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…
Hassan Rouhani has been sworn in as Iran’s 12th president in the Iranian capital in the presence of the country’s high-ranking officials as well as leaders and senior politicians from around the world. The inauguration ceremony opened at the Parliament building in Tehran on Saturday with delegates from more than 100 countries, including several heads…
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has formally endorsed Hassan Rouhani as president, paving the way for him to take office for a second term as the head of Iran’s 12th administration. During a ceremony on Thursday, Ayatollah Khamenei gave his official approval for the president-elect by giving him a decree to…
Iran’s crude oil and condensate exports to Europe has reached one million barrels per day. Iran sells crude oil to European companies within the framework of long-term deals and spot cargo, however the volume of spot cargo is higher, an informed source told Fars News Agency. Iran still encounters problems in receiving payments due to…
Iran signed a multibillion dollar deal on Monday with French oil giant Total and Chinese state oil company CNPC to further develop the country’s giant South Pars Gas Field in cooperation with Iran’s Petropars. The first major Western energy investment since sanctions against Tehran were lifted will cost up to $5 billion, with production expected…
Iran moved up to the 55th place at the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking released on Friday. Despite not qualifying for the 2018 AFC Asian Women’s Cup Finals, Islamic Republic of Iran’s efforts at the qualifiers proved to be notable as the team moved up to 55th place. Iran was also previously unranked, the-afc wrote….
Iran and France held talks on ways to expand cooperation between the two countries in the transportation sector. In the meeting, Iran’s Roads and Urban Development Minister Abbas Akhoundi and his French counterpart Elisabeth Borne studied the establishment of a working group to examine the expansion of cooperation in the transportation sector, IRNA reported. The…
With the implementation of three oil docks at Shahid Rajaei Port, oil products export capacity from this south Iranian complex will reach 34 million tons, said deputy minister of roads and urban development. Mohammad Saeidnejad who is also the managing director of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said that the oil docks will include…
Iran finished in first place at the 2017 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships on Friday. The Iranian eight-man delegation claimed the title for the second successive year. The Iranian team won the title with 423 points. Host Japan came second, earning 394 points and China finished in third place with 391 points. Iran’s…
Iranian national football team (also known as Team Melli) qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia for the second time in a row. Team Melli defeated Uzbekistan 2-0 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. The two teams observed one minute of silence as a mark of respect to those who lost their lives in terror attacks…
