TEHRAN – Iran earned its second victory in a row in the 2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup on Wednesday. Iran, who had defeated Paraguay 5-2 in its opening match on Tuesday, overpowered Mexico 4-1 in Group B. Seyed Ali Nazem, Amirhosein Akbari, Moslem Mesigar and Ali Mirshekari kept Marco Octavio’s men on course for their […]

TEHRAN – In a joint statement at the conclusion of the 7th round of Syria peace talks in Astana, Iran, Russia, and Turkey reaffirmed commitment to settling the crisis in Syria with political processes, emphasizing the need for the conflicting parties to take confidence building measures. Delegations from Iran, Russia and Turkey -the guarantors of […]

TEHRAN  – Under tutelage of Brazilian coach Marco Octavio, Iran won its first ever title at the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup in 2013 and now is ready to repeat the honor. Team Melli has been pitted against two-time champion Russia, Mexico and Paraguay in Group B. Iran will kick off the prestigious event with a […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s nominees for the two remaining cabinet posts were approved by the country’s parliament. The parliament on Sunday afternoon ended debates on the credentials and backgrounds of Reza Ardakanian and Mansour Gholami, who had been nominated for the positions of the energy minister and the minister of science, research, and […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the importance of relations with the Philippines and said the Islamic Republic welcomes closer cooperation with the Southeast Asian country in all fields, the economy in particular. Speaking at a meeting with the Philippines’ new ambassador to Iran, Wilfredo Santos, in Tehran on Saturday, President Rouhani hailed the […]

TEHRAN – China’s September oil imports from Iran increased 59 percent from the same month a year earlier, Reuters reported citing the country’s customs data. The country Shipped in about 784,060 barrels per day (bpd) or 3.22 million tons of Iranian crude in September, compared with 1.9 million tons in the same period in 2016. […]

TEHRAN, – Stephane Michel, Total’s president for Exploration and Production in the MENA region says that he is not worried about Trump’s anti-Iran measures.  “Total is committed to international regulations and will keep on abiding by,” said Stephane Michel, French oil major Total’s president for Exploration and Production in the Middle East and North Africa […]

TEHRAN – Spain defeated Iran 3-1 in the FIFA U-17 World Cup quarter-final in Kochi, India, on Sunday. The European champion will play Mali in the semi-final on Wednesday. Just 13 minutes into the match, Abel Ruiz opened Iran’s goal on a rebound. Left-footed Sergio Gomez scored in the hour mark with a long-distance strike. […]

TEHRAN– A total of 35 young Iranian para athletes will participate at the 2017 Asian Youth Para Games to take place in Dubai, UAE. The credible sportive extravaganza is slated to take place in Dubai, UAE, from 10-14 December as announced by the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC). Accordingly, Iran will have 25 representatives in Men’s […]

TEHRAN – Iran will play host to a futsal tournament to be also attended by national teams from Russia, Argentina and Kazakhstan. Head of the AFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee, Abbas Torabian, announced that presence of top teams at FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 in Iran has been finalized and a quadripartite tournament […]