TEHRAN – Pan Bafi, which falls under the category of traditional textiles, is a prominent handicraft being practiced in Alamut in Qazvin province. Also called Navar Bafi or Kart Bafi, it is the art of weaving a kind of narrow strip with a width of one to two centimeters. According to Visit Iran, these handicrafts, […]
TEHRAN — The new round of the JCPOA Joint Commission meeting began on Tuesday and ended in a positive manner, with all sides agreeing to expedite the process of reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. At the meeting, the negotiators decided to continue expert group meetings in the two areas of lifting sanctions and the nuclear […]
TEHRAN – A professor of international relations at the University of Oxford believes the 25-year Iran-China partnership undercuts U.S. efforts to isolate Iran economically and diplomatically. In an interview with the Tehran Times, Richard Caplan notes, “The agreement, which predates Biden, undercuts U.S. efforts to isolate Iran economically and, to some extent, diplomatically.” “I don’t […]
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Sunday expressed his deepest condolences to Iraq, especially the families of the victims of the fire at the Ibn Khatib hospital in Baghdad. The tragic incident that took place in the Diyala Bridge area of the Iraqi capital on Saturday night resulted in the death of […]
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Saturday condemned the actions and aggressions of the Zionist regime and Israeli settlers against the holy places and the inhabitants of al-Quds (Jerusalem), stressing it is urgent to stop the brutal actions by the Zionists. Praising the resistance and resilience of the Palestinian people, especially the […]
TEHRAN – Palestinians from all walks of life took to the streets last night in the occupied Jerusalem (al-Quds) for the 11th night in a row to protest against Israeli police and settlers’ provocations against the city’s Palestinians. More than 100 Palestinians have been wounded after Israeli police moved to attack and arrest protesters. Armed […]
TEHRAN – Some 500,000 foreign nationals have so far left the country during the coronavirus pandemic, Mohsen Ebrahimi, deputy labor minister has said. There are currently 3.5 million foreign nationals working in the country, he stated, IRNA reported on Saturday. The impact of the pandemic on livelihoods has been particularly severe for refugees, who usually […]
TEHRAN – Head of Iran-Oman Joint Chamber of Commerce said the two countries have the potential to raise their trade level to $5 billion per year. “Given the favorable conditions for diversifying Iranian exports to Oman and the existing infrastructure for re-export in Oman, there is a capacity to increase the volume of trade between […]
In the meeting held in Baghdad on Wednesday, the two officials reviewed regional events and also ways to strengthen military cooperation. Anti-terrorist measures were also discussed, according to Hashd al-Shaabi news outlet.
A copy of the message was e-mailed to IRNA by the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) in Tehran, and the full text of it reads: Information and communication technologies have been invaluable during the COVID-19 pandemic. They help us to stay connected, and to keep vital services and businesses going. Yet almost half the world […]
TEHRAN – Josep Borrell, The European Union’s top diplomat, said on Monday he saw a willingness to save the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and global powers, citing progress in talks in Vienna to bring the United States back to the accord. The optimism follows comments by China’s envoy to the negotiations, Wang Qun, on Saturday that […]
TEHRAN— The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Monday set conditions for participating at the Istanbul summit about Afghanistan, saying Iran will attend the meeting provided that the Islamic Republic’s principles are observed. Talking to reporters at his weekly press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said, “We carefully examine the issues related to this matter. […]
