“To Die in the Pure Water” gets extra screenings at Fajr festival

TEHRAN – The organizers of the 38th Fajr Film Festival have arranged 15 additional screenings for “To Die in the Pure Water” in Mashhad, Shiraz and Kish Island due to popular demand.

Shiraz, hometown of Sadi, Hafez, named Iran’s 2020 Book Capital

TEHRAN – Shiraz, the hometown of Hafez and Sadi that also houses the tombs of the great Persian classical poets, has been named as Iran’s 2020 Book Capital.

By Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet

Grand exit from cinema ignored in controversies over “Exodus” 

Faramarz Qaribian, the 78-year-old star of many memorable movies of the Iranian cinema, announced on Friday that “Exodus” is his final movie, but the surprising announcement was snubbed in the wake of controversies over the movie, which challenges the current policies of the government in the country.        

A comparison of economic situation before and after the Islamic Revolution

An infographic shows economic environments in Iran prior and beyond the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which put an end to the centuries of monarchy in the country.

Esteghlal not afraid of any team in ACL 2020: Majidi

TEHRAN – Esteghlal coach Farhad Majidi says that they are not afraid to play any team in the forthcoming 2020 AFC Champions League.

Wildfire extinguished in northern forests

TEHRAN – Wildfire, erupted in northern forests of Gilan province over the past 2 days, has been fully extinguished, commander of the protection unit of natural resources and watershed management organization of Gilan has stated.

Precipitation rate rises by 22% in a water year

TEHRAN – Rainfall has reached above normal levels in Iran as the country received 22 percent more rainfall since the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2019) compared to the long run, head of the National Drought and Monitoring Center of the Meteorological Organization has announced.

With Iowa mess U.S. in no place to discuss Iran polls, says professor

TEHRAN — Mohammad Marandi, a professor at the University of Tehran, says with the disaster that happened in the U.S. state of Iowa, Washington is in no place to talk about Iran’s elections.

Over 1.2 tons of narcotics seized in Sistan-Balouchestan

TEHRAN — Police forces in Sistan-Balouchestan Province have dismantled a drug-trafficking cell and confiscated nearly 1,229 kilograms of narcotics, the provincial police chief has said.

Tehran’s Mosalla to host memorial service for Gen. Soleimani

TEHRAN — Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) spokesman Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif said on Sunday that Tehran’s Mosalla mosque will host a memorial service to commemorate top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.

Iranian experts able to overhaul entire models of helicopters: defense minister

ISFAHAN - The Iranian defense minister said on Sunday that the army’s technicians and engineers are capable of overhauling all models of combat and transport helicopters.  

Advisor says General Soleimani was an ‘outstanding diplomat’, ‘great politician’

‘General Soleimani was truly a general of peace and security’

TEHRAN — A senior foreign policy advisor to the parliament speaker says Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani was an “outstanding diplomat” and a “great politician” besides being a general.

By Ebrahim Fallahi

E-Commerce Development Center launches system for monitoring businesses

TEHRAN – E-Commerce Development Center of Iran has officially launched a system for recording customers' complaints against e-commerce businesses in the country, the chairman of the center announced in a press conference held at the place of the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade on Sunday.

TEDPIX, IFX advance on Sunday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 1,776 points to 454,618 on Sunday, IRNA reported.

Alighardashi re-elected Iran’s Table Tennis Federation president

TEHRAN – Mehrdad Alighardashi has been re-elected as president of Iran’s Table Tennis Federation on Saturday.

A pick into scientific status in Iran prior and beyond the Islamic Revolution

An infographic contrasts Iran’s scientific status in a span before and after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, weighting literacy rate, the number of university students, physicians and so on in the years 1976 and 2016. The revolution toppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, a secular monarch allied with the West, and the Islamic Republic was established.

Iran-EAEU trade surpasses $1b since implementing FTA

TEHRAN- The value of trade between Iran and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)’s member states has exceeded $1 billion since the free trade agreement (FTA) between Iran and this union came into force in late October, according to an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).

‘$12b of basic goods cleared in Iranian customs since Mar. 2019’

TEHRAN – Some 21 million tons of imported basic goods worth $12 billion have been cleared from Iranian customs since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2019), IRIB reported, quoting an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).

Monthly aluminum ingot production climbs 38% yr/yr

TEHRAN- Production of aluminum ingots in Iran rose 38 percent during the tenth Iranian calendar month of Dey (ended on January 20) compared to the same month of the previous year, IRNA reported.

Annual agricultural production anticipated to rise 6m tons

TEHRAN- Iran’s annual agricultural production is predicted to rise six million tons to 128 million tons in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 19, 2020), ILNA reported, quoting Mohammad-Ali Tahmasbi, the deputy agriculture minister for gardening affairs.

TCCIMA to host conference on Iran-India trade

TEHRAN – Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) is going to hold an Iran-India trade conference on February 17, TCCIMA portal announced.

By Salman Parviz

Prof: Iran does not consider Saudi Arabia as enemy

Dr. Foad Izadi is an associate professor of American Studies for a doctorate program at the University of Tehran, Faculty of World Studies. Having studied in the U.S., he has a PhD in Mass Communication from Louisiana State University. After his studies in U.S. he returned to Iran in 2009 and started a teaching profession. During an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times in Qom he talked about regional geopolitical situation and Iran’s ties with neighboring countries. 

Era of U.S. presence in region is over, says Velayati

TEHRAN — Ali Akbar Velayati, a top advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has said that the era of U.S. presence in Iraq and Syria has come to an end thanks to Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani’s blood.

‘Participation in regional treaties a major key for trade development’

TEHRAN – Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) underlined the active participation in regional treaties like the one with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) as an important step toward economic development and urged the government to place more importance on the issue.

Iranian companies ink deal for establishing polyethylene unit

TEHRAN - Iran’s Petrochemical Research and Technology Company (PRTC) signed a deal with Tabriz Petrochemical Company on Saturday, for providing technical knowledge, design package and basic engineering services for the construction of the country’s first high-density polyethylene (HDPE) unit.

Railway projects worth $142m inaugurated across Iran

TEHRAN - Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) said 56 railway infrastructure and service projects were inaugurated across the country on Sunday, on the occasion of the “Ten-Day Dawn” which marks the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

By Ramin Hosseinabadian

Najaf bloody riot instigated by infiltrators

Late last week, the city of Najaf witnessed the emergence of a bloody riot. The Americans used their utmost efforts to exploit the incident to undermine the Iraqi government and nation.

Parachutists jump from Milad Tower

TEHRAN - A group of parachutists jumped from the Tehran’s 435-meter Milad Tower on Friday to mark the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. They displayed their skills and readiness by parachuting from the iconic tower. Milad Tower is the sixth-tallest tower and the 24th-tallest freestanding structure in the world.

Alamian brothers win ITTF Challenge Spanish Open

TEHRAN – Iranian brothers Nima and Noshad Alamian claimed a gold medal at the 2020 ITTF Challenge Spanish Open in Granada on Saturday.