TEHRAN – The occurrence of sand and dust storms (SDSs) phenomenon is increasing alarmingly across the country due to drying up wetlands, which is worrisome, head of deserts at the Forests, Rangelands, and Watershed Management Organization has stated. The occurrence of drought and lack of water rights for wetlands are the most important causes of […]
TEHRAN – The Asiatic black bear, living in southeastern Iran and known as the Baluchi black bear, is an endangered species, so a national committee has been set up to protect the valuable species. There are eight species of bears in the world, including Asiatic black bears, brown bears (which include grizzly bears), giant pandas, […]
TEHRAN – Lebanese leaders across the political spectrum have formed a new government led by veteran politician Najib Mikati, breaking a 13-month stalemate that worsened the economy of the religiously diverse country. Mikati tearfully announced the formation of Lebanon’s new government on Friday, more than a year after his predecessor Hassan Dian resigned in the […]
TEHRAN- In another blow to image of U.S. intelligence, an investigation by the New York Times has shed doubt on Washington’s narrative that it targeted Daesh operatives in revenge for an earlier deadly attack at Kabul airport. Video analysis shows the U.S is likely to have struck an “aid worker” rather than Daesh terrorists in […]
The 2021 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit will be held on September 16-17 in Tajikistan, the rotating chair of the organization. The summit’s attitude towards Iran’s application for membership has attracted much attention. On May 30, 2021, Tajikistan’s Ambassador to Tehran Nizomuddin Zohidi said in a press briefing on SCO that Iran’s membership in SCO […]
Normally set aside for natural disasters and other crises, Congress funded America’s “war on terror” using emergency and contingency money that sidestepped the normal process to allocate funds for overseas military missions. For the first 10 years, this budgetary system of emergency appropriations was used. It meant the details of where the money ended up […]
TEHRAN – The Secretary of the Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate (IMMS) Saman Rezaei has said buying new ships and the renovation of the country’s existing maritime fleet is an important necessity for developing the maritime trade. “Older ships have higher depreciation and maintenance costs and lower safety, so buying new ships and renovating the existing […]
TEHRAN – FIFA president Gianni Infantino praised the Iranian football fans, remembering the match between Iran and Spain in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Iran lost to the La Roja 1-0 in Group B at the Kazan Arena. “I was remembering the memories of the match in Kazan at the last World Cup […]
TEHRAN – Mohammad Reza Shanehsaz, head of the Iranian Food and Drug Administration, has said that not any number of Pfizer vaccines have been imported to the country so far, ISNA reported on Friday. So, any vaccine sold under Pfizer in the open market is counterfeit, he emphasized. Pfizer Public Relations even announced in a […]
TEHRAN – While Iran has made it clear that the resumption of the Vienna nuclear talks is only a matter of time, western parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal mount pressures on Tehran to resume the talks in the latest sign that U.S. sanctions have failed to intimidate Iran. Over the last few days, […]
TEHRAN – Iranian football club Sanat Naft announced that they have reached an agreement with ex-Esteghlal coach Alireza Mansourian for the new season of the Iran football league. Mansourian, 49, has penned a one-year contract with the Abadan based football club. He replaced Sirous Pourmousavi, who left the team for Naft Masjed Soleyman, in Sanat […]
A substantial majority of Americans believe that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were “not worth fighting”, that’s according to an AP-NORC poll that has released the results of its survey. The research indicates a sign of growing public frustration in the wake of the catastrophic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan after nearly two decades as […]
