TEHRAN – The Municipality of Tehran has decided to celebrate Plastic Bag Free Day on July 3 this year instead of July 12 in line with the global initiative.

International Plastic Bag Free Day aims to eliminate the use of plastic bags which may seem like a grocery shopping convenience, but they are also a huge strain on the environment. It can take

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), climbed 10,360 points on Tuesday, IRNA reported.

As reported, the index closed at 1.514 million points.

About 8.950 billion securities worth 80.322 trillion rials (about $289.8 million) were traded at the TSE on the mentioned day.

The first market’s index gained 7,436 points, and the s

TEHRAN - Japanese Ambassador in Tehran Kazutoshi Aikawa has emphasized the need to broaden cooperation with Iran in the field of environment.

Offering promotional services and providing people with proper education is of importance in environment protection, IRNA quoted the envoy as saying on Tuesday.

He made the remarks in a meeting with West

TEHRAN - Iran and Tajikistan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand bilateral cooperation in the fields of trade and industry, Mehr News Agency reported.

The MOU was signed at the end of a meeting between the head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Alireza Payman-Pak and Tajikistan’s Principal Deputy Minister of Ind