Iran supports Iraqi mediation between Tehran and Riyadh: ambassador

TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic supports Baghdad's mediation to bring Tehran closer to countries with which relations have soured, Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi told state news IRNA in an interview published on Tuesday.

Over 9,000 prisoners of involuntary crimes freed

TEHRAN – Iranian benefactors helped release a total of 9,398 inmates of unintentional crimes across the country over the past Iranian calendar year (March 2020-March 2021), according to the Blood Money Organization.

Health sector holds 15% share in national budget

TEHRAN – Some 15 percent of the national budget for the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 20) has been allocated to the health sector, deputy health minister Kamel Taqavinejad has said.

Iran breaks U.S. monopoly on recombinant flu vaccine

TEHRAN – An Iranian knowledge-based company has acquired the technology to produce a recombinant human influenza vaccine, which was monopolized by the United States, IRNA reported on Tuesday.

55 properties in East Azarbaijan added to cultural heritage list

TEHRAN – In the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 19) a total of 55 historical, cultural and natural properties in the northwestern East Azarbaijan province were added to the national heritage list.

“One Hundred Days” at Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN - Swiss writer Lukas Bärfuss’ acclaimed novel “One Hundred Days” has recently been published by Markaz Publications in Tehran.

Some $2m paid to support handicraft sector in West Azarbaijan

TEHRAN – The director general of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Department of West Azarbaijan province has said that 8 billion rials (some $2 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) in loans were paid to handicraft artisans of the province in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended March 19).

Iran’s representative elected OPCW vice president for third time

TEHRAN – Iran’s representative to The Hague-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was elected for a third time in a row as the vice-chairperson of the international body.

UNESCO to assess Iran’s “land of caravanserais” for world heritage

TEHRAN - Caravanserais in the city of Miami, which is known as the “land of caravanserais” in Iran, are being prepared to be assessed by UNESCO for inclusion in the World Heritage list.

Solana: Since ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran proved a ‘resounding failure’ we must hope Vienna talks suc

‘The JCPOA was not intended to be a panacea,” former EU chief diplomat notes

TEHRAN – Former European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana says since Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Ian proved to be total failure “we must hope” the talks in Vienna to revitalize the nuclear deal will succeed.

Joint U.S.-UAE Film glorifies Daesh terrorists 

TEHRAN - Exposing the U.S. and the UAE propaganda, a critique published by IRNA looks at the political dimensions of the film “Mosul” and its attempts to distort historical facts

“Sky Sun, Tile Sun” competing in London Kurdish Film Festival

TEHRAN-Iranian director Ziba Arjang’s short animation “Sky Sun, Tile Sun” is on screen at the 12th edition of the London Kurdish Film Festival, which is currently underway virtually in the UK capital, ILNA reported on Monday.

Animation series on Persian poet Sadi’s Bustan produced

TEHRAN-An animation series based on the tales of the 13th-century Iranian poet Sadi’s major work Bustan has been produced by the IRIB’s Fars provincial channel, ISNA reported on Tuesday.

Iranian Film Festival Australia to open with “TiTi”

TEHRAN- “TiTi” by Ida Panahandeh will open the 10th edition of the Iranian Film Festival Australia (IFFA) in Perth on May 20, the organizers have announced. 

Chad President Idriss Deby has died: Army spokesman

Chad’s newly re-elected President Idriss Deby has died of injuries suffered on the frontline while fighting rebels in the north of the Sahel country, an army spokesman said on Tuesday.

Bulgarian companies eager for entering Iranian market

TEHRAN – Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Tehran Nikolina Kuneva in a meeting with the Head of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mining and Agriculture (TCCIMA) Masoud Khansari said her country’s companies are eager for cooperation with their Iranian counterparts.

Iran launches plan to produce 14m cellphones, tablets in 5 years

TEHRAN - Iran's Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Sattar Hashemi has announced the launch of a five-year plan for the domestic production of 14 million cellphone and tablets.

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SnowaTec: Snowa to Launch Innovation Factory in Isfahan

Snowa Company, an Iranian producer of home appliances, is planning to establish a technology center inside the University of Isfahan in collaboration with the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology.

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Popular souvenirs to buy while visiting Iran

One of the traditions of Ancient Persia is handicrafts, which are preserved in the culture of the nation and passed on from generation to generation.

TEDPIX gains 2,000 points on Tuesday

TEHRAN- After several days of decline, TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 2,824 points to 1.219 million on Tuesday.

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Reviving the nuclear deal: 10 points to remind and 10 points to refrain

A long-term negotiated deal that its content was written with great care and sensitivity is again drown into a serious dispute.

Over $30b worth of state-owned properties privatized in a year

TEHRAN- Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Ministry announced that over 1.27 quadrillion rials (about $30.2 billion) worth of government properties and assets have been transferred to the private sector during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), IRIB reported.

Iran joins world’s top 5 steam turbine builders

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday unveiled the country’s first domestically-made steam turbine rotor which is installed in a power plant in the capital Tehran, IRNA reported.

Iran, P4+1 start drafting nuclear deal, Russia says

TEHRAN – Diplomats from Iran and the remaining parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have entered the stage of drafting a new agreement to revive the nuclear deal, the Russian envoy to the Vienna nuclear talks said on Monday.