French amb. to Tehran hails Iranian art
French Ambassador to Tehran Francois Senemaud visited Saba Art and Cultural Institute and hailed the level of artistic works of Iranian artists presented at the venue. “The Iranian art has reached an international standard,” said Francois Senemaud, French Ambassador to Tehran, who was visiting Saba Art and Cultural Institute on the last day of the […]
Tehran, Islamabad to increase bilateral trade to $5 billion annually
Iran’s Consul General in Quetta, Pakistan says that Iran and Pakistan aim to increase bilateral trade from current volume $1.5 to $5 billion. Mohammad Rafiee Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Quetta, Pakistan made the remarks in a ceremony to celebrate the 39th anniversary of the victory of Iran’s Islamic Revolution in […]
Tehran prosecutor confirms Seyed-Emami’s suicide
TEHRAN – Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi, Tehran’s prosecutor general, on Sunday confirmed suicide of Kavous Seyed-Emami, a sociology professor at Imam Sadiq University. The professor’s suicide was first announced by his son through Instagram on Saturday. The prosecutor said Seyed-Emami, also an environmentalist, was accused of espionage and committed suicide after confessing his crimes while in prison. […]
Tehran exhibition displays photos of 1979 revolution
TEHRAN – An exhibition opened at the Iran Photographers House in Tehran on Monday displaying rarely seen photos of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. A total of 65 photos by Qasem Haj-Mohammadi who worked for the Persian daily Ettela’at in 1979 has been selected for the exhibition entitled “Season of Awakening”, the organizers announced on Tuesday. […]
Some 1,400 schools in Tehran to be renovated in 10 years
TEHRAN — The organization for development, renovation, and equipping of school of Tehran, affiliated with Education Ministry, will retrofit and reconstruct 1,400 dilapidated schools in the province over the course of 10 years, ISNA reported on Saturday. Dariush Varnaseri, director general for Tehran province organization for development, renovation, and equipping of school, has explained that […]
Fallen firefighters commemorated on Plasco anniversary
TEHRAN — People commemorated the brave firefighters who lost their lives trying to save people from the Plasco building, a shopping center which caught on fire and collapsed on January 19, 2017. The towering 17-stroey shopping center in downtown Tehran turned into piles of rubble within seconds after fighting the blaze for more than three […]
3 intl. expos underway in Tehran
TEHRAN- The Iranian capital is simultaneously hosting three international exhibitions from January 11 to 14 at the Tehran Permanent International Fairground, IRNA reported on Thursday. The three international exhibitions include the 8th edition of International Exhibition of Architecture, Interior Design, and Modern House (Midex 2018), the first edition of Iran’s international business development exhibition called […]
The hot debate of revising Tehran’s traffic scheme
The newly proposed scheme for traffic restricted zones put forward by Tehran Municipality to replace the odd-even traffic scheme has led to a series of debates both among officials and the public. The odd-even traffic scheme is a method of rationing in which access to the streets for private vehicles is granted on alternating days, […]
Construction of New Plasco Building to Start in Tehran Soon: Deputy Mayor
Nearly a year after the Iranian capital’s iconic Plasco building collapsed in a fire, the Tehran Municipality said it plans to start the construction of a new 10-storey high-rise in the location of the previous building later this month. Speaking to reporters at a press conference in Tehran on Monday, Deputy Mayor Mahdi Hojjat said […]
2nd Tehran Security Conf. kicks off
The 2nd Tehran Security Conference on challenges facing regional security in West Asia has opened in the Iranian capital on Mon. morning with over 200 Iranian and foreign political dignitaries in attendance. The 2nd Tehran Security Conference was inaugurated on Monday morning in the Iranian capital under the motto of “Regional Security in West Asia; Emerging […]