On the occasion of the World Telecommunication Day (WTD), Iran launched six major projects in the field of Communications and Information Technology (ICT) and also a contract for purchasing relevant equipment from domestic suppliers.

Nearly 14,000 hectares of agricultural lands in arid plains in Iran’s Sistan region have started using irrigation thanks to a government project which seeks to eliminate poverty and boost jobs in the underprivileged region.

Some 110 trillion rials (nearly $2.6 billion) worth of mining projects are scheduled to be inaugurated by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2019). The Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) has already completed $2.2 billion worth of mining projects during the previous Iranian calendar year (March […]

 Iran and India have agreed to launch 12 joint research projects, said Mohammad Kafi, the president of Iran’s Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. Based on previous Memoranda of Understanding inked by the two countries to promote academic cooperation, 12 different joint research projects in the fields of biotechnology and water management will be carried out, he […]

The Austrian energy group OMV has announced to continue with its previously announced energy project in Iran despite US withdrawal from the JCPOA. According to Reuters news agency, the Austrian energy group OMV is continuing with planned Iranian energy projects despite the United States’ withdrawal from a nuclear pact with Tehran. The company added, however, […]

TEHRAN- Some 3,000 semi-finished governmental projects are ready to be offered to the private sector, an official announced. As IRNA quoted Ali Abdolalizadeh, the chairman of task force for transferring semi-finished governmental projects to the private sector, completion of these projects requires five quadrillion rials (about $111.11 billion) of finance. In addition to the named […]

TEHRAN – Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) of Iran plans to inaugurate 17 projects worth 4.305 trillion rials (about $94.8 million) by February 11. Conducting dredging works at the second phase of Shahid Rajaie Port (in south of the country) and overhauling the port’s railway lines are two of the most important projects which are […]

TEHRAN – Iran and India are after expanding scientific and technological cooperation through announcing a call for proposals with the intention of presenting joint research projects. Through an agreement between the Center for International Scientific Cooperation of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Department of Science and […]

TEHRAN- Iranian Deputy Transport Minister Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan announced that allocation of $12 billion of finance is to be finalized for being used in transport and urban development projects, ILNA quoted the official as saying on Sunday. Explaining that no ceiling has been predicted for allocation of the approved $55 billion of finances in Iran’s […]

TEHRAN– Iran’s ICT Minister Azari Jahromi announced the country’s readiness to join two international space projects which include “optical space observation” and “Data Sharing Service Platform”. Announcing Iran’s readiness to cooperate with Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) on space projects, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said “since the foundation of this international organization, Iran has been […]