Speaking to IRNA, Reza Pashanejati said the event was held in five 10-minute rounds.He added that 560 chess players from 56 countries attended the event. In the final round, 325 players from 40 countries participated. 9376**2050 Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish IRNA English

"Whether by removal from phony blacklists, or by fobbing off F-35s, or by recognizing occupation, the US regime tries to tempt others to sacrifice Palestinian cause & shake hands w/ lands thieves. It's bullying & bribery, not peace or diplomacy. It won't last long," the message reads.On Wednesday, the US …

** IRAN DAILY- Majidi to make film on COVID-19 in China Iranian prominent director Majid Majidi announced that he plans to make a movie in China on the coronavirus outbreak.Majidi, who headed to China to attend the 3rd Hainan Island International Film Festival (HIIFF) in Sanya, told Chinese media that he …

In his Twitter message which was released on Friday, Khatibzadeh said it is essential for those in Turley who know history to remind government officials of the origin of poems before reciting them.Erdogan traveled to Baku on Thursday to attend a military parade of Azerbaijani forces on the occasion of …

Contemptuous betrayal of Palestinian people and the Holy Quds by some Arab leaders, including Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Sudan, and recently Morocco, will never be endorsed and supported by the great and combatant nations of these countries, the statement added.Undoubtedly, the Palestinian resistance forces will act stronger and more prepared than …

Morocco's normalization of ties with the Zionist regime is not something new, as it hosted a number of the Zionist leaders over the past decades and forged overt or covert close ties with it, he said.The Moroccan government was one of the first reactionary and dependent Arab countries to break …

Speaking in online international seminar on peace and human rights in West Asia, Salehi said Iran has extended the hand of friendship toward regional countries for establishing peace, security and stability in the region while the US and Israel regimes are trying to create crisis in the region by creating …

Turkish ambassador was summoned by foreign minister’s advisor and managing director of Eurasia department and was briefed on the fact that Iran is seeking for Turkish government’s urgent response.The Turkish ambassador was informed that the era of territorial claims and warmongering and expansionist empires was over. Iran will not let …

According to National Assembly's statement, Ambassador Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini and Speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly Asad Qaiser met on Friday at the parliament house to discuss parliamentary and bilateral relations.During the meeting, Ambassador Hosseini thanked Pakistan for its firm stance against the oppressive and unilateral US sanctions against the Iranian …

In 1985, amid an important military operation by Iranians to deter the Iraqi aggression, the Ba'athist regime in Iraq destroyed the Arvand River supply bridges to stop an Iranian counter-attack. A bridge made of steel pipes by Iranian experts changed the playground during Operation Val-Fajr 8.Iran, after 35 years, is …