TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Pittacus Lore’s young adult science fiction novel “The Power of Six” has come to the Iranian bookstores. The second book in the young adult science fiction series “The Lorien Legacies” has been translated by Payman Esmaeilian. Ofoq is the publisher of the book, which is the sequel to “I […]
TEHRAN – A senior official at the Iranian Judiciary announced on Saturday that 100 persons who had been sentenced to death and 76 individuals who had been convicted of security offenses have been amnestied. Hossein Najafi, a magistrate at the State Supreme Court, said the amnesty followed after a proposal by the Judiciary chief and […]
TEHRAN – Deputy of Planning and Management Development at Iran’s Thermal Power Plant Holding (TPPH) Amir Doudabi-Nezhad has said 67 percent of the country’s thermal power plants are currently operated by the private sector. Speaking on the sidelines of the 21st Iran International Electricity Exhibition (IEE 2021) on Saturday, the official said 381 power plant […]
TEHRAN – Unprecedented global energy crisis has suffocated nations like Lebanon and brought about the prospect of a long, cold, and crazy winter for many European countries. On the one hand, oil-rich nations like Iran and Venezuela have been sanctioned from exporting crude and developing their infrastructure; on the other, nations like Lebanon have been […]
TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), lost 18,226 points to 1.375 million on Saturday (the first day of Iranian calendar week). As reported, over 5.335 billion securities worth 36.58 trillion rials (about $870.95 million) were traded at the TSE. The first market’s index lost 18,203 points, and the second market’s index […]
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of James Fritz’s 2015 play “Parliament Square” has been published in Persian. Translated by Hossein Jamali and Mehrangiz Qahramani, the book has been published by Nimaj. How far would you go for what you believe in? Kat gets up one morning, leaves her family behind and travels to London to […]
TEHRAN – Innovation of knowledge-based and creative companies serves to preserve and protect the environment, Sourena Sattari, vice president for science and technology, has said. The role of knowledge-based firms in the development of environmentally friendly technologies has proven its effectiveness, and fortunately, most of the national macro-projects supported by the Vice Presidency for Science […]
TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), lost 43,000 points, or three percent, to 1.393 million in the past Iranian calendar week (ended on Friday). During the past week, the indices of Isfahan Refining Company, National Iranian Copper Industries Company, Mobarakeh Steel Company, Iran Khodro, and Sabzevar Pars Steel Complex, and Arian […]
TEHRAN – Iran earned their second win in a row at the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualification, beating Lebanon 2-0 on Thursday. Mehdi Limouchi scored the first goal just five minutes into the goal and Mial Kor was on target in the added time. Mehdi Mahdavikia’s boys had started the campaign with a 4-0 […]
TEHRAN – Former Iran long-distance runner Ali Baghbanbashi died on Thursday. He died at the age of 97. Baghbanbashi was given the honor of lighting the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony of the 1974 Asian Games. He was the first Iranian to win a medal at the athletic in Asian Games. The long-distance runner competed […]
TEHRAN – Built at the summit of a small desert hill, Gonbad-e Aali, which is a mudbrick domed tomb tower, is located three kilometers to the east of Abarkuh, along the road that leads to Yazd in the central Iranian plateau. The patron for this monument is Firuzan, a member of the local Firuzanid dynasty […]
Hasir Bafi, or mat weaving, is one of the oldest fields of handicrafts in the Iranian plateau. It is not known when and where this craft was first invented. But archeologists have discovered traces of mat weavings on plaster pieces that belong to six thousand years ago. The oldest piece of Hasir in Iran belongs […]
