Majlis to hammer out bill on banning violence against women
TEHRAN – A bill on banning violence against women will be presented to the Majlis (Iranian parliament) next week, said Masoumeh Ebtekar, vice president for women’s and family affairs. The budget allocated to women in key ministries such as the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and the Ministry of Health is at […]
Leader orders allocation of $200m for Kermanshah quake victims
TEHRAN – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei approved withdrawal of $200 million from the National Development Fund to assist Kermanshah quake victims, Majlis speaker Ali Larijani said on Tuesday. Following the Supreme Leader’s decree, members of the Majlis hammered out and approved an amendment to the current year’s budget law. […]
Unhealthy air permeating Tehran for 6th consecutive day
TEHRAN– Despite the cancellation of schools and sport events in Tehran in the last 3 days, the bad air is still hovering over the mega city. Also traffic restrictions have been enforced in the last two days but some critics are calling for closing of all offices, banks, and organizations to lower the pollution level. […]
Foreign Minister Zarif leaves Tehran for Baku
TEHRAN– To meet his Turkish and Azeri counterpart, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left Tehran for Baku on Tuesday in the afternoon. The Iranian, Turkish and Azeri foreign ministers will hold a trilateral meeting in Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku on Wednesday to discuss their future cooperation and decisions taken in the previous meetings. […]
IAEA main source of verifying Iran’s compliance with JCPOA
TEHRAN – Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization head said on Monday the IAEA has already verified Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal nine times, adding the organization is the main source of verifying Iran’s commitments. Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, made the remarks in response to Trump’s claims that […]
MFA summons Swiss envoy over Haley’s missile claim
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Swiss envoy to Tehran to protest against the unfounded and irresponsible claims made by US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley about the origin of a missile fired at Saudi Arabia from Yemen. An official note handed to the envoy, who represents US interests in Iran because of the […]
Saudi royal dynasty may fall like Shah of Iran
TEHRAN – Riyadh’s decision to decrease oil production may alienate Saudi Arabia from its traditional Western allies and pose a serious threat to the House of Saud. Mainstream media outlets in the US and UK unleashed a barrage of criticism upon Saudi Arabia, blasting the country for signing an oil deal with Russia. The Guardian […]
Envoy sheds lights on murder of British Iranian
TEHRAN– Iran’s Envoy to London Baeidinejad, referring to murder case of an Iranian killed in the UK in 2013 for racist reasons, stressed the need to confront racist behaviors. In a message published on his official Telegram channel, Iranian Ambassador to Britain, Hamid Baeidinejad, recalled the murder of an Iranian national residing in the UK […]
Water diplomacy most pressing matter in West Asia
TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy FM Araghchi stressed the importance of ‘water diplomacy’ in West Asia, calling for a strategic approach toward water shortage in this region. Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addressed the Seminar of Environmental Risks and Regional Security in West Asia in Tehran on Tuesday, adding “the water problem and other environmental threats […]
Sense of justice, securing citizens’ rights basis for peace in society: Rouhani
TEHRAN– In a ceremony in the Islamic Summit Conference Building in Tehran on Tuesday, the first report on the ‘Charter on Citizens’ Rights’ was released in the presence of President Rouhani and ministers, deputy ministers and other government officials. Opening the ceremony entitled the “1st National Conference on Reporting the Progress and Solutions for Removing […]











































