An Iranian trade official said the value of the country’s non-oil exports in the first eight months of the current Iranian year (began March 21) has exceeded $31 billion. Speaking to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran, Mohammad Reza Modoudi, said the total value of […]

Brussels will create an alternative payment channel to facilitate financial transactions between the European Union and Iran and bypass the US sanctions in the near future, the EU’s top diplomat, Federica Mogherini, said. “I will expect this instrument to be established in the coming weeks before the end of the year as a way to […]

Iran leads Asia with 13 nominations in the 19th edition of the UMBRO Futsal Awards 2018. Iranian futsal coaches Mohammad Nazemalsharieh and Shahrzad Mozafar have been nominated for the world’s best coach. Nazemalsharieh led the men’s futsal team to the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship title, while Mozafar helped the women’s team win back-to-back titles in […]

Financial and banking transactions between Iran and China would resume as of Monday, vice chairman of Iran-China Joint Chamber of Commerce announced. According to Mohammad Reza Hariri, the hurdles in banking transactions between the two countries were cleared last week and financial transactions would resume on Monday through China’s Bank of Kunlun, the key Chinese conduit […]

Tohid Lotfi from Iran’s Mes Sungun Varzaghan has been nominated for the Best Young Player in the World award. Lotfi was a member of Mes Sungun team who won the 2018 AFC Futsal Club Championship in August after beating Miguel Rodrigo’s Thai Son Nam 2-1 at Yogyakarta. The 20-year-old player also helped Iran national futsal […]

The representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Iran praised the country’s progress in its campaign against crimes and corruption. In a speech at the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA), Alexander Fedulov said this year, the UNODC celebrated the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the […]

Ali Daei believes that Iran and Japan are the most likely contenders to reach the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 final, with the continental competition now less than four weeks away. The Iranian legend is the tournament’s record goalscorer, having found the back of the net 14 times over three editions, yet the former striker […]

An Iranian energy official highlighted a rapid growth in the number of renewable energy plants across the country, saying more and more capital is being funneled into the industry. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Mohammad Sadeqzadeh, director of Iran’s Renewable Energy and Electrical Energy Efficiency Organization, a subsidiary of the Energy Ministry, said […]

Iranian futsal club Mes Sungun has been nominated for the best club in the world. Mes Sungun, headed by Hamid Bigham Tabrizi, won the AFC Futsal Club Championship in August. (in strict alphabetical order!) Associação Carlos Barbosa de Futsal (BRA) Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro (ARG) Clube Esportivo e Recreativo Atlantico Erechim (BRA) Leoas […]

Iran’s ambassador to Vienna-based international organizations praised the fortitude shown by the country’s delegation in a meeting of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries that resulted in Iran’s exemption from OPEC’s plan for a cut in oil output. In comments on Friday evening, Kazem Gharibabadi said the fortitude shown by the Iranian delegation at the […]