Iranian people across the country took to the streets to celebrate the reelection of President Rouhani in Presidential elections, announced on Saturday. Cars packed the streets and horns sounded in celebration, as people of Tehran carried flags and portraits of President Rouhani who swept to victory on Saturday and will now begin a second term…
The European Union’s energy commissioner headed to Iran to strengthen ties following a growth in trade ties in response to the easing of sanctions. EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Cañete left Friday for Tehran for the inaugural bilateral business forum on sustainable energy, UPI reported. The commission said the forum aims…
The first debate among the six candidates of the 12th Iranian presidential election has been aired live on state television. The candidates outlined their plans for the post. They were given an equal time to garner as many votes as possible in order to win the ticket to the office. The live broadcast, which lasted for…
Iran and Portugal have signed a document on abolition of visas for those holding political or service passports in a meeting in Tehran on Saturday. The document was signed at the end of a meeting between Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Iranian Affairs Hassan Ghashghavi and Portugal’s Secretary of State for Internationalization,…
Tributes will be paid to the great Persian poet Sa’di Shirazi in a ceremony at his tomb in Shiraz, Fars Province on April 21 which is observed as National Sa’di Day. There are several programs to commemorate the world-famous Persian poet Sa’di. President Hassan Rouhani will attend the ceremony in Shiraz on April 20 and…
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated five new phases of the South Pars Gas Field on Sunday which were completed at a cost of $20 billion, local media reported. The inauguration of phases 17-21 paves the way for Iran to overtake neighboring Qatar in production from the offshore gas field which it shares with Iran, Iranian…
Iran women athletic championships held in Shiraz on 11 April 2017. In this competitions Fars province team become champion and Khorasan Razavi and Tehran placed in 2nd and 3rd rank. Related posts: Photo: Iranian girls play basketball with Hijab Iranian woman performance second best in Rio 2016 Report: Social Media Demographics in Iran Iranians gathering…
Playing a basketball match between two women teams wearing the hijab is a historical moment for them, FIBA Secretary General and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member Patrick Baumann said. It served as an opportunity for FIBA representatives to witness a game with players wearing the hijab. This comes ahead of next month’s Mid-Term Congress, when…
Iran’s Aseman Airlines on Tuesday signed a deal to purchase dozens of passenger planes from US aviation giant Boeing. Under the agreement, the airlines will buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes worth $3 billion. The deal also gives Aseman the right to purchase another 30 of the Boeing’s twinjet narrow-body passenger planes. IRNA said that…
Iran is participating in the 51st Berlin International Tourism Fair (ITB) which began on March 8. The inaugural ceremony of the fair in the German capital was attended by the Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Zahra Ahmadipour. Iran has set up 24 pavilions and tourism offices in the expo to introduce…
