Iran: New logistics document seeks to cut transport costs by 30 percent
Financial Tribune – The document targets a 44% decline in freight fuel consumption (down from 9.6 billion liters to 5.4 billion liters),…
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Iran: $16b urban renewal agreement expected to create 300k jobs
Financial Tribune – Atrilateral agreement based on the government’s urban renewal initiative is expected to create 300,000 direct and indirect jobs. The…
Iran’s roads minister resigns
Tasnim – Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi released his resignation letter to the public on Saturday. In the…
Iran ranked 21st in global maritime industry: Minister
IRNA – Having 238 big commercial vessels and transportation of more than 19 million tons of commodities, Iran is ranked 21st in…
Iran, India call for boosting transport coop.
MNA – Road ministers of Iran and India met on Thursday in New Delhi where both sides highlighted the need to promote…
Iran’s road minister sets off for India to attend Move summit
MNA – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi, heading a delegation, has departed for India to take part in…
Road min., Army cmdr. vow to expand coop.
MNA – Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Army Major General Mousavi and Iranian Roads Minister Akhoundi met on Sunday in Tehran and agreed to…
Tehran-Bandar Abbas railway project to be electrified, costing $3bn
MNA – Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi said that Tehran-Bandar Abbas railway project would be electrified, costing $3…
EU takes step to fulfill duties by ATRs delivery: Minister
IRNA – Delivering the five ATR passenger aircraft to Iran is the European Union’s positive step towards fulfilling its obligations, and the…
Iran, Afghanistan vow to boost bilateral transit
MNA – The road ministers of Iran and Afghanistan met on Sat. and pledged to decrease costs in a move to develop…
Photos: 6th International Exhibition of Rail Transportation opened in Tehran
Tasnim | Mohammad Hassanzadeh: The 6th International Exhibition of Rail Transportation was opened in Tehran on Tuesday. The international exhibition was inaugurated…
6th International Exhibition of Rail Transportation opened in Tehran
ISNA– The 6th International Exhibition of Rail Transportation was opened in Tehran on Tuesday. The international exhibition was inaugurated in the presence…
Minister offers 40% price reduction on Iran-Uzbekistan railway transportation cost
MNA – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi described Iran-Uzbekistan cooperation in the field of railway transport as very…
Iran, Uzbekistan to launch new flight routes
MNA – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi told the media that Iran and Uzbekistan will open new flight…
Enhanced Iran-Syria economic ties key to foiling West plots: Assad
Press TV – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the development of economic cooperation with Iran and all the countries that insist on…
Commercialization of North-South corridor, atop agenda
MNA – Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi said the commercialization of North-South corridor has been put atop agenda of…
ECO transport summit opens in Turkmenistan
IRNA – The 9th transport summit of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was opened in Turkmenistan on Thursday with presence of Iran as…
Iran, Turkmenistan discuss issues of mutual interest
IRNA – Iran Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi and Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow on Wednesday reviewed issues of mutual…
Europe’s interests in danger if it remains indifferent to Trump policies
IFP – Iran says the incumbent US administration will definitely harm Europe’s interests if it keeps silent over Trump’s policies. Addressing at…
Iranian team visits Karachi Port to enhance bilateral cooperation
IRNA – A high-level Iranian delegation led by Minister for Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi has visited the Karachi Port Trust…
Pakistan, Iran, Turkey to launch transit corridor
MNA – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi said that transit line and regional freight corridor will be launched…
Iran’s Road Minister arrives in Pakistan for a three-day visit
IRNA — Iran’s Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi, heading a high-ranking delegation, arrived in Pakistan on Thursday on a…
Iran roads minister survives impeachment, wins MPs confidence vote
Press TV – Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi has survived an impeachment bid by the Parliament after securing…
Iran’s Parliament begins impeaching three cabinet ministers
Press TV- The Iranian labor minister has secured a vote of confidence during a hearing session at the Parliament (Majlis) on his…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 11
Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday, March 11, and picked headlines…
Photos: 2nd conference on the development of Makran coast
ISNA | Hemmat Khahi: The second international conference on introducing investment opportunities and sustainable development in Makran coast held at Tehran’s Milad Tower …
Iranian minister briefs MPs on passenger plane crash
Tasnim – Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi on Wednesday attended a meeting of the parliament’s Civil Commission, explaining…
Roads minister to be impeached over plane crash
MNA – Spokesperson of Parliament Civil and Development Commission Sodeyf Badri revealed the impeachment of the Minister of Roads and Urban Development…
Iran cannot confirm missing plane found, freeze hampers search
Reuters – The wreckage of an Iranian plane that crashed with 65 people on board was found in central Iran, state media…
Iranian minister attends emergency meeting on passenger plane crash
Tasnim – Iran’s Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhondi attended an emergency meeting with the high-ranking officials of the Civil…
Iran, India finalize deal over control of Chabahar port
Press TV – Iran has awarded a much-awaited agreement to India over the management of part of its strategic Chabahar port –…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 5
Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday, February 5, and picked headlines…
Flights in Tehran’s airports to back to normal in few days: Minister
Tasnim) – Iran’s Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhondi announced that although flights have resumed in Tehran’s airports after heavy…
Tehran airports restore normal conditions after snow shock
MNA – According to Iranian Roads and Urban Development Minister Abbas Akhoundi the two major airports of Tehran have regained the normal…
Iran, India to sign agreements worth $2b
IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi said Iran and India have agreed to sign agreements worth 2…
Iran: 5m new homes needed by 2027
Financial Tribune- Iran will need to build more than five million new homes in the next decade to fulfill its household requirements,…
Russians to build 6,800 freight cars for Iran
MNA – Road Minister Akhundi said Iran holds a contract with Russia for construction of 6,800 railway carriages most of which will…
Iran’s Chabahar Port to be regional transportation hub: Minister
IRNA – Chabahar will become a competitive and modern port that can play the role of a gateway to the countries of…
Iran, South Korea sign contract to build 450 railway wagons
Tasnim – Iran and South Korea signed a contract on Saturday to jointly manufacture railbuses for public transportation in suburban Tehran. The…
Qatari minister appreciates Iran for allowing to use airspace
IRNA – Minister of Transport and Communications of Qatar Jassim Saif bin Ahmed al-Sulaiti said on Monday that Qatar is fully satisfied…