Abd Ali Naseri said Sugar Cane and Byproducts Development Company supplies pharma sugar for 63 pharmaceutical companies.Iran needs 12,000 tons pharma sugar per year and Hakim Farabi Agriculture and Industry Company has the capacity to produce 15,000 tons of pharma sugar per year, he said. With this amount of production, …
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Lavrov deplores US not easing sanctions on Iran despite pandemic
Speaking in a roundtable in The Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund on Tuesday, Lavrov said US sanctions are unilateral and illegal and have imposed heavy losses on people in some countries.He added that these limitations block buying anti-coronavirus equipment by Iran, Syria and North Korea. Lavrov noted that coronavirus which …
Read More »Tulip Festival in Arak
The 3rd tulip festival started in the Industrial Capital of Iran; Arak and will be held for four weeks, depending on the weather. About 120,000 tulip bulbs were planted last Fall in this 10,000-square-meter green area. Arak, Markazi Province, April 21, 2020. IRNA/Ali Karimi. IRNA English
Read More »Irancell ready to attract investment by Iranian expatriates
Speaking in a live TV program, Abbasi Arand referred to online taxi service ‘Snapp’ in Iran as a successful example of investment by foreign investor in Iran, saying Iranian market enjoys strong potential for attracting investment. He pointed to health and education sectors as important for Irancell, saying that Irancell’s …
Read More »Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on April 21
** KAYHAN INTERATIONAL- Gen. Soleimani’s anti-terror role unrivalled Iran’s Foreign Minister Muhammad Javad Zarif met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Monday to discuss regional developments in light of the novel coronavirus. - UNICEF seeks more aid for Middle East children at risk of virus The United Nations children’s …
Read More »Pres. Rouhani expresses solidarity with Italian people in anti-coronavirus combat
"The countries will not be able to leave behind the crisis without working together," he said, adding that the virus can be curbed with exchanging experiences and collaboration.Contending that protecting public lives is more important than any other thing, he said that under the current situation, US pressures on the …
Read More »FM Zarif outlines Iran’s counterterrorism efforts
“Our regional peace & counterterrorism efforts: Today I met w/Pres. Assad & FM of Syria ahead of Astana ministerial video conference,” Zarif wrote in his Twitter account.“Re Afghanistan, our Special Rep has met with all sides in Kabul in past days. On Yemen, our Special Rep working with UN & …
Read More »Sa’adi masterpieces transcended borders of race, ethnicity and language: Ambassador
Rashid Hassanpour described two great works of Sa'adi, 'Golestan' and 'Boustan', as great sources of ethics and humanity rooted in the lofty humanitarian and Islamic values, saying that that the well-known Persian-speaking poet has become global and eternal in the wake of his big ideas and teachings.He also hailed the …
Read More »Northwest Iran wetlands filled with water again
Ali Alizadeh told IRNA that each of the wetlands of Chaldoran County has a good amount of water.Alizadeh said that good precipitation in winter and spring and dredging waterways have brought up the new conditions. Alizadeh said there are six wetlands in the county, namely Navar, Khan-Gol, Ghoorigol, Pir Ahamd, …
Read More »Renowned classical Persian poet Sa’adi Shirazi
The photo album depicts the tomb of Sheikh Musleheddin Sa’adi Shirazi in the Iranian city of Shiraz. Sa’adi was one of the major Persian poets from the medieval period. Still widely quoted and recited by Iranians, he is recognized not only for the quality of his writing, but also for …
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