Iranian skater Nemati dies of Covid-19

TEHRAN – Iran national skate team member Mohammad Nemati died of Coronavirus on Tuesday.

FAO delivers first batch of desert locust control equipment to Iran

Tehran – As part of ongoing support provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to Iran for controlling desert locust infestation, the first consignment of pest control equipment supplied by the Organization was delivered to the country’s plant protection authority.

Zahedan-Chabahar railway’s 2 sections to be completed by next 10 months

TEHRAN - Head of Iran’s Budget and Planning Organization (BPO) announced that two sections of Zahedan-Chabahar railway are going to be completed by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2021).

Iran, Iraq discuss expanding transport cooperation

TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami discussed expansion of transportation cooperation with his Iraqi counterpart over the phone, IRIB reported.

Magnitude 4 quake hits Tehran province

TEHRAN – An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale shook Tehran province on Wednesday.

200 industrial, mining, trade projects to be implemented by Mar. 2021

TEHRAN – Iranian Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry plans to inaugurate 200 major industrial, mining, and trade projects across the country by the Iranian calendar year of 1400 (begins on March 20, 2021), IRNA reported.

190 dams under study, construction across Iran

TEHRAN - Some 190 dams, with a total reservoir capacity of 48.488 billion cubic meters, are under study or being constructed across Iran, IRIB reported.

Photo: Hamsharionline

Venezuelans welcome Iranian tanker

Venezuelans celebrated on Monday as the first of five Iranian gasoline tankers arrived in the country in defiance of U.S. threats. In this photo, a Venezuelan employee is kissing the Iranian flag.

NIDC digs 23 oil, gas wells in 2 months

TEHRAN- National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) dug and completed digging operation of 23 oil and gas wells during the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-April 19), the company’s director for consolidated planning announced.

Monthly red meat output up 2% yr/yr

TEHRAN- Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) announced that production of red meat in Iran stood at 21,900 tons in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-April 19), which was two percent higher than the output in the same month of the previous year, IRNA reported.

IMIDRO to revive 50 small copper mines by Mar. 2021

TEHRAN- Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) announced that it plans to revive 50 idle small copper mines in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2021), IRNA reported.

IFX climbs 29% in a month

TEHRAN- IFX, the main index of Iran’s over-the-counter (OTC) market known as Iran Fara Bourse (IFB), rose 29 percent in the second Iranian calendar month of Ordibehesht (April 20-May 20), Tasnim news agency reported.

11th Parliament inauguration ceremony kicks off in Tehran

TEHRAN– The inauguration ceremony for the 11th Iranian Parliament after the Islamic Revolution has kicked off in Tehran with elected MPs and senior officials in attendance.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Economy must be new parliament’s priority

TEHRAN - In a message to Iran’s new parliament (Majlis) on Wednesday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei emphasized that attention must be paid to economy.

Rouhani declares law on countering Israel’s hostile actions

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday officially declared a law for countering the hostile actions of the Zionist regime against peace and security.

Longest in West Asia: Tehran’s Vali-e Asr Street eyes World Heritage tag 

TEHRAN – Iran is following up on possible inscription of the historical Vali-e Asr Street in Tehran on the UNESCO World Heritage list. 

IranAir to resume flights to Milan after a halt over Covid-19

TEHRAN – Iran’s flag carrier Homa, known internationally as IranAir, is scheduled to resume flights to the Italian city of Milan, following a temporary suspension over the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Sadeh, the ancient festival of mid-winter, added to national heritage list

TEHRAN – Jashn-e Sadeh has been registered on Iran’s National Intangible Cultural Heritage list in a bid to preserve the ancient festival of mid-winter. 

Lorestan villagers, nomads active in handicraft industry 

TEHRAN – Some 20,000 rural and nomadic people in the western province of Lorestan are working in different fields of handicrafts, provincial tourism chief has said.

By staff and agency

Iran’s chief rabbi lashes out at Netanyahu

Rabbi Yehuda Gerami, the head rabbi of the Iranian Jewish community, on Friday lashed out at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israelis as Iran marked its annual Quds Day.

Humanitarian exemptions in U.S. sanctions on Iran just a claim: expert

TEHRAN – Fatemeh Sharifi, an expert on international relations, has written an article stating that it is just a claim that humanitarian aid is exempted from U.S. sanctions against Iran.

By Chang Hua, Chinese ambassador to Iran  

Welcome to special Canton Fair in special time

Given the global pandemic, China has decided to launch the 127th Canton Fair online. Herewith, I would like to introduce and welcome our Iranian friends to this online fair.

Some teams plan to cancel the league resumption: Beiranvand

TEHRAN - Persepolis and Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand believes that some teams in Iran Professional League (IPL) plan to cancel the league without naming the champion.

Adel Bozdudeh plans to restage “An Accident in the City of Puppets” after pandemic 

TEHRAN – Puppeteer Adel Bozdudeh plans to restage his puppet show “An Accident in the City of Puppets” nearly fifty years after its premiere in Tehran.

Golestan Gallery announces winners of children’s corona painting competition 

TEHRAN – Golestan Gallery announced the winners of its children’s painting competition on coronavirus on Tuesday.

Persian novel reveals Mossad’s top-secret meeting 

TEHRAN – A Persian novel that has recently been published in Tehran discloses a large meeting of Mossad, an Israeli intelligence community, and high-ranking Jewish officials from across the world after the creation of the Zionist regime in 1948.

Iranian tankers’ arrival in Venezuelan waters marks end to unipolar system: Zarif advisor

TEHRAN - Mehdi Sanaei, a top advisor to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, said on Tuesday that arrival of Iranian oil tankers in the Venezuelan waters in the Caribbean is an end to a unipolar system.

Waqf inscriptions of Rey’s historic bazaar to be restored

TEHRAN – Two religious endowment (waqf) inscriptions of the historic bazaar of the city of Rey, southeast of Tehran, will be restored in the near future. 

Goethe Museum Düsseldorf next stop for Gunther Uecker’s “Tribute to Hafez”

TEHRAN – Iran’s Visual Arts Office director Hadi Mozaffari has said that the Goethe Museum Düsseldorf will be the next place to host German sculptor and op artist Gunther Uecker’s exhibition “Tribute to Hafez”.