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European countries should take effective steps to counter US unilateralism and the effects of re-imposed sanctions against Iran, says Tehran's ambassador to international organizations in Vienna.
"The European signatories to the JCPOA should stand against US unilateralism with full force and do more to mitigate the negative impact of the unilateral and illegal sanctions that have been reimposed on Iran," Kazem Gharib-Abadi said in a meeting with two British envoys, ISNA reported on Thursday.
He described the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as a major diplomatic achievement in his talks with Leigh Turner, UK permanent representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, and David Hall, ambassador and UK resident representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
President Hassan Rouhani in a letter to his Italian counterpart, offered condolences over the
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that Iran wants a 20% share of the Caspian Sea seabed, dismissing claims that its rights could be compromised by the recently signed agreement on the legal status of the sea.
"The Caspian Sea legal regime not only safeguards our territorial integrity, but also helps us maintain and expand friendly relations with our northern neighbors," he said in an interview broadcast live on state TV on Wednesday, ISNA reported.
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A memorandum of understanding was signed by Maku Free Zone, China Water Company and Azarab Oil and Gas Company to build two dams in West Azarbaijan Province.
Gholamreza Soleimani, CEO of Maku Free Zone, made the announcement on Thursday, MFZ news portal reported.
"The Badowli and Showt dams will be constructed based on an engineering, procurement, construction and financing [EPCF] deal after gaining approval from the Ministry of Energy," Soleimani said, adding that the Chinese firm will provide 85% of the funds.
According to the official, obtaining permits to pave the way for the foreign investor to start the venture has been a time-consuming process due to its bloated bureaucracy.
Compressed natural gas will be supplied to the cities of Zabol and Khash, both in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan Province, in the second half of the current Iranian year (ending March 20, 2019), the managing director of National Iranian Gas Company said.
“We have pledged to deliver CNG to Zabol and Khash in this year’s second half, which I hope we can fulfill,” Hamidreza Araqi was also quoted as saying by ISNA on Friday.
CNG is made by compressing natural gas (which is mainly composed of methane) to less than 1% of the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure. It is stored and distributed in hard containers usually in cylindrical or spherical shapes.
According to Araqi, CNG delivery is a temporary measure to provide gas for underprivileged cities until the main plan to supply natural gas to consumers via pipelines is implemented.
The gas-powered unit of Caspian Combined-Cycle Power Plant in northern Mazandaran Province was synchronized with the national grid Wednesday in a ceremony attended by Energy Minster Reza Ardakanian.
"The unit, which added 310 MW of electricity to the grid, runs on advanced F-Class turbines with a high efficiency rate of 59%," Ardakanian was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
"Efforts are underway to implement the plant's steam unit by the next fiscal year [ending March 2019]," he added.
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Iran traded 371,876 tons of non-oil commodities worth $508.04 million with Italy during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22), registering a 40.12% growth in tonnage and a 3.71% decrease in value compared with last year’s corresponding period, the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration’s
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The recent ban imposed on the import of certain products has caused serious problems for countries wishing to continue trade with Iran, despite United States' sanctions.
The issue was raised in a meeting attended by Deputy Industries Minister and President of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran Mojtaba Khosrotaj, commercial attaches, traders and embassy officials from different countries in Tehran International Exhibition Center's Persian Gulf Hall on August 15.
Stagnation afflicts bottled and mineral water industry due to problems of procuring packaging material and 30% to 40% of the country’s related are on the brink of closing down, the secretary of Mineral and Potable Water Producers Association said.
Peyman Forouhar also said the industry has been struggling with high polyethylene terephthalate (PET) prices, which have experienced a fourfold to sixfold increase since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21).
Cases of livestock infections causing zoonotic diseases such as rabies, brucellosis, anthrax, foot and mouth disease and lumpy skin disease fell by 38% during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22), compared with the similar period of last year, the head of Iran Veterinary Organization said.
A private company in Kurdestan Province will build a fruit processing factory in Marivan County. “Around 3.5 trillion rials (more than $43.75 million) will be invested into the project,” the head of Kurdestan’s Agricultural Jihad Organization, affiliated with the Agriculture Ministry, said. “The factory will have the capacity to produce 75,000 to 80,000 tons of processed fruit products. Moreover, it will be the first food unit to produce malt extract in the country,”
The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development’s debts to contractors have amounted to 187 trillion rials ($1.96 billion), a deputy roads minister said. “Mechanisms suggested in the budget law for repaying overdue liabilities include issuing treasury bonds [to restructure debts] and swapping their debts to the banking system,” IRNA also quoted Amir Amini as saying.
A counter-corruption parliamentary commission has submitted its findings on 31 of the largest bank loan defaulters to the judiciary, as the crackdown on corruption intensifies, the head of the commission said. “The principle of confronting economic criminals has been neglected in our Islamic society. Prompt and open action needs to be taken,” lawmaker Amir Khojasteh was also quoted as saying by Banker.ir. Last month, the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in response to a letter from Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, gave the green light for launching a massive probe to bring to justice those involved in economic malpractice.
One of the biggest missions of President Hassan Rouhani’s administration is to implement its urban revitalization plan for reducing distressed urban areas and improving the quality of life of their residents, the minister of roads and urban development said. “One-third of Iran’s urban population lives in distressed areas, so the urban revitalization plan is a priority for the next 20 years,” Abbas Akhoundi was also quoted as saying by IRNA on Friday. Nariman Mostafaei, director general of the ministry’s National Headquarters for Urban Regeneration, had previously confirmed this figure, saying about a third of the urban population accounting for 59.14 million, or nearly 20 million people (one-fourth of the total population that is about 80 million), lives either in distressed areas or informal settlements.
While the foreign exchange rates are still considered bullish by most observers, both officials and businesspeople expect the market to stabilize in the coming days, as the latest rescue package takes effect. Referring to the activity of the Secondary Forex Market, Mohammad Lahouti, a member of the Boards of Representatives at Iran Chamber of Commerce,
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Uncertainties caused Tehran stocks to pull the brakes last week on a rally that lasted for most of the month and boosted shares to new highs.
In fact, the trading week that ended on August 15 only had volatility and ambiguity to offer investors, as the rollercoaster trading had stocks ending about where they started.
Tehran Stock Exchange's all-share index, TEDPIX, lost 1,045 points or 0.8% during the week that ended on August 15 to close at 130,476.9.
Iran Fara Bourse’s benchmark index, IFX, inched up 1.2 points or 0.1% to stand at 1,500.8.
The eastern city of Mashhad in Khorasan Razavi Province is hosting five international exhibitions these days. The events include 20th Mashhad International Exhibition of Industry, 13th Mashhad International Exhibition of Industrial Automation, 12th Mashhad International Exhibition of Mine, Geology and Related Industries, 14th International Exhibition of Machinery,
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Iranian knowledge-based firms are set to be granted a 4% discount on customs duties when bringing goods into the country.
As per an agreement signed between the Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology and the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, knowledge-based firms are to be exempted from paying a portion of the duties levied on imported goods, IRNA reported.
Unperturbed by the current economic volatility that Iran is grappling with, the ICT minister envisions a bright prospects for local startups saying he still believes that at least five Iranian startups will grow to become unicorns in the not too distant future.
During a recent interview with online news service Peivast, Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi reiterated his commitment to the promotion of startups and addressed various hurdles such firms are struggling with.
Since US President Donald Trump pulled the country out of the historic Iran nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions against Tehran, many have questioned the fate of the local fledgling firms.
Two weeks remain to the first marathon race in the winding paths of the iconic Abr (Cloud) Forest in Semnan with the primary goal of highlighting the tourist attractions of a province that seeks to portray itself as a new destination by 2021.
The sport and recreational event is aimed at introducing the breathtaking nature and stunning historical and cultural attractions in the province while upholding environmental preservation standards, Moein Afzali, director of the event said.
"The match is organized in two 42 km and 21 km routes passing through Abr Village, Qatari Village, Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests and the areas in the Alborz Mounts before turning back to Abr Village," IRNA quoted Afzali as saying.
Reportedly, over 50 Iranian runners have registered for the event, and although the race has been fully booked, enthusiasts still kept applying for attendance, compelling the organizers to consider expanding the initial capacity.
The Education Ministry has given the initial green light to the insertion of winter holidays into the school calendar but its implementation in the upcoming academic year is still uncertain, the head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization said.
Speaking to ILNA, Ali Asghar Mounesan said introducing the change could be a lengthy process as the ministry needs to adopt its own procedures for the scheme and the Parliament is likely to weigh in to have its say.
"It will not be clear, then, whether or not the scheme would be enforced this year," he said. The winter holiday is a plan proposed by ICHHTO with the purpose of distributing domestic travelers more evenly throughout the year and the country. It is expected to help boost tourism in the warmer areas of the county, such as the southern strip, which are not popular during the summertime high season.
Qualified cities will be officially designated "Tourist City" by Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization in an upcoming exhibition on tourism economy.
"After monitoring and reviewing the plans adopted by provinces and cities over the past year to develop the standard features of a Tourist City, we prepared licenses grading the cities according to those standards," the director of ICHHTO's tourism department, Mohammad Moheb-Khodaei, said.
"We will hand those licenses during the International Exhibition of Tourism Economy and Investment to the officials from the provinces and cities deemed eligible," He said in a talk with the CHTN on Friday.
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Tar and setar player Qasem Rahimzadeh will perform tar solo and improvisation at Iranian Artists Forum.
Rahimzadeh’s concert is slated for August 23 at Shahnaz Hall of the forum. He will perform and improvise in traditional Iranian style, Tiwall reported.
Iran Painters Association opened the 9th edition of its “Research Expo” series at Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran on Friday.
Research expos of the association are events hosted by the IAF to showcase works of association members.
The exhibitions are held to provide info on the activities of members and their contributions to the association’s collective projects. With Research Expos, “we evaluate the ideas and potentials of the members, comparing them together. We can thus monitor the strengths and weaknesses of the association,” said member of the association’s managing board Babak Etminani.
Samat Choir, founded and conducted by Azadeh Azimi, will perform a classical concert on August 21 at Roudaki Hall.
Choral compositions based on famous classical pieces from across the world will be performed by the large ensemble. The pieces will be sung by vocalists who make up a vast range of voice types including soprano, alto, tenor and bass.
Arnavaz traditional ensemble, led by kamancheh player Nasim Arbabi, will hold a concert on August 23 at Vahdat Hall.
Repertoire of the concert includes 14 compositions by renowned masters including traditional composer and arranger Morteza Neydavoud (1900-1990); composer, author and theater director Abdol-Hossein Barazandeh (1893-1971); traditional composer and tar player Gholam-Hossein Darvish (1872-1926) aka Darvish Khan; composer, violinist and songwriter Ali Tajvidi (1919-2006); and traditional composer, conductor; and kamancheh player Navid Dehqan, 34.
Photographer Hamed Sodachi has brought 31 photos from Syria to O Gallery in Tehran.
The collection on display is a documentation of how the war in Syria changed the face of the country, according to the Persian website of Honaronline.
The devastating conflict in the Arab country started in 2011 with an anti-government protest but soon exploded into a full-fledged bloody military conflict between armed opposing factions, the government, foreign powers, terrorist groups and mercenaries from dozens of counties.
A surrealistic play written by Spanish playwright screenwriter, film director, novelist and poet Fernando Arrabal is on stage at Mashayekhi Theater House in Tehran. “The Labyrinth,” the play was first published in the collection “Guernica and Other Plays” in 1967. It has been translated into Persian by Shirin Hosseinzadeh. Arrabal, 86, lived under the oppression of the brutal Franco regime. Although The Labyrinth does not speak directly of politics but the tyranny of Franco’s rule is conspicuous in the dialogue.
Iran’s branch of International Animated Film Association is to commemorate veteran painter and illustrator Ali Akbar Sadeghi and show his short animations at Iranian Artists Forum on August 19.
The 81-year-old visual artist has worked on a wide range of artistic mediums throughout his carrier including design and illustration of six animations during the 1970s that he directed and were produced by the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults.
Association of Writers for Children and Youth has announced two nominees for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, one of the leading honorary awards in children’s literature.
The Iranian nominees are playwright and writer for children and adults Jamshid Khanian and researcher and writer Ali Asghar Seyyedabadi.
‘’Khanian has reflected ethnicity and folklore legends in his stories. He has presented a human face in his works that connect the young and old generations,” Jafar Tozandeh-Jani director of the Association of Writers for Children and Youth said.
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European countries should take effective steps to counter US unilateralism and the effects of re-imposed sanctions against Iran, says Tehran's ambassador to international organizations in Vienna.
"The European signatories to the JCPOA should stand against US unilateralism with full force and do more to mitigate the negative impact of the unilateral and illegal sanctions that have been reimposed on Iran," Kazem Gharib-Abadi said in a meeting with two British envoys, ISNA reported on Thursday.
He described the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as a major diplomatic achievement in his talks with Leigh Turner, UK permanent representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, and David Hall, ambassador and UK resident representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Turkey’s battered lira weakened more than 6% against the dollar on Friday, after a US warning that Ankara should expect more economic sanctions unless it hands over detained American evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson.
It has lost nearly 40% of its value against the dollar this year, hit by both the diplomatic rift and investor alarm about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s influence over monetary policy. Erdogan, a self-styled “enemy of interest rates”, wants to lower borrowing costs despite high inflation, Reuters reported.
Amid rising external pressures, Indonesia’s economy is expected to expand by 5.3% next year on the back of stronger domestic consumption, investment and export, President Joko Widodo told Parliament on Thursday.
The growth will be oriented towards equality by accelerating development in eastern Indonesia, border areas and less-developed regions, strengthening economy in villages and intensifying efforts to address poverty, he said in his remarks to endorse the proposed 2019 state budget, Antara reported.
Recent external pressures, a general global trade malaise and bold new domestic reforms are putting some extraordinary pressure on China’s economy, but economists say positive indicators far outweigh the negative ones and predictions of doom and gloom will soon be proven wrong.
Analysts say people and prognosticators should be more prudent and optimistic as the economy remains strong and resilient, Xinhua reported.
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