TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has praised the visit by a senior Azerbaijani official to Tehran, describing the visit as “constructive.” Speaking at a weekly press conference on Monday, Saeed Khatibzadeh said Shahin Mostafayev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan, held extensive meetings with Iranian officials during his stint in Tehran. The […]

TEHRAN – Iran international middle blocker Mohammad Mousavi has suffered a broken leg in the Turkey’s volleyball league. The Fenerbahce player suffered the right foot fracture in the match against Yeni Kızıltepespor on Sunday. The Turkish media reports suggest that Mousavi has started the therapy. The 35-year-old player joined the Turkish giants in May. Mousavi […]

TEHRAN – Iranian-born coach Poya Asbaghi was appointed as new head coach of English Championship side Barnsley. The 36-year-old began his coaching career as an assistant at Swedish third tier outfit Dalkurd FF, before taking over the helm two years later. After a successful spell with the Uppsala-based club, he was appointed by Gefle IF […]

TEHRAN – The volume of water in Lake Urmia has reached 2.48 billion cubic meters, which shows an increase of 30 million cubic meters compared to the last [Iranian calendar] month (September 23- October 22). The level of Lake Urmia has now reached 1,270 meters 57 cm above the sea level, which is 63 cm […]

TEHRAN – Soraya Motaharnia, an Iranian teacher, has been placed among the top 10 nominees for the Global Teacher Prize 2021. Motaharnia, an outstanding teacher of mathematics, Persian language, art, science, and theology, has been praised in Iran for helping the most vulnerable students in rural parts of the country. She helps students in need […]

TEHRAN — A faculty member of the University of Tehran says attempts by the U.S. and its European allies to include Iran’s defense missile program and Iran’s regional influence in a possible revitalization of the 2015 nuclear deal, which he describes as JCPOA-2 and JCPOA 3, have been nullified. “The U.S. and Europe tried” to […]

TEHRAN – Iran Greco-Roman team finished in second place at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. Russia won the Greco-Roman team title, thanks to the two gold medals on Wednesday, which propelled them to 190 points. Iran finished second with 155 points, while Georgia ended up on the podium in third […]

Two talented Iranian youth named “Seyed Salman Seyedein” along with Ms. Zeinab Abedini of Turkish ‘Medwave’ Company won silver medal in 6th edition of TEKNOFEST Inventors Festival held in Turkey’s Istanbul city in Sept. 2021. These two talented youth, who had won silver medal last year due to their knowledge-based and innovative plan in 2020 […]

TEHRAN – A new Persian translation of the Mencius, the Confucian text named for its author that earned the title ya sheng (“second sage”) for the 4th-century-BCE philosopher, has been published in Persian. Ehsan Doostmohammadi has rendered the book released by the Tehran-based major publisher Qoqnus. Several Persian translations of the book have previously been […]

TEHRAN – Iranian cabinet has approved plans to develop sustainable tourism in the northern and northwest forests of the country as well as the Zagros region, and on the northern and southern coastlines with a particular focus on the Makran coasts. The decision was made during a cabinet meeting on Sunday headed by President Ebrahim […]

TEHRAN – Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian has said his ministry plans to construct and put into operation 21 new power plant units by the next summer’s peak consumption period (Iranian calendar’s summer begins on June 22), the Energy Ministry Portal Paven reported on Tuesday. According to Mehrabian, his ministry is following a comprehensive program for […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Agriculture Minister Javad Sadati-Nejad has said the Islamic Republic is ready for expanding agricultural and fishery cooperation with Norway, IRNA reported. Speaking in a meeting with Norway’s new Ambassador to Tehran Sigvald Tomin Hauge on Tuesday, Sadati-Nejad said: “The history of cooperation between Iran and Norway reaches more than 90 years, which […]