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2021-04-07 17:08

Over 1m visits to Kordestan sites recorded in Noruz

TEHRAN –A total of 1,010,000 visits to the historical sites and tourist attractions of the western province of Kordestan was registered during the two-week New Year (Noruz) holidays (March 20-April 2), the provincial tourism chief announced on Monday.

2021-04-07 16:33

World Health Day: Together we can reach fairer, healthier world

TEHRAN – The World Health Day was commemorated jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Iran and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Wednesday in Tehran, according to the WHO report.

2021-04-07 15:48

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

TEHRAN - The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest World Economic Outlook titled “Managing Divergent Recoveries”, predicted a 2.5-percent real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for Iran in 2021, up one percent from 1.5 percent in 2020.

2021-04-07 15:09

Iran football federation files complaint against AFC

TEHRAN – The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has appealed to Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in relation to choosing Bahrain as centralized venue for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

2021-04-07 14:41

Four injured as magnitude 5.3 quake hits western Iran

TEHRAN – An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook western Kordestan province on Tuesday, leaving four injured.

2021-04-07 14:39

TEDPIX slides 10,000 points on Wednesday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), dropped 10,888 points to 1.249 million on Wednesday.

2021-04-07 14:30

Commodities worth over $270m exported from Zanjan in a year

TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, commodities valued at over $270 million were exported from Zanjan province, in the northwest of Iran, during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20).

2021-04-07 14:19

Govt. considers $190m incentive package to support exports

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) has announced the allocation of eight trillion rials (about $190.5 million) for supporting export activities in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21).

2021-04-07 14:14

NIDC conducts over 10,000m of horizontal, directional drilling in a year

TEHRAN - National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) has managed to carry out 10,182 meters of horizontal and directional drilling in 43 oil and gas wells across the country during the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), Shana reported.

2021-04-07 14:13

Water, electricity tariffs to rise 16% for high-consuming subscribers

TEHAN – Iranian Energy Ministry plans to increase the water and electricity tariffs of high-consuming subscribers by 16 percent, Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian announced.

2021-04-07 14:01

Iran’s annual gas reproduction rises 15%

TEHRAN- Gas reproduction has risen 15 percent in the country during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), as compared to its preceding year, according to the production director of Iranian Central Oilfields Company (ICOFC).

2021-04-07 13:59

Tehran says studying attack on vessel in Red Sea

TEHRAN-- The commercial Iran-Saviz ship was targeted with landmines in the Red Sea on Tuesday morning.

2021-04-07 12:25

COVID-19 vaccination for nurses in Qom

On Tuesday, nurses at emergency departments of hospitals in the city of Qom received the coronavirus vaccine.

2021-04-07 12:18

Iran begins mechanical test of new advanced centrifuge

TEHRAN – Iran announced on Tuesday that it will unveil a new, advanced kind of centrifuge on April 10 in the latest move to rachet up nuclear activities as diplomats from Iran and 5+1 nations gather in Vienna to discuss ways to revive a 2015 nuclear deal.

2021-04-07 12:11

By Reza Moshfegh

Arab monarchies worried about U.S. exit from the region: Iraqi expert

TEHRAN - An Iraqi analyst says that Arab monarchies in the Persian Gulf are worried about the U.S. move to gradually pull out its troops from West Asia while China is establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership with Iran.

A 10-metre-long painted reproduction of the tiled dome interior of Mosque of Sheikh Lutfollah, Isfahan, in preparation for the Epic Iran show. Photograph: Peter Kelleher

2021-04-07 12:07

Victoria and Albert Museum in London launches “Epic Iran” Exhibition

LONDON - One of the world’s largest art museums has launched what it has dubbed the “Epic Iran” exhibition featuring a variety of art works ranging from sculpture, ceramics, and carpets, to textiles, photography, and film dating back 5000 years according to its official website.

2021-04-07 12:07

The bitter fate of Hazaras girls from myth to reality

TEHRAN- Emad Rasouli, director of the play "Forty- Girl Mountain", explained the formation of this play and the bitter narrative of the fate of Hazaras girls and their resistance to oppression.

2021-04-07 12:06

Israeli forces detained 230 Palestinian minors since January

Israeli military forces continue to target young Palestinians and violently arrest them across the occupied territories, having detained 230 minors since the beginning of the current year.

2021-04-07 12:04

Putin passes law that may keep him in office until 2036

Vladimir Putin has signed a law that will allow him to run for the presidency twice more in his lifetime, potentially keeping him in office until 2036.

2021-04-07 12:03

FM Zarif holds talks in Bishkek

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held on Tuesday talks with Kyrgyz leaders including President Sadyr Japarov and Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev on the second leg of his four-nation tour of Central Asia.

2021-04-07 12:02

Iran and P4+1 resume nuclear talks: what to expect?

TEHRAN – Iran and other signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal began important series of meetings that are aimed at reviving the nuclear pact amid a race against time to reach an understanding about the deal in the next few months.

2021-04-07 12:02

Saadi Foundation announces final deadline of registration for AMFA International Exam

TEHRAN - According to the official website of the foundation, the Persian Language Proficiency Test (PLPT) known as AMFA in Farsi, is due to be held on 10th of April 2021.

2021-04-07 11:51

U.S. started nuclear standoff with Iran and should move first to end it: MSNBC

TEHRAN - In an opinion piece published on Monday, Hayes Brown, an MSNBC opinion columnist, has said it was the U.S. that quit the 2015 nuclear deal - JCPOA - with Iran and started standoff with Tehran and naturally it must be the first party to fix it.