Iranian, Chinese universities sign cooperation MoU
Iran’s Allameh Tabataba’i University (ATU) and Chinese Beijing International Studies University have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop joint educational…
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Iran marks National Day of Omar Khayyam
Today is considered a significant cultural event for Iranians to commemorate the great Persian poet, astronomer, writer, and mathematician Omar Khayyam. Omar…
Iran marks National Day of Ferdowsi
Ordibehesht 25 in the Iranian calendar corresponding with May 15 is the National Commemoration Day of the renowned poet Ferdowsi, the influential…
Iran female shooter wins silver in ISSF World Cup Baku 2023
Haniyeh Rostamiyan has become the first female Iranian sports shooter to clinch a medal in 25-meter pistol competitions after she put on…
Managing editor of Iranian daily shot dead in south Iran
The managing editor of Iran’s Tose’e-Jonoub daily has been shot dead by an unidentified assailant in the southern province of Khuzestan. Iranian…
Iranian women prove their mettle in international sports
Azam Sanaei, the 34-year-old captain of the Iranian women’s ice hockey team, has just returned from Thailand where her team ended up…
34th Tehran International Book Fair kicks off
The 34th edition of the Tehran International Book Fair has started in the Iranian capital of Tehran. The fair opened on Wednesday…
Iran marks National Shiraz Day
The 15th day of Ordibehesht in the Iranian calendar that falls on May 5 has been designated as Shiraz Day due to…
Female Iranian swimmer hits 4th Guinness record
Iran’s top female free water swimmer Elham Asghari set a new Guinness record, getting her name in the famous Guinness world record…
3.9-magnitude earthquake shakes Western Tehran
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 at a depth of 8 kilometers shook Malard in Tehran province, with no reports of…
Teacher Day in Iran; Commemoration of Ayatollah Motahari
Iran is celebrating Teacher Day which marks the day in memory of Ayatollah Morteza Motahari who was assassinated on May 1, 1979.…
Iran universities host 40k Afghan students, admit female ones
The Iranian deputy minister of science, research and technology says the country is hosting around 40,000 Afghan students, and that three Iranian…
2 Iranian actresses sued for not wearing head veil at public event
A report says renowned Iranian actresses Fatemeh Mo’tamed-Ariya and Afsaneh Baygan face judicial action for not covering their hair at a public…
4.6-magnitude earthquake jolts northeastern Iran
A 4.6-magnitude earthquake has shaken Iran’s northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi, with no reports of casualties and material damage yet. The epicenter…
Armenians in Iran mark “Armenian Genocide” anniv.
Hundreds of Armenians gathered in the Saint Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran on April 24 to mark the 108th anniversary of what they…
Iran enjoys first female sea captain
An Iranian woman, Raheleh Tahmasbi, who previously grabbed the attention of media and state officials as the first female seafarer of Iran,…
Eid al-Fitr traditions in Iran
Muslims across the globe celebrate the very first day after the holy month of Ramadan by doing some rituals based on the…
Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr across Iran
The Muslim people in Iran are celebrating Eid al-Fitr on Saturday at the end of the holy month of Ramadan after the…
Iran marks National Day of Saadi Shirazi; Master of Speech
Today is the National Commemoration Day of the renowned Persian poet Saadi Shirazi, born in Shiraz around 1200 and died around 1292.…
‘Khalil the Eagle,’ Iran strong athletic man, dies at 98
Iranian athlete Khalil Tarighat-Peyma aka ‘Khalil the Eagle, whose name was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records for lifting a 2-ton…
Iranian woman Hesamifard reaches Annapurna peak
Iranian woman climber Afsaneh Hesamifard made it to the top of Nepal’s Annapurna peak on Sunday. She reached the 8,091-metre (26,545-foot) Annapurna…
Iran’s Raisi says issue of hijab shouldn’t turn into security matter
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says his administration will not allow the recent protests over hijab to turn into a matter of national…
Internet available to over 91% of Iran’s villages: Minister
Iran’s telecoms minister Issa Zarepour says more than 91% of Iranian villages with a population of over 20 households have acceess to…
Famous Iranian actor Payam Dehkordi opens a bakery
Payam Dehkordi, the Iranian actor and director who stopped working in radio, theater and cinema due to the situation in Iran over…
1000-meter Iftar table in Tehran brings together Iranians, Iraqis
Iranians and the Iraqis residing in the Iranian capital, Tehran, have broken their fast together at a 1000-meter-long Iftar table in a…
iranian reciter wins top prize in Saudi Arabia’s Quran competition
Younes Shahmoradi, a distinguished Iranian reciter of the Holy Quran, won first place in the recitation category at the second edition of…
Prominent Iranian movie director Kioumars Pourahmad dies at 74
Prominent Iranian movie director, producer and screenwriter Kioumars Pourahmad has died at the age of 74. His family confirmed news of Pourahmad’s…
Sasanian rock relief seized in Britain will return to Iran: Diplomat
A Sasanian rock relief that was seized from smugglers in Britain in early 2016 will return to Iran after it is put…
Iran marks Nature’s Day as Nowruz holidays come to close
People across Iran celebrate Nature’s Day, better known as Sizdah Bedar, on the last day of Nowruz, or the Persian New Year…
Parachutists jump off Iran’s tallest tower to mark Islamic Republic Day
Parachutists have jumped off Tehran’s Milad Tower, the tallest in Iran, to mark the anniversary of the establishment of the Islamic Republic,…
Defendant’s death sentence revoked over Iran recent unrest
The lawyer for Sahand Mohammadzadeh, a detained protester in Iran’s recent unrest and deadly riots says the country’s revolutionary court has issued…
During Nowrouz holidays; Enjoy unique taste of Zanjan’s nutritious traditional foods
One of the most exciting parts of traveling to Zanjan province, especially during the Nowrouz holidays, is the experience of unique tasting…
Iran’s ambassador joins Iftar ceremony with Saudi counterpart in Norway
Iran’s ambassador to Norway joins an Iftar ceremony hosted by his Saudi counterpart in the Scandinavian country, weeks after Tehran and Riyadh…
5.6-magnitude quake strikes Iran’s Khoy
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Khoy City in northwestern Iran on Friday morning. According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of…
Supreme Leader to attend ceremony of reciting Holy Quran in Ramadan
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to attend a ceremony for the recitation of the Holy Quran on…
325 dead so far in car accidents during Nowruz trips across Iran: Police
A senior Iranian traffic police official says 325 people have so far lost their lives in road accidents during New Year trips…
Nowruz: The New Year Festivity Celebrated in Iran
Nowruz (literally translated New Day) is one of the oldest celebrations in ancient Persia, which is held vigorously in the first day…
Iranians celebrate Spring Festival ahead of Nowruz
People of Tehran joined street celebrations across the capital, to mark the annual Spring Festival, as they prepare for Nowruz, or the…
Iran, Russia can start visa-free group tours this year
Russia and Iran plan to implement a visa-free tourist travel agreement between the two countries in 2023, the Russian Minister of Economic…
Regional center on earthquake management inaugurated in Tehran
The Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk Management and Resilience for West and Central Asia was inaugurated in Tehran on…