Iran FM voices sympathy with Afghans over deadly quake 

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has expressed sympathy with the Afghan people over a deadly earthquake that claimed the lives of hundreds of Afghans. 

Iran, Oman foreign ministers hold phone talks

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his Omani counterpart Hamad Al Busaidi held phone talks on Thursday afternoon over bilateral, regional and international issues, according to the Iranian foreign ministry. 

Iranian diplomat says release of Afghan assets shouldn’t be politicized

TEHRAN - Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has said the Afghan assets frozen by the U.S. belong to the Afghan people and that their release must not be “politicized”.

Iran urges Turkey to raise voice against Israeli ridiculous allegations

TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Friday rebuffed accusations made by the Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid against Iran.

President makes speech at BRICS summit

TEHRAN — At the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Friday virtually addressed BRICS plus summit, emphasizing the importance of the bloc in global development.

What’s in Tehran art galleries

* Golestan Gallery is playing host to an online exhibition of jewelry by Shiva Seyyedi. 

“Death of Camus” comes to Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – Italian writer Giovanni Catelli’s book “Death of Camus” has been published in Persian.

Iranian Artists Forum to hold retrospective of actress Meryl Streep 

TEHRAN – The Iranian Artists Forum will hold a retrospective of Meryl Streep, the 73-year-old American actress who has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over four decades.

Winners of 5 International Photo Award announced with tribute to Abbas Kiarostami 

TEHRAN – Winners of the 3rd edition of the 5 International Photo Award were announced Wednesday evening with a tribute to world-renowned Iranian filmmaker and photographer Abbas Kiarostami.

An interview with the author of the book “Damavand from the Manhattan skyscraper

Ali Hasanzade: I tried to narrate my own 

"Damavand from the Manhattan skyscrapers" is a story about Ali Hassanzadeh's memories in the United States.

Iranian, Turkish experts exchange views on tourism  

TEHRAN – Iranian and Turkish experts have recently discussed ideas to help expand tourism between the two neighbors.  

Sassanid era citadel to undergo restoration 

TEHRAN –Sassanid era (224–651) Qurtan Citadel in Varzaneh, the central province of Isfahan, will undergo some rehabilitation works, the provincial tourism chief has said. 

Iran eyes UNESCO tag for Bastam historical complex 

TEHRAN – Iran is preparing to put forward the Bastam historical complex as a candidate for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list. 

UNWTO sets stage for first global youth tourism summit

TEHRAN – The United Nations World Tourism Organization is to hold the first UNWTO Global Youth Tourism Summit, which will bring tens of young people from 60 countries to Sorrento, Italy.

Ancient festival of Tirgan held in central Iran

TEHRAN – on Wednesday, the ancient festivity of Tirgan (also known as Jashn-e Tirgan) was held in Farahan county of Markazi province, CHTN reported. 

5,000-year-old Assyrian city of Ashur at risk of sinking

TEHRAN – A number of Iraqi researchers have warned that the ancient city of Ashur could be slowly sinking into the ground as a result of dam construction.

Iranian cave an art studio for prehistorical humans, archaeologist says

TEHRAN – Iranian spelunkers and archaeologists have discovered several modest artworks within the dark chambers of Ali Sadr, a gigantic water-filled cavern widely believed to date from the Jurassic era.

$156m allocated to patients with rare diseases

TEHRAN – The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) has approved a total of 50 trillion rials (about $156m) for the treatment of patients with rare diseases, Health Minister Bahram Einollahi has stated.

Tehran asks Kabul to be committed to water treaty

TEHRAN – Iran has asked Afghanistan to be committed to the 1973 Helmand River Water Treaty, according to which Iran should receive 820 million cubic meters of water from the Helmand River.

Putin will surely visit Iran, but exact date not yet known: Kremlin spokesman

TEHRAN - Russian President Vladimir Putin will certainly visit Iran at some point, but the exact date of this visit is yet unknown, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told TASS.

China continues to import Iranian oil, shipping in new 2m-barrel cargo

TEHRAN – Iran has delivered a new shipment of nearly two million barrels of crude oil to China’s southern Zhanjiang port over the past week, Reuters reported, citing shipment tracking sources.

Shipping of oil, petroleum products doubled in 7 months

TEHRAN – Head of National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) has said the amount of oil and petroleum products transported by the company’s fleet has doubled over the past seven months, Mehr News Agency reported.

Iran ranks 22nd among world’s top shipping fleets: UNCTAD

TEHRAN – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in its latest maritime report dubbed “Review of Maritime Transport 2021”, has put Iran in 22nd place among the countries with the largest shipping fleet based on deadweight tonnage.

ICOFC to add 10 mcm/d to Iran’s natural gas production capacity

TEHRAN – Managing director of Iranian Central Oil Fields Company (ICOFC) has said the company is tasked to implement a force major development project on central fields in order to add 10 million cubic meters (mcm) per day to the country’s natural gas production capacity.