Yemeni Forces Conduct Drone Attack against Saudi Arabia’s Jizan Airport

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Yemeni forces conducted a new drone attack against Jizan airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Thursday, causing air traffic suspension. Saudi Arabian officials have been forced to suspend air traffic at an airport in the southern province of Jizan following another major drone attack by Yemeni forces in retaliation for the kingdom’s […]

Zarif: Iran to start 2nd phase of JCPOA moratorium on July 7

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Isfahan, June 21, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that The first phase of Iran’s 60-day nuclear deal deadline began on May 8, and the 2nd phase of JCPOA moratorium will start on July 7. Zarif made the remarks on Friday after meeting his […]

Foreign tourists’ passports won’t be stamped in Iran

Foreign tourists can visit Iran without their passports being stamped, said spokesman of the Government Ali Rabiei on Wednesday. “President Hassan Rouhani assigned the airport police not to stamp passports of foreign tourists. Taking into consideration the fact that the US is practicing the economic terrorism plans and people who travel to Iran may feel […]

Coordinated action needed to save Asia-Pacific’s forests: FAO

Tehran, June 19, IRNA – Highlighting the ongoing decline of biodiversity and resilience in natural forests in the Asia-Pacific region, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in its newest comprehensive report regarding the future of forest in Asia-Pacific region has asked country members to take firm measures to reverse this trend. […]

Trump Says Will Meet with Russian, Chinese Counterparts during G20 Summit

  TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US President Donald Trump said he would hold meetings with the presidents of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit in Osaka. In an interview with Fox News aired late on Wednesday, Trump said he wanted to be friends with Russia and […]

Iran exports about $350mn worth of decorative stones

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Vice Chairman of Iran Stone Association (ISA) Malek Rahmati said that Islamic Republic of Iran exported about $350 million worth of decorative and facade stones last year (ended Mar. 20, 2019). He made the remarks in an interview with IRNA on Tue. and put the annual production volume of decorative […]

Ardabil hosts 2nd conf. on health tourism

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – The 2nd Confobition (Conference and Exhibition) on Health Tourism as well as the ECDO-NGOs and Health Tourism Agencies Meeting kicked off on Monday morning in Ardabil, Iran. Following the approval of the ECO calendar of 2019 events, by the 29th meeting of the Regional Planning Council (in Tehran, Iran, December […]

President Rouhani inaugurates IKIA’s Salam Terminal

    TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially inaugurated Imam Khomeini International Airport’s (IKIA) Salam Terminal on Tuesday. Accompanied by his delegation, Rouhani visited different parts of the terminal before the ceremony. Salam Terminal has the capacity to transport five million passengers per year and is planned to operate both domestic […]

Iran’s Thermal Power Plants Getting Ready for Summer Demand

Opening 4 phases of South Pars in one day matter of national pride

Iranian President described the opening of four phases of South Pars Gas Field in one day a matter of national pride and said, “Without the JCPOA, opening 15 phases of South Pars in such a short time would have been impossible”.