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Tackling Smuggling 'a Top Priority': Industry Ministry

The Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade for Industries Affairs said that combating the smuggled and counterfeit products is one of the main priorities of SAIPA Auto Making Company. 

Iran manages to host Afghan refugees despite U.S. ruthless sanctions

TEHRAN- The Islamic Republic of Iran, as a welcoming neighbor, has been harboring millions of Afghan refugees for decades, while being subjected to years of sanctions.

Foreign Ministry: Two foreign ministers conveyed Iran’s initiative to U.S.

TEHRAN — For the first time in the course of the Vienna talks, Iran asked two foreign ministers to convey a message to the United States, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman revealed on Monday.

Governor pledges to construct top hydrotherapy complex in northwest Iran 

TEHRAN – The governor of Nir has pledged to construct a top hydrotherapy complex, which according to the official would be “the most well-equipped” one in northwest Iran. 

Interior minister: Any movement with eye on U.S. doesn’t want Iran’s progress

TEHRAN— Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi told a Monday conference on Popular Governance in the Discourse of Justice and Republic that putting all eggs in the basket of Americans is a grave mistake.

Russian foreign minister to visit Iran by weekend

TEHRAN— Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh announced on Monday that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will travel to Iran over the weekend.

Qalibaf meets Croatian parliamentary delegation

TEHRAN – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf received a delegation of Croatian lawmakers in Tehran on Monday.

Turkmenistan renews invitation to Raisi to attend Caspian Sea summit 

TEHRAN- In a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Sunday evening, Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov highlighted that his country's president has officially invited President Ebrahim Raisi to join the Caspian Sea littoral countries conference.

Bangladeshi ambassador visits Mofakham complex

TEHRAN –On Sunday, Dhaka’s ambassador to Tehran Gousal Azam Sarker toured the Mofakham complex in northeast Iran. 

Ritual of rolling babies in flowers revived in southern Iran

TEHRAN – Gol Ghaltan ceremony (literally meaning rolling in flowers) has been revived in Khafr county of the southern Fars province, CHTN reported on Monday. 

Wetland picked theme of national photo festival 

TEHRAN – The third edition of the national photo festival of Meiqan Wetland will be held in the city of Arak, the central province of Markazi in mid-July, the provincial tourism chief has said. 

Jameh Mosque of Qazvin undergoes minor restoration

TEHRAN - Jameh Mosque of Qazvin, which is one of the oldest Islamic structures in Iran, has undergone a new round of restoration, a local tourism official said on Monday.

“The Very Lowly” comes to Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – French writer Christian Bobin’s 1992 book “The Very Lowly: A Meditation on Francis of Assisi” (“Le Très-Bas”) has been published in Persian.

Persian translations of latest children’s literature ready for publication 

TEHRAN – Prolific Iranian translator Sheida Ranjbar has said that her renditions of several of the latest offerings from the world literature are ready for publication.

Iranian director to reprise “Whose Life Is It Anyway?”

TEHRAN – Iranian director Saeid Heshmati will reprise “Whose Life Is It Anyway?”, British dramatist Brian Clark’s play, which he staged in Tehran in June and July 2021.

An interview with Emad Ebadi

A Loud-Laughing Neighbor

"A Loud-Laughing Neighbor" by Emad Ebadi is a collection of short stories in which the author deals with various social relations and seeks to understand what people normally pay attention to.

Kazakhstan to give visa-free 14-day entry to Iranian citizens

TEHRAN – Kazakhstan will exempt Iranian nationals from needing an entry visa for a stay of up to 14 days, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has said, in a move to support trade and tourism.

Iran optimistic to win UNESCO status for geopark

TEHRAN – Iran is hoping to win a UNESCO recognition for its Aras Geopark, which covers an area of about 1670 square kilometers.

Tehran’s City Theater demarcated to receive better care 

TEHRAN - New boundaries have been defined for Tehran’s City Theater to help provide further safeguard for the historical-cultural complex.

300,000 ha undergoes desertification control annually

TEHRAN – Plans to combat desertification is being implemented on 300,000 hectares of land annually, the director of the desert office of the Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization, has announced.

Tehran to host intl. conference on energy saving, efficiency

TEHRAN – An international exhibition and conference on energy saving and efficiency (Iran Energy Saving Conference 2022) will be held from August 20 to 21, Mehr reported.