Restorers launch project at Tehran’s UNESCO-tagged palace

TEHRAN – A team of restorers and cultural heritage experts have commenced working on some tile work that covers the exterior walls of Golestan Palace located in downtown Tehran, adjacent to the Grand Bazaar of the Iranian capital.

192 archaeological sites, dating from Stone, Copper and Bronze ages, identified in western Iran

TEHRAN – A total of 192 archeological sites and human settlements, dating back to various epochs including the Stone Age, Copper Age, and Bronze Age and the Neolithic, have been identified during a recent archaeological survey in Lorestan province, western Iran.

No doubt tourism development will promote culture of tolerance: minister

TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan has said that the development of tourism will lay the ground for promoting the culture of tolerance both on national and international levels.

Persepolis advance to 2020 ACL quarters

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team from Iran edged past Qatar’s Al Sadd to book a place at the 2020 AFC Champions League quarter-finals.

Mario Vargas Llosa’s latest story “Fierce Times” comes to Iranian bookstores 

TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Nobel laureate Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa’s latest story “Fierce Times” has been published by Nimaj Publications in Tehran.

“My Sister, the Serial Killer” appears in Persian 

TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Nigerian-British writer Oyinkan Braithwaite’s novel “My Sister, the Serial Killer” has been published by Qoqnus Publications in Tehran.

Italy’s Linea d’Ombra Festival to screen animations from Iran 

TEHRAN – Four animated movies by Iranian filmmakers will be screened in the various sections of the 25th edition of the Linea d’Ombra Festival in Italy.

Isfahan festival to review India’s Smile festival shorts 

TEHRAN – A lineup of six short films selected from India’s Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth will be reviewed during the International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Isfahan, the organizers have announced.

Top stage artists of Iran war theater honored   

TEHRAN – A number of theater directors, writers and actors active in the field of Sacred Defense theater were honored with lifetime achievement awards in the program “Narrators of Resistance” at the Arasbaran Cultural Center in Tehran on Sunday.

Iranian director Kurosh Zarei restages play on Imam Hussein (AS) in Aleppo

TEHRAN – Iranian director Kurosh Zarei restaged “The Sun Rises from Aleppo”, a play about Imam Hussein in the aftermath of the Ashura uprising, on Saturday evening in Aleppo, the second-largest city in Syria after the capital Damascus.

Top IRGC commander Mehdi Bakeri subject of docudrama

TEHRAN – A TV series portraying the life story of Mehdi Bakeri, the chief of IRGC 31st Shura Division that carried out several major operations during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, is being made at Sima Films, a film production studio affiliated with IRIB.

Children's museum to be established in Tehran

TEHRAN – Members of the Tehran City Council approved on Sunday the establishment of a children's museum in the capital.

Virtual events present technological needs of industries to knowledge-based firms

TEHRAN – Six virtual events have been held since the beginning of this year (March 21) to introduce the technological needs of the country's major industries to knowledge-based companies.

Free influenza vaccines for 80,000 underprivileged people

TEHRAN – Influenza vaccines have been provided free of charge to some 80,000 people under the coverage of the Welfare Organization, the head of the Organization has announced.

General Hajizadeh says Iran among top 10 countries in aerospace industry

IRGC launches permanent aerospace fair, showcases ballistic missiles

TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Sunday inaugurated the Permanent Exhibition of Achievements and Capabilities of the IRGC’s Aerospace Division in Tehran.

U.S. sanctions impede Iran’s ability to fight Covid-19: Zarif

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has accused the United States of impeding Iran’s ability to fight the coronavirus outbreak, saying that U.S. sanctions have prevented the purchase of critical medical supplies.

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Iranian young football coaches enter the race

TEHRAN - With the twentieth editions of the Iran Professional League (IPL) will start next month, there have been nine departures of football coaches so far, some of which are dismissals, and the remaining are resignations.

Iran calls on Iraq to pursue Soleimani assassination case

TEHRAN — Iran has called on Iraq to pursue the case of U.S. assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), in the Iraqi soil.

Daily gasoline consumption at about 75m liters

TEHRAN – Average daily gasoline consumption in Iran has settled at about 75 million liters, a figure similar to the days before the outbreak of the coronavirus, the head of Iran Gas Station Owners Union told ILNA.

Projects worth $13b to be implemented in free trade, special economic zones

TEHRAN- An official with the Iranian Free Zones High Council announced that about 600 development projects worth over 550 trillion rials (about $13.095 billion) will be implemented in the country’s free trade zones and special economic zones by the end of the current government’s incumbency (August 2021).

Iran’s stored natural gas rises in H1

TEHRAN – The volume of natural gas stored in Iran’s storage facilities during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21) has increased considerably compared to the same period last year, Head of National Iranian Gas Transmission Company (NIGTC) said.

Israel would collapse if Western support stops: general

TEHRAN — Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri says the Zionist regime would collapse if the U.S. and other Western countries stop their economic, political support for the regime.

Over 117,000 tons of tea leaves harvested since late March

TEHRAN- Iran’s deputy agriculture minister said that 117,126 tons of tea leaves have been harvested in the country since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20).

New industry minister nominee holds talks with private sector

TEHRAN – President Rouhani’s new nominee for heading the Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry met with the representatives of the country’s private sector at Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) on Saturday.

Nearly $10.6m of hygienic, cosmetic products exported in 5 months

TEHRAN- Iran exported 13,765 tons of hygienic and cosmetic products worth $10.598 million during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-August 21), the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

Commodities worth over $305m traded at IME in a week

TEHRAN- Nearly 620,000 tons of commodities valued at over $305 million were traded at Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME) in the past Iranian calendar week (ended on September 28), IME Public Relations and International Affairs Department reported.

Esteghlal fall short against Pakhtakor

TEHRAN – Uzbekistan’s Pakhtakor came from behind to defeat Esteghlal football team 2-1 in the 2020 AFC Champions League Round of 16 at Al Janoub Stadium on Saturday.