IRAN: Major textile to be built in Zanjan
MEM [Aug 21, 2006] A large-scale textile factory is to be built in a 700,000 sq. m. land in Zaker Bonab industrial town of Zanjan, with initial investment of Rls.1,000 billion...
IRAN: 11 units to be developed for textile raw materials
MEM [Jul 25, 2006] Borzuyeh Petrochemical Complex (BPC) is going to develop 11 units for textile raw materials; sources said.
IRAN: MPs turn to fashion design
[May 17, 2006] The parliament has launched a new initiative to promote Iranian and Islamic fashion, with MPs driven by the fear of a cultural invasion and inspired by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Laleh Eftekhari a female MP said here on May 14...
IRAN: Tanavoli to deliver lecture on nomadic textiles in Scotland
[May 06, 2006] Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli is scheduled to deliver a lecture at the International Conference on the Arts in Society; the Persian service of the Cultural Heritage News agency reported here on May 5...
IRAN: Giant carpet being weaved by 1,200 village women
[Apr 24, 2006] A giant carpet worth $8.5 million is being weaved by more than 1,200 village women; Jalalledin Bassam, director of the government-owned Iran Carpet Company, said...