UNESCO-inscribed Soltanieh renovates facilities for tourism

TEHRAN – Authorities of the UNESCO-registered Soltanieh, which supports the third-largest brick dome in the world, have commenced work to build or upgrade facilities at the ancient site.

Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah’s debut novel “Memory of Departure” published in Persian

TEHRAN – “Memory of Departure”, the debut novel by the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature Abdulrazak Gurnah has been published in Persian.

Iran’s “Ballad of a White Cow” premieres in Spain

TEHRAN – Award-winning Iranian drama “Ballad of a White Cow” has begun its Spanish premiere.

Troupes from five countries to perform at Hamedan children’s theater festival 

TEHRAN – Iran’s International Theater Festival for Children and Young Adults returns after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic with participants from five countries.

148 pages with a happy and funny young lady: How did she swallow a piano?

Imagine you come across a book with the title "Rooney Swallowed a Piano," and the cover features a teenage girl playing the flute with no apparent connection to a piano.

Charity foundation supplying water to 2,700 rural areas

TEHRAN – Barekat Charity Foundation, affiliated with the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, is implementing plans to provide drinking water to 2,700 rural areas across the country.

IRCS ready to share experiences on climate change, relief and rescue

TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) is ready to share its experiences in the field of climate change, relief and rescue, the IRCS head, Pir Hossein Kolivand, said on the sidelines of the 23rd session of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies General Assembly in Geneva.

Meeting of intl. business development opportunities held

TEHRAN – A meeting to introduce international business development opportunities by entering the European market was held on Sunday.

Persepolis complete signing of Gvelesiani

TEHRAN – Persepolis football club have officially completed the signing of Georgian defender Giorgi Gvelesiani.

Endurance riding held in Kurdistan 

TEHRAN - Endurance riding competition was held in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, on Friday.

TEDPIX drops 1,700 points on Sunday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), lost 1,775 points to 1.545 million on Sunday.

Tehran, Nur-Sultan ink 9 co-op MOUs

TEHRAN- Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met in Tehran on Sunday.

Iran leave for Slovenia for IHF Women’s Junior Handball World Championship

TEHRAN – Iran left Tehran for Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia Sunday morning to participate in the 23rd IHF Women’s Junior (U20) Handball World Championship.

ICCIMA hosts Iran-Kazakhstan business forum

TEHRAN- Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) hosted an Iran-Kazakhstan business forum on Sunday.

Electricity of authorized cryptocurrency mining units to be cut off as of Wednesday

TEHRAN- The electricity of authorized cryptocurrency mining units will be cut off from the beginning of the next Iranian calendar month Tir (Wednesday, June 22) until the end of the restriction, the Iranian Energy Ministry’s Spokesman for the electricity sector Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi announced.

1st Kazakhstan-Turkey transit train arrives in Iran

TEHRAN- The first container transit train of Kazakhstan to Turkey arrived at Tehran railway station on Saturday.

Commodities worth nearly $650m traded at IME in a week

TEHRAN- During the past Iranian calendar week (ended on Friday), 1,919,620 million tons of commodities worth more than $647 million were traded at Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME).

‘If U.S. continues unconstructive behavior, it will face our proper response’

Iran to EU: Durable deal entails US, E3 abandon contradictory behaviors

TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian told EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Saturday that Iran welcomes “logical talks” that would lead to results, but it is “essential” that the United States and the European trio (E3) abandon their “contradictory” approaches.

Iran providing maritime security in cooperation with regional states: Navy chief 

TEHRAN - There is no doubt that Iran will ensure the highest possible level of maritime security in cooperation with the countries of the region, the commander of the Iranian Navy has said, noting that there is no place for enemies in the region and there is no justification for insisting on their presence.

Tehran insists on commitment to encouraging regional dialogue

TEHRAN- Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Iran's foreign minister, has reiterated that the Islamic Republic is committed to fostering good relations and communication among neighbors for the benefit of the whole region.

Armenia ready to open consulate in Tabriz 

TEHRAN – The Armenian Parliament speaker has said that his country is ready to open a consulate in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz. 

Ambassador seeks development of ties with Azerbaijan

TEHRAN— In a tweet posted late Friday, Iran’s ambassador to Baku stated that he had met with the assistant to the president of the Republic of Azerbaijan.