TEHRAN– Ayatollah Seyyed Ali khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran sent a message to Iranian documentary film-makers telling that there are countless reasons for being hopeful. On Thursday January 11, a group of young documentary film makers were received by Ayatollah Seyyed Ali khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani received Nechirvan Barzani of Iraqi Kurdistan on Sunday in Tehran where Barzani reassured the Iranian side that the KRG homes no anti-Iran threat. “All efforts should be concentrated on bolstering close relations between the two nations of Iran and Iraq,” said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday. The Iranian […]

ICT Minister notes that it is important for Iran to stay abreast of modern ICT technology while promoting domestic ICT business. Noting the importance of moving along with technological advances such as Internet of Things, virtual reality and big data, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said that 90% of the […]

TEHRAN – In a meeting with Iraqi Kurdistan PM in Tehran on Sunday, Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council said “Iran cannot tolerate presence of anti-Islamic Revolution armed groups in Kurdistan Region.” Iraqi Kurdistan Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani with his accompanying delegation arrived in Tehran last night, and their visit marks normalizing relations […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli announced on Sunday that he has presented a report on the recent riots in Iran to the president. According to the Public Relations Department of Interior Ministry, the report is based on the information provided by the security and legislative organizations, and it has addressed and identified the […]

TEHRAN – Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of cities all across the US on Sat., to protest president Donald Trump and his policies on the first anniversary of his inauguration. The march was scheduled to mark the anniversary of Trump’s first year in office, which also coincided with a government shutdown after […]

Tehran’s prosecutor said 54 indictments have been issued against those arrested in the capital for rioting and destroying public property during the recent unrest. Addressing a conference in Tehran on Monday about ways to combat social harms and provide public security, Prosecutor General of Tehran Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi pointed to the recent riots in the […]

TEHRAN – The total dryness of Lake Urmia will have a large negative impact on the health and livelihood of local communities and even beyond. One of the largest permanent hypersaline lakes in the world, Lake Urmia is located in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan and was considered the largest lake in the Middle […]

TEHRAN – In the national budget bill proposed for the next Iranian calendar year 1397 (starting on March 21), Majlis (the Iranian parliament) has approved a $200 million budget for renovation of rundown areas. The administration had proposed a budget of $100 million from the National Development Fund for renovating rundown areas, but Majlis has […]

Germany is lobbying among European allies to agree new sanctions against Iran in an attempt to prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from terminating an international deal curbing Tehran’s nuclear program, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday. The report cited diplomats in Brussels as saying that Germany was pushing for new sanctions together with Britain and […]