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 […]

With the arrival of scorching summer, power outages have become frequent in Iran. Low precipitation, which its effects are seen in every part of the country, has exacerbated the situation. Mostafa Rajabi, spokesman for the electricity industry, has said low precipitation has led to a reduction in generating hydroelectricity. Add to this bitcoin mining that […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Zahra Nemati and Alisina Manshaezadeh claimed two medals at the Para-Archery World Ranking Tournament and Final Paralympic Qualification 2021 on Saturday. Nemati won a silver after losing to Italian Elisabetta Mijno 6-4 in the final match of the Compound Women Open. Italian Petrilli Vincenza beat Margarita Sidorenko from Russia 6-2 in the […]

TEHRAN – A senior Iranian diplomat leading the Iranian delegation at the Astana Syrian talks has met with delegations from Iraq, Lebanon, and the United Nations. On the second day of the 16th round of Astana talks in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, headed by Ali Asghar Khaji, held meetings […]

TEHRAN –A total of eight new cultural elements, which are practiced in the northwestern province of Qazvin, have been inscribed on the national intangible cultural heritage list. The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts on Saturday announced the inscriptions in an official document it submitted to the governor-general of the province, CHTN reported. The […]

TEHRAN – Iran discovered their fate at the Continental Futsal Championship Thailand 2021. The Persians have been drawn in Group B along with Lithuania, Tajikistan and Egypt. Group A consists of Thailand, Uzbekistan, Kosovo and Mozambique. The eight-nation tournament will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from July 25 to 30. Iran will participate in the […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Tractor football team will play Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia in Qatar in Round of 16 of the 2021 AFC Champions League. The match was originally scheduled to be held at the Mrsool Park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sept. 14 but the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that the match […]