Parliament rejects Tajgardoon’s credentials

TEHRAN – In an open session of the parliament on Wednesday, MPs rejected credentials of Gholamreza Tajgardoon, who was elected to the parliament from the Gachsaran constituency in the February elections.

Mojtaba Sarasiaei quits Shahr Khodro

TEHRAN - In a shock move on Wednesday, Mojtaba Sarasiaei resigned from his role as the head coach of Shahr Khodro and said goodbye to the players of the Mashhad based football team.

Late Siamand Rahman honored through painting festival

TEHRAN - To honor the memory of Paralympic legend Siamand Rahman, Iran’s National Paralympic Committee (NPC) held a painting festival with young artists from schools around the country.

Bratislava animation festival picks “This Side, Other Side”

TEHRAN – Iranian director Lida Fazli’s movie “This Side, Other Side” has been selected to be screened at the 15th Biennial of Animation Bratislava, an international festival of animated films for children that will take place in the Slovakian capital from October 5 to 9.

Persian translation of “The Diary of Dawid Rubinowicz” by Hosseinizad comes out 

TEHRAN – A Persian translation of “The Diary of Dawid Rubinowicz” by Iranian German literature researcher Mahmud Hosseinizad has recently been published.

Tourism ministry to support women-headed households 

TEHRAN – The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts plans to support women-headed households who are active in the field of handicrafts through giving them grants, deputy minister Pouya Mahmoudian said on Tuesday.

Writer Moradi Kermani recommends children to read books in pandemic

TEHRAN – Iranian children’s book writer Hushang Moradi Kermani has said that reading books is the best thing for children and young adults to do during the days of coronavirus pandemic.

“Pishi Mishi” producer cancels Iranian premiere over escalation in COVID-19 cases   

TEHRAN – Producer Ahmad Ahmadi canceled the Iranian premiere of his latest film “Pishi Mishi” after a massive rise in the death toll from coronavirus in the country over the past few days.

Tehran gallery to showcase works by self-taught sculptor Mash Esmaeil

TEHRAN – Sculptures by self-taught artist Tavakkol Esmaeili known as Mash Esmaeil will be put on display in an exhibition, which will open at Tehran’s Arte Gallery on Friday.

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“Yalda” wins Sofia best screenplay award 

TEHRAN – Iranian writer and director Masud Bakhshi’s drama “Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness” won the special mention for best screenplay at the 24th Sofia International Film Festival in Bulgaria, the organizers announced on Tuesday.

Artists making children’s day at Mahak by storytelling  

TEHRAN – A number of artists plan to celebrate the Day of Literature for Children and Young Adults by telling stories to children at the Mahak Charity Society, a Tehran-based major medical center for children with cancer.

Iran, Syria sign military and security agreement

TEHRAN - Iran and Syria signed a military and security agreement in Damascus on Wednesday.

Iran joins UNWTO online campaign to promote gastronomy tourism

TEHRAN – Iran has joined an online campaign launched by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to promote gastronomy as an essential part of tourism, a senior official with the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Ministry, has said.

450 knowledge-based companies producing anti-corona equipment

TEHRAN – About 450 knowledge-based companies are active in the country for manufacturing protective equipment and treatment products to fight the coronavirus, Mehdi Kashmiri, director for technology and planning at the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, said.

Tehran dismisses rumors surrounding Iran-China partnership plan

TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has criticized the disinformation campaign surrounding the Iran-China partnership plan, saying the old trick of spreading lies to gain true information will lead nowhere.

U.S. bases might be shut down in future: ambassador

TEHRAN — The Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad, Iraj Masjedi, has said the U.S. bases in Iraq will be probably shut down in the future.

17th-century masterpiece of Persian architecture undergoes urgent restoration

TEHRAN – Segments of Si-o-Se-Pol, the 17th-century bridge widely known as a masterpiece of Persian architecture, has undergone urgent restoration in Isfahan, central Iran.

Prehistorical relics seized from smuggler in western Iran

TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently confiscated 167 relics from a smuggler in western Kermanshah province. The objects date back to the first and second centuries BC and middle Islamic eras as well.

Ambassador submits credentials to Slovak FM

TEHRAN — Iran's new accredited ambassador to Slovakia, Abbas Bagherpour Ardakani, has presented a copy of his credentials to Slovakian Foreign Minister Ingrid Brocková.

Efforts underway to repatriate abducted border guards from Pakistan: general

TEHRAN — Chief of Iran’s Border Police has said a series of talks have been held with Pakistani security authorities to secure the release of the Iranian border guards kidnapped at a border post and taken into Pakistan back in 2018.

Iran ranks 5th worldwide in traditional medicine citation

TEHRAN – Iran ranked fifth among all participating countries for publication of articles in the field of indigenous pharmacology, traditional medicine and medicinal plants in 2011-2018, according to the analytical report of the Journal of Ethnopharmacology.

$948m taxi fleet renovation plan on agenda

TEHRAN – The administration has put a plan worth $948 million on the agenda for renovating the old domestic taxi fleet, aimed at replacing 129,000 clunker cars with natural gas vehicles, hybrid, and electric cars.

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U.S. has admitted military and political failures in Syria: Russian academic

TEHRAN - An associate professor in the Department of Comparative Politics at RUDN University believes that the United States has admitted its military and political failure in Syria.

Monthly car manufacturing up 31% yr/yr

TEHRAN- Car manufacturing in Iran rose 31 percent during the third month of the current Iranian calendar year (May 21-June 20), from the same month in the past year, IRNA reported.

Iran expected to become home appliance exporter next year

TEHRAN – Iran is expected to become an exporter of some home appliance items as of the next Iranian calendar year (starts in March 2021), Hamidreza Ghaznavi, the spokesman of Home Appliances Manufacturers Union, said.

Iran’s NOC president asks UWW to accelerate Ghasemi’s medal reallocation

TEHRAN - President of National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Reza Salehi Amiri, has asked President of United World Wrestling (UWW) Nenad Lalovic to accelerate the medal reallocation process of Komeil Ghasemi.

Iran-EAEU trade taskforce holds first meeting online

TEHRAN- The first meeting of Iran-Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) trade taskforce, which was set up to expand trade between the two sides after they inked a preferential agreement in October 2019, was held online.

Aircraft engine repair center to be set up at Payam Airport

TEHRAN – The managing director of Iran’s Payam International Airport has said that an aircraft engine repair center is going to be established in this airport, IRNA reported.

South Korea to release part of Iran’s frozen money

TEHRAN – South Korea has agreed to unblock part of Iran’s frozen money which is kept by Seoul due to the U.S. sanctions, the chairman of Iran-South Korea joint chamber of commerce has said.