TEHRAN – Spain national football team’s coach Julen Lopetegui says they have been drawn in a hard group. Spain has been drawn with Iran, Portugal and Morocco in Group B of the 2018 World Cup. “As I’ve already said, we have a tough group. Portugal is champion of Euro and they have fantastic players and […]

TEHRAN– A senior author and political commentator from Canada praised Iran’s campaign against terrorism in the Middle East and said the Islamic Republic has been fighting the phenomenon while the West’s support for terror groups in the region is well documented. “Iran has played a very important role in defeating terrorism in the Middle East; it […]

TEHRAN – Iran and South Korea signed a contract on Saturday to jointly manufacture railbuses for public transportation in suburban Tehran. The contract was signed during a ceremony in the Iranian capital, Tehran, attended by Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi. According to the terms of the agreement, an Iranian-Korean consortium will […]

TEHRAN– Three Iranian nine foreign teams will compete in the fourth edition of the World Wrestling Clubs Cup in Tehran. Tehran will host the fourth edition of the World Wrestling Clubs Cup on December 7 and 8 in Tehran. Nine foreign countries have so far announced that they will participate in these competitions. Teams from […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Belarus Mustafa Oveisi, and Belarusian Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoT) Anatoli Siwak discussed transportation issues in Minsk. At the meeting, which was held in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, Iran’s ambassador emphasized on the expansion of the bilateral and multilateral cooperation of the two countries in the field of […]

TEHRAN – Iran coach Carlos Queiroz says he is personally happy to be drawn with Spain and Portugal. Team Melli has been pitted against Spain, Portugal and Morocco in Group B of the 2018 World Cup. Queiroz has some emotional ties to World Cup group opponents. He is from Portugal and he lived in Spain […]

TEHRAN – Soaked in history and dotted with splendid vibrant historical sites, Tabriz is one of top tourist destinations in Iran, drawing hundreds of thousands of foreign and domestic travelers each year. Visitors have at their disposal tours to a rich, matchless patchwork of Iranian history and architecture such as Azarbaijan Museum, Arg-e Tabriz, Poets’ […]

TEHRAN — As per the latest statistics published by Iran’s Ministry of Health, 36,039 individuals were suffering from HIV in the country until late June, a health official has said. The number only accounts for 30 percent of the individuals who are affected with the virus and the ministry have reasons to believe that some […]

TEHRAN — Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) has decreased the period of gasoline quality checks in eight metropolises from three months to a week. Before the new chief of DOE [Isa Kalantari] took office [in August] the gasoline quality check was being conducted quarterly, Mehr news agency quoted Shina Ansari, an official with the DOE […]

TEHRAN – Trade between Iran and China during the first 10 months of 2017 reached $30.4 billion, registering a 22 percent rise compared to the same period last year. Bilateral trade was slightly over $25 billion during January-October last year, Tasnim reported citing China’s customs data. China imported about $15.46 billion worth of goods, mainly […]