Iran to cooperate in linking Chinese corridor to Europe
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Deputy Minister for Roads and Urban Development, Chairman of the Board and President of RAI said that for the first time a joint rail corridor between Iran and the 4 countries of the region will transport Chinese container cargo to Europe. During his recent visit to Ankara, Saeid Rasouli said, “At […]
Ardabil province will be linked to Azerbaijan by Railway
TEHRAN (Iran News) – An Iranian parliament member ensured that the railway lines of Iran’s western Ardabil province and the Republic of Azerbaijani railway network will be connected in the future. “Studies on Ardabil-Parsabad railway will be carried out within two months and having the project implemented, Ardabil province will get linked to the Republic […]
Iran steel output rises 3m tons by March 2020
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Annual production of crude steel in Iran is planned to rise three million tons to 28 million tons in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 19, 2020), the head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) announced on Wednesday. Khodadad Gharibpour made the announcement during […]
European firms look for Iran petchem suppliers
TEHRAN (Iran News) – European companies are looking to resume ties with Iranian petrochemical companies, the CEO of Tondgouyan Petrochemical Company said. Referring to Iran petchem companies’ participation in Germany’s K-Show, the largest exhibition in the plastics and polymer industries in the world, Seyyed Reza Ghasemi Shahri said, “The Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company has […]
Economy Minister of Iran Cancels visit to US
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Economy Minister Farhad Dejpasand called off his trip to Washington, DC, after the US government denied the members of his accompanying delegation visas for the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG). After canceling his visit to the US for the annual IMF […]
Persian Gulf Star Refinery Euro-5 diesel output reaches 20ml/d
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The CEO of the Bandar Abbas Gas Condensate Refinery (also called the Persian Gulf Star Refinery-PGSR) said the facility currently supplies an average of 17 to 20 million liters per day of Euro-5 diesel fuel. Mohammad Ali Dadvar said the plant is now processing 450,000 barrels of gas condensate, adding the […]
Urban development of Mashhad; Iran-Italy talks
IRAN (Iran News) – Italian Ambassador to Iran Giuseppe Perrone met and held talks with the mayor of Mashhad, Mohammad Reza Kalaei, on Wednesday, about Mashhad urban development. During the meeting, the Italian envoy expressed his country’s readiness to join the urban development projects in the northeastern Iranian city. Iran-Italy talks went on about urban […]
10,000 taxis to be added to Iran public transport fleet
TEHRAN (Iran News) – A total of 10,000 new taxis will be added to the Iran public transport fleet by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 2020), Mohsen Pourseyyed Aqaei, deputy mayor of Tehran for traffic and transport affairs, has announced. A scheme on the renovation of clunker taxis started in the […]
Four types of vehicles to go out of production by yearend
Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Rahmani said that production line of four types of vehicles will be stopped by the end of the current year (started March 20, 2019).
Maritime guards seize of smuggled fuel in South Iran
According to Police Commander of Kish Island, maritime guards have seized three fishing vessels and discovered 44,000 liters of smuggled fuel near two islands in the Persian Gulf.