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2021-12-08 16:46
Last gas compressor of South Pars phases 22-24 goes online
TEHRAN - The operator of the development project of phases 22 to 24 of South Pars Gas Field said the last gas turbo-compressor of the phases' refinery has been successfully put into operation, the portal of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) announced.
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2021-12-08 16:45
Iran eyes $20b annual trade with Iraq: official
TEHRAN - Chairman of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce has said Iran is planning to boost its annual trade with neighboring Iraq to $20 billion, Mehr News Agency reported.
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2021-12-08 16:45
Iran, Ukraine stress expansion of trade ties
TEHRAN - Deputy Speaker of Iranian Parliament Ali Nikzad and the Head of Iran-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group, Andrey Vladimirovich Bogdanets have emphasized the need to broaden mutual ties between the two countries in various fields including mining, energy, agricultural, and chemical products.
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2021-12-08 16:19
UN decries “disastrous” human rights for Palestinians
TEHRAN - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has strongly condemned Israeli violations of Palestinian rights, describing their situation as disastrous, with severe infringements occurring that are affecting the lives of millions of Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation.
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2021-12-08 15:25
Iran tops medal table at Asian Youth Para Games
TEHRAN - Iran topped medal tally of the 2021 Asian Youth Para Games held in Bahrain.
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2021-12-08 14:37
Ex-IWF interim president Papandrea sends message to Iranian women weightlifters
TEHRAN - Former International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) interim president Ursula Papandrea has sent an encouraging message to the Iranian women weightlifters.
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2021-12-08 11:10
Sada Cruzeiro beat Iran’s Foolad in 2021 FIVB Volleyball Club World C’ship
TEHRAN – Iranian volleyball team Foolad Sirjan suffered a 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-16) against Brazilian club Sada Cruzeiro Wednesday morning in the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.
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2021-12-08 02:15
Debutants Iran edged by Kazakhstan in 2021 World Women's Handball
TEHRAN – Iran suffered their third successive loss in the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship, losing to Kazakhstan 31-25 Tuesday night.
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2021-12-08 01:01
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2021-12-07 21:55
Vienna talks on lifting sanctions to start on Thursday
TEHRAN - Iran and other remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal along with the U.S. are set to start a new round of negotiations on Thursday, December 9, in Vienna, Austria.
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2021-12-07 21:31
How should U.S. pay for its unilateralism?
Vienna talks great opportunity for Europe
TEHRAN- Just as Europe failed to take an independent position after Trump's departure from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), it is not also willing to define an identity independent of the United States through a historic decision in the process of the Vienna negotiations.
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2021-12-07 21:30
New chancellor in the office: What to expect?
TEHRAN— Olaf Scholz, or the “Scholzomat”, has been designated as the new German chancellor as Angela Merkel who kissed power goodbye on December 2.
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2021-12-07 21:26
Yemeni army targets Saudi Aramco, defense ministry
TEHRAN - The spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces has revealed details of a large-scale operation in retaliation for the Saudi bombing campaign on Yemen, saying it attacked Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry and Aramco facilities among other targets.
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2021-12-07 21:25
Arms industry thrives despite pandemic
TEHRAN - Despite the global economy contracting as a result of the Pandemic which was and still is in full swing, a new report shows that one sector has remained immune to the virus. The arms exports industry. The world’s top 100 arms manufacturers have continued to increase revenue, racking up their business profits to the tune of $531 billion in 2020. To put that in to perspective it’s more than the whole economic output of Belgium.
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2021-12-07 21:25
Bomb explosion leaves dozen dead, several wounded in Iraq’s Basra
TEHRAN - At least a dozen people have reportedly lost their lives and many more sustained injuries in a powerful bomb attack in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, police and medical sources say.
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2021-12-07 21:23
Iranian Parliament research service outlines steps for verification of sanctions lifting
TEHRAN – The Iranian Parliament’s research service has published a one-of-a-kind report on how to verify a potential lifting of U.S. sanctions on Iran from the Iranian perspective in case the Vienna talks culminated in an agreement.
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2021-12-07 21:23
Iran’s security chief says U.S. seeking to revive ISIS
TEHRAN - Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said on Tuesday that the United States is seeking to reenergize the terrorist ISIS group.
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2021-12-07 21:21
MP warns JCPOA parties of serious consequences if they fail to fulfill commitments
TEHRAN- A member of the parliamentary Internal and Councils Affairs Committee has stressed that the parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) should know that if the sanctions are not lifted in the new round of negotiations, the Parliament will pursue more serious ratifications that “will not be easily reversed”.
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2021-12-07 21:21
Khuzestan governor proposes transfer of water-intensive industries to southern coasts
TEHRAN - Writing an article in the Iran newspaper on Monday, the governor of the southwestern province of Khuzestan proposes an array of solutions to deal with water shortage and droughts.
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2021-12-07 21:20
Who’s seeking maximalist demands in Vienna?
TEHRAN – With the negotiators preparing for a return to Vienna later this week, it’s worth taking a look at how the Vienna talks ended up with the West blaming Iran for the alleged failure of the talks.
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2021-12-07 21:20
Intl. experts to discuss archaeological achievements in southeast Iran
TEHRAN – A host of archaeologists, anthropologists, historians, and cultural heritage experts from Iran and across the globe have been invited to attend a virtual conference to discuss arrays of archaeological achievements in southeast Iran.
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2021-12-07 21:00
Travel agents to tour Qom on fam tour
TEHRAN – Several Iranian travel marketers, tour operators, and media personnel have been invited to explore the central province of Qom on a familiarization tour, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-07 20:30
26,000 manuscripts digitalized in Tehran palace
TEHRAN – Over 26,000 historical manuscripts, dating back to the Qajar (1789-1925) and Pahlavi (1925-1979) eras, have been digitized at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran, where the documents are being kept.
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2021-12-07 20:00
Iran ready for co-op with WHO on traditional medicine, medicinal plants
TEHRAN – Iran has announced readiness to continue cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) in strengthening and expanding traditional medicine and medicinal plants at the international level, Arman Zargaran, an advisor to the traditional medicine office at the Ministry of Health, has said.
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2021-12-07 19:00
WHO provides Iran with packs of intravenous solutions
TEHRAN – In response to a temporary shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids in the country, the World Health Organization has procured and delivered 260,000 packs of various types of IV fluids to the Ministry of Health.
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2021-12-07 18:25
Heda Margolius Kovaly’s memoir “Under a Cruel Star” published in Persian
TEHRAN – Czech writer Heda Margolius Kovaly’s memoir “Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1968” has been published in Persian.
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2021-12-07 18:21
London Short Film Festival picks movies by Iranian filmmakers
TEHRAN – Three Iranian filmmakers will be competing in the London Short Film Festival.
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2021-12-07 18:18
Persian story on wars’ impacts on children published
TEHRAN – A story by Iranian children’s writer Parisa Shams about the impacts of wars on children’s lives has recently been published.
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2021-12-07 18:14
Cinéma Vérité announces Iranian lineup for international competition
TEHRAN – Seven documentaries by Iranian filmmakers will be screened in the various categories of the international competition at the 15th edition of the Cinéma Vérité festival.
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2021-12-07 18:13
Zanjan seeks to export handmade rings to Oman, Bahrain
TEHRAN – The west-central Iranian province of Zanjan plans to export handmade rings and some semi-precious stones to Oman and Bahrain, the provincial tourism chief has announced.