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  • manzour 2021-10-13 16:18

    Davoud Manzour appointed as new INTA head

    TEHRAN – Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Ehsan Khandouzi has appointed Davoud Manzour as the new head of the Iranian National Tax Administration (INTA), Tasnim news agency reported.

  • Salehi 2021-10-13 16:06

    New RAI head appointed

    TEHRAN – Seyed Miad Salehi has replaced Saeed Rasouli as the new head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI), IRNA reported.

  • Iraqi parties reject “scam” election 2021-10-13 15:44

    Iraqi parties reject “scam” election

    TEHRAN - Many parties, mostly Shia parties, have denounced the early poll results describing them as a “manipulation” and a “scam” just days after Iraq’s parliamentary election.

  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan 2021/10/13

    By Abir Bassam

    Safar Barlek of the 21st Century: Erdogan the New Caliph

    Since the American’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, it became clear that everyone is holding his breath. That is exactly what Recep Tayyip Erdogan is doing these days. Ten years have passed since his war on Syria; however, he has, so far, reached zero accomplishments towards his 2023 dreams. As a matter of fact, Erdogan is in the worst position ever. His dream of becoming the new Ottoman Caliph began to fade away.

  • IMF 2021-10-13 15:40

    IMF sees Iran’s GDP growth at 2.5% in 2021

    TEHRAN - The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest World Economic Outlook report titled “Recovery During a Pandemic”, predicted a 2.5-percent real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for Iran in 2021, with no change from the fund’s previous report.

  • TSE 2021-10-13 15:37

    TEDPIX falls 21,200 points on Wednesday

    TEHRAN – TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), dropped 21,236 points to 1.397 million on Wednesday.

  • IRISL 2021-10-13 15:08

    By Ebrahim Fallahi

    Iranian maritime industry: a great capacity to be tapped

    TEHRAN – Having one of the oldest and most prominent shipping lines in the region, Iran has been taking serious measures for developing its shipping industry over the past two decades; however external factors such as sanctions have been holding this industry down and preventing it from reaching its true potential.

  • Wreaths of flowers placed at Hafezieh to celebrate National Hafez Day 2021-10-13 15:03

    Photo: Amin Berenjkar

    Wreaths of flowers placed at Hafezieh to celebrate National Hafez Day

  • Greco-Roman wrestlers welcomed to Shiraz 2021-10-13 14:58

    Photo: Amin Berenjkar

    Greco-Roman wrestlers welcomed to Shiraz

    SHIRAZ– Four Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers arrived at the Dastgheib Airport in Shiraz, Fars Province on Tuesday. Brothers Mohammadali and Mohammadreza Geraei, Meysam Dalkhani and Mohammadreza Mokhtari represented Iran in the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway and claimed two gold medals and one bronze.

  • Idle units 2021-10-13 11:42

    17 idle industrial units revived in Qom province in 6 months

    TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 17 idle industrial units returned to the production cycle in Qom province, central Iran, in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-Septemebr 22).

  • Shahid Rajaee 2021-10-13 11:06

    Over 222,000 TEUs of commodities exported from Shahid Rajaee port in H1

    TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 222,753 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of commodities have been exported from Shahid Rajaee port, in the south of Iran, during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22).

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  • CICA 2021-10-13 09:20

    CICA: an initiative to change equations

    NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan — As the 6th ministerial meeting of the CICA (Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia) kicked off on Monday in Nur-Sultan, the ministers emphasized the need for stronger multilateralism amid the increased challenges, including the pandemic and the destabilizing situation in Afghanistan.

  • Iran FM 2021-10-12 22:09

    Iran, Jordan FMs discuss economic potential in bilateral ties

    TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has held a phone call with Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi to discuss issues of mutual interest, including economic opportunities in the region.

  • Centuries-old wooden box restored to original state 2021-10-12 21:30

    Centuries-old wooden box restored to original state

    TEHRAN – An exquisite wooden box, which reportedly dates from 580 years ago, has been fully restored to its original state under the supervision of cultural heritage officials in Semnan province.

  • Qalibaf 2021-10-12 21:23

    Qalibaf says sanctions and distortion are two serious wars against Islamic Revolution

    TEHRAN - Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Tuesday that “sanctions” and “distortion” are two serious challenges to the Islamic Republic, emphasizing the need for win over the economic and media warfare against the country.

  • Enrique Mora 2021-10-12 21:18

    EU top official expected to visit Iran soon

    TEHRAN — A top European official is expected to fly to Tehran as soon as this week to seek an agreement to restart the nuclear talks between Iran and world powers after months of delays, officials with knowledge of the meetings said.

  • North Khorasan’s handicrafts 2021-10-12 21:00

    $1.7m invested in North Khorasan’s handicrafts sector

    TEHRAN – A sum of 70 billion rials (about $1.7 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) has been invested in the handicrafts sector of North Khorasan province during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), the provincial tourism chief said on Tuesday.

  • Iraq election 2021-10-12 20:58

    Will Sadr cooperate with other Iraqi political factions?

    TEHRAN – Iraq’s electoral commission finally announced the results of the war-scarred country’s early parliamentary election which handed a controversial Shi'ite cleric a remarkable lead over other political factions.

  • غرش  سامانه‌های بومی  «سوم خرداد و 15 خرداد» و «مرصاد16 و طبس» در کویر سمنان 2021-10-12 20:58

    Iran launches air defense exercises

    TEHRAN - The joint specialized air defense exercise of the Modafe’an-e Aseman-e Velayat (Defenders of Sky of Velayat) kicked off on Tuesday morning in Iran’s central desert.

  • Moqtadaei 2021-10-12 20:57

    Missiles not subject to negotiation, Iranian MP says

    TEHRAN — The deputy chairman of the National Security Committee of the Parliament has that said Iran has negotiated on its nuclear program within the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) but the Islamic Republic will not negotiate on other issues, including its defensive missile program.

  • Ulyanov 2021-10-12 20:57

    We should not resume the Vienna talks on JCPOA from scratch: Russia

    TEHRAN - Despite the hiatus that was brought about in the Vienna nuclear talks, the negotiations should not go back to day one, says the Russian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

  • Gharibabadi 2021-10-12 20:56

    Gharibabadi bids farewell to Ulyanov

    TEHRAN — Mikhail Ulyanov, the Russian representative in the international organizations based in Vienna, has announced the farewell meeting with his Iranian counterpart Kazem Gharibabadi by publishing photos.

  • Mustafa Prize 2021 announces winners 2021-10-12 20:00

    Mustafa Prize 2021 announces winners

    TEHRAN – Five scientists were announced winners of the Mustafa Prize 2021, a prestigious biennial award launched in 2013 aiming to promote science and technology in the Islamic world.

  • محمد بنا کشتی فرنگی 2021-10-12 19:45

    Interview by Farrokh Hesabi

    Olympic medal winner Rezaei lauds Iranian wrestlers

    TEHRAN – Former Iran wrestler Alireza Rezaei appreciated the Iran national team’s freestyle and Greco-Roman performance in the 2021 World Wrestling Championships.

  • creative centers for handicrafts 2021-10-12 19:30

    Five monuments to turn into creative centers for handicrafts

    TEHRAN - A selection of five Iranian historical and cultural monuments will be turned into creative centers for handicrafts, the head of the Fund for Development of Handicrafts and Handmade Carpet and Revitalization and Utilization of Historical and Cultural Places has announced.

  • دیدار تیم های فوتبال ایران و کره جنوبی 2021-10-12 19:15

    Iran share spoils with S. Korea in World Cup qualifier

    TEHRAN – Iran were held to a 1-1 draw against South Korea in the 2022 World Cup qualification on Tuesday.

  • Ebrahim Pourfaraj 2021-10-12 19:00

    Tourism industry, universities should forge strong partnership to solve problems: expert

    TEHRAN – Further cooperation between the tourism industry and universities is essential to solving tourism-related problems, the Head of the Iranian Tour Operators Association has announced.

  • Diplomat 2021-10-12 18:56

    Iran set to host foreign ministers of countries bordering Afghanistan soon

    TEHRAN — Director General of the West Asia Affairs Department at Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Iran will soon host a meeting of foreign ministers of the countries neighbor to Afghanistan.

  • Iran FM 2021-10-12 18:54

    FM Abdollahian holds cordial conversation with Iranian expatriates in Canada, U.S.

    TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, on Monday in a virtual meeting hosted a group of Iranian expatriates living in the United States and Canada and was informed about the issues and problems raised by them.