Iran learn fate at 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup

TEHRAN – Iran discovered their opponents at the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Thailand 2023.

UK looks clumsy and powerless vis-à-vis Iran: British columnist

TEHRAN – A British commentator has lambasted the way London dealt with Iran in the wake of the execution of Alireza Akbari. 

Judiciary frees 98.5% of rioters in Tehran province

TEHRAN - Judiciary spokesman Masoud Setayeshi announced on Wednesday that 98.5 percent of those who had been detained in the recent uprisings in Tehran province are now free.

People of color in U.S. still face racial prejudice: Iran

TEHRAN- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani insisted on Tuesday that the recent brutal killing of an unarmed Black teacher by American police is indicative of the appalling human rights situation that people of color are experiencing in the United States.

Implementing Iran-China partnership deal foils project of isolating Tehran: MP

TEHRAN – A senior Iranian lawmaker has underlined the need for implementing a 25-year partnership plan with China as a way to counter the project of isolating Iran. 

West drives a wedge between Iran, EU through meddling: MP

TEHRAN – Iranian lawmaker Fada Hossein Maleki has reacted to the escalation of tensions between Iran and the European Union, saying the West is to blame for the escalation. 

Iran FM upbeat over opening of talks between Ankara and Damascus

Amir Abdollahian meets Turkish president in Ankara

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian held talks on Tuesday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as well as his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara.

Saudi FM says Riyadh seeking a way to talk to Tehran, defuse tensions

TEHRAN- Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said on Tuesday his country is seeking to find a road to dialogue with Iran as the best approach to settle disputes in the midst of a diplomatic process between the two countries aimed at repairing strained ties.

Handicraft sales fall to near zero as currency slides to new low

TEHRAN - Handicraft sales in Isfahan have dropped to near zero as Iranian currency slides to a new low over the past couple of weeks, IMNA quoted Isfahan’s head of the handicrafts union as saying on Wednesday.

Iran implements BINA radar system

TEHRAN - Iran has sought to implement the state-of-the-art radar system called “BINA”.

TEHRAN PAPERS:

You will meet IRGC in Persian Gulf!

Refers to the European Union's attempt to place the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the list of terrorist groups, the Javan newspaper writes: Following the successive failures of some Western countries in creating unrest in Iran, which was designed and supported by the United States, the Zionist regime and the financing of some Arab governments in the region and terrorist groups, the European governments and British at the top have launched a ridiculous campaign against the Islamic Republic by trying to put the IRGC on their own terrorist list.

Hotel capacity in Semnan up 25 percent year on year

TEHRAN - The hotel capacity rate in Semnan province has increased by 25 percent during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (started on March 20, 2022), compared to the same period a year earlier, the provincial tourism chief has said.

Historical Tekyeh undergoes restoration

TEHRAN – Biglarbeigi Tekyeh, a 19th-century religious place in western Kermanshah province, has undergone some rehabilitation works, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.

Khomein holds potential to become tourism hub

TEHRAN – The ancient city of Khomein has considerable potential to become a major tourist destination, Markazi province’s tourism chief has said.

Precious stones documented at Niavaran palace

TEHRAN – A team of Iranian cultural heritage experts has studied and documented tens of precious and semi-precious stones, which are being kept at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex.

No undeclared nuclear sites in Iran: Eslami

TEHRAN – Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), said Wednesday that there are no undeclared nuclear sites in Iran. 

Traces of millennia-old town discovered in northwest Iran

TEHRAN – Archaeologists have found traces of a city, estimated to date back to the 3rd millennium BC, in Qareh Qozlu historical site, West Azarbaijan, northwestern Iran, an Iranian archaeologist has said.

Kerman festival to spotlight giant coppice dunes

TEHRAN – The tourism directorate of Kerman province is scheduled to hold a local festival in celebration of nabkhas, which are sand dunes formed around vegetation.

Iranophobia a major obstacle to tourism growth, expert says

TEHRAN – A major obstacle to the growth of Iran’s tourism industry is Iranophobia which has spread all over the world in recent years, the director of Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex has said.

Special budget to expedite Lake Urmia restoration

TEHRAN - Some 5 trillion rials (about $12.5 million) has been earmarked for speeding up the implementation of the Lake Urmia revival plan.

Makoto Shinkai’s novel “Weathering With You” appears in Persian

TEHRAN – “Weathering With You” by Makoto Shinkai has been published in Persian by Peydayesh.

“The Runner” picked for Houston museum’s Festival of Films from Iran

TEHRAN – The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) has picked Amir Naderi’s 1984 drama “The Runner” to screen at its 30th annual Festival of Films from Iran beginning Saturday.

Iranian photographers top at Victor Polynsky Awards

TEHRAN – Iranian photographers have won top honors at the 4th Victor Polynsky Awards in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

An interview with Saeideh Sadat Akbari

A Love Poem for 16-Year-Olds

The book “A Love Poem for 16-Year-Olds” is about Raziyeh Keshavarz, who was only 16 years old and was martyred in an explosion in Hosseiniye Shahada on May 10, 2007.

Building schools with Iranian-Islamic identity on agenda

TEHRAN - Barekat Charity Foundation, affiliated with the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, plans to build schools observing the Iranian-Islamic identity.