Leader Urges Full Probe into Cargo Plane Crash near Tehran
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei offered condolences over the crash of a cargo plane in Iran’s northern city of Karaj, west of Tehran, and urged the relevant authorities to fully examine the incident and find “possible flaws”. In a message released on Tuesday, Ayatollah Khamenei described the crash of the airplane […]
Tehran to host doors, windows exhibition in late Jan.
The tenth edition of Iran’s Doors and Windows Technology International Exhibition (Do-WinTech 2019) is due to be held on January 23-26 in Tehran, IRIB reported. During the four-day event, over 350 domestic and foreign companies will gather at the Tehran International Permanent Fairgrounds to showcase their latest products and services. The exhibition will cover a […]
E-waste segregation, recycling site opens in Tehran
An electronic waste (e-waste) segregation and recycling site was inaugurated in district 22 of Tehran on Monday, ISNA news agency reported. E-waste is a term for electronic products that have become unwanted, non-working or obsolete, and have essentially reached the end of their useful life. Because technology advances at such a high rate, many electronic […]
Iran Parliament Speaker Meets Turkish, Afghan Counterparts in Tehran
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani held separate meetings with his Turkish and Afghan counterparts in the capital, Tehran, on Friday, discussing a range of regional and international issues, including ways to combat terrorism. Speaking at the meeting with Turkish Parliament Speaker Binali Yildirim, Larijani said mutual cooperation to boost security in the Middle East has […]
Tehran ranks 2nd tourism market place in Mideast, Africa: WTTC
Tehran is ranked second after Dubai in terms of tourism market size and share of the country’s GDP from the span of 2007-2017, according to the latest World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) report published in October. Based on the report, the travel & tourism contribution to GDP in the Iranian capital has become more […]
Third international AIDS conference opens in Tehran
Third International Conference and the 7th National AIDS Seminar is taking place in Tehran from November 21 to 23, ISNA quoted the conference’s scientific director as saying. Early diagnosis of AID/HIV patients, educational and preventive programs for controlling the disease and devoting extra attention to sexual transmission of the disease are the main topics of […]
Run-down areas account for 5% of Tehran: expert
TEHRAN – Rundown areas constitute some 5 percent of the total areas in the capital, according to the statistics published in the Iranian calendar year of 1385 (March 2006-March 2007), head of the renovation of rundown areas organization affiliated to the Municipality has said. “Currently, over 1.2 million people live in run-down areas, amounting to […]
Turin National Museum of Cinema CEO to attend Italian neorealist films session in Tehran
Sergio Toffetti, president of the National Museum of Cinema in Turin, is scheduled to attend a session that will be organized by the Film Museum of Iran about Italian neorealist cinema. Roberta Basano, the director of the photo archives of the Turin museum, and Italian journalist Francesca Paci will accompany Toffetti during the trip to […]
Countries denounce terrorist attack in Ahvaz
A number of countries have denounced or offered condolences over a terrorist attack which on Saturday targeted military personnel and civilians in Ahvaz, southwest Iran. “France deeply condemns Saturday terrorist attack in Ahvaz,” a statement released by the French Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. The statement also sympathized with victims of the attack, saying France […]
ELECOMP 2018 kicks off in Tehran
The 24th edition of Iran International Electronic, Computer and E-Commerce Exhibition, known as ELECOMP, has kicked off in Tehran International Permanent Fairground, with companies from over 20 countries in attendance. The opening ceremony is currently underway in the presence of Iranian ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari and other officials active in the field of IT […]