Head of Japan's International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Iran Yukihiro Kobayashi told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) that the main projects are restoration of Urmia Lake, Anzali Lagoon, community-oriented sustainable development in Qeshm Island and Hormozgan Province, and integrated management of Karoon basin in six provinces of Charmahal-Bakhtiari, Isfahan, …

The Helsinki meeting fades in significance when it is compared to the Tehran meeting, due to be held late in July in the Iranian capital, wrote Abdel Bari Atwan editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm, an Arab world digital news and opinion website in a recent opinion piece on Sunday.The fate of …

WMI 2018 was held on July 12-16 at Yonsei University, South Korea.In this edition of the contest, the Iranian team comprising 54 male and female students won 5 gold, 18 silver, and 17 bronze medals, as well as 14 merit awards, attaining world's 2nd ranking.Founded in 2013 in Taiwan, WMI …

Hossein Jaberi-Ansari, Senior Assistant to Iran's Foreign Minister, met with President Aoun and delivered President Rouhani's message to him.The message contained information about the new developments in Iran Deal, especially after the US exit from the internationally-supported deal, a senior politician told Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) earlier. President Rouhani …

In a meantime, the internationally acclaimed Iranian director and two-time Oscar winner, Asghar Farhadi, who presided over the jury of the official competition this year, also received Parajanov’s Thaler, an honorary award for his outstanding artistic contribution to the world cinema.Prior to Farhadi, Wim Wenders was also honored with Parajanov's …

Referring to the attempts of the enemies focused on confrontation with Muslims, particularly on Palestine and Yemen, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said, 'The Americans have called their evil policy on Palestine 'the Deal of Century', but they'd better know that with God's help the deal will never be realized, and …

The Iranian practitioners bagged 11 gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals in Taolu and Sanda competitions.It is for the first time that Iranian Wushu team managed to stand the first place in Taolu and Sanda competitions simultaneously.Some 400 athletes from 45 countries took part in the competitions which started …

The two countries should make use of their enormous capabilities to develop relations, Shaukat Aziz told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) in an exclusive interview held on the sidelines of the World Peace Forum in China.During the interview, Aziz stressed the need to exploit the joint border potentials in …

The blast also injured 200 people who were there to attend a corner meeting organized by a Balochistan Awami Party (BAP).Among those slain was the election candidate for Mastung, Siraj Raisani, whose elder brother Nawab Aslam Raisani had served as the Balochistan chief minister from 2008 to 2013.Iran Foreign Ministry …

According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the tremor occurred at 10:03 hours local time (05:33 GMT). The epicenter of the quake was registered at 16 km of Tazeh Abad in the depth of seven km.No report on possible damage to life or properties has …