Christian Iranians living in the city of Jolfa in central Iranian province of Isfahan, like other Christian cities across the globe, are preparing themselves for the beginning of the new Christian year. Jolfa: The Armenian Quarter The Armenian quarter of Isfahan dates from the time of Shah Abbas I, who transported a colony of Christians…
Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven is scheduled to visit Tehran in February 2017 heading a high-ranking economic delegation. Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Gholamhossein Shafei and Swedish Ambassador to Tehran Helena Sångeland met and discussed development of economic relations as well as removal of barriers to mutual cooperation…
The exports volume for Iran’s mine and mineral industry products amounted to 4.4 billion dollars in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (began March 20). Deputy for the Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation (IMIDRO) Amir Sabbagh made the remark while speaking in a training course on mine and…
Head of the Iranian National Carpet Center has announced the resumption of Iran’s hand-woven carpet export to the US during post-sanctions era. Hamid Karegar, speaking in a meeting with Qazvin Governor General Fereidoun Hemmati on Sunday, said that Iran resumed carpet exports to the US in the wake of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action…
The share of Iran’s oil export to the Japanese oil market increased to 6.6 percent in view of the 49,000 bpd growth in Iran’s oil exports in October. Iran’s heavy crude oil in the week to December 16 experienced highest increase in price and reached $51.07 a barrel, showing $2.02 increase, IRNA reported. Iran’s Petroleum…
Alphaliner has listed the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) as the 20th operator among the top 100 container lines, with a total capacity of 99,867 TEUs over 47 ships. Information from the corporate website indicates tonnage ranging from 1,000 to 6,500 TEUs, but it appears that most of its current fleet is under…
As Christians around the world celebrate Christmas, the holiday season is also observed in Iran. Iranians go to shops and buy Christmas gift and accessories in Tehran. There are about 150,000 Christians living in Iran, most of them Armenians. They mark the holiday at home and in churches across the country. In fact, many Muslim…
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A Chinese company is to invest $2 billion in Sarakhs Special Economic Zone (SPEZ), announced the zone’s managing director on Sunday. Ahmad Sadeqi Golmakani told IRNA that a Chinese state-owned company has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth $2 billion with the Iranian side to invest in SPEZ. He said the MoU is considered…
The latest official figures show that Iran’s exports of non-oil commodities over a period of nine months starting 21 March 2016 increased by around 10 percent – another indication which shows that the country’s trade is improving after the removal of multiple years of sanctions. Figures released by the Customs Administration of Iran show that…
