Tehran Times

Raisi to visit Oman on Monday

TEHRAN— Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi is scheduled to visit Muscat on Monday, the president’s office announced on Saturday.
Iran unveils transport aircraft

TEHRAN - The Iranian Defense Ministry on Thursday unveiled domestically-manufactured transport aircraft named Simorq (Phoenix).
Why is BBC trying to reverse reality?

TEHRAN — Alena Douhan, the UN Special Rapporteur on sanctions, visited Tehran on May 7. Douhan, who has previously studied the effects of sanctions in Qatar, Venezuela and Zimbabwe, came to Tehran to comprehensively investigate the effects of sanctions on the daily lives of Iranians.
Iran affirms support for UN efforts to solve food insecurity

TEHRAN - Majid Takht Ravanchi, the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, has expressed support for the United Nations’ efforts to address problems affecting food security.

Politics

Intelligence minister: Two French citizens were not tourists

TEHRAN — Iran’s Intelligence Minister Seyyed Esmaeil Khatib says the two French citizens who have been detained were conspiring against Iran, refuting claims that they were tourists.
UN special rapporteur: Sanctions have negatively affected people, particularly the most vulnerable

TEHRAN — At the end of a 12-day trip to Iran, Alena Douhan, the UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures (UCMs) on the enjoyment of human rights, issued a press release late on Wednesday about preliminary assessments of her visit to the sanctions-hit Iran.
Indian FM invites Amir Abdollahian to New Delhi

TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian spoke on the phone on Friday morning with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s Minister of External Affairs.

Iran win CAFA U16 Championship

TEHRAN – Iran claimed the title of the 2022 CAFA U16 Championship on Friday.
Paykan crowned champions of 2022 Asian Club Volleyball

TEHRAN – Paykan of Iran came from two sets down to beat Japan’s Suntory Sunbirds 3-2 (21-25, 26-28, 25-13, 25-20, 15-12) on Friday.
Iran edged by Australia in IWBF Asia Oceania Championships

TEHRAN – Iran were defeated by defending champions Australia 47-44 in International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Asia Oceania Championships opening match on Friday.

Osman Mohammad-Parast, dotar virtuoso and top master of Khorasan maqami music, dies at 94

TEHRAN – Dotar virtuoso Osman Mohammad-Parast, who was a great master of Khorasan maqami music, passed away on Thursday at 94.
Croatian scholar Yasmin Dar writes travelogue of Iran

TEHRAN – Croatian scholar Yasmin Dar (Yasmina Mehic) has written her travelogue of Iran in a book entitled “On the Roads of Persia”.
Céspedes “Forbidden Notebook” available at Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – Italian-Cuban feminist Alba de Céspedes’s classic domestic novel “The Forbidden Notebook” (“Quaderno Proibito”) has been published in Persian.

IPO hosting intl. event on privatization in Iranian economy

TEHRAN – Iran Privatization Organization (IPO) is hosting the first International Event on Privatization in Iran’s Economy from May 21 to 24, at the country’s International Conference Center, IRIB reported.
Iran, Oman confer on forming roadmap to expand trade ties

TEHRAN – Head of Iran Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Alireza Peyman-Pak and Omani Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion Qais bin Mohammed Al Yousef met on Saturday to discuss ways of expanding economic ties between the two countries.
ICC inks co-op MOU with Russia’s Roscongress Foundation

TEHRAN – Iran Chamber of Cooperatives (ICC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Russia’s Roscongress Foundation to promote economic cooperation between the two sides.

Our life depends on species, ecosystems

TEHRAN – More than 10,000 vertebrate species are pushed to extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. The continuing loss of species, habitats, and ecosystems also threatens all living creatures on earth, including humans.
Conditions improve for foreign nationals studying in Iran

TEHRAN – Health insurance coverage, longer residency, shorter visa processing time, and awarding exemplary students are among the conditions provided for foreign nationals studying in Iran, the deputy minister of science for foreign affairs, has stated.
Some $45m allotted to empower women heads of households

TEHRAN – A total budget of 13 trillion rials (nearly $44.8 million) has been earmarked to empower women heads of households under the coverage of the Welfare Organization, the deputy head of the Organization, has said.

Tehran, Doha to facilitate tourism during World Cup

TEHRAN –The Iranian Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ezzatollah Zarghami and Qatar’s Minister of Culture and Sports Abdulrahman bin Hamad bin Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani met in Tehran on Wednesday, exchanging views on how to facilitate tourism during World Cup.
Hoard of relics, donated by two Iranian families, on show at Tehran museum

TEHRAN – A hoard of relics, donated by two Iranian families, has been put on show at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran.
Soltanieh holds festival of medicinal herbs, traditional beverages

TEHRAN – On Thursday, a special festival devoted to medicinal herbs and traditional beverages brought together hundreds of natives and travelers in the ancient city of Soltanieh, which is home to a UNESCO-registered monument of the same name.

Israel rules out criminal probe into killing of journalist amid global anger

The Israeli regime will not be holding a criminal investigation after its troops were widely accused of shooting to death the prominent Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh.
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.