Head of the Iranian Persian Gulf University Majid Mosleh said on Friday that the memorandum of understanding has been signed with the aim of expanding cooperation on topics of interest, particularly university student exchange, postgraduate student exchange opportunities, and scientific-cultural exchanges.He further stated that the Persian Gulf University also signed another …
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4.9 Richter earthquake jolts Southern Iran
According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, this earthquake occurred at 05:23:11 a.m local time (01:53 GMT) at the depth of 10 kilometers underground.No report has been so far released on the possible casualties or damages. Iran sits on major faultlines and is prone to near-daily earthquakes. Dashtestan …
Read More »Iran exports over $32b worth of goods in 9 months
Hossein Modarres-Khiabani told a meeting of working group for promoting Southern Khorasan province's exports that removing obstacles in the way of exporters is a priority of the government.Although the government is not able to provide producers with proper incentives due to sanctions, the exporters' least expectation is that no obstacle …
Read More »Iran’s under 14 chess team crowned Asia chess champions
Iranian team defeated Chinese rival and ranked first.In the 8th round, it overpowered Hong Kong. For the first time in the history of Iran's chess, Alireza Firouzja received the grand master title and is among 30 top players in the world. Meanwhile, Sara Sadat Khadem al-Sharieh received two silver medals …
Read More »Millions of Pakistanis left country for better job opportunities in recent decades
The report reveals that 11,052,663 workers registered for overseas employment with the bureau between 1971 and November 2019.Of the 11 m that left Pakistan, 4.2 m were laborers, the report said. Behind laborers is the category of 'drivers', which accounts for 1.3 m leaving the country since 1971, while the …
Read More »Celebration of Christmas at Surp Grigor Church in Tehran
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Birthday of Jesus Christ (PBUH) was celebrated by Armenians in Tehran at Surp Grigor Church. Merry Christmas. Iran, December 25, 2019. IRNA/Zhenya Abadian IRNA English
Read More »Iran congratulates Christians on Christmas Eve
"Gracious #Iran has historically been a safe & warm haven for the followers of the Jesus Christ, whom the world today is in need of the ethical teachings of him," Mousavi said."I wish all Christians around the world especially our compatriots a very merry Christmas & a happy new year …
Read More »Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on Dec 25
** IRAN DAILY- Iran’s non-oil exports in eight months hit $ 27b: Official Iran has posted an “astonishing” record of $ 27 billion in non-oil exports in an eight-month period during the current Iranian calendar year (starting March 21), said the head of Trade Promotion Organization on Tuesday. …
Read More »Shiraz to host 12 national, int’l sports events in next 6 months
Enayatollah Rahimi made the remarks in a meeting with Sports and Youth Minister Masoud Soltanifar in Shiraz on Tuesday.Given the significance of holding sports events as well as the impact they leave on promoting sports and creating joy and happiness among the public as a social necessity, special support of …
Read More »Armenian Minister tours Chamran Technical, Vocational Center
During the visit on Tuesday, Zaruhi Batoyan said that the two countries have a lot of experiences, including in the field of employment and technical and vocational cooperation, adding that technical and vocational centers are one of the most important areas in Armenia that we cooperate with."We can use Iran's experiences …
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