TEHRAN – The national poison prevention week began on Friday and will run through October 29, focusing on raising public awareness of poisoning risks and promoting preventive measures.
To overcome chronic national electricity imbalances, Iran is deploying a blended financial framework targeting 10,000 MW of new solar capacity. Driven by capital market instruments, sovereign wealth allocations, commercial banks, and private financial institutions—anchored by Tourism Bank—this strategy combines utility-scale direct execution with structured credit underwriting for independent power producers.
TEHRAN – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has held an art exhibition featuring paintings by refugee children living in 20 settlements across Iran to raise support for its humanitarian operations in the country. The exhibition concluded on Friday.
TEHRAN – Hamid Zohrabi, deputy head of the Department of Environment (DOE), and Vivek Menon, chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC), have discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in developing management and conservation programs for endangered species.
TEHRAN – Iranian and Kyrgyz officials have called for expanded cooperation in science and technology during a meeting on the sidelines of the 5th World Creative Economy Conference in Jakarta.
TEHRAN — Iran will launch an auction next week for two mineral exploration investment packages in South Khorasan province, comprising a total of 10 exploration licenses, an official at the state-owned Iran Minerals Production and Supply Company (IMPASCO) said.
TEHRAN — Iran and the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) have signed a cooperation agreement to expand agricultural and technological collaboration, with a three-month action plan to be drawn up to translate the commitments into practical projects, Iran’s agricultural research chief said.
TEHRAN — Iranian government is reviewing regulations governing exporters affected by transport and logistics disruptions and has proposed measures to remove barriers to shipments to neighboring countries, including Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Hamid Ghanbari said.
TEHRAN — Iran has sufficient foreign exchange reserves to cover the country’s imports through the end of U.S. President Donald Trump’s term and beyond, Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said in an interview with Bloomberg.
TEHRAN — Iran needs predictable economic policies, less bureaucracy, greater private-sector participation and the smarter use of technology to strengthen its foreign trade, the head of the Iranian Association of Digital Technology and Smart Systems Employers said.
