Tuesday, 9 December , 2025
  • Imam Khomeini Airport Aims to Mirror Turkish Aviation Hub 08 Dec 2025

    Imam Khomeini Airport Aims to Mirror Turkish Aviation Hub

    TEHRAN - The acting head of Imam Khomeini Airport City has announced that the airport’s top priority is attracting foreign airlines—following the model used by Turkey, which expanded its airports only after successfully drawing a large number of international carriers.

Railway fleet to receive 77 passenger wagons 10 Mar 2019

Railway fleet to receive 77 passenger wagons

Head of Raja Rail Transportation Company said 77 new passenger wagons are going to be added to the country’s railway transportation fleet before the Persian New Year (Nowrouz) holiday (which starts on March 21).

Iran Biggest Metal Production Unit Inaugurated 10 Mar 2019

Iran Biggest Metal Production Unit Inaugurated

TEHRAN - First Vice-president Eshaq Jahangiri on Saturday inaugurated Iran’s biggest metal production unit that is run by the private sector in the city of Aradan, in northern province of Semnan.

Iranian navy thwarts pirate attack on oil tanker 09 Mar 2019

Iranian navy thwarts pirate attack on oil tanker

Iranian naval forces intervened to repel pirates who attacked an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, on Friday.

Planning underway to increase trade volume with Iraq at $20bn 09 Mar 2019
Industry min.:

Planning underway to increase trade volume with Iraq at $20bn

Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Rahmani said on Thu. that it is scheduled that Iran’s trade and business volume with neighboring Iraq will hit $20 billion.

Largest privately-funded metal production unit goes on stream in Semnan prov. 09 Mar 2019

Largest privately-funded metal production unit goes on stream in Semnan prov.

The first nongovernmental metal unit of the country was inaugurated in Fajr 2 Industrial Area, Aradan, Semnan province on Saturday in the presence of First Vice President and Es’hagh Jahangiri and Minister of Defense Brigadier General Amir Hatami.

Daily gasoline consumption at 88m liters 09 Mar 2019

Daily gasoline consumption at 88m liters

Iranians consumed 88 million liters of gasoline per day on average since the beginning of current Iranian calendar month of Esfand (February 20, 2019), IRNA reported on Friday citing the data released by the Oil Ministry.

Iran Not to Give in to U.S. Pressures 07 Mar 2019

Iran Not to Give in to U.S. Pressures

TEHRAN - president Hassan Rouhani praised the nation for achieving great victories in the face of the U.S. over the past year, stressing that the Islamic Republic will never surrender to enemies or back off from safeguarding its independence and democracy.

Iran’s export of different types of date grows 53% in 10 months 06 Mar 2019

Iran’s export of different types of date grows 53% in 10 months

In its latest report, Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) announced that export of various types of date registered a 53 percent growth in 10-month period of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – Jan. 21) as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

Iran’s power grid to connect to Russia via Azerbaijan 06 Mar 2019
Reza Ardakanian:

Iran’s power grid to connect to Russia via Azerbaijan

Iranian minister of energy Reza Ardakanian said Tue. that the country is mulling over plans to connect its power grid to Russia through the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Iran imports $38.5bn worth of products in 11 months 06 Mar 2019
IRICA pres.:

Iran imports $38.5bn worth of products in 11 months

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said that $38.5 billion worth of products were imported in 11 months of the current year (March 21 – Feb. 21).