Tokyo-based Terra Motors, an electric vehicle (EV) startup that produces eco-friendly scooters and tuk-tuks, today announced that it has partnered with an Iranian distributor to bring its products to the West Asian market. The exclusive deal with Tehran’s Jahanro Industrial is for a period of five years and extends to Terra Motor’s flagship A4000i smartphone-connected scooter and unspecified new products ... Read More »
PressTV reports, Faraji-Dana attended the Majlis open session on Wednesday to respond to the lawmakers’ questions. The session is attended by 217 lawmakers and chaired by Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani. The impeachment proceeding against Faraji-Dana was approved at a Majlis open session earlier this month with 51 signatories. The critics of Faraji-Dana believe that his policies run counter to the country’s interests ... Read More »
The mayor of Rome has launched a furious attack on the UK Government after it blacklisted the city because of the risk of pickpocketing and petty crime. The latest row will not surprise some of the millions of tourists who in recent years have swarmed around the Trevi fountain, packed into the Colosseum or gazed at the Sistine Chapel. In ... Read More »
Nun carries a heavy box in a parking lot. Some nice strong men offer to help, but they can’t even lift it up the ground. Don’t mess around with this one – she’s got the strength of God in her! Read More »
Animal Planet reports on “The Mountain”, a $2 million pool in Springville, Utah, features five waterfalls, a lazy river around the perimeter, and even a full kitchen hidden behind its walls. Oh yeah, it’s also deep enough for scuba diving if the owner ever feels like it. Watch the video above for a tour. Read More »
A team of designers in Seattle built a bike that could be your new best option for navigating busy city streets. They have created this innovative bike that was named winner of “The Bike Design Project”, a competition between five groups who were encouraged to build the “Ultimate Urban Utility Bike”. The bike will now go into production as an e-bike ... Read More »
Costa Rican defender Michael Umana has signed a two-year contract with Iranian club Persepolis on Sunday. “I’m really excited to join Persepolis and I hope to have good days with the team. I’ve asked for the number 4 jersey and fortunately it was available. This is my favorite number and I’m happy that the club gave it to me, Umana ... Read More »
The star of Gravity tops Forbes’ list of best-paid Hollywood actresses. Oscar winner Sandra Bullock is Hollywood’s highest paid actress with estimated earnings of US $51mil over 12 months, followed by Jennifer Lawrence and Jennifer Aniston, Forbes magazine said. Bullock, 50, had a big hit last year with the space thriller film Gravity, which won seven Academy Awards including best ... Read More »
Al-Monitor reports, Iran’s national volleyball team is attracting record crowds on its first visit to the United States, part of a new wave of people-to-people exchanges promoted by both governments in recent months. Playing the US national team in the first of four exhibition matches on Aug. 9, the Iranians could be forgiven for thinking they were back in Tehran, ... Read More »
Hossein Mousavian a research scholar at Princeton University and a former spokesman for Iran’s nuclear negotiators in an OpEd piece in “Gulf News” talks about the current turmoil in the region and the need for better ties with the long running untrusting foes. He goes on to say: to mend their differences in an effort to address urgent regional security ... Read More »