TEHRAN – The second group of the national housing plan’s units as well as some of the units under the Mehr Housing initiative were handed over to the applicants in an online ceremony on Monday, IRNA reported. In the mentioned ceremony which was attended by President Hassan Rouhani and the Transport and Urban Development Minister […]

TEHRAN – Deputy Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Mohammadreza Karbasi met with the Hungarian commercial attaché in Tehran on Monday to discuss ways of expanding trade ties between the two countries. During the meeting, the two sides explored some of the potential areas for mutual cooperation and called for […]

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) has developed public programs for post-coronavirus environmental education, with the cooperation of non-governmental organizations and environmental activists. A few decades ago, the fever of industrial development had spread around the world, no matter what harm caused to the environment, but with the emerging air pollution, accumulation of waste, […]

TEHRAN – As announced by Secretary of Iranian Free Zones High Council Hamidreza Mo’meni, some new free trade zones (FTZs) are planned to be set up in the country in the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2022). Saying that new FTZs will be set up based on the order of the president, the official […]

When Saudi Arabia declared war on Yemen back in March 2015, Riyadh predicted that the ‘military intervention’ would take around three weeks to complete. As the war raged on and expanded, American arms manufacturers rubbed their hands in satisfaction waiting eagerly by the telephone. Daily airstrikes by America’s top ally in West Asia means  a […]

TEHRAN –A series of metal fences have been set up to protect Kale Kub site in Sarayan, eastern South Khorasan province. A budget of 400 million rials ($9,500 at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) was allocated to the conservation project, Sarayan’s tourism chief Mohammad Arab said on Sunday. Moreover, the project […]

TEHRAN — In a meeting with Sports and Youth Minister Massoud Soltanifar on Saturday, President-elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi highlighted the importance of giving opportunities to the young generation. The president-elect emphasized efforts to facilitate youth marriage by through providing loans as well as the development of counseling centers. Soltanifar visited the president-elect on Sunday to […]

TEHRAN – Italy football team beat England in a penalty shootout to win the Euro 2020 on Sunday. England have not won a major title since the 1966 World Cup. Italy defeated England 3-2 after the match ended 1-1 following extra time at Wembley Stadium in London. Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was the hero for […]

TEHRAN— The agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Asian Parliamentary Assembly on the rights, benefits and immunities of the Permanent Secretariat of the Assembly of Asia, known as the Asian Parliamentary Assembly, was signed on Sunday by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Majidi, the secretary general of the Assembly, at […]

TEHRAN – The world must take “serious and effective” steps to counter the U.S. coercion against developing states, an Iranian diplomat has said. Ali Hajilari, the first counselor of Iran’s permanent mission to the UN, made the remarks while addressing the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council […]

TEHRAN – Former Iran national football team winger Mehdi Mahdavikia has been named as new coach of the country’s U23 football team on Sunday. Mahdavikia, who has worked at the Hamburger SV Academy in the past years as an assistant, will lead the team in the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 Qualifiers, where the Iranian […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Ministries of Energy and Industry, Mining and Trade are going to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) within a week for collaboration in constructing 13 power plants for industrial units across the country. “This week or during the next week, a memorandum of understanding will be signed between the two ministers of […]