The amount of foreign investment absorbed in Iranian projects after the implementation of Iran nuclear deal in 2016 stands at $3.672 billion, CEO of the Social Security Investment Company (Shasta) said Saturday. According to Morteza Lotfi, managing director of the Social Security Investment Company (Shasta), Turkey, the UAE and Saudi Arabia were ranked first to third in […]

Hossein Zolfaghari, Iranian Deputy Interior Minister, said Iran and Turkey were cooperating seriously in security and counter-terrorism fields. The official made the remarks asserting that there exists a serious vision on both countries’ parts for expansion of cooperation and implementation of bilateral agreements in various areas. He added that during recent visit of the Turkish […]

An Iranian MP says that Saad Hariri’s resignation, US embassy move, and the Nikki Haley’s false claim against Iran are all Washington’s retaliatory measures for the fall of ISIL. “Nikki Haley was trying to copy Colin Powel’s show and we have to follow up the criminal cases of US involvement in Iraq, Yemen, and Syria […]

TEHRAN – A tourism expert says a sharp rise in the departure tax does not necessarily lead to an increase of domestic travels due to the psychology of tourism that has not been taken in account. A proposal by the administration to triple the departure tax for the upcoming fiscal year, starting March 21, 2018, […]

A friendly football match between the national teams of Iran and Uzbekistan is to be played at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran. The match has been scheduled to take place on May 18. Iran defeated Uzbekistan twice in the 2018 World Cup qualification in Group A. Team Melli has been drawn with Spain, Portugal and […]

Two couples from Qashqai tribe tied the knot on the sidelines of the 9th Pars Tourism Festival in the southern city of Shiraz, Fars Province.  Dressed in beautiful costumes, Qashqai men danced to their traditional music and celebrated the wedding. The Qashqai are a Turkish-speaking tribe of pastoral nomads in southern Iran. They migrate between […]

Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has dispatched medical teams to administer on-the-post treatment to Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled Myanmar to escape military crackdown and ethnic violence, an official said. A group of emergency treatment teams from Iran’s Red Crescent Society were dispatched to the Rohingya camps on Wednesday morning to help the refugees, […]

The economies of Iran and China complement each other, Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mohammad Shariatmadari said, stressing that the target of an average annual trade of $60 billion is within reach. In a meeting with chairman of China’s private sector chamber of commerce in Tehran on Wednesday, Shariatmadari stressed the need for […]

The Football Federation of The Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Qatar Football Association (QFA) on Thursday. In the meeting, which took place at the Al Bidda Tower in Doha, two federations signed the MoU to strengthen the mutual relationship and to cooperate for further development of the sport […]

Iran’s Zarif and mission to the UN dismissed Nikki Haley’s claim that a missile fired at Saudi Arabia from Yemen was supplied by Iran as unfounded. Iran’s UN mission has categorically dismissed as “unfounded” US Ambassador Nikki Haley’s claim that a missile fired at Saudi Arabia from Yemen last month was supplied by the Islamic […]