Persian Garden Carpet on display at Metropolitan Museum
Financial Tribune – The Wagner Garden Carpet – a late 17th-century Persian carpet never before seen in the US – is on…
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Tackling dust pollution hinges on regional, global cooperation: Iran
Tasnim – A high-ranking Iranian Foreign Ministry official, in a United Nations General Assembly meeting, voiced the country’s concerns over the issue…
High school official sentenced to 10yrs over sexual assault
MNA – A high school supervisor has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, 2-year dismissal from service and lashes over charges…
Tehran to host startup week
Financial Tribune – Attended by fintechs and startups, Tehran is to host a week-long event aiming to bring together the entrepreneur community…
Imam Khomeini Intl. Airport (IKA) ready for Hajj 2018
MNA – Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) authorities have said that the terminal 1 of the airport is poised to dispatch about…
Iran finishes 4th at Int’l Brain Bee contests
IFP – An ingenious Iranian girl has finished fourth at the 20th International Brain Bee (IBB) competitions held in the German capital,…
France beats Croatia to win second World Cup title
Press TV – France has won its second World Cup in history by overcoming Croatia in an entertaining final of the 2018…
Light quake jolts W Iran
IRNA – An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale shook Tazeh Abad, western Province of Kermanshah, western Iran, on Monday. According…
Rouhani reiterates continued presence of families in stadiums
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani reiterated continued attendance of Iranian families in stadiums to watch sports games. He made the remarks in…
Tahmineh Milani to chair jury of Sakhalin Film Festival
Financial Tribune – Prominent filmmaker Tahmineh Milani is to chair the jury at the 8th Sakhalin International Film Festival in Sakhalin, a…
Spanish tourists getting more interested in visiting Iran: Official
IFP – An official with Spain’s Tourism Ministry says the number of Spanish tourists visiting Iran has hit 10,000 each year, adding…
Iranian karatekas win seven medals in 15th Asian Karate Championships
Press TV – Iranian karate practitioners have managed to collect seven medals, including three gold ones, at the 15th edition of the Asian Karate…
Quake jolts SE Iran
IRNA – An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted Bent in southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan on Sunday. According…
Rouhani hails Iranian team on wining IWF Junior World C’ships
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has issued a message congratulating Iran men’s national junior weightlifting team who won the 2018 International…
Iranian weightlifters at crest of 2018 IWF Junior World Championships
Press TV – The Iran men’s national junior weightlifting team has collected 512.8 points at the 2018 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships in…
Iranian powerlifter Reiesi establishes new world record
Press TV – Iranian powerlifter Mohammad Reiesi has set a new aggregate record in the 84-kilogram weight class of the World University…
Tajikistan seeks expansion of ties with Iranian city of Hamedan
MNA – Tajik ambassador to Iran hailed the cultural commonalties between his country and Iranian western province of Hamadan and called for…
Iran’s Faghani to officiate World Cup Belgium v England third-place playoff
Press TV – Iranian referee Alireza Faghani together with compatriot linesmen Reza Sokhandan and Mohammad Mansouri have been picked to officiate the…
Tabriz Bazaar world’s largest roofed traditional market
Press TV – The Grand Bazaar of Tabriz in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz is known as the largest roofed Bazaar…
France only reached World Cup semi by recruiting ‘African giants’, claims senior Iranian politician
Euronews– France’s football team is not truly French and only progressed so far in the World Cup by recruiting “giants from Africa”,…
Iran exporting nanotechnology products to 45 countries: Official
IFP – Saeed Sarkar, the Secretary-General of the Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC), says the country is currently exporting its nano-products to…
Iranian footballer Ebrahimi moves to professional Qatari club Al Ahli
Press TV – Iranian midfielder Omid Ebrahimi has joined professional Qatari football club Al Ahli, which is currently playing in the Persian Gulf kingdom’s first tier…
Iran to send skilled workforce to Germany
IFP – An Iranian official says the country is to dispatch skilled workforce to Germany under an agreement with the European country.…
Dozens dead after oil tanker collides with passenger bus, bursts into flames
MNA – At least 27 people have been killed in the city of Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, after a fuel tanker rammed into…
South Korea, Japan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Australia looking to January’s Asian Cup
ESPN – Asia’s five teams are all home from Russia, but January’s 2019 Asian Cup already looms large on the horizon. Here’s…
Iranian boy who had football player’s name tagged on his shirt meets his idol
Tasnim – A young Iranian boy who became an internet sensation has finally come face-to-face with his idol, Alireza Jahanbakhsh. Jahanbakhsh the…
Khuzestan chokes as haze from fire in Iraq blankets southwest Iran
Tasnim – Many cities in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan, including capital Ahvaz, have been inundated by plumes of smoke from neighboring…
Iran’s Alireza Faghani selected for Russia 2018’s final phase
Tasnim – The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 12 referees, 26 assistant referees and 10 Video Assistant Referees for the final phase…
Iranian defender Hosseini linked with move to Turkish club Trabzonspor
Press TV – Iranian footballer Seyed Majid Hosseini is apparently on transfer radar to professional Turkish football club Trabzonspor, thanks to his fine performances at the preliminary…
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers crowned in 2018 Cadet World Championships
Press TV – The national Iranian cadet Greco-Roman wrestling team has put in impressive displays of grappling skills at the 2018 Cadet Wrestling World…
Bank Maskan to ramp up mortgage plan
Financial Tribune- Bank Maskan plans to expand a national mortgage scheme in the coming months to cover 700,000 potential applicants, the bank’s…
Asiatic Cheetah, her four cubs spotted in Iranian National Park
IFP – A female Asiatic cheetah and her four cubs were recently observed by the National park rangers in the protected area…
Iran ICT Minister: 42 to 45 million social media users in Iran
TechRasa– According to a recent statement by the ICT Minister, there are between 42 to 45 million social media users in Iran.…
Saradar Azmoun slightly injured in car accident
MNA – Iranian football player Sardar Azmoun had a crash accident while driving his car in Mazandaran province and suffered a minor…
Caykur Rizespor eyes Iran goalkeeper Beiranvand
Tasnim – Turkish football team Caykur Rizespor has sent an official offer to sign Iran and Persepolis goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand. The Turkish…
Iran finishes third at 2018 Asian Boys’ U18 Volleyball Championship
Press TV – The Iran men’s national under-18 volleyball team has put a satisfactory end to its campaign at the 2018 Asian Boys’…
Account of flame still burning after over 1,500 years
Iran Daily – Yazd fire temple (Atashkadeh in Persian), also known as Bahram fire temple, is a sacred site among Iranian Zoroastrians’…
Pistachio stew; Delicious dish popular in Damghan
IFP – The Iranian city of Damghan is well-known for its high-quality pistachios, so it would not be strange to see one…
Kimia Alizedeh to bear flag at 2018 Asian Games
MNA– Kimia Alizadeh, the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal, will bear the flag of Islamic Republic of Iran at…
Turkish soccer clubs Besiktas, Fenerbahce eye Iranian striker Ansarifard
Press TV- Turkish professional football clubs Besiktas and Fenerbahce, which currently play in the country’s Super Lig, have reportedly shown interest in signing…