Over $16b of tax revenues earned in 9 months

TEHRAN- Iran’s tax incomes during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2018) stood at 680 trillion rials (about $16.19 billion), Head of Iran's National Tax Administration (INTA) Seyed Kamel Taqavi-Nejad announced.

Over $924m of state-owned shares divested since last March

TEHRAN- Iranian Privatization Organization (IPO) has offered 38.826 trillion rials (about $924.4 million) of state-run shares to the private sector since the beginning of the present Iranian calendar year 1397 (March 21, 2018), IRNA reported.

Iran’s satellite launch not against intl. law: Russian diplomat

TEHRAN - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday that Iran’s action in launching satellite is not against international law.

Zarif says Iran is a reliable friend of Kurds

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that he held “fruitful” talks with Kurdish officials in Erbil and said Iran is a reliable friend of Kurds.

Iran held by Iraq in lackluster match

TEHRAN – Iran national football team were held to a 0-0 draw by Iraq at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup on Wednesday at the Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai and claimed top spot in Group D thanks to a better goal difference.

Tehran summons Dutch ambassador over embassy attack in The Hague

TEHRAN - The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called in Dutch Ambassador to Tehran Jacques Werner to express Iran’s protest over a recent attack on the Islamic Republic’ embassy in The Hague.

Rouhani hails Iran’s achievements in space tech

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday hailed Iran’s success in launching a satellite into space as a great achievement, saying trivial shortcomings will be addressed within months.

Yahya award honors dedicated rangers

TEHRAN – Three rangers have been selected to receive the Yahya award for their outstanding efforts to safeguard the country’s wildlife and environment, Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.

Five cineastes to receive Fajr lifetime achievement awards 

TEHRAN – The organizers of the 37th Fajr Film Festival will honor five Iranian cineastes, including prominent actress Fatemeh Motamed-Arya and filmmaker Azizollah Hamidnejad, with lifetime achievement awards. 

Tehran gallery to showcase actor Hamid Jebelli’s photos of Masuleh  

TEHRAN – Veteran actor Hamid Jebelli plans to display a collection of photos he has taken from Masuleh, a popular resort in northern Iran, in an exhibition at Tehran’s Atbin Gallery.

Iranian docs line up for Big Sky festival 

TEHRAN – Five Iranian films will go on screen at the 16th edition of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, which will be held in the U.S. city of Missoula, Montana from February 15 to 24.

“Cube of Zoroaster” unfazed by subsidence, new research finds

TEHRAN – No threat of subsidence faces the “Cube of Zoroaster”, which is a famed ancient quadrangular structure in southern Iran, according to a new research.

Top experts must verify authenticity of artworks for auctions: Aidin Aghdashlu 

TEHRAN – Iranian painter and art critic Aidin Aghdashlu has said that a team of top experts must check the authenticity of artworks before they go on sale at auctions.

Iron-Age skeleton, objects unearthed in Gilan

TEHRAN – A human skeleton and objects, dating from the Iron Age, have recently been unearthed from an ancient graveyard in Rostamabad, Gilan province, northern Iran.

“Sheeple” named best at Iranian Film Festival New York

TEHRAN – Iranian director Hooman Seyyedi’s acclaimed movie “Sheeple” won the best film award at the 1st Iranian Film Festival New York on Tuesday.

By Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh

Getting around sanctions with crypto-rial

In April 2018, the Central Bank of Iran banned domestic banks and people from dealing in foreign cryptocurrency because of money laundering and financing risks.

40 new CNG stations to go operational next month

TEHRAN- National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) will put 40 new compressed natural gas (CNG) filling stations into operation throughout the country during the Ten-Day Dawn (February 1-10, marking the victory anniversary of the Islamic Revolution), Hamid Qasemi Deh-Cheshmeh, director for CNG project of NIOPDC, announced.

Hossein Moheb Ahari, actor of “T for Tickle”, dies at 67

TEHRAN – The prolific stage and screen actor Hossein Moheb Ahari who starred in numerous memorable TV series, movies and plays such as “T for Tickle” and “Off Limits” and “Health Alley”, passed away at a Tehran hospital on Wednesday after a lengthy battle with lymphoma, Persian media announced. He was at 67.

Switzerland to host next joint economic committee meeting with Iran: envoy

TEHRAN – Swiss government is planning to host the next Iran-Switzerland Joint Economic Committee meeting, the portal of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) quoted the Swiss ambassador to Tehran as saying.

New petrochemical projects to go operational by yearend

TEHRAN – Two new petrochemical projects will start operating by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 22), IRIB reported on Wednesday quoting an official at NPC.

Renewables capacity up 96% in 9 months on year

TEHRAN- The capacity of generating electricity from renewable sources in Iran has increase 96 percent during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2018) from the same time span in the past year, IRIB reported on Wednesday citing energy ministry's news portal (known as Paven).

‘U.S. played no role in defeat of Daesh in Iraq, Syria’

TEHRAN – Iran’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that it was the Syrian and Iraqi people who defeated Daesh and the U.S. played no role in this respect.

Iran not to let interference in its missile program: MP

TEHRAN - Ali Najafi Khoshroudi, the spokesman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, has said that Iran will let no country interfere in its defense and missile programs.

Funeral procession held for Boeing 707 plane crash victims

TEHRAN — A funeral procession was held for members of Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, the passengers of the Boeing 707 cargo plane, which crashed near Tehran on Monday. 

American-born Press TV anchor Marzieh Hashemi imprisoned in U.S., denied hijab, halal food 

TEHRAN — Marzieh Hashemi, an American-born journalist and anchor, working for Press TV, Iran’s English-language television news network, was imprisoned on as-yet-undefined charges in the United States.

Iranian forward Shahab Zahedi joins Suwon Bluewings

TEHRAN –South Korean football club Suwon Samsung Bluewings have completed the signing of Iranian striker Shahab Zahedi.

Imam Ali (AS)

He who is negligent, is deprived of rights, and he who listen to a tell-tale, loses a friend.