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2022-05-27 22:00
Museum dedicated to Gol-o-morgh paintings inaugurated in Shiraz
TEHRAN – On Thursday, a museum dedicated to Gol-o-morgh (a unique style of Persian painting featuring bird and floral motifs in different colors) was officially inaugurated in Shiraz, the capital of southern Fars province, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-05-27 21:20
Iran seizes two Greek oil tankers
TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolutions Guards Corps (IRGC) naval forces detained two Greek oil tankers in the Persian Gulf on Friday, the IRGC public relations office announced on Friday night.
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2022-05-27 21:00
Iranian village to mark its ‘thanksgiving’ as COVID restrictions ease
TEHRAN –After two years of limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional thanksgiving ceremony of the northeastern village of Namanlu in North Khorasan province will be held this summer, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-05-27 20:30
Eshqabad nominated for national village of wickerwork
TEHRAN – Eshqabad, a small village in Poldasht county, West Azarbaijan province, is planned to be named the national village of wickerwork, Poldahst’s deputy governor said on Thursday.
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2022-05-27 20:07
Iran summons Greece charge d’affaires
TEHRAN — Following the seizure of a ship with the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Greek waters, the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned Greece’s chargé d'affaires in the absence of its ambassador to strongly protest the move.
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2022-05-27 20:02
Israeli forces “aimed to kill” Abu Aqleh
The Palestinian Public Prosecution’s office has revealed the killing of veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh was caused by an armor-piercing projectile fired directly and deliberately at her head by an Israeli sniper.
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2022-05-27 20:00
Archaeologists start tracing Paleolithic sites on eastern Iranian plateau
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has commenced tracing Paleolithic sites on the eastern sides of the Iranian plateau.
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2022-05-27 19:50
Economic deputy FM meets Italian diplomat
TEHRAN — Ettore Sequi, Director General of the Italian Foreign Ministry, met with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari during a visit to Tehran on Thursday.
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2022-05-27 19:49
Iran and Pakistan foreign ministers hold talks in Switzerland
TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met with his Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Thursday.
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2022-05-27 19:49
Amir Abdollahian elaborates on Iran’s priorities in meeting with ex-Norwegian FM
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met with Borge Brende, the former Norwegian foreign minister, on Thursday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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2022-05-27 19:47
Foreign Ministry says new U.S. sanctions shows Biden’s ill intentions
TEHRAN— Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Thursday that the new round of unilateral sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States shows two things: that the Biden administration does not intend to give up the failed legacy of the “maximum pressure” policy; and that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps is a nightmare for the terrorists.
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2022-05-27 19:45
Iran new generation pays tribute to bright future:
Hello Commander
TEHRAN – A new epic song themed with generational support for the Islamic Revolution has revealed the vivid hopes Iranian families and their children pin on the Islamic Republic in their quest for achieving the goals of the Revolution.
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2022-05-27 19:12
Developing ties with Moscow strategic for Tehran: Veep
TEHRAN – Mohammad Mokhber, the vice president of Iran, has underlined the willingness of Tehran to comprehensively develop relations with Moscow, saying that the development of ties is one of Iran’s strategic policies.
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2022-05-27 19:09
Venezuela adds Iran to its safe travel list as COVID eases
TEHRAN - Venezuela has added Iran to its safe travel list as the Islamic Republic experiences very low COVID-19 levels.
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2022-05-27 19:08
Rocky cave discovered accidentally in western Iran
TEHRAN – A cave has recently been discovered accidentally in a mountainous region in western Iran where Mehran-Ilam Road passes through, Ilam’s tourism chief has said.
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2022-05-27 19:04
Translation of millennia-old cuneiform tablets unveiled
TEHRAN - The translation of four millennia-old cuneiform tablets has recently been unveiled in a cultural heritage museum located in central Iran.
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2022-05-27 19:02
Iran calls on SCO to condemn assassination of IRGC colonel
TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to China Mohammad Keshavarzzadeh has sent a letter to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization urging the Beijing-based body to condemn the assassination of Iranian military officer Sayad Khodaei.
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2022-05-27 18:58
Iran summons Swiss chargé d'affaires over U.S. seizure of oil cargo
TEHRAN – The most senior Swiss diplomat in Tehran was summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Friday over a U.S-orchestrated seizure of an Iranian oil cargo off the Greek coast.
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2022-05-27 18:54
What’s in Tehran art galleries
* Golestan Gallery is playing host to an exhibition of paintings by Luisa Afshanfar.
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2022-05-27 18:51
Josef Lhevinne book on pianoforte playing published in Persian
TEHRAN – Russian pianist and piano teacher Josef Lhévinne’s “Basic Principles in Pianoforte Playing” has been published in Persian.
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2022-05-27 18:49
Kingston festival to screen movies from Iran
TEHRAN – Five Iranian movies will be screened at the Kingston International Film Festival (KIFF) in England.
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2022-05-27 18:45
Children gather together at Tehran stadium to chant “Salam Commander”
TEHRAN – Tens of thousands of children and their parents gathered together on Thursday evening at the soccer field of Tehran’s Azadi Sports Complex to perform an anthem entitled “Salam Commander”.
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2022-05-27 18:04
Italy ready to invest in Iran health sector
TEHRAN - Italian and Iranian companies will soon cooperate in the field of medical and health equipment, Giuseppe Perrone, the Italian Ambassador in Tehran said in his visit to the 23rd Iran Health International Exhibition.
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2022-05-27 17:59
Iran criticizes discrimination in global health
TEHRAN – In an address to the seventy-fifth World Health Assembly which was held in Geneva, Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi criticized discrimination in global health.
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2022-05-27 17:13
Iran’s men’s into IWBF Asia Oceania Championships final
TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s team defeated Thailand 74-46 on Friday to advance to the final match of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Asia Oceania Championships.
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2022-05-27 16:42
By Masoud Hossein
Iran football federation is to blame
TEHRAN – It’s true that Canada Soccer has cancelled the friendly with Iran but Iran football federation is responsible for preparing the team ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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2022-05-27 16:26
Medicinal herbs effective in COVID-19 treatment hit markets
TEHRAN – Twenty medicinal herbs effective in COVID-19 treatment have been licensed by the Food and Drug Administration, 10 of which were commercialized, Nafiseh Hosseini Yekta the director of the Iranian Medicine Office of the Ministry of Health, has announced.
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2022-05-27 15:23
Iran ranks 43rd among world’s top importers of food products
TEHRAN - Despite being the 17th most populous country in the world, Iran is ranked 43rd in the world in terms of food imports, the latest data released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows.
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2022-05-27 15:23
Annual bank loans paid to knowledge-based firms up over 108%
TEHRAN – Iranian banking system paid 669.4 trillion rials (about $2.585 billion) of facilities to 1,362 knowledge-based companies in the past Iranian calendar year 1400 (ended on March 20), to register a 108.2 percent rise compared to the preceding year 1399.
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2022-05-27 15:23
Iran eyeing new destinations for oil shipments: NIOC
TEHRAN – The managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has said Iran is looking into potential new destinations for the country’s oil cargoes to diversify the list of oil buyers, IRNA reported.
