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2021-12-04 23:33
Iran’s Solhipour claims gold at 2021 World Para Powerlifting
TEHRAN – Hamed Solhipour seized Iran’s first gold at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships underway in Tbilisi, Georgia on Saturday.
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2021-12-04 23:26
Top negotiator: Vienna talks were held in a friendly atmosphere
TEHRAN- Stating that the talks in Vienna were held in a friendly atmosphere, the Deputy Foreign Minister said that the European parties were not very satisfied with parts of Iran’s proposals, but neither of them stated that Iran's proposals don’t provide legal basis accepted by two sides.
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2021-12-04 23:26
By Mohammad Mazhari
Iran’s goals cannot be met by revival of the 2015 pact: researcher
TEHRAN - A senior research fellow at the Middle East Institute of the National University of Singapore says the 2015 nuclear deal won’t bring economic benefits for Iran.
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2021-12-04 23:25
VP: Report on 100-day performance of administration will be published soon
TEHRAN— In a meeting on Saturday morning with Hassan Alidadi Soleimani, representative of the Leader in Kerman, Vice President Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini stated that the capacities of the provinces have been included in this Iranian year's budget, noting there was an effort that budget distribution should be based on justice.
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2021-12-04 23:24
Israel tries hacking Robert Malley’s mobile amid Vienna talks
TEHRAN— According to various reports, an Israeli company named NSO has hacked into the iPhones of at least 9 employees of the U.S. State Department officials using a spyware, as well as attempting to hack the U.S. Special Envoy on Iran, Robert Malley’s mobile phone.
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2021-12-04 23:24
EXCLUSIVE: Unraveling truth behind NRF failure in Panjshir: Ahmad Massoud had resorted to US militia
TEHRAN— An informed source confided to Tehran Times in exclusivity that Ahmad Massoud has met with Erik Prince, founder and head of the Blackwater private militia group in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
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2021-12-04 22:00
Vintage Volkswagens stage rally in support of responsible tourism
TEHRAN – On Thursday, a total of 24 vintage Volkswagens from across Iran started to join a car rally towards Kashan in support of responsible tourism during the COVID era.
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2021-12-04 21:30
Tourism principal contributor to rural prosperity, governor says
TEHRAN – Tourism is the most important component of rural development in north-central Semnan province, Semnan’s Governor has announced.
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2021-12-04 21:00
Tandoor-making skill gained cultural heritage status
TEHRAN – The traditional skill of making giant earthen tandoors, which have long been practiced in the city of Ferdows, eastern province of South Khorasan, has won national cultural heritage status, a local tourism official has announced.
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2021-12-04 20:30
Handicrafts workshop to be established in western Iran
TEHRAN – A handicrafts workshop is planned to be set up in the western province of Lorestan, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-04 19:30
Some $3.7b earmarked for school building
TEHRAN – A total of 158 trillion rials (nearly $3.7 billion at the official rate of 42,000 rials) allocated from the national budget to school construction, Mehrollah Rakhshanimehr, director of the Organization for Development, Renovation, and Equipment has announced.
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2021-12-04 18:39
Persepolis stone fragments being documented, preserved for future generations
TEHRAN – The second phase of a massive documentation project has commenced in the UNESCO-registered Persepolis to collect, classify, restore and preserve stone fragments scattered across the once ceremonial capital of Achaemenid kings for future generations.
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2021-12-04 18:38
Iraqi travel insiders visit Golestan, discuss ways to deepen ties
TEHRAN – On Thursday a panel of Iraqi tour operators arrived in Gorgan, the capital of Golestan province, to exchange views with local officials on deepening tourism ties.
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2021-12-04 18:37
Discover subterranean watermills in oasis city
TEHRAN - On the margins of a harsh desert in central Iran, lies the ancient city of Meybod, which has long been home to underground watermills.
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2021-12-04 18:30
Lackluster Tehran derby finishes in goalless stalemate
TEHRAN - Esteghlal and Persepolis match ended in a goalless stalemate on Matchday 8 of Iran Professional League (IPL) here in an empty Azadi Stadium on Saturday.
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2021-12-04 18:23
Iran FM’s wife meets foreign ambassadors’ wives residing in Iran
TEHRAN - The wife of Iran’s foreign minister had a second meeting with wives of foreign ambassadors to Tehran on Thursday, the Iranian foreign ministry said.
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2021-12-04 18:22
Iran, P4+1 negotiators wrap up Vienna talks
TEHRAN – After a week of intensive negotiations, diplomats from Iran and major world powers finished the current round of talks and decided on a return to Vienna next week.
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2021-12-04 18:02
Atiq Rahimi’s “Water Carriers” at Persian bookstores
TEHRAN – French-Afghan writer and filmmaker Atiq Rahimi’s latest novel “Les porteurs d’eau” (“The Water Bearers” or “The Water Carriers”) has appeared in Persian.
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2021-12-04 18:00
“Ballad of a White Cow” wins Student Jury Award at Crime and Punishment Film Festival
TEHRAN – “Ballad of a White Cow”, a co-production between Iran and France, has won the Student Jury Award at the 11th edition of the International Crime and Punishment Film Festival in Istanbul, Turkey.
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2021-12-04 17:58
University of Tokyo publishes book on Qajar-era bazaars, caravanserais
TEHRAN – The Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia at the University of Tokyo has recently published a book on Iranian bazaars, stores and caravanserais dating back to the Qajar period (1789-1925).
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2021-12-04 17:56
U.S. probes new “civilian fatalities” in Syria
TEHRAN - The United States has triggered further controversy after acknowledging an airstrike it launched on Friday may have led to more civilian casualties in Syria.
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2021-12-04 17:54
Plan to revive native medicinal plants on agenda
TEHRAN – A national plan will be implemented by the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology to develop botanical gardens in order to revive native medicinal plants, IRNA reported on Saturday.
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2021-12-04 17:52
8 new accelerators to develop biotechnology
TEHRAN – The Vice Presidency for Science and Technology aims to help large companies and startups develop markets for products by launching eight new biotechnology accelerators.
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2021-12-04 17:51
Shanghai exhibit of Persian paintings celebrates 50 years of Iran-China diplomatic ties
TEHRAN – An exhibition of Persian paintings opened on Saturday at the Shanghai Art Collection Museum to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Iran and China.
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2021-12-04 17:33
Iranian knowledge-based goods to be produced in 7 countries
TEHRAN – Iran will launch production lines of knowledge-based products in seven countries, namely Turkey, Armenia, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Syria, Iraq, and Kenya, Marzieh Shaverdi, the manager of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, has said.
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2021-12-04 16:18
TEDPIX drops 5,337 points on Saturday
TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), lost 5,337 points to 1.334 million on Saturday (the first day of Iranian calendar week).
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2021-12-04 16:18
Export from Markazi province rises 67%
TEHRAN – The value of exports from the central province of Markazi rose 67 percent during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, a provincial official announced.
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2021-12-04 16:17
Iron ore concentrate output hits 30m tons
TEHRAN- Production of iron ore concentrate in Iran stood at 29.950 million tons in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22), a four-percent rise year on year.
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2021-12-04 16:17
Bank loans to economic sectors increase nearly 65%
TEHRAN – The Iranian banking system has paid 12.41 quadrillion rials (over $295 billion) in loans to domestic economic sectors in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22), registering a 64.8-percent rise from the same period in the previous year, IRNA reported.
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2021-12-04 16:17
Private sector to help govt. build 1 million affordable houses
TEHRAN – Mass construction companies of the private sector are going to sign deals with the government with the aim of building one million affordable houses within the framework of the National Housing Action Plan.
