By Setareh Behroozi

Talented conscripts can do military service at knowledge-based companies

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – The educated and talented conscripts can serve their two years of compulsory military service at knowledge-based companies, the chief conscription officer at the armed forces Mousa Kamali announced in a press conference on Sunday.

5 Key characteristics of Iranian realtors

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – What are the most important characteristics of Iranian Realtors? Whether it’s their desire to help people or their personal drive and ambition, a handful of qualities often distinguish the great agents from the good ones. If you’re thinking about starting a real estate career, ask yourself if you share the following five key characteristics of Iranian Realtors.

Ceasefire violations along India-Pakistan border touch new high this year

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – In a latest case of ceasefire violation, the Pakistani border rangers allegedly fired on Indian Army posts along the border in Jammu and Kashmir's Gurez sector on Monday night, leaving at least four Indian soldiers dead, according to reports in Indian media.

By Maryam Qarehgozlou

‘Iran among top host countries for refugee students’

Over the past 4 decades Iran has been faced with crowds of refugees due to the wars and conflicts in the region and currently Iran is among the countries with the highest refugee population and refugee students, deputy for international affairs department of the Ministry of Education said.

By Afshin Majlesi

Meybod: Open-air museum of ancient watermills

MAYBOD, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Some 50 kilometers north of Yazd, central Iran, lies the sprawling mud-brick city of Meybod, whose tourism officials are planning to internationally promote it as the “city of watermills”.

Tehran Times, Mehr News journalists visit China Daily

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – A team of journalists from the Tehran Times and Mehr News Agency paid a visit to the official English language China Daily newspaper recently.

Lack of public awareness about prevalent disease of old age; Alzheimer’s

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most prevalent diseases associated with old age, but the general public have a limited knowledge of the condition, an expert with the Iran Alzheimer’s Association has said.

By: Lachin Rezaian

Yazd, land of brown memories

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – The well-preserved mud brick old architecture, distinctive wind-catchers, qanats, numerous historical sites in the central city of Iran, Yazd, make it a necessary destination for any tourist visiting Iran.

By Farzad Farhadi

Idlib in the crosshairs

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Russian’s stance regarding northern and southern Syria in the past week suggests that new developments are underway on the battlefields in Syria.

By: Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh

Market looking forward to CBI foreign currency package

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) launched a secondary currency market on July 3, 2018, in a bid to renovate its foreign currency system, reign in the currency rates, reinforce exports, improve cooperation with foreign currency exchange shops, and to ease a dollar shortage ahead of the new turn of US sanctions.

By: Maryam Qarehgozlou

No water transfer to Lake Urmia: DOE chief

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Talking about Lake Urmia, a body of water shared between East and West Azarbaijan provinces in northwestern Iran, chief of Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) put emphasis on the fact that no water transfer scheme is underway for restoration of the lake.

By: Setareh Behroozi

ELECOMP brightens up Iranian market

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – Startups brighten up halls of the Tehran Permanent International Fairground with their colorful innovative decors, introducing their activity at the 24th International Exhibition of Electronics, Computer & E-commerce (ELECOMP 2018).

By: Masoud Hossein

Sardar Azmoun needs to 'grit his teeth'

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Two months before the start of the 2018 soccer World Cup in Russia, Sardar Azmoun was the most wanted Iranian player in the summer transfer window but after the competition, no club has yet shown any interest in signing him.

By: Marjohn Sheikhi

Iran AgroFood takes you for a walk through the Amazon

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – The Brazilian pavilion at 2018 Iran AgroFood, the region’s largest food technology and agriculture exhibition in Tehran, introduced the visitors to the joy of tasting the açaí fruit and the Brazil nut, both of which exclusive to the Amazon rainforest.

By: Zahra Bahadivand Chegini

For children of war

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – While surfing the internet or reading a book, you might find a fact that satisfies your curiosity so you will not stay up long at nights thinking. I found a webpage, the title of which made me curious: women in war.

By: M.A. Saki

Is the government really taking steps toward transparency?

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – In a brave move on June 25 Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi revealed the names of 40 companies which had received foreign currency to import cellphones but sold them based on the price of foreign currency in the black market, which is nearly twice the official rate.

By: Masoud Hossein

Zlatko Dalic, much too high a price for Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Iran would have reached an agreement with Zlatko Dalic had the federation offered him a position as a replacement of Carlos Queiroz before the start of the 2018 World Cup, but his price has skyrocketed ever since he led his team to the final of the World Cup.

By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

Pakistan goes to polls amid fears about violence, manipulation

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Tomorrow, Pakistan has a tryst with history. Despite heavy odds and pejorative conspiracy theories, the people of Pakistan will exercise their right of franchise to elect a new government.

The love story of US and MEK terrorists

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Nikki Haley, US Ambassador to UN, retweeted a post from a notorious terrorist group whose members are known inside Iran as double-faced traitors.

By: Lachin Rezaian

Trump's threatening post against Iran stirs outrage on Twitter

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Donald Trump, notorious for his Twitter tirades, has launched a blistering all-capitals attack on Iran via Twitter, sparking thousands of tweets under his post, rebuking him for his reckless "midnight" remarks.

By: Maryam Qarehgozlou

'Austro-Iranian ascent to Mt. Damavand signals Europe-Iran's making good on their promises'

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – On July 31 some 100 Austrian and Iranian mountaineers together with a group of European ambassadors will jointly ascend the Mount Damavand, sending a strong signal that Europe and Iran will make good on their promises to engage in an ever-increasing number of sectors and areas, Stefan Scholz, Vienna's ambassador to Tehran has said.

In a letter to MNA:

Former member calls into question MKO claim on bombing Paris rally

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – A letter received by the MNA from a former member of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq-e Iran (MKO) reads that two of the four of the arrested over alleged attack on the MKO meeting in Paris by European countries police were former members who were not needed by the group anymore.

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

Is Sharif’s arrest a blessing in disguise for PML-N ahead of Pakistan elections?

THRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – A week after being sentenced to 11- year prison term by an accountability court in the Avenfield properties case, the deposed Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz were arrested upon their arrival in Lahore on Friday night.

By: Mohammad Ali Haqshenas

Beiranvand heading to Torino or Dynamo Kyiv?

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Team Melli’s goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand showed great performance in 2018 World Cup which was enough for creating a wave of offers from top European teams.

Yemen war 'a swamp for S Arabia, UAE economy'

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – The war the Saudi-UAE-US coalition launched on March 26, 2015, against Yemen has not achieved its goals. In addition to the casualties of its forces and its mercenaries, the war costs the UAE about $ 1.3 billion per month or $16 billion a year. This war has increased its impact on the UAE, its economy and its manpower more than ever.

By: Somayeh Mokhtari

'One Belt-One Road', Silk Road’s new challenges, opportunities

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) project was proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013.

The actual reason behind the drop in Iran-US military confrontation in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – The change in US military forces’ behavior in the Persian Gulf, as confirmed by Donald Trump's recent tweet, demonstrates Iran’s naval dominance in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

By: Afshin Majlesi

Christian worshipers to make annual pilgrimage to St. Thaddeus

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Hundreds of Christian worshipers from Iran, Armenia and other countries are heading for St. Thaddeus to observe an annual ritual and pilgrimage in the northwestern church from July 27 to 29.

By: Mohammad Ali Haqshenas

Was Iran really in World Cup’s ‘Group of Death’?

TEHRAN, Jul. 2 (MNA) – As the only remaining team of Group B in 2018 World Cup, Spain, was eliminated by Russia, public opinion and even some experts are beginning to cast doubt on whether Iran was in ‘Group of Death’ or not.

By: Mohammad Ali Haqshenas

On Azmoun-Ghoochannejhad retirement from national duty

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Two Iran national football team strikers Reza Ghoochannejhad and Sardar Azmoun quit national duty just after coming home from 2018 Russia World Cup.