EghtesadOnline: An estimated $1 billon is invested in power sector per annum, but to meet growing demand in coming years this should at the least double, the Energy Ministry spokesman for the power department said in Tehran. “The number of electricity meters nationwide in household, agro and industrial sectors, which now exceeds 36.7 million, jumps […]
Tehran, May 27, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Parliament is symbol of democracy all over the world and symbol of religious democracy in Iran, adding that independence of three branches of Government does not recommend conflict among them. The president made the remarks in his address to the opening session of […]
TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – A newly-elected member of parliament said that shipping gasoline to Venezuela embarrassed and humiliated US more than ever like pounding US’s Ain al-Assad military base in Al-Anbar Province in Baghdad. Hassan Hemmati made the remarks in an interview with Mehr news agency on Tue. and termed that Iran’s move in […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an “immediate second peak” if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Monday. The world is still in the middle of the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak, WHO emergencies head Dr. Mike […]
TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – Bangkok based geologist believes that the ones are defending the Palestinian people’s rights should be vigilant not to fall in political traps designed to deliberately draw out the conflict rather than end it. To know more about the importance of defending the rights of oppressed Palestinian people and some measures […]
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has expressed country’s readiness to establish a barter system for trades with Kazakhstan. Rouhani made the remarks in a phone conversation with his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday. The Presidents of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Kazakhstan described the development of […]
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Head of Tehran Jewish Association Homayoun Sameyeh says the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, formed the International Quds Day with the aim of unifying all the freedom-seekers in the world against the global Arrogance and their hegemony. Approaching the International Quds Day, which falls on Friday, May […]
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – The two things the six Persian Gulf Co-operation Council (PGCC) member countries rely most on are revenue from oil/gas exports and foreign workers, both have been hit hard due to Covid-19 outbreak. PGCC members — comprising of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman — […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to push for the removal of the “cruel sanctions” that have impaired the ability of nations to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, Health Minister Saeed Namaki said. In comments on Monday, Namaki expounded on the topics discussed in a recent online meeting he held […]
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari announced on Tuesday that Iranian knowledge-based firms have started manufacturing coronavirus test kits and they have received approval from eight countries to export their products. Making the remarks in the southern province of Bushehr, Sattari said “Iran presently has a production capacity […]