TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – The EU Commission and the German government have condemned the United States for imposing sanctions on companies working on a major project to supply Western Europe with Russian gas.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Russia will continue to implement its economic projects despite sanctions, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement regarding US sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream gas pipelines.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – The Public Relations of the Expediency Council in a statement has rejected rumors that the two remaining FATF-related bills, namely the Palermo and CFT, have been given the final green light by the Council.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Iran is making efforts to have Yalda Night (Shab-e Yalda) inscribed on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2021.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Referring to Japan's willingness to continue their cooperation with Iran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Japanese officials proposed a way to bypass US sanctions against Iran during his visit to Tokyo.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Turkish Parliament ratifies motion on approval of MOU on Tueky-Libya security and military cooperation.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – American monthly magazine Rolling Stone has ranked Iranian feature ‘A Separation’, directed by Asghar Farhadi, as the 13th best movie of the 2010s.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – To attend the 2nd TIM (Technology Investment Meeting), investors in IT sector from 11 countries will be in Tehran on February 4 and 5, 2020.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Deputy President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) for Management Development Affairs Ahmad Zakeri said that export of products surpassed imports in the first eight months of the current year (from March 21 to Nov. 22).
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Two Iranian female referees will officiate the third stage of the 2020 Olympics qualifiers in Asian football.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – This video offers a report on Iran’s scientific and technological progress in the fields of nanotechnology, biotechnology, stem cells, and Artificial Intelligence in the past few years and in the face of US sanctions. (Source: ISCA News Agency)
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Director General of Ports and Maritime Affairs of Hormozgan province (south of Iran) Allah-Morad Afifi-pour said on Saturday that exports of oil-products from the southern Shahid Rajaee port stood at 6.43 million tons in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (staring March 21, 2019).
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Short animated piece ‘Tangle’, directed by Maliheh Gholamzadeh, was named the best animated short film of the year at the 11th edition of the Iran Independent Animation Celebration.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Iranian rowers gained two gold medals on Saturday in the 2019 edition of the Asian Rowing Cup underway in Thailand.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Iran’s Navab Nasirshalal is expected to receive the men’s 105kg gold medal of London 2012 Olympics after the Ukrainian lifter who had won the gold was confirmed disqualified by the International Olympics Committee (IOC).
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Iranians are preparing for Yalda Night, known also as the Chelleh Night. Yalda is one of the most celebrated traditional events in Iran, which marks the longest night of the year (Dec. 21), that is, in the night of the Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice. It is a time when friends and family members get together to eat and read poem until well after midnight. Fruits and nuts, particularly pomegranates and watermelons, are significant for Yalda parties.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – In an interview with Mehr news agency, Head of the London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC), Massoud Shajareh, said that Nigerian government’s measures prove that the pressures are increased and the conditions are not set for having the leader of Nigerian Shiites, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, released.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Russia has slammed the new US sanctions against the Nord Stream-2 and Turkish Stream pipelines, saying that the United States, with its historically unprecedented debt, forbids others from developing their economies.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Yalda Night (or Shab-e Yalda; also, Shab-e Chelleh) is an ancient Persian festival, which basically celebrates the coming of the winter solstice: the longest and darkest night of the year.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Stating that meeting of Rouhani and Abe included intensive negotiations on bilateral, regional, international issues, as well as JCPOA and US sanctions, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran-Japan consultations are planned to continue closely.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Chairman of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce Yahya Al-e Es’hagh said that join investment is needed for promoting and enhancing trade between Iran and Iraq.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will embark on a two-day visit to Tehran on Sunday to attend the 19th Iran-India Joint Commission meeting.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – The police forces of the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, southwestern Iran, have dismantled a drug smuggling band in Boroujen attempting to smuggle the drugs into the central parts of Iran.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Professor of political science Colin S. Cavell says what has temporarily relaxed the Saudi war on Yemen is defeats of the coalition on the ground combined with political confusion among the coalition’s leaders.
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Iranian animated feature ‘The Last Fiction’, directed by Ashkan Rahgozar, has made it into the list of 344 feature films eligible for the 2020 Academy Awards.