Tehran Times

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UN special rapporteur: No good intention justifies illegal sanctions

TEHRAN — Speaking in a press briefing on Wednesday, the last day of her mission to Tehran, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Unilateral Coercive Measures (UCM) spoke about the reality of the sanctions’ impacts on the lives of the Iranian people.
Iranian military chief, Tajik president insist on need to establish peace in Afghanistan

TEHRAN - Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri and Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon, in a meeting in Dushanbe on Tuesday, stressed the need for joint efforts to establish peace and security in Afghanistan, IRNA reported.
Lebanon elections uphold longstanding status quo

TEHRAN – Following inconclusive parliamentary elections that were seen as a litmus test for many political factions, Hezbollah and its ally Amal movement underlined their supporters to rein in their celebratory mood for fear that celebrations would create frictions with troublemakers.
Iran seizes ship smuggling 550,000 liters of fuel

TEHRAN - The commander of the border guards in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan announced on Tuesday the seizure of a ship smuggling 550,000 liters of fuel.

Politics

Slovak deputy FM meets Amir Abdollahian

TEHRAN – A senior Slovak diplomat met on Tuesday afternoon with Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Hossein Abdollahian a day after meeting her Iranian counterpart and an economic assistant to the top Iranian diplomat.
Iran, Ghana ready to deepen cooperation in copious areas

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has expressed hope that cordial ties with Ghana would be deepened in all areas of mutual interest.
New Iranian ambassador submits credentials to Iraqi FM

TEHRAN - The new Iranian ambassador to Iraq, Mohammed Kazem Al Sadeq, met Monday with the Iraqi Foreign Minister to present him with a copy of his credentials.

Alireza Faghani appointed to officiate at 2022 World Cup

TEHRAN – Iranian international referee Alireza Faghani has been appointed to officiate at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Tractor, Persepolis match halted due to throwing objects

TEHRAN – The match between Tractor and Persepolis football teams was halted after Tractor fans threw objects at the players.
Iran, Ecuador friendly match confirmed

TEHRAN – Iran national football team will meet Ecuador in a friendly match on June 11 in Toronto, Canada.

Iranian children honored at Louis François Center art competition

TEHRAN – Iranian children have won awards at the 28th International Visual Art Competition in Troyes, France.
Prague, Munich music galas praise Iran’s “Sculpture”

TEHRAN – The music video “Sculpture” directed by Iranian musician Ramin Hosseinpur has won two honors at the Prague Music Video Awards and Munich Music Video Awards.
Alison Pargeter story of Qaddafi’s corruption published in Persian

TEHRAN – British writer Alison Pargeter’s book “Libya: The Rise and Fall of Qaddafi”, which recounts the story of the Libyan dictator, his repressive regime and the details of its downfall, has been published in Persian.

Iran, Cuba finalize roadmap on barter trade

TEHRAN - Iran and Cuba have finalized a roadmap for barter trade between the two countries and signed a document in this regard during the 18th meeting of their joint economic committee in Tehran on Tuesday.
Muscat hosts Iran-Oman business forum

TEHRAN – The capital city of the Sultanate of Oman hosted a grand business forum on Tuesday in which opportunities and challenges for expanding trade between Iran and the Sultanate were explored, the portal of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) reported.
Govt. provides special facilities to support fisheries

TEHRAN - Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) is implementing a program to provide the country’s fisheries with low-interest bank loans since subsidized input is no longer provided for them, an official with IFO said.

Stay young Iran!

TEHRAN – While celebrating the national population week, starting May 14, the country is experiencing below-replacement fertility and soon hosting an aging population. Is it possible to stay young?
Traffic-related fatalities increase by 9%

TEHRAN – Traffic-related accidents have claimed the lives of 16,778 Iranians during the past [Iranian calendar] year (March 2021- March 2022), which shows an increase of 9 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the Legal Medicine Organization.
‘Family Doctors–Always There to Care’

We wish you a happy family doctor's day, May 19. The World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) has declared May 19th as World Family Doctor Day since 2010.

Kohgiluyeh-Boyer Ahmad to boost tourism infrastructure

TEHRAN – A budget of 50 billion rials ($173,000) has been allocated for the tourism development of the southwestern Kohgiluyeh-Boyer Ahmad province.
Deir-e Gachin Caravanserai in Qom joins shortlist for collective UNESCO tag

TEHRAN – The millennia-old Deir-e Gachin Caravanserai has joined a shortlist of traditional inns that Iran pursues its possible inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage.
Restoration completed on Sassanid-era bas-relief

TEHRAN –An urgent restoration project on a Sassanid-era (224–651) bas-relief in Mamasani, southern Fars province, has come to an end, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.

EU-UK trade war looms as London seeks Brexit changes

The British government’s plan to take unilateral action and change the post-Brexit deal sparks anger and threats from the European Union.
We are at end of unipolarity: Turkish historian

TEHRAN - The Ukraine war proved that the world has reached the end of unipolarity, a Turkish historian and political scientist says.
European economic growth revised down amid Ukraine war

The European Union has sharply revised its economic growth prospects downwards as a result of the war in Ukraine.