TEHRAN, May 10 (Shana) -- Iran has lots of opportunities for investment in oil, gas and petrochemicals sectors, Managing Director at Energy Pioneers Company Elham Hassanzadeh said. In his keynote speech in the Argus first conference on bitumen and LPG on Tuesday, she called Iranian companies active in fields of oil, gas and petrochemicals ...

At Monsoon, a bistro in Tehran that serves sushi, Szechwan beef, and Gouda and calamari on whole wheat toast, the fusion cuisine is an act of defiance. So are the womens fashionstight robes, exposed calves, headscarves that barely conceal blond and henna-colored hairstyles. The restaurant, with its rough concrete walls, red countertops, and statues ...