In the Rapid event, Iranian International Master Mosadeghpur finished first with 8 points. Indian Grandmasters Aravindh Chithamabaram came second and S L Narayanan finished in the third place, respectively. Asian Junior Open & Girls Chess Championships-2016 started at Hotel Park Plaza  in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday. 103 players from …

Terrorists sustain heavy losses as strikes on ammunition depots, training camps and sources of money have been carried out, the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said. "Seven months ago, Daesh (ISIL) and al-Nusra Front terrorists almost daily 'engulfed' Syrian territory, capturing more and more populated areas. Currently, over 500 areas have …

Around 1,900 Iranian and foreign companies are attending the show. The event, which will last until May 8, is not going to have an opening ceremony. First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri and Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh are scheduled to visit the exhibition on Friday. This year’s exhibition comes against the …

Tractor Sazi lost to Saudi Arabian team 2-1 in Group C on Tuesday. Despite suffering the defeat, the Iranian outfit advanced to the Round of 16 of the 2016 AFC Champions League as the first team. “The defeat has several advantages as we know the mistakes we need to fix …

“The US Navy does not pursue anything in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman except causing insecurity, spreading terrorism, espionage and (fomenting) Iranophobia,” Rear Admiral Reza Abbasi said Wednesday. In contrast, the presence of Iranian naval forces in high seas is to deter threats against the country’s territorial …

Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Petrros Marjana slammed armed rebels for their recent rocket attacks on civilians in Aleppo, which have killed dozens of women and children, saying that Turkey has a hand in the attacks. “Undoubtedly, Turkey has a fundamental role in the current situation in Aleppo and …

Jarrett Blanc, the deputy of lead coordinator for the nuclear agreement implementation Stephen D. Mull, pointed to recent reports on a US plan to relax financial restrictions on Iran and said the government cannot order banks to take actions that they view as risky, al-Monitor reported. He made the remarks …

K-water, a leading South Korean company with expertise in water resources management, is going to build the Karun-2 dam on Iran’s only navigable river. Feasibility studies on the construction of Karun-2 were carried out two years ago, but the Korean company just knew about such a big project during South …

Speaking at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in the Swiss city of Geneva on Tuesday, Vaezi highlighted governments’ role in directing the internet, saying, “using communications and information technology should pave the way for realization of a knowledge-based society and economy, cultural and scientific development, narrowing of …

“Often the Israel lobbyists in Germany present themselves as ´democratic activists´, ´human rights activists´ or even ´peace activists´. The last group is dominant when it comes to preventing Germany from establishing normal relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Manuel Ochsenreiter told the Tasnim News Agency. Following is the full …