Alexander’s prison is a 15th century domed school, located next to the tourist office in the old town of Yazd. Alexander’s prison is advertised as being built as a mosque and Ziaeeyeh religious school and to have no connection to Alexander. On the other hand, some believe that this is known as Alexander’s Prison because […]

Iran’s ambassador to Russia says that the new US and western sanctions against Iran and Russia along with the new US nuclear doctrine are threats to both Russia and Iran. Speaking in a Russian State Duma session entitled ‘Russia-Iran relations after 39 years in post-Islamic Revolution in Iran,’ Mehdi Sanaei said that Iran-Russia cooperation has […]

An Austrian delegation says it is ready to invest in mountain tourism and ski resorts in Iran. The Austrian commercial counselor and an Austrian investment delegation met with Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization’s Deputy for Investment and Planning Saeed Ohadi and managers of some of the Iranian sports complex and ski resorts in […]

TEHRAN – Iran on Saturday rejected as “ridiculous” claims by the Israeli regime that it had intercepted an Iranian drone launched from Syria, stressing the Islamic Republic’s military advisory presence in Syria is at the request of the “legitimate” Syrian government. “Claims about the flight of an Iranian drone … are too ridiculous to be […]

Iran will look to defend their AFC Futsal Championship title as they go on to meet Japan in the final, after beating Uzbekistan 7-1 on Friday. Iran piled on the pressure from the beginning, keeping Uzbekistan in their half, and it paid off early with Mahdi Javid finding the back of the net with his […]

Iranian cyclist Arvin Moazzami has won a bronze medal in the men’s road race individual time trial at the 2018 Asian Road and Para Cycling Championships in Myanmar. Arvin Moazzami came third to snatch the bronze medal in the Asian championships underway in Myanmar. He finished the 42-kilometer (26.1 miles) race in 50:52 in the […]

Defending champion Iran defeated Thailand 9-1 on Thursday to seal a place in the semi-final of the AFC Futsal Championship 2018. In the match, held at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City, Hossein Tayebi (three goals), Ahmad Esmaeilpour (two goals), Mohammad Shajari (two goals), Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh and Mehdi Javid scored for Team Melli. […]

TEHRAN- Some 14,300 kilometers of roads are under construction in Iran, the managing director of Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company announced in a news conference on Tuesday. As IRNA quoted Kheirollah Khademi, some of these roads are to be completed in near future. “More than 70,000 workers are constructing these roads,” he said. […]

Defending champions Iran defeated Iraq 5-3 on Tuesday to win Group C in a match that proved the first real test of the holders’ credentials. Both Iran and Iraq had already qualified for the quarter-final ahead of the match at University of Taipei Gymnasium but, nevertheless, it was to be a hard-fought and intriguing contest […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Football Federation has asked the AFC to respect Iranian football clubs’ freedom of choice in selecting their host venues when they meet Saudi teams. In a letter to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Iran has officially asked the Asian body to respect the rights of the Iranian teams when it comes to […]