turkey

TEHRAN – Head of the Association of Iranian Travel Agents has emphasized the need to attain a balance in tourist flow rates between Iran and Turkey.
Tehran complex hosts 65,000 visitors during Ten-Day Dawn

TEHRAN – Some 65,000 people toured the Sa’dabad Cultural-Historical Complex in northern Tehran during the Ten-Day Dawn, which started on February 1 marking the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

U.S. sanctions five top Venezuela officials close to Maduro

Washington — The Trump administration issued economic sanctions Friday against five top Venezuelan military and intelligence officials who are helping the country's embattled leftist leader cling to power.
Three main messages of the Warsaw Summit

TEHRAN - The Warsaw Summit had come to an end without mentioning Iran's name in the final statement of the summit, and that was despite the attempts made by American officials and anti-Iran groups to introduce Iran as the destabilizer of peace and security in the region.
We have legitimate government voted into power by Venezuelan people: Adib-Moghaddam

TEHRAN - Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies at the London Middle East Institute believes that “We have a legitimate government voted into power by the Venezuelan people and the supposed champions of democracy such as the United States, but also the so called liberal government of Justin Trudeau in Canada and the European Union call for “re-elections” and/or for Maduro to step down.”