Shah’s last palace, secluded refuge in Iran, is now a museum
AP | AMIR VAHDAT and MOHAMMAD NASIRI: The shah of Iran’s last refuge before fleeing his country in 1979 was a palatial estate…
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Iran advance to Asian Cup last 16 as Group D winners after goalless draw with Iraq
The National – Iraq and Iran played out a hard-fought goalless draw in Dubai on Wednesday night as both teams moved into…
Colombia close to signing Iran’s Carlos Queiroz as coach
AP — Iran coach Carlos Queiroz is in talks about taking over Colombia’s national team after the Asian Cup. Alvaro Gonzalez, who…
Iranian actor Moheb Ahari passes away
IRNA – Hossein Moheb Ahari, an Iranian cinema and theater actor, died of cancer early Wednesday. The late Moheb Ahari also worked…
Iran holds funeral for victims of Army plane crash
IRNA – A funeral procession was held in Tehran on Wednesday to bid adieu to the 13 Iranian army personnel killed in…
Remains of Payam satellite plummeted into Indian Ocean
MNA – Chancellor of Amirkabir University Ahmad Motamedi said Payam satellite plummeted into the Indian Ocean, after it failed to reach orbit…
AUT says ready to start building a second ‘Payam’ satellite
MNA – The AUT team in charge of developing the ‘Payam’ satellite has written a letter to President Rouhani voicing their readiness…
Azmoun’s performance against Vietnam Chosen among 10 Best
Tasnim – Fox Sports Asia has picked the 10 best performers from Match Day 2 of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 group…
ICT Minister: Iran’s Payam satellite not placed into orbit
IRNA – Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology in a message announced that Iran’s Payam satellite has not been put into…
Iran accounts for 3% share of articles’ citations in world
MNA – Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Education for IT and Research Affairs Dr. Reza Malekzadeh said that Islamic Republic of…
Famous Iranian director to make film in collaboration with Chinese
IRNA – Well-known Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi who received the honorary title of the Beijing Film Academy two months ago and is…
World’s top animations to be screened in Tehran
IRNA – The world’s top animations will be featured in various sections of the 11th International Animation Festival of Tehran. Among the…
Light quake jolts SE Iran
IRNA – An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale jolted Bam in southeastern Iranian province of Kerman on Monday. According to…
15 killed, 1 injured in cargo plane crash in west of Tehran
ISNA – A Boeing 707 cargo plane has crashed in Iran’s Alborz province on Monday morning. The plane with 16 people on board crashed…
Boeing 707 cargo plane crashes near Tehran
MNA – A Boeing 707 cargo plane operated by Kyrgyzstan airlines crashed minutes ago while landing in Fath Airport, located in Karaj,…
Iran energy minister: World water demand will rise by 20% by 2050
Financial Tribune – The world’s need for water will be 20% over and above current consumption levels by 2050, said the Energy…
Is tourism able to replace oil as main source of revenues for Iran?
Financial Tribune – Iran has 157 four- and five-star hotels and by the end of President Hassan Rouhani’s second term in 2021,…
Iran determined to save endangered Caspian seals
FNA – The number of Caspian seals has sharply reduced by 90% over the past 30 years, officials at Iran’s Department of…
Jahanbakhsh, Azmoun among Asian Cup highest valued players
Tasnim – Iran international players Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Sardar Azmoun are among the highest valued players in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to develop country’s metro networks
Bloomberg | Golnar Motevalli: A construction group owned by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards will develop 250 kilometers (155 miles) of metro rail in…
Iran tests advanced satellite prototype: Official
Tasnim – The assistant director of the Iranian Space Agency announced that the country has tested the flying prototype of an advanced…
Polish Film Week called off over Warsaw’s anti-Iran conf.
MNA – Director of the Cinema Organization of Iran said Sun. that a Polish Film Week event has been canceled due to…
Iran could have scored more against Vietnam, Queiroz says
Tasnim – Iran national football team head coach Carlos Queiroz says they could have defeated Vietnam with more goals. Team Melli beat…
Iranian fintech firms carve their place in fast-changing landscape
Al-Monitor | Maziar Motamedi: Against the backdrop of an ailing yet dominant banking system that is struggling to upgrade its operations, Iranian…
Iran and Iraq advance at Asian Cup, Saudis on verge
AP — Iran and Iraq advanced to the knockout stages of the Asian Cup on Saturday with a game to spare. Three-time…
Iran defeats Vietnam, advances to knockout stage of AFC Asian Cup
IRNA – Iran’s national football team defeated Vietnam 2-0 on Saturday to gain an early advance to the knockout stage of 2019…
Sardar Azmoun makes it 1-0 to Iran against Vietnam at the AFC Asian Cup 2019
Fox Sports Asia – Sardar Azmoun was on hand to head Iran into the lead against Vietnam at the AFC Asian Cup…
Iran extradites 242 Afghan convicts to Kabul
IRNA – Iran has extradited another 242 Afghan convicts to their country, the Iranian deputy minister of justice told the Islamic Republic…
AFC Asian Cup 2019: Iran vs Vietnam
LatestLY – Iran opened their AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 campaign with a 5-0 hammering of Yemen, and will take on Vietnam…
Sanchi case to be investigated in court in next five months
MNA – CEO of the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) Nasrollah Sardashti said that the Sanchi case would be investigated in the…
Rooftop solar panels underpin household income in S. Khorasan
Financial Tribune – Households in some deprived regions in South Khorasan Province that have built solar panels on their rooftops are earning…
President at cabinet meeting: Youth employment, people’s living a priority
President.ir – Speaking at the session of the cabinet on Wednesday, Dr Hassan Rouhani referred to the anniversary of the uprising of…
Unknown attackers kill police officer in SE Iran
IRNA – An Iranian traffic police officer, Major Gholam Hossein Jandoost, was killed by some unknown attackers in Zahedan, southeastern Iran. Speaking…
Space tech development won’t wait for other countries: minister
MNA – Iran will not hold off development of space technology and cannot wait for other countries to meet its needs, the…
Iranian soldier killed by drug smugglers in SW country
IRNA – An Iranian conscript Salim Shaverdi, injured during a conflict with illegal drugs smugglers in the city of Behbahan in Khuzestan…
Kabul ‘committed’ to deliver Iran’s share of water
MNA – Afghan Deputy Minister of Water Khan Mohammad Takal says his country is committed to fulfilling its obligations over sharing the…
Iran’s president orders investigation into torture claim
AP — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered an investigation into claims by a mill workers representative that he was tortured while…
Tehran Auto Show opens
Financial Tribune – Tehran Auto Show 2019 opened its doors to journalists for a preview on Monday. The public can visit the…
Carlos Queiroz lavishes huge praise on Iranian players
ISNA – Iran national football team’s head coach, Carlos Queiroz praised his players for decisive victory of Iran against Yemen. After Iran…
Iran soon to begin coast-to-coast Euro-4 gasoil distribution nationwide
MNA – The CEO of National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) said his company was supplying Euro-4 gasoil across the country,…