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2021-11-24 20:00
Floor covering renovated in bazaar of Zanjan
TEHRAN – A flooring project has recently been completed on a covered passage of the historical bazaar of Zanjan in northwestern Iran, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-11-24 19:00
ISO offers new standards for traditional restaurants
TEHRAN – The International Standards Organization (ISO) has recently published a new document on traditional restaurants.
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2021-11-24 18:37
“The Spy Who Fell to Earth” comes to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – UK-based political scientist of Israeli origin Ahron Bregman’s “The Spy Who Fell to Earth” has been published in Persian.
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2021-11-24 18:35
Cinéma Vérité unveils mid-length entries from overseas filmmakers
TEHRAN – Seven mid-length documentaries by overseas filmmakers will be screened at the 15th edition of Iran’s Cinéma Vérité as the organizers announced the lineup for the category on Wednesday.
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2021-11-24 18:32
“Zalava” wins awards at Duhok International Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian director Arsalan Amiri has won the award for best director for his drama “Zalava” at the 8th Duhok International Film Festival in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
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2021-11-24 18:30
Iran’s Aghaei candidate for BWF Athletes’ Commission
TEHRAN – Iranian badminton player Soraya Aghaei has been shortlisted for the Athletes’ Commission of the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
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2021-11-24 18:29
Iranian Artists Forum celebrates Ali-Akbar Sadeqi’s 84th birthday
TEHRAN – The 84th birthday of painter, illustrator and animator Ali-Akbar Sadeqi was celebrated on Monday at the Iranian Artists Forum.
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2021-11-24 18:13
Ayatollah Raisi meets Basij commanders
TEHRAN – Iranian President Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday received a group of Basij commanders and underlined the need to strengthen the Basij-styled spirit in the country.
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2021-11-24 18:13
Iran decries U.S. manufacturing of ‘fake news’ ahead of Vienna talks
TEHRAN – In the latest response to the United States’ reiteration of “mutual return” by Tehran and Washington to a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, a senior Iranian official accused the U.S. of manufacturing “fake news.”
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2021-11-24 18:12
UN warns of catastrophic Yemen death toll
TEHRAN - The United Nations has warned that should the war on Yemen continue until the end of 2021, the death toll from the conflict will reach 377,000 lives with 154,000 as a result of direct combat and violence and 223,000 – or nearly 60 per cent – indirectly caused by the conflict. The report says of the total deaths, 259,000 – nearly 70 per cent of total conflict-attributable deaths – are children younger than five years old.
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2021-11-24 17:54
Washington wants to ‘trample U.S. constitution’ to please Israel: Zarif
TEHRAN – Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s former foreign minister, has said it seems that officials in Washington are now feeling that it is not just enough to expend U.S. interest abroad for Tel Aviv, and now they want to “trample the U.S. Constitution” to please “Israel-Firsters”.
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2021-11-24 17:53
75% of Iran affected by wind erosion
TEHRAN – Wind erosion has affected 75 percent of the lands across the country, Vahid Jafarian, an official with the Forests, Rangelands, and Watershed Management, has said.
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2021-11-24 17:27
Future research to probe links between Iran, Arabian Peninsula during Pleistocene
TEHRAN – Hormozgan province plans to help research to shed light on the possible relationship between southern Iranian islands and the Arabian Peninsula during the Pleistocene.
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2021-11-24 17:21
Iran seeks UNESCO status for ‘world’s first' two-story mosque
TEHRAN – Iran has developed a dossier for a possible inscription of the Jameh Mosque of Ardestan on the UNESCO World Heritage list as the "world’s first" two-story mosque, Ardestan’s tourism chief has said.
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2021-11-24 17:20
Iranian, French archaeologists uncover clues about ancient settlements
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and French archaeologists has discovered clues about ancient settlements in northeast Iran.
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2021-11-24 17:18
'Iran, Germany show great strength in fighting COVID-19'
TEHRAN – Iran and Germany have made many efforts to contain coronavirus pandemic and finally have shown their ability to manage the disease, Andreas Janssen, deputy director of the German Robert Koch Institute, has said.
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2021-11-24 17:17
Marriage growth rate more than divorce, data shows
TEHRAN – The rates of marriage and divorce in the country have increased by 23.6 percent and 16.4 percent, respectively, over the first three months of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 21-June 21) compared to the same period last year, according to the data published by the Statistical Center of Iran.
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2021-11-24 17:16
Protecting refugees is a human rights principle, Iran writes to UNHCR
TEHRAN – The communications and constitution implementation department of the Vice Presidency for Legal Affairs in a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees called for the protection of asylum seekers and refugees in accordance with human rights obligations.
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2021-11-24 17:11
Bahrain sentenced to unfreeze Iranian assets, pay $240 million in fine
TEHRAN — In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times on Wednesday, Abbas Honarmand, the deputy director of communications and information at the presidential office, said that an international arbitral tribunal has unanimously ordered Bahrain to pay compensation to Bank Saderat and Bank Melli Iran for the expropriation of their investment in Future Bank in violation of international law.
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2021-11-24 17:06
By Ali A. Jenabzadeh
Regional models of dialogue more helpful for peace: Italian expert
‘We are faced with autocratic states that need U.S. cover to conceal atrocities and human rights violations’
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2021-11-24 16:44
Iran to send 165 athletes to Asian Youth Para Games
TEHRAN – A total of 165 athletes will represent Iran at the fourth edition of the Asian Youth Para Games.
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2021-11-24 16:22
TEDPIX drops 10,400 points on Wednesday
TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), lost 10,445 points to 1.394 million on Wednesday.
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2021-11-24 16:21
Average daily gasoline distribution exceeds 90m liters
TEHRAN - Average daily distribution of gasoline in Iran reached 90.5 million liters in the Iranian calendar month of Aban (October 23-November 21), 15 million liters more than the figure for the same period in the previous year, the head of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) announced.
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2021-11-24 16:04
Gianni Infantino to attend Iran’s match with Iraq
TEHRAN - FIFA president Gianni Infantino will travel to Tehran on Jan. 27, 2022 to attend the match between Iran and Iraq in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
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2021-11-24 15:43
Economy Ministry sets curbing inflation, stabilizing economy as major goals
TEHRAN - Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Ehsan Khandouzi announced on Wednesday that his ministry has set stabilizing the economy and curbing inflation as major goals for defining future plans, IRNA reported.
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2021-11-24 15:10
Natural gas consumption rises 22% yr/yr
TEHRAN – The consumption of natural gas by Iranian domestic and commercial sectors reached 517 million cubic meters (mcm) on Tuesday to register a 22-percent increase year on year, according to Oil Minister Javad Oji.
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2021-11-24 14:40
Iran maintains its place among world’s top 10 steel producers: WSA
TEHRAN-Iran has maintained its place as the world’s 10th biggest steel producer during January-October, 2021, according to the latest report released by the World Steel Association (WSA).
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2021-11-24 12:37
Congress offers internship to "whites" murderer: This is America
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2021-11-24 12:30
Time for the U.S. to really leave Afghanistan alone
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2021-11-24 11:37
Sugar import falls 12% as domestic production rises
TEHRAN- Iran’s import of sugar fell 12 percent during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, an official with the Government Trading Corporation of Iran (GTC) announced.
