Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a draft agreement to establish a free trade zone between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries. The draft agreement was ratified by the State Duma and the Federation Council (two houses of the Russian parliament) on November 15 and 23, respectively. The agreement, signed in Astana […]

Iran’s Aliasghar Hasanzadeh was named the 2018 AFC Futsal Player of the Year, winning the prestigious honor for the fourth time. “I am very pleased with this award. This will give me more power, more desire to do even better next year. This reminds me that I cannot stop, I must continue to give my […]

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi insisted that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should remain neutral and professional in its verification practices regarding Tehran’s nuclear activities. Salehi had a meeting with IAEA Director-General Yukiya Amano in Vienna on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the IAEA Ministerial Conference on […]

A top commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said an advantage of the foreign sanctions on Iran is that the country has gained the capability to export arms. Addressing a cultural ceremony in Tehran, IRGC Aerospace Force Commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh hailed Iran’s success in turning the cruel hostile sanctions into […]

The fourth round of Iran-EU high-level political talks were held Mon. in Brussels, where the two sides conferred on a wide variety of issues, including bilateral cooperation and regional developments. The fourth round of Iran-EU high-level political talks were chaired by Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Helga Schmid and Iranian Deputy […]

 The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) announced that it is reviewing an investigation into terrorist groups’ attack with toxic gases on Aleppo city. Agence France-Presse quoted the OPCW director-general, Fernando Arias, as saying that The OPCW Secretariat has been monitoring the situation. It has contacted the UN’s security department “in order to […]

Qatar Airways will add more flights to Iran from January, the state-owned Persian Gulf airline announced on Monday just weeks after the United States reimposed sanctions on Tehran. Qatar Airways will add two weekly flights to its existing Doha-Tehran route and add three weekly flights on its Shiraz service in January. It will also launch […]

Tehraners have breathed clean air for 14 days over the current year (Starting on March 21), Fars news agency reported on Sunday. According to the Tehran Air Quality Control Company the amount shows a two-day increase compared to the last year (March 2017-March 2018). So far since the beginning of the current year Tehraners have […]

Over ten years ago researchers from the Bible Archaeology, Search & Exploration (BASE) Institute raised possibility of Noah’s Ark may be landing in Iran. Now, news by several media outlets broke that the institute has found strong evidence in a mountainous area in northern Iran, which may be remnants of the famed ark. “The BASE […]

 Mashhad will host an international culinary festival from November 28 to 30. Exhibitors from various countries including Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia and Georgia will be attending the event, ISNA reported on Tuesday. Some 50 stalls will be set up for the gastronomy festival, which will be held at Homa Hotel. […]