'The Chinese company is seriously following up the projects,' said Mousa Qasem-Pisheh.Qasem-Pisheh added that German, Chinese, and Austrian companies have received permits to make three power plants in the province. The projects will collectively cost 37 million dollars.9417**1396Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir

President Rouhani in a message released on Monday congratulated his Georgian counterpart Giorgi Margvelashvili on the country’s National Day.He referred to Iran-Georgia cultural and historical commonalities and expressed the hope that with the political resolve of the two countries' leaders, relations between the two countries will be further developed.President Rouhani …

Sam Sifton in his piece, quoting a letter by a reader, described tahdig as 'the crisp and golden crust at the bottom of a pot of Persian rice.' 'It’s similar to the crust that shows up when you make paella correctly — Valencians call it socarrat,' Sifton wrote. Iranian moms …

The first sweetening row is capable of producing 12.5 mcm sweet gas per day, Farhad Izadjou said.Phases 22 to 24 have a physical progress of 88 percent and it is projected that gas extracted from them will be carried to Persian Gulf coastlines (Akhtar-e Kangan), site of new refinery to …

'The phase of making statements and announcement about Iran Deal is over; Iran will only accept actions if, as the Supreme Leader has said, they (the Europeans) take actions, Iran will be able to trust them,' said Allaedin Boroujerdi.Boroujerdi also said that the statement of the Joint Commission of Plan …

Iran won one gold, one silver and three bronze medals and came second after South Korea. The event took place in Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from May 26 to 28.Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan teams came, respectively, third and fourth.9417**1771Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir

IRNA reporter Ali Asadi interviewed the representative of the Greek Hellenic Foundation for Culture to Iran Katerina Balamoti to learn more about tourism and cultural cooperation between Iran and Greece.Excerpts from the interview follow:Q: What kind of cultural programs do you have in Iran?A: Friendship between Iran and Greece has …

This is EU’s foreign ministers’ second meeting after US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal on May 8.The previous meeting was held in Bulgaria after the meeting between European ministers with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica …

'The initiation of further sanctions on Russia and the withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal are additional elements that may be a source of uncertainty in the future, impacting the US economy and global trade,' OPEC said at its Monthly Oil Market Report in May 2018.'The latest rounds of US …

Bin Gharineh made the remarks Monday in an exclusive interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) commenting on the reasons behind US administration’s enmity with Iran and withdrawal from nuclear deal.The US administration considers independent countries and the Axis of Resistance as an obstacle to its plans in the …