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Today 19:00
Studies begin for restoring Iran’s first modern university
TEHRAN – Technical and engineering studies have been commenced on restoring Dar ul-Funun, the first scholastic center of Iran which was established in Tehran in 1851.
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Today 18:58
Iran increases share of UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities
TEHRAN – Three more Iranian cities, namely Tehran, Isfahan, and Bandar Khamir, have recently joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC).
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Today 18:55
Hospital beds capacity rises to improve medical system
TEHRAN – Health Minister Saeed Namaki inaugurated 23 health centers, including 201 hospital beds, in Lorestan, Kermanshah, and Khuzestan provinces on Tuesday.
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Today 18:26
Envoys, Tehran mayor ride bikes to mark Car-Free Day
TEHRAN – Ambassadors of four European countries to Tehran along with the city mayor Pirooz Hanachi hit the streets on Tuesday on the occasion of the World Car-Free Day.
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Today 18:21
“Reality Is Not What It Seems” at Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – Italian theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli’s book “Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity” has recently been published in Persian in Tehran.
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Today 18:18
Ken Liu’s “Paper Menagerie and Other Stories” appears in Persian
TEHRAN – “The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories” written by the American author of speculative fiction, Ken Liu, has been published in Persian by Fanus Publications in Tehran.
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Today 18:15
National mental health week to highlight more investment, access
TEHRAN – The national mental health week will be held on October 9-15 in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and with a focus on “Mental health for all: more investment - more access for all, everywhere”.
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Today 18:14
Iranian artists join intl. exhibit in Istanbul
TEHRAN – 22 Iranian artists are displaying their artworks in a group art exhibit with the central themes of peace and women at the Luna Art Gallery in Istanbul under the title of “Color of Peace”.
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Today 18:11
Kenro Izu’s photo collection on view at Steve House in Kashan
TEHRAN – A collection of photos by Kenro Izu, a world-renowned U.S.-based Japanese photographer, is on display in an exhibition at the Steve House in the central Iranian city of Kashan, famous for its rosewater and historical monuments.
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Today 18:09
Chinese, Iranian calligraphers team up for exhibition “Silk Script”
TEHRAN – Iranian calligrapher Bahman Panahi and the Chinese calligrapher of Islamic scripts, Hajji Noor Deen Mi Guang Jiang, have teamed up to display their latest works in a joint online exhibition.
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Today 18:00
Iran sympathizes with Lebanon in music video “Restless for Balqis”
TEHRAN – Iran expressed its sympathy with Lebanon on last month’s disastrous blast in Beirut by a music video named “Restless for Balqis”.
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Today 17:55
Resistance festival opens with tribute to war cinema dead
TEHRAN – The 16th Resistance International Film Festival opened at the Sacred Defense Museum in Tehran on Monday, paying tribute to five cineastes of the Iranian war cinema who have died over the past year.
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Today 17:48
COVID-19 cases in Iran at all-time high as ‘third wave flares up’
TEHRAN – The new cases of coronavirus in Iran hit an all-time high on Tuesday amid a warning by Health Minister Saeed Namaki that the third wave of the pandemic has just flared up in the country.
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Today 17:47
Zarif: Iran suffered billions in damages because Trump didn’t like Obama
TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran has suffered billions of dollars in damages because U.S. President Donald Trump did not like his predecessor Barack Obama.
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Today 17:12
Moscow: Russia-Iran interaction to continue despite surge in U.S. sanctions
Chairman of the Russian Federation Council's Foreign Affairs Committee has said the United States' sanctions activity will not stand in the way of Russia's further cooperation with Iran, Interfax reported on Tuesday.
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Today 16:19
Tehran: New U.S. sanctions have no practical effect
TEHRAN — The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has responded to the newly-announced U.S. sanctions, saying the move is part of the United States’ psychological war against Iran and will have no effect on the activities of the AEOI.
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Today 16:11
There would be no limitation on arms deals with Iran by mid-October: Lavrov
TEHRAN – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said there were no limitations on arms deals with Iran right from the start and after mid-October, there would be no limitations whatsoever on arms supplies to and from Iran.
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Today 16:10
No calm until U.S. leaves the region: top official
TEHRAN - Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of the Expediency Council, has said the Western Asia region will always be tense until the “American terrorists” leave it.
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Today 15:43
Kabul hosting Iran’s 1st water, electricity specialized exhibition
TEHRAN – Iran’s first specialized exhibition of water and electricity industry was opened in Kabul on Tuesday, the Energy Ministry portal (Paven) reported.
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Today 15:25
TEDPIX declines nearly 14,000 points on Tuesday
TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), fell 13,965 points to 1.581 million on Tuesday, IRNA reported.
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Today 15:25
Garments worth $35m exported to 29 countries
TEHRAN – Iranian garment manufacturers exported $35.19 million worth of clothing items to 29 foreign destinations in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-August 21), Mehr News Agency reported, quoting an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
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Today 14:13
Iranian major railway companies to be listed on stock exchange
TEHRAN – Two of Iran’s biggest railway companies namely Raja Rail Transportation Company and Novin Sanat Raja Company are going through the final stages to be listed on Iran’s over-the-counter (OTC) market, known as Iran Fara Bourse (IFB), an official with RAJA announced.
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Today 14:11
Iran’s Salehi says IAEA should prove it won’t compromise ‘impartiality, independence and profession
TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Salehi, president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said on Monday that it is essential that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) prove that it will not compromise on its “impartiality, independence and professionalism”.
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Today 13:46
Over €1.5b of non-oil income injected to NIMA in a month
TEHRAN - Iran’s non-oil exporters injected €1.5 billion of their revenues into the Forex Management Integrated System, locally known as NIMA, during the fifth Iranian calendar month Mordad (July 22-August 21).
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Today 13:34
Unbridled rise in housing prices to lead market into recession: MP
TEHRAN - The drastic and unprecedented rise in housing prices in recent months is going to lead the housing market to a recession in the coming months, a member of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Civil Committee said.
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Today 12:01
Over 17,000 tons of spices exported in 5 months
TEHRAN- The spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said that the country has exported 17,810 tons of spices valued at $94.56 million during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-August 21).
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2020/09/22
By Ebrahim Fallahi
Iran’s resilient economy priority projects yielding fruit in sanctions era
TEHRAN – It has been years since Iran decided to pursue a “resilient economy” that is less dependent on oil, and more focused on developing other aspects like refining, petrochemicals and industry.
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Today 11:42
Rouhani: Nation’s growing wisdom ‘fruit of Sacred Defense’
TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that the growing wisdom of the Iranian nation against the enemies is a result of their victory in the Sacred Defense as well as forty years of resistance against the enemies’ plots.
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Today 11:34
Persepolis coach Golmohammadi rues missed chances
TEHRAN – Persepolis coach Yahya Golmohammadi bemoaned his team's lack of efficiency in Monday’s 1-0 loss to Al Duhail.
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Today 11:25
By Amir Mohammad Esmaeili
Terrorism by the West, and our ally Israel, is not considered terrorism but ‘self-defense’, says Can
“Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims are not allowed the right to resist foreign invaders which is a protected right under International law.”
TEHRAN - Edward C. Corrigan, a Canadian analyst, and lawyer, says the acts of terrorism committed by the West and its ally Israel are justified as “self-defense”. “Terrorism conducted by the West, and our ally Israel, is not considered terrorism but “self-defense,” Corrigan tells the Tehran Times.
