He said that among these Chinese tourists were only five Muslims.Hasheminejad said that the number of foreign tourists, who visited the holy shrine increased noticeably this year and among them the Chinese tourists were increased as well.He explained services offered for foreign tourists in the holy shrine.The official said that …

'Oil Ministry designated Qeshm Island as bunkering hub of the country for its massive oil reserves of gas and oil, its relative advantages and its strategic location as well as providing peripheral services to commercial and industrial ships in the Southern part of the country,' Mohammad Javad Dehqani told reporters …

In an explosion of a car bomb in al-Karrada District in Baghdad on Sunday morning at least 213 civilians were killed and it became one of the bloodiest terrorist attacks in Iraq.In his message, Larijani expressed sorrow and sympathy with Iraqi nation and government.He said that Iran stands by the …

First Vice-President Es'haq Jahangiri informed related ministries about the decision of cabinet.Upon the approval, Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade are in charge of joint economic commissions with Romania, Poland, Czech and Hungary and South Korea respectively.1391**1416 www.irna.ir

The Supreme Leader called for transfer of technology in foreign trade and the government upheld the policy in signing contracts with foreign partners, he said.Jahangiri said that the executive organizations should acknowledge the policy as their action plan for foreign trade within ten days.1430**1416 www.irna.ir

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony to mark the National Industry and Mine Day, Salehinia said that after the implementation of Iran nuclear Deal reached between Iran and the six world powers last year, Iran Khodro and Peugeot signed contracts for cooperation and the joint production site …

The ambassador made the remarks in solidarity ceremony with families of the four kidnapped diplomats in Lebanon.The ceremony was held at Iran's Embassy in Beirut and in presence of the Lebanese, Palestinian religious, political and social leaders as well as families of the kidnapped diplomats.Iran's charge d' affaires in Lebanon …

Bakhtar District Electricity Company (BDEC) will be responsible to generate, transfer and distribute electricity in three provinces of Lorestan, Markazi and Hamadan.The government adopted the policy to generate renewable energies and in the context of the Sixth Five-Year Economic, Social and Cultural Development Plan, some 5,000 megawatts energy should increase …

The informal meeting was held for personal reasons, foreign ministry representative in Qom Hamid Makarem said.Some media speculated that Zarif briefed the senior Ulema on implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as well as performance of Foreign Ministry.He said the broadcasts were mere speculation.Representative of Foreign Ministry …

Speaking to IRNA, he said that NATO is to escalate tension in the European continent and Russia as hypothetical enemy is now being targeted, he said.NATO has adopted a preventive strategy against Russia and spares no efforts to mobilize all forces to maintain their combat readiness for what they term …