TEHRAN – An Indonesian expert in international relationship says that Wahhabism lacks rationality and it creates division, instead of unity, among the Islamic Ummah. Dina Yuliant tells the Zardis News that Wahhabism “does not encourage rationalist thinking”. “The doctrines put forward by Wahhabism are purification and takfirism. Such doctrines will lead to division and conflict […]

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), fell 6,845 points to 1.357 million on Tuesday. As reported, over 4.215 billion securities worth 29.628 trillion rials (about $705.4 million) were traded at the TSE. The first market’s index fell 2,932 points and the second market’s index declined 20,357 points. Over the past […]

TEHRAN – Despite Western propaganda campaign in the run-up to Monday’s Vienna talks, Iran adopted a carefully crafted position during the talks amid muted hopes for a good, swift agreement. Diplomats from Iran the P4+1 group of countries -China, Russia, France, and the UK plus Germany – gathered at the Palais Coburg hotel in Vienna […]

TEHRAN – A flower festival dedicated to the daffodils is planned to be held in Khafr county, southern Fars province, on December 8, the provincial tourism chief has announced. The festival, which will run for four days, aims at promoting travel attractions and tourism potentials, Hadi Shahdoust Shirazi said on Tuesday. A destination has a […]

TEHRAN- A member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament has said the new round of the Vienna talks, which started on Monday after a five-month break, must prove “fruitful” in lifting sanction on the Islamic Republic. “The new message of this round of negotiations is that the talks must […]

TEHRAN – Bilveer Singh, a Singaporean professor, believes that any dialogue about security of the region without Iran is time wasting. “Iran is a key state in the Middle East (West Asia) and by excluding Iran from the Manama Dialogue, any discussion on comprehensive security makes a mockery of the concept and intent to create […]

TEHRAN — After intensive meetings with the Iranian officials, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Grossi faced some candid truths, as the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (EEOI) chief Mohammad Eslami said that a pin was put to all the misunderstandings raised by the IAEA. Eslami noted that the Iran-IAEA case is a […]

TEHRAN – Food accounts for one-third of tourist spending so it lays the ground to develop the food tourism market in Iran. “Approximately one-third of tourists’ expenditure is paid on food, therefore, food is an essential part of tourism and a main source of revenue,” an official with the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and […]

TEHRAN – A number of Serbian archaeologists and cultural heritage experts have joined their Iranian and Italian counterparts to resume digs in the UNESCO-registered Burnt City in southeast Iran. Called “Shahr-e Sukhteh” or “Shahr-i Sokhta” in Persian, Burnt City is associated with four rounds of civilization, all burnt down by catastrophic sets of fire. The […]

TEHRAN- Managing Director of Iran Grid Management Company Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi announced the stability of the country’s electricity network and the lack of problems in supplying electricity to subscribers. “At present, we do not have any generation restrictions or restrictions that are due to fuel shortages in the power plant and lead to blackouts in […]

TEHRAN — IAEA director general Rafael Grossi said on Tuesday that he will seek to “deepen” dialogue with Iran to “clarify a number of issues” and find a “common ground”. Grossi made the remarks in a joint press conference with Iranian nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami in Tehran. “Couple of months ago, when I was here, […]

TEHRAN- Iran has produced 136,640 tons of alumina powder during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22). As reported, the figure shows two percent decline as compared to the output in the seven-month period of the previous year, which was 139,307 tons. Aluminum oxide, which is commonly called alumina, is an […]