“We received the devastating news with great pain and sadness, and we in Hamas extend our deepest condolences to the families of those affected”, Hamas official website quoted Head of Hamas’s Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh.He added, “We ask Allah, the almighty, to heal the victims and grant them patience during …

In an interview with IRNA on the sidelines of 8th meeting of the heads of the customs administrations of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) countries in Islamabad, Forod Asgari, said according to report of Asia-Pacific Regional Studies Institute Iran has carried out 288 successful operations against drug trafficking.Giving details of …

The 7.3-magnitude quake occurred at 21:48 hour local time (18:18 GMT).The epicenter of the powerful quake was registered at 34.86 degrees latitude and 45.9 degrees longitude, at the depth of 11km, a shallow depth that can cause tremendous damage, in Ezgeleh region in Kermanshah Province.According to the latest figures, at …

Shia Muslims regularly pay Khums, a type of tax in the Islamic tradition which is collected by religious authorities. The Office of Ayatollah Sistani in a statement announced that he sympathizes with the bereaved families and victims affected by the quake in western Iran and pray for the injured to …

After the earthquake hit the area on Sunday night, the two Swiss tourists, broke off their plans to help the quake-rocked regions, Mahdi Hamzeh said.Hamzeh added that the Swiss tourists will be deployed to the region, if needed.9417**1377Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir

It is the first petrochemical project whose agreement was signed between Iran and a foreign company since the implementation of Iran's landmark nuclear deal with six world powers, dubbed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).Versalis, the chemical arm of Italy's energy group Eni, and Italy's Tecnimont had provided the …

Head of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) in a letter sympathized with the Iranians affected by the recent earthquake in western Iran and said that the association is ready to cooperate in the relief and rescue operation.SCCM, established in 1970, is an independently incorporated, international, educational and scientific …

“Azeri authorities, in the past two days, have made phone calls to express sympathy with the Iranians and expressed readiness to deploy rescue teams”, said Javad Jahangiri. He also said that, in a phone call, the Azeri government proposed to send humanitarian aids to the inflicted areas.In the Sunday night …

Haroon Akhtar Khan made the remarks at the 8th meeting of the heads of the customs administrations of the ECO countries in Islamabad. Forod Asgari, Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance and Governor of Iran Customs Administration leads the Iranian delegation in the conference.Akhtar Khan said that ECO countries …

The event is planned to be held November 20-24 with the cooperation of the Iranian embassy and the Universidad de la República (UdelaR).Art in ancient Iran, Iranian cinema, Iranian lifestyle in certain eras, Iranian carpet, and life of Iranian world-known poet Firdowsi are among the issues to be dealt with …