The tournaments started on March 31, in Tashkent the capital city of Uzbekistan with more than 400 Asian athletes in different age categories and the presence of 21 Iranian players in age categories ranging from U-8 to U-18.The tournaments consist of three time control modes which are Blitz, Standard, and …
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12 films in documentary section of Int’l Fajr Festival
Eight foreign and four Iranian films will be screened in the non-competitive documentary section of the 35th FIFF. The selected films are listed below:“Slowness” directed by Yasser Khayer, “Sohrab, A Journey’ a film by Omid Abdollahi, “Hamja” made by Mehdai Qanavati and “Kuweires My Little Homeland” directed by Saeed Sadeqi …
Read More »Trump: US forces prepared to conduct more operations in Syria as necessary
'I acted in the vital national security and foreign policy interests of the United States, pursuant to my constitutional authority to conduct foreign relations and as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive,' The Hill News websites quoted Trump as saying.'The United States will take additional action, as necessary and appropriate, …
Read More »Iranian Zoroastrians hold Farvardingan ceremony in Yazd
To Iranian Zoroastrians, Fravahar is the guiding spirit of human beings assigned by God.From the morning of the 19th of Farvardin, the first month of the Iranian calendar year, Zoroastrians from different neighborhoods and villages head to the graves of their beloved ones and recite their holy book, Avesta.Tablecloths are …
Read More »Iran’s National Nuclear Day ceremonies begin in Tehran
The president was accompanied in the event by some cabinet members, the families of martyred nuclear scientists and the head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi.In April 9, 2006, it was announce that Iranian scientists, after several years of efforts, had managed to establish the complete chain …
Read More »Iran, Japan to cooperat in protection of cultural heritage
“The document for the cooperation was signed in Tokyo in March by Cultural Heritage Deputy of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, Mohammad Hassan Talebian, Head of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Mohammad Beheshti, and President of Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties Nobuo Kamei,” RICHT …
Read More »Majlis speaker calls for formation of fact-finding mission on Syria
Condemning the US missile strike on Syria on Thursday night, Larijani said the fact-finding mission should find out who brought the weapons into Syria and from what border. Addressing the Sunday Majlis open session, Larijani said the “US attack on Syria is just a beginning not an ending.”Such an attack, …
Read More »BP announces annual income from joint gas field with Iran in North Sea
“Operations at the Rhum gas field in the North Sea continue under a license issued by the US Office of Foreign Asset Control, which licenses US persons and US owned and controlled companies to support Rhum activities. This expires on 30 September 2017. Work is ongoing to reduce BP’s reliance …
Read More »FM Spox: Jordan king makes strategic mistake in defining terrorists
Qasemi made the remarks while reacting to accusations levelled against Iran by Jordanian King Abdullah in a recent interview with a US newspaper where he accused Iran of supporting terrorism.The Jurdanian king visited the US on April 5 to hold talks with President Donald Trump.'The Jordanian king had better take …
Read More »Positive signs as Asia-Pacific moves towards global development goals
It is encouraging to note that most countries in the region have made serious attempts to domesticate the landmark global action-plan by developing national sustainable development strategies– a first and crucial step if we are to fully realize the ambitious targets set out in the landmark agreement.Steady economic growth over …
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