Kerman Bazaar in southern Iran spans between Arq and Moshtaghiyeh squares. Every section of the bazaar was constructed during the reign of a different ruler of the city.
Kerman Bazaar is the longest in Iran and is comprised of famous alleys such as Ganj Ali Khan, Ekhtiyari, Vakil, Sardar and Mozaffari.
Photos of the ancient bazaar posted online by the Islamic Republic News Agency:
A number of foreign mayors and urban officials, who are in Tehran for a 5th meeting of the executive board of the Asian Mayors Forum, have visited Metropolitan Tehran’s mass transit as part of a half-day tour.
The following is the translation of a report on the tour filed by ana.ir:
During the tour, over 50 Iranian and foreign participants in the gathering of Asian mayors, most of them members of transportation and traffic councils, got first-hand knowledge about traffic control in Tehran and the way public transportation works on the ground: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and underground: subway.
The tour which started with a bus ride took the visitors from Azadi Hotel in northern Tehran, where they were staying, to Tajrish where the biggest subway station in the Middle East is located. With a depth of 51 m the station is one of the deepest metro stations in the world.
Then they took a subway train to Taleghani station in downtown Tehran. During the underground ride, they walked into the cabin of the engineer to get familiar with the way the train is operated.
A bear with her three cubs has come to a waste dumpsite close to a mountain campsite to collect food, prompting concerns, among environmentalists, about the health hazards they are exposed to, said an environmentalist.
Khabaronline.ir on August 28 released a report on the appearance of bears in the camping site. The following is the translation of the report:
Hamidreza Nateghian, an Iranian environmentalist, said that a dumpsite near a camping site in a mountainous area in northern Iran has lured a mother bear and her three cubs to go there to collect leftovers, adding that the health of the mammals are at stake because of rotten food and the sharp lids of canned food in the pile of trash there.
He further said since the waste pileup is close to the camping site, there are fears that mountaineers may get involved in close encounters with the bears, adding that serious and quick measures are needed to pursue this case.
We prefer not to reveal the location of this shelter [where the bears have been spotted], because we want to protect them from poachers, the environmentalist said, adding that we have reported the case, complete with its details, to the office of the Provincial Environment Protection Organization and they have vowed to solve the issue.
“Why should we see a trash buildup in mountainous paths? The mountaineers who are always out there in natural environments are expected more than other people to help protect Mother Nature. When they don’t respect the environment, how can we expect others to protect it?”
It is also regrettable that the responsibility to handle and clean up the waste built up in mountains lies with volunteers, and those in charge fail to attend to this case sufficiently and properly, he said.
Nateghian concluded that we hope to see closer interaction between the Environment Protection Organization, the Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Federation, and other related institutes which are responsible in this regard.
Maragheh Temple, 6 km from a namesake town in East Azerbaijan Province, is believed to have been the largest Zoroastrian temple in the Parthian era (247 BC – 224 AD).
The following are images of the temple released online by Tasnim News Agency:
The comments President Rouhani made in a news conference attended by local and foreign reporters dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday.
Ettela’at: “Whenever we talk about compliance with law, some people tell us not to make a fuss!” President Rouhani told a press conference.
He further said that on the local front the government has done its best not to create any new wounds and heal the wounds of the past.
Abrar: “The nuclear deal is a historic opportunity for banks to seize,” said the managing director of Bank Tejarat.
Afarinesh: The attorney general has said that the judiciary helps the executive branch to secure the objectives of the establishment.
Arman-e Emrooz: The president told a news conference that his government does not seek to take on any state institutions in the upcoming elections.
He further said his government is not afraid of lawsuits [filed by members of the previous government].
President Rouhani further said he wonders why whenever he talks about laws some individuals get irritated.
Asrar: Trade delegations from 10 European countries are to visit Iran.
Asrar: Iranian vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian has been hospitalized.
Ebtekar: The director of the Atomic Energy Organization has said those who are apparently worried about the nuclear deal simply seek to further their electoral goals.
Emtiaz: An executive board of Asian mayors has been set up in Tehran.
Etemad: “Massive debts, cash subsidies which are not in line with any laws and an affordable housing project in shambles are the legacy of the previous government,” said President Rouhani in a news conference.
Etemad: “China won’t get preferential treatment in the post-sanctions era,” said the deputy foreign minister.
Hemayat: The judiciary chief has said the judicial system will hire 4,000 new judges as part of a transformation plan.
Jamejam: The president has said the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action does not need to be approved by parliament.
Kayhan: “I haven’t signed anything to be sent to parliament for approval!” the president said in explaining why he has not sent the Vienna accord in the form of a bill to the Islamic Consultative Assembly.
Kayhan: The intelligence minister has apologized for misquoting the Supreme Leader.
Mardomsalari: American intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has said that Bin Laden is still alive.
Qods: The president has promised to solve the problems associated with unemployment, marriage and drug addiction in the post-sanctions era.
Qods: A new radar and missile system has been unveiled.
Rooyesh-e Mellat: “The Iranophobia project has a foot in the grave,” said President Hassan Rouhani.
♦ “Whenever we talk about compliance with law, some people tell us not to make a fuss!” President Rouhani told a press conference.
He further said that on the local front the government has done its best not to create any new wounds and heal the wounds of the past.
♦ The vice-president for legal affairs has said that there are 15 million legal cases that have yet to be heard.
♦ An arrest warrant has been issued for the former Pakistani prime minister and a number of senior officials of the previous government.
An anti-corruption court issued an arrest warrant for former Premier Yousaf Raza Gilani and a former head of the opposition Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
♦ Museums on Pre-Islamic Iran and Islamic Period have opened in Tehran.
First Vice-President Eshagh Jahangiri, who was on hand for the inaugural, said government seeks to draw on the past to build a good future for the nation.
♦ Some five million people should settle in new towns.
More than 30,000 apartments in new towns – part of the Mehr affordable housing project – will be delivered to applicants shortly.
♦ Birth rate registered a 5 percent increase last month.
In all, more than 143,000 babies were born in the 31 days to August 23.
The Bliss of Knowledge, a book which has collected remarks of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has been translated into English and will be released soon.
The book covers Ayatollah Khamenei’s comments and guidelines on the production of science and the importance of research as an influential source for Iran’s scientific development.
The Bliss of Knowledge will be unveiled at the Moscow International Book Fair in September.
The Persian version of the book was published four years ago and attracted many Persian-speaking readers across the world.
For more information on the book, please visit www.book-khamenei-ir.
Late in September, Ayatollah Khamenei in a decree communicated the macro policies for Iran’s movement in various areas of science and technology, saying that the country will turn into a major scientific power in the world in the future.
The decree was issued by the Supreme Leader in line with the implementation of Clause 1 of Article 110 of Iran’s Constitution and after consultation with the Expediency Council.
Producing science, developing innovation and devising theories, upgrading Iran’s global status in science and technology, converting Iran into the scientific and technological hub of the Muslim World, developing basic sciences and fundamental research, gaining access to advanced sciences and technologies through special planning and policy-making, optimizing the performance and structure of Iran’s educational and research system to gain access to the objectives of the country’s 2025 Outlook Plan and scientific flourishing in Iran are among the main topics touched upon in the Leader’s decree.
Other principles specified by the Supreme Leader include: the rule of Islamic tenets, values, ethics and regulations in research, technology and higher education system and materialization of Islamic university, strengthening the national will and increasing social understanding about the importance of scientific and technological development, improving the relation between research, technology and the higher education system with other sectors, Boosting cooperation as well as active, constructive and inspiring interaction in the area of science and technology with other countries as well as accredited scientific and technical regional and international centers, especially those of the Muslim world, and consolidating the country’s independence.
The museum of vintage cars in a western suburb of Tehran features a collection of exclusive classics.
The following are images by Tasnim News Agency of the museum which opened in 2003:
President Rouhani announced on Saturday that Iran will improve its Arak heavy water reactor with the cooperation of China and probably the United States.
In his press conference in Tehran, Rouhani hailed Iran’s “good” relations with China, saying that the ties between the two states are progressing forward, and “there are many plans ahead where the Chinese side can participate.”
He made the remarks in reply to a question about Tehran’s ties with China, stressing that a plan to redesign an Iranian nuclear site is one of the fields where the two states can cooperate.
“One of the points agreed upon in JCPOA (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) was that Arak heavy water reactor could be further modernized,” Rouhani said, referring to the text of a comprehensive nuclear accord reached between Tehran and world powers on July 14.
“This will be done by China and one of the (other) P5+1 member states (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France, and Germany),” the president said, adding that the other country would probably be the United States.
His remarks came as Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi traveled to China on Thursday to hold talks on China’s technical assistance for redesigning Arak heavy water reactor that Tehran has undertaken to “redesign and rebuild” under a lasting nuclear deal with world powers.
According to JCPOA, “Iran will redesign and rebuild a modernized heavy water research reactor in Arak, based on an agreed conceptual design, using fuel enriched up to 3.67 %, in a form of an international partnership which will certify the final design.”
President Rouhani also voiced Iran’s willingness to have more friendly relations with all of its neighbors including Saudi Arabia, saying that certain problems have hindered the thaw in ties.
One of the results of the recent nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers was the trust created in the leaders of those countries that previously had doubts about Iran’s nuclear intentions, Rouhani said.
Iran seeks improved relations with all of its neighbors including Saudi Arabia, he said, adding that the government has already voiced its readiness to improve ties with Riyadh since he took office.
Unfortunately, certain problems happened, including those in Yemen, which spoiled the good atmosphere, he added.
Rouhani further expressed hope that Saudi officials would prepare the grounds for better ties with Tehran, and stop killing innocent people in Yemen.
Iran is interested in the Japanese technology for establishing high-speed rail in order to expand its intercity transportation, a senior official has said.
“A small amount of intercity transportation in Iran is carried out by rail and the government intends to significantly expand it,” Deputy Transportation Minister Valiollah Afkhami-Rad said on Saturday.
“Given Japan’s experience in launching high-speed trains, Tehran is interested in cooperation with Tokyo,” he added.
Japan is known for establishing the first high-speed rail system known as the bullet train or the Shinkansen – an integrated transport system which has been adopted by many countries to connect major cities.
Iran plans to spend $8 billion over the next six years to revamp and expand its railway network, Minister of Industries, Mines and Trade Mohammad Reza Netmatzadeh has said.
There are plans to stretch out the nationwide railroad line to 25,000 km by 2025 from under 15,000 km now.
Much of Iran’s transportation is road-based characterized by high accident rates and death toll.
Iran is a vast country, with an area of more than 1.6 million square km. Its rail network accounts for less than 11% of the overall transportation, in which 33 million people are carried annually in the country of about 80 million.
Afkhami-Rad said Tehran is seeking to expand cooperation with Japan in other fields, including oil, gas and petrochemical refining, shipping and ports facilities, nano- and bio-technologies as well as steel, mining, tourism and automotive industries.
Japan’s State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Daishiro Yamagiwa visited Tehran earlier this month at the head of a delegation representing 21 companies.
The business daily, the Nikkei, said Japan planned to launch talks with Iran toward an investment agreement as Tokyo moves to lift sanctions on Tehran following the conclusion of nuclear talks in July.
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