TEHRAN- President Ebrahim Raisi ordered the beginning of building 100,000 units of National Housing Movement in 23 new towns of the country through a video conference attended by Transport and Urban Development Minister Rostam Qasemi on Tuesday, the managing director of New Towns Development Company announced.

Alireza Jafari said that the

TEHRAN - The 109th dialogue council of the government and the private sector was held in Tehran on Monday, in which the impacts of the implementation of the current year’s budgetary policies and the new minimum wages on the production sector and on the economy were discussed.

The meeting was attended by senior officials including Finance and

TEHRAN – Former Iran athlete Hossein Ghafourizadeh was laid to rest in Behesh-e Zahra Cemetery, located south of Tehran, on Tuesday.

Ghafourizadeh passed away at the age of 79 in Tehran on Sunday.

Iranian Sports Minister Hamid Sajadi, who has also represented Iran at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games, took part in his funeral ceremony.

Ghafourizadeh

TEHRAN – Deputy Industry Mining and Trade Minister Reza Mohtashami-Pour, who traveled to Afghanistan for a two-day visit, said Afghan officials have called on Iranian mining companies to develop the country’s mines.

“Afghan officials want Iranian mining companies to start operating in their country, and negotiations are scheduled to continue next w