Tehran – Six Iranian powerlifters will participate at the Bangkok 2021 Para Powerlifting World Cup. The competition will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from May 6 to 9. Bangkok 2021 World Cup will also serve as Tokyo Paralympic Qualifier,” Iran head coach Aliasghar Ravasi said. “Due to the coronavirus pandemic, our athletes didn’t participate in […]

TEHRAN – The Iranian archaeologist and architectural conservator Ahmad Kabiri Hendi, who joined plenty of archaeological explorations in his motherland, died in a Tehran hospital on Sunday. He was 76. Born in 1945 in Tehran, he studied archeology at the University of Tehran. He was employed by the national organization for the preservation of antiquities […]

TEHRAN – Nazok Kari, or craft of making very delicate objects, both applicable and artistic, from wood, is one of the Persian crafts which is practiced in Urmia for centuries. Nazok-Kari is typically made through two approaches. In one method, small and fine pieces are cut from woods with different colors, and then they are […]

TEHRAN – Iranian mining industry has registered a $4.271 billion positive trade balance in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), according to the Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry data. Based on the mentioned data, some 55.124 million tons of minerals and mining industry products worth $7.682 billion were exported in the previous […]

TEHRAN – Maryam Irandoost was appointed as new head coach of Iran’s women’s national football team on Monday. She replaced Maryam Azmoon, who has been named as head coach of Iran’s women’s U20 team. Irandoost will have to prepare the team for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualification in September. She started her coaching […]

TEHRAN — The US dollar has hit a new low against the Iranian currency rial mainly on unconfirmed reports suggesting that Iran and major powers would reach a deal in the Austrian capital to revive an international deal on the country’s nuclear program, Press TV reported. The dollar closed at 222,700 against the rial on […]

TEHRAN –Iranian police have recently arrested a gang of illegal diggers in Khodabandeh county, northwestern Zanjan province. Some digging tools [and treasure detector(s)] were seized from the two-member team, who were traced following reports by local people, said Hossein-Ali Fazli, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage, CHTN reported on Sunday. The […]

TEHRAN – Iranian karate athletes claimed one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the Karate 1-Premier League in Lisbon, Portugal on Sunday. Zabiollah Poorshab won a gold at the Male Kumite -84kg category as he won by injury of his opponent Ryutaro Araga from Japan in the final. Bahman Asgari lost to Luigi […]

As Iranian companies experience growth and development among countless challenges, the strategies outlined today for the future will play an important role in the quality of presence in the future. In the meantime, forward-looking investment in research and development is a key parameter. Tens of Millions of Dollars of Investment on Research and Development by […]

TEHRAN – Ali Yahia, a Lebanese consultant in international relations, says that the Iran-China partnership pact would undermine U.S. efforts to put more pressure on Iran through sanctions. “The Iran-China framework agreement undermines U.S. efforts and provides additional leverage to Tehran concerning sanction, which incidentally became less effective with a pivot eastward,” Ali Yahia tells the […]

TEHRAN – A restoration project has been completed over the ancient city of Seymareh, which is located in western Ilam province. Architectural sites and agricultural lands inside the ancient city, which were damaged by seasonal rains, were repaired and restored, the provincial tourism chief, Abdolmalek Shanbehzadeh, announced on Saturday. A budget of two billion rials […]

TEHRAN— In an interview with Tasnim News Agency, Abbas Moghtadaei, deputy head of the National Security Committee of the parliament, said that the lifting of sanctions should be based on the fact that the parliament has taken strategic action to lift the sanctions in accordance with the law. Responding to a question about the recent […]