Iran and Italy emphasized the expansion of consular relations at a meeting in Tehran on Wednesday. In a meeting between an Italian consular delegation and their Iranian counterparts on Wednesday , the two sides discussed ways to expand consular relations between the two countries. Hossein Panahi, the Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Iranian Affairs headed the Iranian side in […]

TEHRAN – The vice president for parliamentary affairs said on Tuesday that the government has received confirmation from the chiefs of the Judiciary and the Supreme National Security Council for the bill to amend the law on countering the financing of terrorism. The parliament passed the law on countering the financing of terrorism two years […]

TEHRAN – A senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said on Sunday that a strong Iran is “unconquerable”, IRNA reported. Major General Yahya Rahim-Safavi, who was IRGC chief from 1997 to 2007, said Iran has defeated the U.S. on several occasions and the Americans cannot challenge the great Iranian nation. He further […]

After more than three years of qualifying suspense, Asia’s best 24 teams finally discovered their AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Group Stage challengers on Friday. In a grand spectacle at the United Arab Emirates Burj Khalifa, hosts UAE, who were positioned in first place in Group A, will kick-off Asia’s most prestigious tournament against Bahrain […]

TEHRAN – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest Regional Economic Outlook titled “Regional Economic Outlook Update: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan” predicted that Iran’s gross official reserves will reach $108.4 billion in 2018. According to the report, the country’s gross official reserves will experience a $13.3 billion jump in the current […]

Diplomats from Italy, France, Britain and Germany (E4) will meet on Thursday with senior Iranian officials in Rome to discuss regional issues. According to IRNA quoting an informed source at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, diplomats from the four European countries including Italy, France, Britain and Germany will hold a meeting today with high-ranking […]

TEHRAN – Managing Director of National Iranian Petrochemical Company (NPC) said renowned European companies has expressed willingness for cooperation with Iran’s petrochemical sector, ILNA reported. Pointing to the positive outcomes of the second Iran Petrochemical Value Chain Summit in Paris on April 27, the official said “Several well-known European companies voiced their readiness for cooperation […]

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province in southwest Iran injuring dozens. The epicenter of the powerful earthquake was Sisakht which is a city and capital of Dana County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. According to the head of Iran’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Pir Hossein Kolivand, the earthquake struck at 8:38’ local time on […]

TEHRAN- Brazilian Ambassador to Tehran Rodrigo de Azeredo Santos announced that his country has allocated €1.2 billion to the investment-making projects in Iran. The envoy made the remarks during a meeting with the members of the Chamber of Commerce of Abadan (a city in southwest of Iran) on Saturday, IRNA reported. “Agreement on the banking […]

 Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Institute for Political and International Studies of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of publishing Persian manuscript. Given the existence of over 157 Persian manuscripts in the library of Hungarian Academy of Sciences and to provide a list of these […]