Bourse and Bazaar | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: An Iranian contractor has completed a water supply tunnel in Bandarawela, Sri Lanka, earning the praise of thousands on social media.
Farab Company, an engineering firm, completed a 15-kilometer-long water supply tunnel as part of its work on the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project, a USD 530 million ...
Tasnim Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani started his official tour of Vietnam and Sri Lanka on Sunday in a bid to boost the Islamic Republics relations with the Southeast Asian nations.
Heading a parliamentary delegation, Larijani left Tehran for Vietnam and Sri Lanka at the invitation of his counterparts in the countries.
The official ...
IRNA | Mehdi Qorbani: New Ambassadors of Finland, Sri Lanka and Philippines submitted copy of their credentials to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday.
Tasnim - Irans Foreign Ministry spokesman expressed condolences to the government of Sri Lanka over deaths in floods and landslides in the South Asian country.
In his message on Monday, Bahram Qassemi offered Irans sympathy for the loss of tens of Sri Lankan people in the natural disasters.
Landslides and floods in Sri Lanka have killed at ...
Tehran, Oct 22, IRNA Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Tehran on Saturday afternoon, while presidents of four other states of Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Finland and Bosnia-Herzegovina are on way to Tehran.
President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena is to visit Iran in December.
President Hassan Rouhani visited Southeast Asia last month....
TEHRAN, July 24 (Shana) -- LAUGFS Holdings Ltd.'s Managing Director W.K.H. Wegapitiya says his company is planning to resume import of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Iran.
Speaking to Shana on the sidlines of a meeting between Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh and Sri Lankan Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Chandima Weerakkody ...
TEHRAN, July 24 (SHANA) Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh on Sunday hoped that Irans oil sales to Sri Lanka will resume as it used to export 40,000 bpd oil to the country prior to sanctions.
Speaking to Sri Lanka's Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Chandima Weerakkody on Sunday, Zanganeh hoped that after the Sri Lankan ministers visit ...
The Iranian mens national junior volleyball team has breezed past Sri Lanka at the quarterfinal round of the 18th edition of the Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship in Chinese Taipei.
The Iranian outfit, consisting of captain Rasoul Aghcheli, Javad Karimi, Esmaeil Talebi, Amir Hossein Esfandiyar, Esmaeil Mosafer, Tayyeb Eini and Ali Asghar ...
[caption id="attachment_27224" align="alignright" width="208"] This file photo shows an Iranian warship.[/caption]
The Iranian Navys 33rd naval fleet has docked at the Port of Colombo in Sri Lanka as the Islamic Republic seeks to expand its naval presence in international waters.
The Iranian flotilla, consisting of Bandar Abbas auxiliary ship and ...
COLOMBO Sri Lanka will purchase oil from Iraq after the United States imposed new sanctions on Iran, the island's main supplier of crude oil, a report said on Sunday citing a senior official.
The US Senate unanimously approved new economic sanctions Friday aimed at further crippling Iran's energy, shipping and port sectors, a year after Congress ...
[caption id="attachment_124391" align="alignright" width="183"] Sri Lankan military personnel walk past a damaged building at the site of a landslide caused by heavy monsoon rains in central Sri Lanka on November 1, 2014.[/caption]
Irans Foreign Ministry has expressed sympathytothe Sri Lankan government and nation over thedeathof a dozen of people ...
Young Iranian volleyball players have come first in the 2014 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship, having stayed unbeaten in eight straight clashes.
The title confrontation saw the national team beating Japan in straight sets, just as it had its opponents in the previous seven games against Qatar, India, Bahrain, South Korea, Japan, Australia,...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran fell short on Friday with a defeat against Sri Lanka in the 17th Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship.
The Iranian team lost to Sri Lanka 3-1(25-15, 16-25, 26-24, 25-16) at the Taipei University Gymnasium.
Iran had already lost to host Chinese Taipei in straight sets (25-11,25-13, 25-15) on Thursday.
The 15 ...
Iran has started exporting crude oil to South Africa and Sri Lanka following the easing of sanctions against Tehran as a result of the Geneva nuclear deal, a senior Iranian oil official says.
Oil exports to the two countries are carried out under single-shipment contracts for the time being, said Mohsen Qamsari, director for international affairs ...
Tehran, Jan 15, IRNA Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh said activating Iran-Sri Lanka joint economic commission will lead to promotion of industrial and trade cooperation.
Nematzadeh made the remarks in a meeting with his Sri Lankan counterpart Rishad Bathiyutheen.
Bathiyutheen, too, expressed hope that the joint economic ...
New Delhi, Nov 25, IRNA -- Genuine cooperation among nations is needed to fight terrorism in a systematic and coordinated manner, a top Sri Lankan defense official said on Monday as he accused some countries of being selective in their approach.
?Fight against terrorism is a global task, nations should support each other?s efforts whole heartedly....
Qeshm, Oct 21, IRNA Sri Lankan Ambassador to Iran Mohammad Feisal Razin on Monday described Qeshm Island as unique, saying that he found out glory of the island after a visit.
In a meeting with Qeshm governor, Masoud Salari, the ambassador said that Qeshm Island is an exceptional area for tourism, economy and natural attractions. It enjoys a huge ...
Colombo, Oct 12, IRNA The Islamic Republic of Iran and Sri Lanka on Saturday called for expansion of mutual academic and scientific cooperation.
Irans scientific attach to Indian peninsula Ali Azam Khosravi briefed chancellors of Sri Lankan universities on the Islamic Republics scientific achievements.
During the meeting, the two sides agreed ...
Tehran, Oct 12, IRNA Irans economic team, headed by Minister of Economy and Finance Ali Tayebnia and comprising a number of his deputies and MPs held intensive talks with representatives of some members of the World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday.
The talks with the central bank governors of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka ...
(Reuters) - The eight Indian crew members on board the MV Amina had no inkling they were trapped on the frontline of the West's economic war againstIran.
All experienced seamen, they joined the Iranian-flagged cargo ship last year. Within months, they were caught up in a fight to prevent the ship fleeing to international waters to escape port arrest ...