TEHRAN, June 16 (MNA) -- Renowned Iranian director Bahman Farmanara is hiring an amateur crew for his new film in order to frustrate new state restrictions on filmmaking.

SINGAPORE, June 16 (MNA) -- Iranian Commerce Minister Mehdi Ghazanfari and Singapore’s Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hung Kiang discussed economic ties in Singapore on Monday.

TEHRAN, June 16 (MNA) – Seismologic studies have verified 30 billion barrels of in-situ oil at the Arvand-Kenar oilfield near Abadan in southwestern Iran, governor of Arvand-Kenar said.

ASSALOUYEH, June 16 (MNA) – A large power plant with 1,000 megawatts output was officially inaugurated on Tuesday in Assalouyeh, southern Iran, aiming to supply electricity to the refineries of Sou

TEHRAN, June 16 (MNA) -- The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) is studying to whether or not to impose a ban on Iranian cinema and television actress Fatemeh Motamed-Arya.

TEHRAN, June 16 (MNA) – MP Emad Hosseini, the spokesman of the Majlis Energy Committee, says the administration does not submit oil and gas contracts to the Majlis for approval.

MASHHAD, June 16 (MNA) – A lawmaker said on Tuesday that documents have revealed that the United States would not have been able to kidnap the Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri without the he

TEHRAN, June 16 (MNA) – Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani met on Monday with Libyan Ambassador to Tehran Saad Mujber, and said Iran seeks close ties with all Islamic states including Libya.

TEHRAN, June 16 (MNA) – Tehran warned on Tuesday that any Russian failure to deliver the S-300 missile system to Iran would affect relations between the two countries.

TEHRAN, June 16 (MNA) -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry has rejected reports claiming that it differentiates between countries that voted in favor of the latest sanctions resolution against Iran.