Para swimming championship held in Tehran 

TEHRAN - The 25th edition of Iran’s Para Swimming Championship for visually impaired and disabled swimmers was held at the swimming pool of Azadi Sports Complex in Tehran on Thursday.

Shahreza, the national city of pottery

The city of Shahreza in the central province of Isfahan was named the national city of pottery last year as the production of earthenware and ceramics in Shahreza dates back to 700 years ago.

National Housing Movement’s first units to be delivered as of late Sep.

TEHRAN- As announced in a meeting to review the strategies for organizing the housing market, the first series of National Housing Movement units will be delivered to the applicants in the second half of the present Iranian calendar year (September 23, 2022-March 20, 2023).

Iran receives $1.6b in gas debt from Iraq

TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji announced that Iran has received $1.6 billion from Iraq to settle part of the debts it has sought from its neighbor since 2020 for the supply of gas.

Esteghlal complete signing of Shahbazzadeh

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football club announced on Thursday that they completed the signing of Sajad Shahbazzadeh.

Biden should revive nuclear deal to lower oil price rather than begging Riyadh: National Interest

TEHRAN - A senior fellow with the Independent Institute urges President Joe Biden to take a political decision to remove the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps from terrorist list, saying it would help revive the 2015 nuclear deal which would instead allow Iran to export more oil.

Ambassador outlines Iranian deputy FM’s upcoming visit to Delhi

TEHRAN— In an interview with Borna news agency, Iran’s ambassador to New Delhi has recounted the vast potential for cooperation between Iran and India, noting the pursuit of technical engineering activities and the regulation of the banking mechanism were among the goals of the foreign ministry economic team’s visit to India.

‘Refugees have rights that must be respected under Convention 1951’

Iran says deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda is shame for Britain

TEHRAN- The forcible repatriation of asylum seekers, including a few Iranians, from the United Kingdom to Rwanda has been described as a historical shame for London, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson.

Sanctions profoundly affected lives of Iranians: UN Special Rapporteur

TEHRAN - Alena Douhan, the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur, who recently visited Iran, spoke about the effects of sanctions on Iran, especially the lives of ordinary Iranians. 

Iran envoy meets Iraqi cleric 

TEHRAN – The Iranian Ambassador to Iraq, Mohammad Kazem Al Sadegh, met with Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim, the leader of the National Wisdom Movement. 

Bhutto Zardari: I am a child of Pakistan and Iran

TEHRAN— In his meeting with the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday evening, Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that he considers himself Iran’s child as much as Pakistan’s.

Ayatollah Khamenei meets Turkmenistan president

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei met on Wednesday with Serdar Berdimuhamedow, the president of Turkmenistan, and his entourage.

Rosewater festival to be held in Kerman

TEHRAN –A rosewater distillation festival, commonly known as “Golab-giri”, is planned to be held in the city of Lalezar, the southern province of Kerman, on Friday, the provincial tourism chief has said.

Quake inflicts no harm to historical sites in Hormozgan

TEHRAN – A magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattled parts of the city of Bandar Charak, Hormozgan province, on Wednesday, but fortunately caused no damage to historical sites across the southern province.

Handicraft course to help create jobs for inmates

TEHRAN – A training course in the field of toreutics is currently being held in a prison in the city of Abhar, Zanjan province, Abhar’s tourism chief has said.

David Harvey’s “Anti-Capitalist Chronicles” published in Persian

TEHRAN – “The Anti-Capitalist Chronicles” by British scholar David Harvey has been published in Persian.

IRIB to air sequel to Farhadi’s TV series “A Tale of a City”

TEHRAN – Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has made a sequel to the popular TV series “A Tale of a City”, whose first and second instalments were directed by Asghar Farhadi over twenty years ago.