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2020-11-29 22:15

Iran considering to waive visas for D8 countries

TEHRAN – Iran is considering abolishing visa rules for passport holders from the group of Developing Eight (D8) countries.

Plate: the Sassanid king Yazdgard I, slaying a stag

2020-10-21 18:16

Sasanians promoted Persian arts through trade, conquest, and diplomacy: experts

TEHRAN - Under Sassanid rule (224 CE–651) Persian arts and architecture experienced a general renaissance. However, it made its way well beyond the vast borders of the longest-lived Persian dynasty, which at its greatest extent encompassed all of present-day Iran and Iraq and stretched from the eastern Mediterranean (including Anatolia and Egypt) to Pakistan, and from parts of southern Arabia to the Caucasus and Central Asia.

2020/10/17

By Dennis Etler

Yunnan meeting, a major step toward a comprehensive and constructive partnership

The meeting of Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in the Chinese province of Yunnan bodes well for the future of Sino-Iranian relations. It is a little known fact that during the Yuan dynasty Shams al-Din, an Iranian from Bukhara, was appointed Yunnan's first provincial governor. The meeting of the two foreign ministers in Yunnan thus takes on added historical significance.

2020-08-04 19:29

New world order in 21st century: Iran, Russia and China are forming new bloc in the East

TEHRAN - Defying U.S. unilateral sanctions, Iran, Russia and China are increasingly expanding their economic and political ties in a way that could lead to the formation of a new politico-economic bloc, former diplomats tell the Tehran Times.

2020-05-03 17:19

By Mahnaz Abdi

Tehran Times goes big on economy

TEHRAN- Since its establishment in May of 1979, the Tehran Times, as Iran’s leading English-language newspaper, has been playing a significant role in the national economic development.

2019-08-17 20:26

India’s ties with Iran not influenced by others: ambassador

TEHRAN – The Indian ambassador to Iran says that his country’s ties with Tehran will not be influenced by other countries.

2019-08-09 21:02

Abu Dhabi can’t afford to keep Iran out of Dubai

TEHRAN – An economic commentator says the financial contribution of Iranians in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates’ business center, has been so large over the past years that Abu Dhabi, the Arab country’s political capital, would have to pay a heavy price to continue to keep Iranians out of Dubai under U.S. sanctions.

2019-04-27 21:22

Over $547m worth of commodities traded at IME in a week

TEHRAN- During weekdays ending up to April 25, approximately, 351,034 million tons (MT) of commodities worth over $547.6 million were traded on Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME).

2019-04-14 21:26

Over $857m worth of commodities traded at IME in 2nd week of April

TEHRAN- During weekdays ending up to April 11, while 698,399 million tons (MT) of commodities worth over $857 million were traded at Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME), the trading volume and value experienced growth of 577 percent and 479 percent, respectively.