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2021-10-01 13:22
Yazdani aims to end losing streak against Taylor
TEHRAN – Iran’s Hassan Yazdani hopes to break a three-game losing streak against his American rival David Taylor in the 2021 World Wrestling Championships.
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2021-10-01 11:51
Iran learn fate at 2022 FIVB World Championship
TEHRAN – Iran discovered their opponents at the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Russia 2022.
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2021-09-30 00:04
Iran beat Thailand at 2021 FIVB U21 World C’ship
TEHRAN – Iran defeated Thailand in straight sets (25-18, 25-12, 25-22) in the 2021 FIVB Men's U21 World Championship on Wednesday.
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2021-09-29 19:19
Esteghlal complete signing of Saipa forward Sadeghi
TEHRAN – Esteghlal football club completed the signing of Saipa winger Amirali Sadeghi on Wednesday.
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2021-09-29 18:37
“Saffron Based Lifestyle”, “Shoe” honored at Ukraine Happy Future Scripts Film Festival
TEHRAN – “Saffron Based Lifestyle” and “Shoe” have won awards at the International Happy Future Scripts Film Festival “Let There Be Goodness!” in Ukraine.
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2021-09-29 18:35
“African Violet” scores big win at San Francisco Iranian Film Festival
TEHRAN – “African Violet” has been the big winner of the 14th edition of the Annual Iranian Film Festival – San Francisco as it garnered awards in four categories, including best screenplay and best director.
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2021-09-29 18:33
IRGC chief Ahmad Yusefi’s widow releases her memoirs “Autumn Arrived”
TEHRAN – Fakhr os-Sadat Musavi, the widow of Ahmad Yusefi, an IRGC commander who led several major reconnaissance operations during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, has released her memoirs “Autumn Arrived”.
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2021-09-29 17:54
Majestic Shah Cheragh where mirrors and glass shards cover every inch
TEHRAN – The dazzling shrine of Shah Cheragh is a major tourist destination and pilgrimage site in the ancient city of Shiraz, southern Iran.
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2021-09-29 17:18
Import of Pfizer not on agenda
TEHRAN – The Ministry of Health is not planning to import Pfizer vaccines, IRNA reported on Wednesday.
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2021-09-29 17:18
Quick-win projects aim to revive Hamoun Wetland
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) are reviewing small quick-win projects aiming to facilitate Hamoun Wetland restoration.
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2021-09-29 17:16
Tourism projects worth $16.6m to be inaugurated in southern Iran
TEHRAN –A total of 16 tourism-related projects, worth 700 billion rials ($16.6 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar), are scheduled to come on stream in the southern province of Kerman on the occasion of National Tourism Week (September 27-October 4).
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2021-09-29 17:15
Inmates trained as crafters in Zanjan
TEHRAN –A total of 70 inmates have recently been trained as crafters in prisons across northwestern Zanjan province during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year 1400 (started March 21), the deputy provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-09-29 17:07
Tehran improves rank among world’s innovative cities
TEHRAN – Tehran has advanced by two steps among the most innovative cities in the world, according to the report of the Global Innovation Index 2021.
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2021-09-29 17:01
Congress Okays $1 billion for Israel's Iron Dome
TEHRAN - The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly given the green light for $1 billion in fresh funding for Israel's Iron Dome missile system, a system whose failure to bring down Palestinian missiles was on full public display in the 11-day Sword of al-Quds battle. However, the green light did come after a debate that exposed divisions among Democrats over U.S. policy towards its closest ally.
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2021-09-29 16:23
Mohammad Tabe named Iran’s chef de mission at 2022 Asian Para Games
TEHRAN – Iran’s National Paralympic Committee (NPC) secretary general Mohammad Tabe was named as the country’s chef de mission for the 2022 Asian Para Games.
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2021-09-29 16:22
Industry Ministry allocates 10,000 hectares of land to build industrial parks
TEHRAN – The head of Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization (ISIPO) announced the allocation of 10,000 hectares of land for the development and construction of industrial parks across the country, IRNA reported on Wednesday.
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2021-09-29 16:14
Private sectors of Iran, Italy stress expansion of economic ties
TEHRAN – Heads of the Iran-Italy Joint Chamber of Commerce have stressed the need for expansion of trade ties between the two countries' private sectors, the portal of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) reported.
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2021-09-29 16:14
Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan discuss trilateral co-op in Caspian Sea
TEHRAN – Moscow hosted a panel on “Trilateral Cooperation among Russia, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea" on Tuesday, in which issues related to cooperation in major fields including industry, transit, and transportation corridors were discussed.
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2021-09-29 15:28
Iraqi delegation visits Iran seeking expansion of energy ties
TEHRAN – An Iraqi delegation headed by the country’s Electricity Minister Majid Mahdi Hantoush visited Tehran on Saturday to discuss the expansion of energy ties with Iran, especially gas imports from the country, Shana reported.
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2021-09-29 15:28
Nearly $430m of loans paid to production units in 5 months
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade’s data show that 18.032 trillion rials (over $429.3 million) have been paid to production units as part of a program for supporting domestic production during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22).
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2021-09-29 15:02
2021/22 IPL draw ceremony to be held on Oct. 2
TEHRAN –The draw ceremony for the 2021/2022 season of the Iran Professional League will be held on Oct. 2.
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2021-09-29 11:00
Over 10.8m tons of crude steel produced in 5 months
TEHRAN- Iran produced 10.882 million tons of crude steel in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22), according to the data released by Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry.
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2021-09-28 21:18
An overview of Amir Abdollahian’s intensive talks in New York
TEHRAN – New Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his diplomatic team spent five intensive working days in New York to elaborate on Iran's new foreign policy approaches.
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2021-09-28 21:03
Iran says remarks by Azeri president are surprising
TEHRAN — In reply to a question raised by correspondents about Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s comments regarding Iran, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Tuesday said Aliyev’s remarks are “surprising” because they come at a time when Tehran and Baku have good relations based on mutual respect and there are normal channels through which the two sides can talk at the highest level.
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2021-09-28 19:21
Iran sweep Morocco at 2021 FIVB U21 World C’ship
TEHRAN – Iran defeated Morocco 3-0 (25-9, 25-14, 25-13) in Pool G of the 2021 FIVB Men's U21 World Championship on Tuesday.
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2021-09-28 18:46
“Bandar Band” honored at Batumi Intl. Art-House Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian movie drama “Bandar Band” has been awarded an honorable mention at the Batumi International Art-House Film Festival (BIAFF) in Georgia.
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2021-09-28 18:45
Ilkhanid-era tombstone discovered in central Iran
TEHRAN – An ancient tombstone, estimated to date from the Ilkhanid era (1256 to 1335), has recently been discovered in one of the surrounding hills near Mahallat, central Iran.
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2021-09-28 18:45
Iranian photographers win awards at Global Photographic Union contest
TEHRAN – Iranian photographers Pardis Maaleki and Mardin Ahmadi have been honored with awards at the second edition of the GPU Under 25 Photo Competition.
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2021-09-28 18:44
Tourism projects worth $159.5m underway in Semnan
TEHRAN-A total of 30 tourism-related projects worth 6.7 trillion rials ($159.5 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) are currently underway across the north-central Semnan province, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-09-28 18:42
Savior of Urartian inscription tours National Museum of Iran
TEHRAN – Cultural heritage lover, Rahim Oshnavi Mahmoudzadeh, has paid a visit to the National Museum of Iran to which he donated a fragment of Urartian inscription some half a century ago.
