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2021-04-17 21:42

‘New understanding’ taking shape in Vienna: Iranian nuclear deal negotiator

TEHRAN - Iran and the P4+1 group made further progress in their efforts to end a years-long standoff between Tehran and Washington over the fate of the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA), as a top Iranian nuclear negotiator said a “new understanding” was taking shape at key talks in Vienna.

2021-04-17 21:11

Iranian, Serbian foreign ministers meet in Tehran, sign cooperation document

TEHRAN— Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif met on Saturday afternoon in Tehran to discuss bilateral, regional and international issues.

2021-04-17 21:10

United States should lift all sanctions, says Iranian MP

TEHRAN— In a tweet on Saturday, Seyed Ali Aghazadeh, head of the Defense Sub-Committee of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the parliament criticized the United States’ policy toward Iran, saying Washington should lift all sanctions against Iran.

2021-04-17 21:09

Iran criticizes UN for politicizing WMD non-proliferation regimes

TEHRAN - Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has criticized the UN Security Council for being silent on the abuse of non-proliferation and disarmament regimes pertaining to weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

2021-04-17 21:06

Raul Castro confirms he is resigning as head of Cuba’s Communist party

Raul Castro has confirmed that he is resigning as head of Cuba’s Communist party, ending an era of formal leadership by him and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution.

2021-04-17 21:05

Russia, retaliating against Washington, asks 10 U.S. diplomats to leave

Russia asked 10 U.S. diplomats to leave the country in retaliation for Washington's expulsion of the same number of Russian diplomats over alleged malign activity and suggested the U.S. ambassador return home for consultations.

2021-04-17 21:05

Hundreds march in Chicago, protesting police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo

Hundreds of people marched through the Logan Square neighborhood in Chicago calling for overhauls to the city’s police department after the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo by a police officer in March.

2021-04-17 20:31

Some $4.2m paid to corona-affected tourism, handicraft units in Zanjan

TEHRAN - More than 180 billion rials (about $4.2 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) in loans has been paid to tourism and handicraft businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Zanjan province.

2021-04-17 20:00

Tourism projects create over 1,700 jobs in West Azarbaijan

TEHRAN – In the past Iranian year (ended March 19), 1,767 jobs were created by investing in tourism-related projects in the northwestern West Azarbaijan province.

2021-04-17 19:00

“Healing the Shame that Binds You” at Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN-American educator, counselor, motivational speaker, and author John Bradshaw’s popular book “Healing the Shame that Binds You” has recently been published by Nasl-e Noandish Publications in Tehran.

2021-04-17 18:47

Airborne division commander: We will take big steps in development path

TEHRAN — General Yousef Ghorbani, commander of the Army Airborne Division, said on Saturday that Iran will never imagine that it has reached a zenith, noting the Islamic Republic is setting aims for greater steps.

2021-04-17 18:34

36 properties, traditions in Ardebil added to national heritage list

TEHRAN - A total of 36 movable, immovable, intangible, and natural sites in the northwestern Ardebil province have been registered on the national heritage list.

2021-04-17 18:28

Over 1,000 crafters in Kerman benefit from rural insurance

TEHRAN - The deputy director of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department of Kerman Province has said that 1,082 artisans working in the field of handicraft were introduced last Iranian year (ended March 19) to benefit from rural and nomadic insurance.

World Hemophilia Day in the shadow of coronavirus

2021-04-17 18:27

By Faranak Bakhtiari

World Hemophilia Day in the shadow of coronavirus

TEHRAN – While the world is affected by the coronavirus, people with a bleeding disorder are no exception and are highly bearing the impact.

2021-04-17 18:07

Selected cities, villages to become disabled-accessible

TEHRAN – Fifty-five cities, five villages, and three metropolitan areas will be selected as pilots to improve accessibility for persons with disabilities, Ebrahim Kazemi, head of the secretariat of the accessible-cities coordination headquarters has announced.

2021-04-17 18:04

65% of nursing home residents vaccinated against COVID-19

TEHRAN – Some 65 percent of the elderly being kept in nursing homes have received coronavirus vaccine, Mostafa Seraj, an official with Welfare Organization has said.

2021-04-17 18:02

$714m earmarked to create jobs for the underprivileged

TEHRAN – A total budget of 30 trillion rials (nearly $714 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) has been allocated to create 60,000 jobs for the underprivileged individuals covered by the Welfare Organization, IRNA reported on Saturday.

2021-04-17 17:39

India stresses fulfilling commitments for developing Chabahar

TEHRAN - Indian Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Mansukh Mandaviya has emphasized his country’s determination for fulfilling its commitments for the development of Iran’s southeastern Chabahar Port, IRNA reported.

2021-04-17 17:37

Annual policy package for return of export revenues ratified

TEHRAN – Iran’s Supreme Council for Economic Coordination has ratified a package of provisions to clarify the regulations and procedures regarding the re-injection of non-oil export revenues earned during the Iranian calendar years of 1397-1400 (March 2018-March 2022) into the country’s economy, an official with the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) announced.

2021-04-17 17:32

TEDPIX falls 9,600 points on Saturday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), dropped 9,634 points to 1.233 million on Saturday, which is the first day of the Iranian calendar week.

2021-04-17 17:27

JCPOA Joint Commission to continue talks on Saturday

TEHRAN— The Joint Commission of the JCPOA set to resume nuclear deal talks on Saturday afternoon, 17 April, in Vienna.

2021-04-17 17:23

Commodities worth $435m traded at IME in a week

TEHRAN- During the past Iranian calendar week (ended on Friday), 18,000 tons of commodities valued at $435 million were traded at the Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME), showing 36 percent and seven percent growth in value and volume of trades, respectively, as compared to its previous week.