Tehran Times

2022-01-17 22:49
Iran, Russia: Closer than ever

TEHRAN — According to the Russian state TV, President Vladimir Putin will receive his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi in the coming week.

Annual sale of nano products to reach $727m

TEHRAN – Revenue from nanotechnology products will reach up to 200 trillion rials (nearly $727 million) by the end of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 21), anticipated Saeed Sarkar secretary of the Nanotechnology Innovation Council.
Export to ECO members rises 52%

TEHRAN – Iran exported over $7.6 billion worth of commodities to the members of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2021) to register a 52-percent increase year on year, the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said.
Iran ready to reopen embassy in Saudi Arabia: Foreign Ministry

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has expressed Iran’s readiness to reopen Tehran’s embassy in Riyadh, underlining that reopening embassies depends on a Saudi will.
Bishkek to host permanent exhibition of Iranian knowledge-based products

TEHRAN – A permanent exhibition of Iranian knowledge-based products will be held in the city of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, aiming to pave the way for increased cooperation between the two countries.

Politics

Iran, Nigerien FMs hold phone talks

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has held telephone conversations with Nigerien Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massaoudou, exchanging views on bilateral cooperation and issues of mutual interest, the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.
President Raisi to visit Moscow on Wednesday

TEHRAN – In his first visit to Russia since taking over as president of Iran in last August, Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi will pay a visit to Moscow on Wednesday.
UAE receives ‘punitive message’ from Yemen

TEHRAN – In its first reaction to the United Arab Emirates’ involvement in the fighting in the Shabwa governorate of Yemen, the Sanaa-based forces announced that they have launched a “qualitative military operation” in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi.

Iran not an easy team to beat: Maryam Irandoost

TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s football team coach Maryam Irandoost says that they are not an easy team to beat in the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup despite they are debutants.
Who Skocic and Hajisafi voted for in the Best FIFA Player Award

TEHRAN – Iran national football team coach and captain Dragan Skocic and Ehsan Hajisafi voted for Robert Lewandowski to win the Best FIFA Men's Player Award.
Hazfi Cup: Mes Rafsanjan, Nassaji march on to quarters

TEHRAN – Mes Rafsanjan and Nassaji football teams defeated their rivals in Iran’s Hazfi Cup Round of 16 on Tuesday.

Diego Maradona to come back to life at Tehran theater

TEHRAN – Iranian director Mehran Ranjbar plans to bring late soccer star Diego Maradona back to life in a play, which will go on stage at Tehran’s Neauphle-le-Château Theater on Friday.
Nominees for 2022 Jalal Literary Awards announced

TEHRAN – Nominees in different categories of the 14th edition of the Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Awards, Iran’s most lucrative literary prizes, were unveiled on Tuesday.
Iran’s “Solar Eclipse” praised at Minimalen Short Film Festival

TEHRAN – Iranian drama “Solar Eclipse” has won an honorable mention at the 34th Minimalen Short Film Festival in Trondheim, Norway.

Iranian, Iraqi chambers of commerce explore co-op during joint trade conference

TEHRAN – The Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce hosted a Joint Economic and Trade Conference for the Iranian and Iraqi chambers of commerce on Monday, in which the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for establishing an arbitration center for resolving business conflicts.
Export to ECO members rises 52%

TEHRAN – Iran exported over $7.6 billion worth of commodities to the members of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2021) to register a 52-percent increase year on year, the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said.
Iran to export engineering services to Romania

TEHRAN – Iran and Romania have signed a memorandum of understanding based on which the Islamic Republic is going to provide Romania with engineering services related to the gas industry, IRNA reported on Tuesday.

Annual sale of nano products to reach $727m

TEHRAN – Revenue from nanotechnology products will reach up to 200 trillion rials (nearly $727 million) by the end of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 21), anticipated Saeed Sarkar secretary of the Nanotechnology Innovation Council.
Negotiations underway to export Spikogen vaccine

TEHRAN – Negotiations are underway with other countries to export the Iranian-Australian Spikogen vaccine, but the main priority is to meet domestic needs, Khashayar Roshanzamir, technical officer of clinical study of Spikogen vaccine, has said.
Some $2.3b allocated to facilitate marriage

TEHRAN – A total of 640 trillion rials (about $2.3 billion) has been allotted in the form of low-interest loans to 750,000 couples, over the first nine months of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 21-December 21, 2021).

Iraqi, Afghan nationals top list of arrivals in Iran

TEHRAN – Citizens from Iraq and Afghanistan were the main tourists visiting Iran during a span of 70 days from October 23 to December 22, 2021, Mehr reported on Tuesday.
Harvest festivals aimed to underpin tourism in Iranian province

TEHRAN – Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad considers holding various harvest festivals to develop agritourism across the southwestern Iranian province.
Archaeological work begins near Burnt City

TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has recently commenced a fresh round of exploration in Tepeh Rostam, one of the satellite hills of the Burnt City, a UNESCO-registered site in southeastern Iran, ILNA reported on Tuesday.

Yemen takes on the UAE

In a military statement, read by Brigadier General Yahya Saree, Yemen’s armed forces have conducted a large-scale military operation against the United Arab Emirates in response to the escalation of the “U.S.-Saudi-Emirati aggression”.
U.S. not following any diplomatic ethics: Pakistani analyst

TEHRAN - A member of an Islamabad-based think tank says that Washington is not committed to any diplomatic ethics or obligation.
Americans say U.S. democracy is in danger; there never was one

Donald Trump has jumped on the opportunity of President Joe Biden’s popularity evaporating into thin air after one year in office to blast his former democratic contender and repeat his argument that the last election was rigged and stolen. Well it appears that Americans are now feeling the same way about the election and democracy in the United States.