Iran condemns U.S. for ‘bragging about stealing’ oil

TEHRAN- Saeed Khatibzadeh, the spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, denounced on Friday a U.S. decision to sell an oil shipment allegedly seized from Iran, calling it an act of theft.

Rasht museum documents 5,000 historical coins

TEHRAN – A total of 5,000 historical coins being kept at Rasht Museum of Anthropology in northern Gilan province have been documented.

‘Head’ of Achaemenid soldier found in passenger’s baggage

TEHRAN – A prehistorical bas-relief carving, depicting the head of an Achaemenid soldier, has recently been found in the baggage of a passenger during a routine police investigation near the city of Na’in, central Iran.

Attar’s mausoleum being restored

TEHRAN-The tilework of the dome of the mausoleum of the classical Persian poet Farid ud-Din Attar (c. 1145-1221) in the northeastern city of Neyshabur has undergone some rehabilitation works.

New recreational piers being built in Kish Island

TEHRAN-Three new recreational piers are being built in the Persian Gulf island of Kish to create new attractions for tourists and locals.

Support package approved for corona-affected tourism businesses

TEHRAN – Iran’s National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control has approved a new support package to pay loans to businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Iran sympathizes with Turkey over earthquake

TEHRAN – Senior Iranian officials, including President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, have expressed sympathy with Turkey over the earthquake that rocked the country’s third-largest city, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 800 others.

Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning” appears in Persian

TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning” has recently been published by the Sang Publications in Tehran.

Hormuz Island: a stunning mix of golden beaches, awesome bluffs

TEHRAN - With its colorful soils, salt caves and mountains, and ocher-stained streams and beaches, Iran’s Hormuz Island in the Persian Gulf packs a big punch. It resembles a salt dome—a teardrop-shaped mound of rock salt, gypsum, anhydrite, and other evaporites that have risen upward through overlying layers of rock.

What’s in Tehran art galleries

* Delgosha Gallery is playing host to an exhibition of paintings by Niaz Babatabar.

14th National Festival of Youth Music wraps up 

TEHRAN – Winners of the 14th National Festival of Youth Music were announced during a closing ceremony, which went online at Vahdat Hall in Tehran on Friday.

Italy’s Medfilm to honor Babak Karimi with lifetime achievement award 

TEHRAN – The Medfilm Festival in the Italian capital of Rome will be honoring the Italy-based Iranian actor Babak Karimi, known for his roles in Asghar Farhadi’s “Separation” and Shahram Mokri’s “Careless Crime”, with a lifetime achievement award this year.

Iranian students win 8 medals at IOAA 2020

TEHRAN – Iranian students grabbed 8 colorful medals at the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), according to the National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents.

Iranian expatriates participate in technology development

TEHRAN – Under the plan on cooperation with Iranian specialists and entrepreneurs abroad, about 140 startup projects have been registered over the past four years.

Writer Moradi Kermani’s house to be converted into story house 

TEHRAN – Tehran Municipality’s District 12 has announced that the house of Iranian children’s book writer Hushang Moradi Kermani will be converted into a story house. 

RUSI analyzes scenarios in case Trump or Biden wins presidency in regard to Iran

TEHRAN - In a commentary on October 30, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) envisions possible scenarios in relations between Iran and the U.S. in case Donald Trump is reelected or Joe Biden wins the presidency.

DOK Leipzig screens Iran’s “Autumn Winds, Spring Winds” 

TEHRAN – Iranian director Sadeq Javadi-Nikjeh’s short animated movie “Autumn Winds, Spring Winds and Two Doves” has been screened at the 63rd DOK Leipzig, a German festival for documentary and animated films.

“Drowning in Holy Water”, “Slaughterhouse” win Kim Jiseok Award at Busan film festival

TEHRAN – Iranian films “Drowning in Holy Water” and “The Slaughterhouse” won the Kim Jiseok Award at the 25th Busan International Film Festival, the organizers announced on Friday.

Pakistan PM says cannot force dialogue between Iran and Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN – In an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel published on Friday, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he cannot “force” dialogue between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

It’s essential to protect key infrastructure against cyber war: civil defense chief

“Enemy has resorted to cyber war as it is unable to face Iran militarily”

TEHRAN – Since the enemies, including the U.S., have realized that they are not able to confront counter Iran militarily, they are seeking a cyber-war against Iran’s primary infrastructure, including power generation, chief of Iran’s civilian defense announced on Saturday.

130 Iranian MPs want France to apologize to Muslims over profane remarks

TEHRAN - In a statement issued on Saturday, 130 Iranian MPs asked the French officials to apologize Muslim nations for using sacrilegious language against Muslims and the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Coronavirus lockdowns expanded to 46 more cities

TEHRAN – The National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control has approved to impose strict restrictions for 10 days as of Wednesday in 46 cities that have the highest rate of COVID-19 infection in the country.

Iran holds 13th National Paralympic Day

TEHRAN - Iran celebrated the 13th National Paralympic Day at the National Olympic and Paralympic Academy in Tehran on Saturday.

TEDPIX rises 17,000 points on Saturday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), gained 17,456 points to 1.305 million on Saturday, which is the first day of the Iranian calendar week.

Iran capable of exporting $40b of technical, engineering services

TEHRAN- Iran has the potential and capability to export technical and engineering services worth $40 billion in a year, representatives of the country’s private sector active in this field say, the portal of Tehran Chamber of Commerce Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) reported.

By Diego Vida

Macron defending the Atheism pushing to insult Islam and Christianity, but not the Hebraism?

Mr. Macron, this is an open letter to you to ask a question: why do you permit the ethnocentrism against Muslims and Christians through Charlie Hebdo comic and other media outlets?

Persepolis complete signing of Mohammad Sharifi

TEHRAN – Persepolis football club completed the signing of Saipa rising star Mohammad Sharifi.

Nearly 200,000 houses to be included in vacancy tax law

TEHRAN- Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami said that the ministry has referred a list of 194,000 vacant housing units to Iran National Tax Administration (INTA) to be taxed under the new vacancy tax law.

By Farrokh Hesabi

Iran football threatened by players exodus to Qatar

TEHRAN - Iran has seen an increasing number of football players going to the Qatar Stars League (QSL) in recent years.