Archive For August 29, 2017

€3 billion credit line by Siemens on the way to Iran

€3 billion credit line by Siemens on the way to Iran

German industrial group Siemens is about to undertake financing rail and power plant projects worth 3 billion euros in Iran, a senior Iranian official says. “On a trip to Germany, we had discussions about Siemens’ participation in Iran’s railway and power plant projects,” Deputy Minister of Road and Urban Development for International Affairs Asghar Fakhriyeh-Kashan…

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Uber selected an Iranian as a C.E.O.

Uber selected an Iranian as a C.E.O.

Uber has chosen Expedia boss Dara Khosrowshahi to be its chief executive, ending months of speculation in the firm’s search for a new leader. The decision was made by Uber’s board late on Sunday, a source told the BBC, but the company has made no official announcement. Mr Khosrowshahi would replace Travis Kalanick, who resigned…

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Photo: Village of warps and woofs

Photo: Village of warps and woofs

Ruin, a village located in North Khorasan province, is home to women who still pursue the traditional arts and crafts of their ancestors, weaving, which began about 400 years ago and is one of the sources of income for the village. About 120 women weavers are currently actively engaged in this industry in Ruin. North…

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European giants bidding for Azadegan oil field

European giants bidding for Azadegan oil field

Iran says a host of European giants are bidding for the development of its South Azadegan oil field – which was once considered as the world’s biggest oil find after it was discovered over 15 years ago. Nouroddin Shahnazizadeh, the managing director of the Petroleum Development and Engineering Company of Iran, told the domestic media…

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Iranian Airlines to buy new Boeing, Airbus planes

Iranian Airlines to buy new Boeing, Airbus planes

Iran’s Kish Airline has announced an ambitious plan to purchase over a dozen new planes from global aviation giant Airbus and Boeing. Kish Airline CEO Mohammad Taqi Jadidi was quoted by the domestic media that the plan envisaged buying 10 planes from Boeing and 6 more from Airbus. Jadidi told Iran’s IRNA news agency that…

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Iran planning to $100b investment in oil industry

Iran planning to $100b investment in oil industry

Farhad Daneshvar: President Hassan Rouhani in an addressing to the parliament on August 20, said that drawing $100 billion in foreign investment to develop Iran’s oil industry is among the oil minister’s main tasks in his second term. “There is bad news and good news,” believes Chris Cook, a strategic market consultant, who also formerly…

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Photo: Hamedan BMX rally

Photo: Hamedan BMX rally

Trail Bike(BMX) rally was held in Hamedan by enthusiasts taking part. About Hamedan Hamadan is one of the oldest continually inhabited towns, centers of civilization, and numerous capitals of different dynasties that have ruled Iran through the ages. Capital of the province of Hamadan, at the foot of Mount Alvand, and located at an altitude…

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Photo: Iranian women kayaking pro league

Photo: Iranian women kayaking pro league

Different kayaking teams of women competed in the Premier League of Iran’s Women flat water kayaking on Thursday at Azadi Lake of Tehran. Related posts: Asian rock climbing championships held in Tehran+Photo Iranian archer girl win historic first World Cup gold medal +Photo Photo: Iranian women Karate super league started Photo: Iran women alish wrestling…

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Photo: The Si; Shahnameh concert theater

Photo: The Si; Shahnameh concert theater

Classical vocalist and tonbak player Homayoun Shajarian, and composer Sohrab Pournazeri, are currently staging a multimedia concert titled ‘Si’ based on Persian poet Ferdowsi’s ‘Shahnameh’. The stories performed include ‘Rostam and Esfandyar’, ‘Zal and Rudabeh’ and ‘Rostam and Sohrab’.   About Shahnameh A little over a thousand years ago a Persian poet named Ferdowsi of…

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Photo: Feast of Blessing of Grapes in Tehran

Photo: Feast of Blessing of Grapes in Tehran

The celebration of feast of Blessing of Grapes and Assumption of Mary was held on in Saint Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran. The construction of St. Sarkis Church in Tehran began from 1964 and was complete by 1970. The church was built by Sarkisian brothers in memory of their parents. At beginning the Tehran prelacy was…

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