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2021-05-18 23:35
Persepolis into Iran’s Hazfi Cup quarterfinals
TEHRAN – Persepolis football team eased past Second Division Shahin Bandar Ameri 4-1 in Iran’s Hazfi Cup quarterfinals.
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2021-05-18 23:09
Iranian Army holds cyber defense drill
TEHRAN — The Iranian Army staged a digital defense exercise on Tuesday to prepare for potential cyberattacks.
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2021-05-18 23:09
Prominent candidates introduced
TEHRAN — As the registration for the June 18 presidential elections closed on Saturday, the Tehran Times has decided to provide respectful readers with brief introductions of prominent presidential candidates. This series of introduction will continue tomorrow.
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2021-05-18 23:08
Resistance is only approach to end apartheid in Palestine: veteran politician
TEHRAN — The chief of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Policy Kamal Kharrazi suggested on Tuesday that resistance is the primary tactic to put an end to the crimes of the apartheid Zionist regime in Palestine.
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2021-05-18 23:08
Palestine is again a focus of ‘global moral campaign’, Iran says
TEHRAN— Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Tuesday, Ali Rabiei, the Iranian government spokesman, responded to the recent atrocities of the Israeli regime in Gaza, saying that the Palestine issue has once again turned into a “global moral campaign”.
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2021-05-18 23:08
Zaribafan quits election race in favor of Raisi
TEHRAN — Masoud Zaribafan, a former MP who registered to run for the upcoming presidential elections, released a statement on Tuesday saying that he is withdrawing his candidacy in favor of Judiciary Chief Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi.
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2021-05-18 23:07
Health must be a top priority in the Iran nuclear deal: The Lancet
Unilateral U.S. sanctions against Iran in recent years have been harsh on the health and lives of Iranians, The Lancet wrote in a commentary on May 17.
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2021-05-18 23:07
Zarif holds high-level talks in Italy
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held meetings with a number of high-ranking Italian officials during his tour of several European countries.
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2021-05-18 23:07
Hossein Mar’ashi appointed as Jahangiri campaign manager
TEHRAN— Hossein Mar’ashi, a senior member of the Servants of Construction Party (SCP), was introduced on Tuesday as Es’haq Jahangiri’s campaign manager.
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2021-05-18 23:07
Jannati: Presidential candidate must be pious
TEHRAN— Speaking at a meeting on Tuesday to examine the presidential candidates’ competence, Ayatollah Ahman Jannati, head of the Guardian Council, spoke about the qualifications of the candidates, saying the Guardian Council has a heavy burden on its shoulders.
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2021-05-18 23:06
Iran's advances in aircraft engine highlighted by top general
TEHRAN — Iranian scientists have made significant progress in designing and manufacturing engines used in various aircraft and missiles, according to Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces.
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2021-05-18 23:05
Israel lost the 'public opinion' battlefield to Palestinians
TEHRAN – Israel is facing a full-blown campaign of criticism over the atrocities it is committing against civilians in Gaza and elsewhere in Palestine, and this is partly because Palestinians, along with other freedom-loving activists across the globe, are doing their utmost to present a clear picture of what’s happening on the ground.
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2021-05-18 21:30
INOTEX 2021 underway in Tehran
TEHRAN – The 10th International Innovation and Technology Exhibition (INOTEX 2021) is underway at Tehran Permanent International Fairground.
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2021-05-18 21:00
UNESCO-registered Golestan hosts philatelic exhibit
TEHRAN – A philatelic exhibition, featuring the Qajar era (1789–1925) stamps, related documents, equipment, and accessories, opened on Tuesday at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.
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2021-05-18 20:30
Giant kilim unveiled in Ardebil
TEHRAN - A giant kilim carpet was unveiled on Sunday in the city of Namin, northwestern Ardebil province.
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2021-05-18 20:00
Quake-hit village to be restored to former state
TEHRAN – Work to restore the historical village of Kareyak is set to commence in near future aimed to repair substantial damage inflicted by a recent tremor.
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2021-05-18 19:09
Actor Behzad Farahani to make directorial debut with “A Guest from the Caribbean”
TEHRAN - Actor Behzad Farahani, who is also a prominent stage director, plans to try his hand at directing a romance feature film named “A Guest from the Caribbean”.
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2021-05-18 19:07
New Persian translation of Paulo Coelho’s “The Archer” comes to bookstores
TEHRAN – A new translation of Brazilian author Paulo Coelho’s “The Archer” has been published in Tehran.
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2021-05-18 19:02
Sharjah Children’s Book Illustration Exhibition to hang works by Iranian artists
TEHRAN – Works by eight Iranian artists have been selected to be showcased at the Sharjah Children’s Book Illustration Exhibition, which will open on Thursday.
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2021-05-18 18:59
By Reza Moshfeq
Escalations in Palestine designed by Netanyahu to keep him in power: analyst
The conflation of Judaism and Zionism is utterly absurd
TEHRAN – Martin Love, an American political analyst, believes that the ethnic cleansing of the Arabs of Jerusalem is a plot designed by Netanyahu to save himself from corrupt charges.
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2021-05-18 18:58
“Asteroid”, “Staging” picked for Fajr Eastern Vista
TEHRAN – Iranian movies “Asteroid” and “Staging” have been selected to be screened in Eastern Vista, a section dedicated to Asian filmmakers, at the 38th Fajr International Film Festival.
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2021-05-18 18:56
Pompidou Center to screen “Walking with the Wind” in tribute to Abbas Kiarostami
TEHRAN – The Pompidou Center in Paris plans to screen the documentary “Walking with the Wind” on June 18 in its tribute to the celebrated Iranian artist Abbas Kiarostami.
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2021-05-18 18:55
Iranians donate medical supplies worth $100,000 to Gaza
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) will send medical supplies and equipment worth $100,000 supplied through public donations to Palestinian people in Gaza.
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2021-05-18 18:54
No COVID-19 vaccine export until domestic need is met
TEHRAN – No homegrown COVID-19 vaccine will be exported until the domestic need is fully met, although several countries have asked for purchasing the COVIRAN BAREKAT vaccine, Mohammad Mokhber, the head of the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, has said.
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2021-05-18 18:53
Iran’s “Holy Bread” wins awards at Trento Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian documentary “Holy Bread” won the Club Alpino Italiano Golden Award and the Peace and Human Rights Award at the 69th Trento Film Festival in Italy, the organizers announced on Sunday.
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2021-05-18 18:46
Director Majid Majidi named Cinema Department’s president at Iranian Academy of Arts
TEHRAN – Oscar-nominated Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi has been selected as the director of the Cinema Department at the Iranian Academy of Arts (IAA).
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2021-05-18 18:42
National campaign to ease water stress in 4 provinces
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) will launch a campaign for the fourth time to solicit public donations to ease water stress in four drought-ridden provinces of the country.
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2021-05-18 18:34
Quake inflicts damage to historical sites in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – A medium-sized earthquake struck Jajarm in the northeastern province of North Khorasan on Monday, causing relatively minor damage to several historic and heritage sites in the region, a local tourism official has said.
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2021-05-18 18:33
TACI’s roadside assistance app unveiled
TEHRAN – The Touring & Automobile Club of the Islamic Republic of Iran (TACI) has recently unveiled an application for its previously-established Roadside Assistance Services.
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2021-05-18 18:33
Safavid-era caravanserai to undergo restoration for possible UNESCO registration
TEHRAN – The Safavid-era (1501-1736) Khan Caravanserai in Khoy, the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan is planned to be restored and preserved, the provincial tourism chief has said.
