Operations to construct a 1,400 megawatt thermal power plant in south Iran in cooperation with Russia will begin in two months, Mohsen Tarztalab, managing director of Iran's Thermal Power Plants…

Novatek, Russia's second biggest gas producer, said it has signed agreements with Japan's Mitsui & Co, Mitsubishi Corp. and Marubeni Corp. to cooperate in liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other…

Germany’s Medio Energy signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of a wind and a solar power plant in south Iran.

Iran is planning to accelerate its shift toward electricity as a major source of energy for transportation and heating purposes in an effort to curb the use of hydrocarbons and contribute to the…

Iran's single point mooring buoys (SMB) in the Persian Gulf have been renovated by local engineers with the aim of boosting and accelerating oil exports to target destinations, the technical…

All foreign companies interested in Iran’s oil and gas projects must participate in tenders, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said, signaling that Tehran will uphold a level-playing field in…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index gained 25.40 points or 0.03% to end Sunday trade at 80,709.

Over 665 million shares valued at $40.1 million changed hands for the day.

Pars Tile…

Roads and Urban Development Minister Abbas Akhoundi questioned the fairness of Iran state TV coverage of Wednesday’s open session of the parliament in a letter to the director general of the…

Iran possesses one of the most untapped yet most important mineral resources of the world.

The country is home to 7% of global mineral reserves, encompassing some 68 minerals and more than…

The Securities and Exchange Organization has filed a lawsuit against Electricity Meter Manufacturing Company, known as SKI, for “refraining from disclosing critical information to the SEO” and…

So far, 23 rare blood types have been identified in the country, said the head of Iran Blood Transfusion Organization. “Iran is among the world’s 23 countries which has a successful transfusion…

The past three weeks have seen the worst ever traffic congestion in Tehran this year. The freezing temperature and air pollution are some of the contributing factors that have apparently compelled…

A group of international academics has condemned a United Nations convention which bans child labor as “harmful and unnecessary”, arguing that allowing young children to work can have…

The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to promote e-healthcare services in rural…

More than 90% of all deaths in the country occur due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Cardiovascular diseases (46%), cancer (13%), and diabetes (2%), are the top three NCDs that have…

Under a memorandum of understanding with Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Operation Company (Tehran Metro), a local knowledge-based company will begin studies to design and implement a project…

There are only two rehabilitation centers as of now that address the problem of drug abuse among school students across the country, said Mohsen Roshan Pazhuh, deputy for addiction prevention at…

The first volume of a trilogy written by Iranian author Yousef Alikhani has been translated into English and brought out by Candle & Fog Publishing house.

The Persian book ‘Ghadam…

The play ‘Fear and Misery of the Third Reich,’ written by the famous German playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) and directed by Iranian Hesameddin Sharifi is on stage at Drama Theater in Tehran…

Iran’s National Orchestra has started rehearsing for the 32nd edition of the Fajr International Music festival, the nation’s most prestigious music event to be held in Tehran from January 11-20,…

The 14th edition of Academic and Professional International Book Fair opened on Sunday at the Central Library of Tehran University.

The event, organized by the Cultural Association of…

Iran’s cultural heritage will come under online monitoring via satellite by the end of the next fiscal year in March 2018, said Mohammad Hassan Talebian, cultural heritage deputy at Iran’s…

On the occasion of the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on December 17 and ‘Yalda Night’ which marks the longest night of the year on December 20, Iran Ketabshahr (city of books)…

The 22nd round of the International Exhibition of Electronics, Computer and E-Commerce (Elecomp 2016) was held this week by the Iranian ICT Guild Organization (IIG) at Tehran’s…

Researchers at Iran’s Amir Kabir University have developed a “brain stimulator” or trans-cranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) which can be used in treating Parkinson’s patients, Mehr News…