UNHRC lauds Iran’s actions to enhance human rights
MNA – The UN Human Rights Council has praised Iran for enacting laws and policies to uphold the rights of persons with…
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Cloud seeding to help ease water crisis in Iran
Financial Tribune – Despite higher precipitation in October, which was 33% more compared to last year same time, average rainfall was lower…
15% decline in Tehran’s IKIA air traffic
Financial Tribune – Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport registered 23,221 flights during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept.…
$4.4m worth of smuggled, expired goods destroyed since March
Financial Tribune – Since March 21, the Organization for Collection and Sales of State-Owned Properties of Iran has destroyed 500 billion rials…
4.8 Richter tremor jolts Mianeh, northwestern Iran
IRNA – An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook town of Torkmanchai on suburb of the city of Mianeh northwestern…
Iran slams US human rights claims as ‘shameless hypocrisy’
Press TV – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says US claims of advocating human rights are nothing but shameless hypocrisy. In a post…
Iran-Hollywood production ‘1st Born’ to hit US theaters in Dec.
MNA – Ali Atshani’s comedy ‘1st Born,’ a joint feature film co-production between Iran and Hollywood, will hit the silver screens across…
Dilan Perera to officiate Iraq v Iran match in World Cup Qualifier
Tasnim – Hettikamkanamge Dilan Perera from Sri Lanka will officiate the match between Iraq and Iran in a 2022 World Cup qualifier.…
Philippines grants asylum to Iranian woman held in airport
The Guardian | Carmela Fonbuena: The Philippine government has granted asylum to an Iranian former beauty queen after she was stranded for…
5 people lose lives in strong northwest Iran quake
IRNA – A 5.9 earthquake on Richter scale which shook the city of Tark in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan in…
Remnants of ancient wall identified in Iran
Archaeology – Live Science reports that traces of a poorly preserved stone wall stretching southward 71 miles from the Bamu Mountains has…
Chinese trawlers operate in Sea of Oman under Iran flag: Minister
Press TV – Iran’s minister of agriculture has said that Chinese trawlers have been operating in the Sea of Oman under the…
Magnitude 5.4 quake strikes southern Iran, no casualties reported: TV
Reuters – A magnitude 5.4 earthquake on Wednesday struck Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan, state television reported. There were no immediate reports…
Iran hands over 29 Pakistani nationals to Islamabad Government
IRNA — Iran handed over 29 Pakistani nationals to the local authorities at Iran-Pakistan Taftan border crossing, local media reported on Monday.…
More tourists visit Iran from Oman than Europe
Financial Tribune – Oman has now gained a noticeable share in Iran’s tourism market overtaking Europe in the number of visitors, as…
Consumers in Iran using less electricity
Financial Tribune – This summer in cooperation with household, industrial, commercial and agricultural sectors, consumption increased barely by 1% during peak hours…
Tehran marks World Cities Day with Golden Adobe Award
Financial Tribune – Jointly organized by the UN-Habitat and Tehran Municipality, the event was focused on smart city developments To commemorate the…
Iran men’s Greco-Roman wrestling team is world champion in Hungary U23 contests
IRNA – Iranian wrestling team was crowned world champion in Greco-Roman category in U23 Senior World Championships in Hungary. Team Iran won…
Iranian cleric urges Iran-Greece cooperation to promote talks in world
IRNA – Iran and Greece need to cooperate in scientific and religious spheres in a bid to promote cultural negotiations, leaving away…
Iran to launch major petchem water treatment facility by March 2021
SHANA – The CEO of Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company said that the construction of the largest petrochemical water treatment facility in the…
Tehran air quality status moderate in October
Financial Tribune – Charts regularly published by Tehran Air Quality Control Company show that all through October, Air Quality Index hovered between…
New housing program launched in Iran
Financial Tribune – Being married, having no record of using governmental financial facilities for purchasing home and having lived in the city…
Dutch tourist impressed by Iran’s hospitality, safety
Iran Front Page – A female tourist from the Netherlands has been filled with admiration for Iran, its attractions, safety, and above…
Actor Ebrahim Abadi dies at 85
Tehran Times – Veteran stage and screen actor Ebrahim Abadi died at a Tehran hospital on Thursday after going into a coma…
Iran: Outbound medicinal smuggling raising concerns, debates
Financial Tribune – The good quality of Iranian drugs, besides their cheap prices, is the cause behind their smuggling to neighboring countries …
Baku-Astara highway in Azerbaijan to get linked to Rasht-Ardabil in Iran: Road min.
MNA – Iran’s Road Minister Mohammad Eslami informed on Saturday that Baku-Astara highway in Azerbaijan is to get linked to Rasht-Ardabil highway…
3 movies to represent Iran at 2020 Oscar
IRNA – Three Iranian movies, including a short film, documentary as well as animation are to compete at The 92nd Academy Awards.…
Shiraz to host Germany Cultural Week to commemorate Hafez, Goethe
MNA – Iranian city Shiraz, birthplace of highly revered 14th-century Persian poet and mystic Hafez, will be hosting Germany Cultural Week to…
Iran’s Sanandaj joins UNESCO Network of Creative Cities in music
IRNA – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday named 66 urban settlements, including one Iranian city, to join…
Tehran strives to become more disabled-friendly
Financial Tribune – Tehran City Council member Zahra Nejadbahram is of the opinion that much needs to be done to make the…
Report: Explosion at steel mill in Iran kills worker
AP — Iran’s official IRNA news agency says an explosion at a steel mill has killed a worker and injured two others.…
Iran foils 33mn cyber attacks in one year: ICT Minister
Press TV – Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi has warned of a rise in cyber…
Iran hosts 5mn foreign tourists in 6 months: Tourism min.
MNA – Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali Asqar Mounesan announced on Wednesday that about five million foreign tourists have…
Water crisis in Iran: Pushing to the brink
Financial Tribune – One key point on which there is a global consensus is that come what may demand for water MUST…
Iran’s hard-liners force controversial film off screen
Al-Monitor – Since its completion nearly a decade ago, “The Paternal House” has been surrounded by controversy. The film was directed by…
Iran, Qatar discuss IT coop. in Doha
MNA – Iranian Information and Communications Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi met and held talks with Qatari Prime Minister Abdullah bin…
Number of Pak passengers entering Iran through Mirjaveh grows 81% in Q1
MNA – Number of Pakistani passengers entering Iran via Mirjaveh joint border has increased by 81 percent in the first six month…
Iranian artist grabs best actress award in Int’l Street theater fest
IRNA – Iranian actress Nastaran Javad Nia was selected as the best actress in the International Street theater Festival of Darbandikhan. Iranian…
‘My Dream Was to Be Famous’: Iranian TV airs interviews arrested ‘Angelina Jolie Zombie’ lookalike
Sputnik – The detained 22-year old Instagram model admitted that she had not finished high school, apparently focusing her efforts on pursuing…
Report: Iran releases 2 labor activists on bail
AP — Iran’s semi-official news agency says that its judiciary has released two labor activists on bail. Saturday’s ISNA report said that…