Different groups of Iranian people gathered at the fire stations all over the Iran and donated flowers commemorating martyred firefighters. All Tehran fire stations are dressed in black. Regarding Tehran Plasco tower blaze at least 25 firefighters are under the debris. Up Saturday noon 3 firefighters’ body recovered. Plasco tower, the 17-story structure crumbled after…
At least 20 firefighters are feared to have been killed after Iran’s oldest high-rise in southern Tehran collapsed on Thursday following a major fire in the building, state television and a news agency reported. Plasco tower, the 17-story structure crumbled after fire engulfed the top floors of the building in downtown Tehran on Thursday morning…
Iranians believe that the harp is the modernized version of the ancient string instrument known as the Chang, which originated in Persia thousands of years ago. In this feature, we will find out if the harp is really Persian in origin. By Ali Rashid & Amin Safaripour – 2016 Also: Persian Music History Iranian…
French jazz musician and composer Guillaume Perret and Spanish Flamenco group Duquende, Diego Del Morao and El Piraña performed at the fifth day of the 32nd Fajr International Music Festival in Tehran. Related posts: Photo: The 32nd Fajr Intl. Music Festival started in Tehran Mobarak Intl. Puppet Festival closed / Photo Photo: First performance of…
An Iranian oil tanker has called at a European port for the first time since the lifting of sanctions last January, said managing director of the National Iranian Tankers Company (NITC) said. Sirous Kianersi added the first NITC tanker leased to a major Spanish oil company docked at the Port of Algeciras just recently, reported…
Deputy Iranian oil minister said a daily average of 2.83 million barrels of crude oil and gas condensate were exported in the previous Iranian calendar month (ended December 20, 2016). On the latest status of crude and gas condensate exports, Iranian Deputy Oil Minister for International Affairs Amir Hossein Zamaninia said the average figure for…
The rate of foreign investment has been increased by 42 percent during the past 12 months thanks to the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), an Iranian official said on Tuesday. Managing Director of Central Securities Depository of Iran Mohammad-Reza Mohseni said over 264 foreign investment requests have been registered in the…
The picture depicts a rural woman with three skeins of silk thread in Doidokh village in the city of Bojnourd in northeastern province of North Khorasan on Jan 15,2017. Doidokh village is popular for weaving silk carpets across Iran. The photos also show the life of turkmen women. TURKMEN Persian Rugs Properties Visibility: The TURKMEN…
Iranian petroleum Minister Zanganeh, while evaluating current oil market conditions as satisfactory, said the country’s oil revenues will mount to 41 billion dollars in the present Iranian year. Speaking to an IRIB TV, Bijan Zanganeh touched upon roots of the halt in gas imports from Turkmenistan while highlighting that the volume of gas purchase from…
Over 220,544 tons of aluminum ingots were produced in Iran in the first nine months of current Iranian fiscal year (ending December 20, 2016), IRNA reported on Monday. The figure shows half a percent decrease in the country’s aluminum ingot production compared to the same period in the preceding year, the report added. Iran’s aluminum…
