QOM, Aug. 8 (MNA) – Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi has granted 1 million rials (about $9500) to the Somalis which have been suffering from severe famine and drought over the recent months.

TEHRAN, Aug. 8 (MNA) -- Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani has ordered that the investigation into the case of the C130 plane crash to continue.

TEHRAN, Aug. 8 (MNA) – Iranian Navy commandoes intercepted on Sunday an oil tanker named White Eagle, which was smuggling fuel in the Sea of Oman.

TEHRAN, Aug. 8 (MNA) -- The Chinese ambassador to Iran has said that the door to negotiation with Iran on the dispute over its nuclear program still remains open.

TEHRAN, Aug. 8 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps commander has said that the IRGC should press on with its leading role in steering the country through sanctions and foreign pressure.

TEHRAN, Aug. 7 (MNA) -- Book sales have plunged to a new low this summer where the hot days and the month of Ramadan have been the major reasons.

TEHRAN, Aug. 7 (MNA) -- Iran’s International Arts Festival of Resistance will hold workshops at the Mleeta Resistance Landmark, Hezbollah’s museum in southern Lebanon, from August 16 to 19.

TEHRAN, Aug. 7 (MNA) -- The Iranian tenor Mario Taqadossi, who attended several master classes held by Luciano Pavarotti, will be holding workshops in Tehran.

TEHRAN, Aug. 7 (MNA) -- The Iranian ensemble Khonya is scheduled perform at the Buskers Bern Street Music Festival, which will open in Switzerland on August 11.

TEHRAN, Aug. 7 (MNA) -- Iran has plans to screen two films by Abbas Kiarostami, most of whose films have never been allowed to premiere in Iran, in the near future.