TEHRAN – Iran national volleyball team head coach Vladimir Alekno says that there is no guarantee they will climb the podium at this year’s Olympic Games. Iran have been drawn along with Japan, Poland, Italy, Canada and Venezuela in Pool A. Pool B consists of Brazil, the U.S., Russia, Argentina, France and Tunisia. In a […]

TEHRAN — Following the recent brutal atrocities committed by the Israeli regime against the Palestinians, especially the defenseless people of Gaza, the Municipality of Tehran declared its support for the Palestinians by video mapping a picture of the Palestine flag on Azadi Tower.

TEHRAN – A medium-sized earthquake struck Jajarm in the northeastern province of North Khorasan on Monday, causing relatively minor damage to several historic and heritage sites in the region, a local tourism official has said. A group of assessors and cultural heritage experts have been dispatched to the damaged areas after the 5.5 magnitude quake […]

TEHRAN – A giant kilim carpet was unveiled on Sunday in the city of Namin, northwestern Ardebil province. Measuring 24 square meters, the handwoven flooring went on show at a local handicrafts exhibition attended by the province’s governor-general Akbar Behnamju, provincial tourism chief Nader Fallahi and several cultural officials. “Namin is considered as a national […]

TEHRAN – The 10th International Innovation and Technology Exhibition (INOTEX 2021) is underway at Tehran Permanent International Fairground. The event, observing health protocols, is held both virtually and in person on May 18-21. INOTEX has become a platform for the supply of innovation and technology, exchange of technical knowledge, as well as partnerships between companies […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team eased past Second Division Shahin Bandar Ameri 4-1 in Iran’s Hazfi Cup quarterfinals. In the match held in the southern Iranian port city of Bushehr, Persepolis booked a place in the quarterfinals. Mehdi Abdi scored a brace and Ahmad Nouroallahi and Mehdi Torabi scored a goal each. Miald Daryanavardi was […]

TEHRAN- During the past Iranian calendar year, the value of trades at Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME) rose four percent. According to a report by the IME’s International Affairs and Public Relations Department, 631,879 tons of commodities worth $400 million were traded at the exchange in the past week, showing also two percent rise in terms […]

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) has said the country’s refining industry requires $30 billion of investment for completing semi-finished projects and the capital market is the best place to provide this funding. Speaking in an online meeting with the heads of the country’s major companies active in the mentioned industry […]

TEHRAN – Iranian forward Reza Ghoochannejhad strongly criticized PEC Zwolle coaching staff for his lack of playing time in the Eredivisie side. Gucci joined PEC Zwolle in 2019 but was only 14 times in the starting line-up in two seasons. The 34-year-old striker has already announced thet he would leave the team at the end […]

TEHRAN – A documentary portraying activities of a group of Tehran’s renowned doctors, who volunteered to give treatment for people living in Bashagard, a deprived area in the southeastern Iranian province of Hormozgan, has recently been completed. Entitled “26° East”, the documentary has been directed by Amir-Mehdi Nejadnik. “This documentary is initially about a visit […]

TEHRAN – As Israel continues to pummel Palestinian civilians in Gaza with airstrikes and cracks down on their compatriots in the West Bank and the Green Line zone, the internationally recognized leader of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) is being caught between a rock and a hard place. Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the PNA, […]

TEHRAN – A former senior Palestinian official says the recent developments in Jerusalem and other areas in Palestine have created an opportunity for a new uprising (intifada). “The recent escalation opened a wide door in front of the Palestinian people for a new ‘intifada’ to be unified behind their resistance to restore their rights,” Basem […]