Iran’s top Hajj official arrives in Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN – Sadeq Hosseini, the head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, arrived in the Saudi holy city of Medina on Friday to closely oversee the executive procedures for Iranian pilgrims. 

Moveable properties in Bushehr approved as national heritage

TEHRAN –A selection of six historical objects being kept in Bushehr province has recently been inscribed on the national heritage list.

Historical garden in Birjand reopens doors to public

TEHRAN – Following a full restoration, the historical garden of Rahimabad in Birjand, South Khorasan province, has been reopened to the public, CHTN reported on Saturday.

Tehran to launch historical properties data bank

TEHRAN –A data bank will be established on the historical properties across the Iranian capital, an official with Tehran Municipality has said. 

Iranian bookstores offering “Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain”

TEHRAN – “Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain” by Canadian neuroscientist and psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett has been published in Persian.

Photographer Armin Amirian places second at Alpine Fellowship visual arts contest

TEHRAN – Iranian photographer Armin Amirian has finished runner-up at the Alpine Fellowship Visual Arts Prize 2022.

3 Iranian projects nominated for Aga Khan Award for Architecture

TEHRAN – Three Iranian buildings have been nominated for the 2022 Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) as the organizers have announced their shortlist.

Two Iranian athletes charged with doping offences

TEHRAN – Mohammadhadi Pourhosseini and Sadaf Beiranvand have been suspended for three years for violations of anti-doping rules.

Parts of Safavid-era public bathhouse undergo restoration

TEHRAN –Hammam-e Khiruz, a Safavid-era (1501-1736) public bathhouse in Ferdows, South Khorasan province, has undergone some rehabilitation works, a local tourism official has said.

Annual handicraft exports fetches Golestan $1.1m

TEHRAN – Handicrafts products worth some $1.1 million were exported from the northern province of Golestan during the previous Iranian calendar year 1400 (ended March 21), CHTN reported on Saturday.

Tourism key to economic prosperity in desert areas, expert says

TEHRAN – Tourism is essential to the economic development of desert areas, a nature tourism expert has said.

Summer school for Afghans to be launched in Sistan-Baluchestan University

TEHRAN – Sistan-Baluchestan University will host the first international summer school for Afghan students and scholars, IRNA reported on Saturday.

Iran to attend IFRC General Assembly

TEHRAN – A delegation headed by the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) chief, Pir Hossein Kolivand, will attend the 23rd session of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies General Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland from June 19 to 21, IRIB reported on Friday.

A review of the book “Salman Harati”

Intimate with the sun

With the goal of giving effective role models, Soore Mehr's book series "Mana Characters" deals with the lives of notable individuals who were professionals in the domains of science, culture, politics, and society in contemporary Iran.

Iranian knowledge-based products hit markets in 70 countries

TEHRAN – Iranian knowledge-based companies marketed their products in 70 countries, and in some global markets have overtaken European and American companies, Siavash Maleki, deputy head of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, has said.

TEDPIX loses 16,000 points on Saturday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), lost 16,632 points to 1.547 million on Saturday (the first day of Iranian calendar week).

Iran, Russia take new steps to expand all-out ties

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) who traveled to Russia during June 15-17, to attend the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, held talks with senior Russian officials on the sidelines of the mentioned event.

Tehran hosting 1st Iran-Croatia halal trade conference

TEHRAN – Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) is hosting the first Iran-Croatia halal trade conference during June 18-20, the ICCIMA portal reported.

Pilots survive as F-14 fighter jet crashes in central Iran

TEHRAN - An F-14 fighter jet crashed on Saturday morning near the central city of Isfahan after its engine failed, but both pilots survived.

Increasing rupee deposits, a prerequisite for boosting Iran-India trade: UCO Bank

TEHRAN – The managing director of India’s UCO Bank says the decline of rupee deposits, that the bank receives from local oil companies buying Iranian crude oil, has been preventing the bank from playing its intermediatory role in trade between the two sides.

Iran says informed IAEA of Natanz construction work

TEHRAN - Iran has notified the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of its plan to relocate the activities of the TESA complex in Karaj to the city of Natanz, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced late on Friday.

Thermal power plants break new output record

TEHRAN - Electricity generation by Iran’s thermal power plants has currently reached 51,800 megawatts (MW) which is a new record in the history of the country’s electricity industry, Head of Iran Grid Management Company (IGMC) Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi announced.

Over 600 companies participating in Iran Agrofood intl. exhibition

TEHRAN- The 29th International Exhibition of Food, Food Technology and Agriculture (Iran Agrofood 2022) is running at the Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds from Friday until Monday.

Annual GDP growth stands at 4.4%: CBI

TEHRAN– Iran's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.4 percent in the past Iranian calendar year 1400 (ended on March 20), the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced.