Art exhibit raising funds for flood victims of Sistan-Baluchestan

TEHRAN – Tehran’s Mojdeh Gallery is organizing an online exhibition of visual arts to raise funds for the flood victims in Sistan-Baluchestan Province. 

Big Sky festival picks three Iranian docs 

TEHRAN – Three Iranian documentaries “Asak”, “Asho” and “Sunless Shadows” will be competing in the 17th Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, which will be held in the U.S. city of Missoula, Montana from February 14 to 23, the organizers have announced.

Iranian institute releases audiobooks of Azerbaijani poems, folktales   

TEHRAN – Avaye Chirok, a major Iranian institute that produces audiobooks, has released three books of Azerbaijani poetry folktales recited by Bahman Vakhshur.

By Samaneh Aboutalebi

Sureh-Mehr seeks to implement Leader’s guideline on translation movement  

TEHRAN – An official of Sureh-Mehr, a major publishing company affiliated with the Art Bureau, said on Monday that the company is seeking to implement Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s guideline for Iranian publishers on a translation movement.

TEDPIX slides after 2 days of gains

TEHRAN- Iran’s major stock market, Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), witnessed drops on Monday, while it had experienced growth since the start of this Iranian week (Saturday), IRNA reported.

By Manijeh Rezapoor

Iraqi musician Jehad says Tehran concert will reflect his native culture

TEHRAN – Iraqi oud virtuoso Moaana Jehad has said that his Tehran performance will give the Iranian audience a true reflection of Iraq’s ancient and profound culture.

Comprehensive Islamic banking bill should be modified: former CBI governor

TEHRAN- A former governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says that the country’s comprehensive Islamic banking bill requires some modifications, IRNA reported.

Ali Daei inches closer to Team Melli hotseat

TEHRAN – Multiple media reports suggest that Ali Daei will be the new head coach of Iran national football team.

ICOFC supplies 254 mcm/d of gas to NIGC amid record high consumption

TEHRAN –Iranian Central Oil Fields Company (ICOFC) has supplied 254 million cubic meters per day (mcm/d) of natural gas to the National Iranian gas Company (NIGC) in the past two days in which the country’s gas consumption hit new records, IRNA reported on Monday quoting ICOFC’s managing director.

Iran aiming to promote engineering services export to neighbors

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) says his organization is focusing on improving the exports of engineering and technical services to the neighboring countries as well as China, and India, IRNA reported.

Loading, unloading in Hormozgan ports hit 70m tons in 9 months

TEHRAN – Nearly 70 million tons of commodities were Loaded and unloaded in the ports of the southern Hormozgan province during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2019), director-general of Hormozgan province’s Ports and Maritime Department said.

TPO holds 1st meeting of Commodity-Country Desk on trade with Syria

TEHRAN- Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) held the first meeting of its Commodity-Country Desk on trade with Syria, Farzad Piltan, the director general of TPO’s Office of Arabian and African Countries, announced on Monday.

Iranian insurers pay over $5b for damage in compensation

TEHRAN – Iranian insurance companies paid 225 trillion rials (about $5.3 billion) for damage compensation in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2019), IRNA reported.

Zarif says quitting NPT to be raised if Europeans refer Iran to UN Security Council

TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned on Monday that Iran will raise the issue of quitting the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if the Europeans refer Iran’s nuclear case to the UN Security Council.

CBI to control forex market more through new monetary policy

TEHRAN- The governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said the bank is controlling the forex market and plans to strengthen this control through a new monetary policy, IRIB reported.

‘Completion of Sistan-Baluchestan dam projects to be accelerated’

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said the completion of two dam projects in the flood-stricken Sistan-Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran will be accelerated, IRNA reported.

South Pars gas field’s steady output at 630mcm per day

TEHRAN - Managing Director of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), which is in charge of developing South Pars gas field, says all the field’s platforms are currently operational and producing 630 million cubic meters (mcm) of gas every day, Shana reported.

Top MP rejects cyber-attack as reason behind plane crash

TEHRAN — Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has rejected speculation that the shooting down of a Ukrainian plane was due to a cyber-attack.

UK's Johnson, France's Macron reiterate commitment to Iran nuclear deal

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated their commitment on Sunday to the Iran nuclear deal and agreed a long-term framework was needed, Downing Street said on Sunday.

Police seize over 250 kg of narcotics in northern Iran

TEHRAN - A sum of 251 kg of narcotics has been seized in the northern province of Golestan, the province’s police chief announced on Saturday.

South Korea says consulting Iran on how to secure Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN - Seoul is consulting with Tehran on how to secure the Strait of Hormuz and the possibility of sending troops to the Middle East, a Cheong Wa Dae official said Saturday, Yonhap reported.

UNHCR official lauds Iran's services to refugees 

TEHRAN - The UNHCR representative in Iran, Ivo Freijsen, said on Saturday that Tehran's extensive services to asylum seekers and refugees are admirable. 

Iran’s response to Soleimani assassination marked a ‘turning point’

TEHRAN — Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday tjat what the U.S. did by assassinating Iran’s top general, Qassem Soleimani, will be a “turning point” for the region.

‘Politicization of Ukrainian plane incident will be of no help’

TEHRAN - Abdolreza Faraji-Rad, Iran’s former ambassador to Norway, has said that politicization of the Ukrainian plane crash will be of no help, warning it will just add to complications.

Black box of Flight 752 still in Iran, civil aviation chief says

TEHRAN - (Press TV) - The black box of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was mistakenly downed near the Iranian capital is still in Iran and no decision has been made yet to send it abroad, says the Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran (CAO.IRI).

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German FM criticizes U.S. maximum pressure against Iran

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas criticized on Sunday U.S. President Donald Trump for his policy of maximum pressure against Iran.

Dispute mechanism won’t refer Iran to UNSC: Araghchi

TEHRAN — The triggering of the dispute mechanism under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) does not mean referring Iran’s case to the UN Security Council, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday.

Bodies of 11 Ukrainians killed in plane crash sent home

TEHRAN — Bodies of the 11 Ukrainian nationals who died in a plane crash near the Iranian capital of Tehran arrived in Kiev on Sunday.