Travel in Iran
Tehran Times – What is the state of Iran’s tourism? Fortunately, Iran took an early hit with Coronavirus. Officials took immediate measures…
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Who could Taremi face with Porto in UEFA CL?
August 2020 saw Primeira Liga striker Mehdi Taremi join Porto. In doing so, he becomes one of a select few Iranians ever…
UN lauds Iran’s efforts to fight illicit drug trafficking
IRNA – Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Fathi Waly hailed the efforts made by Iran…
Iran’s Resistance Film Festival key to undo hegemony of US films: Canadian journalist
Tasnim – A Canadian journalist and political analyst described the 16th Resistance International Film Festival underway in Iran as important in the…
Iran’s Majid Hosseini on Porto radar
Tasnim – Porto has set its sight on signing Iranian international defender Majid Hosseini. The Portuguese team has reportedly shown interest in…
Iran completes most advanced domestically-made satellite
IRNA – Iranian ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said on Monday that the final tests of the country’s most advanced domestically-made…
At least one killed, several injured in explosion near Iran’s capital: state TV
Reuters – At least one person was killed and several injured in an explosion at a shop in an area near Iran’s…
Iran builds homegrown robot to unclog deep wells
Tasnim – An Iranian knowledge-based company has devised a robot to unclog deep wells and underground linkage. The development and increase of…
ICT minister says cyberspace provided for education sector
IRNA – Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) urged all on Wednesday to make efforts to prepare the ground for…
4.2-Richter quake jolts southern Iran
MNA – An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale hit Qaleh Qazi city, in Hormozgan province a few minutes ago. According…
1.5b cubic meters of water to annually flow into Urmia Lake
IRNA – Commander of the Khatam al-Anbia Construction Headquarters announced on Tuesday that about 1.5 billion cubic meters of water will annually…
Iranian inventors’ project tops in MIT Solve
IRNA – Iranian inventors’ project has been listed among top challenges in ‘Solve’ which is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of…
Magnitude 5.1 quake hits northern Iran, no casualties reported
Tasnim – An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck an area in Iran’s northern province of Golestan on Monday but…
Iran pioneer in biotech, ICT, artificial intel. in region: VP
MNA | Ali A. Jenabzadeh & Faranak Bakhtiari: Iran is playing the leading role in the region in the fields of fintech,…
Iranian researchers design satellite clustering system to develop IoT, smart maritime systems
FNA – A team of Iranian scientists at Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology have designed a satellite clustering system to develop…
#MeToo in Iran: Women break their long silence
Bourse and Bazaar | Ahmad Parhizi: Three years after the #MeToo movement spread globally, Iranian women have broken their silence on sexual…
Foreign tourist arrival to Isfahan 7-folded in seven years: official
IRNA – Foreign tourists who visited Isfahan over the past seven years made seven-fold growth compared to the preceding periods, the head…
As #MeToo reaches Iran, legal system remains major obstacle to justice
Al-Monitor | Leila Alikarami: Just a few years after the West was consumed with the #MeToo movement, a similar movement has finally…
Outcry in Iran at nine-year sentence for man who beheaded daughter
The Guardian | Patrick Wintour: Mother of 14-year-old victim expresses fury at lenient sentence as critics say Iranian law unfairly favours men…
Magnitude 4.8 quake rattles southern Iran
Tasnim – An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale struck a small city in Iran’s southern province of Fars on Monday…
Shia Muslims hold mourning rituals on Day of Ashura
MNA – Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram which marks the day when Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his companions were martyred…
Iranian women flood Twitter with stories of sexual abuse
ABC – Iranian women have taken to Twitter to break years of silence and share detailed stories of sexual abuse, including intrafamilial…
Tasu’a, commemoration day of a tragic incident
MNA – Tasu’a in the Islamic calendar refers to the ninth day of Muharram. A day before Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his…
Yazd, tourism center during Muharram ceremonies
MNA – The Muharram mourning ceremonies in commemoration of Imam Hussein (PBUH) have become a tourist attraction across the central province of…
Aug. 26 marked as Pharmaceutical Day to commemorate Razi
MNA – Birthday of Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi on August 26 is commemorated and named as Pharmaceutical Day in Iran. Muhammad ibn…
Iran opens technology tower in university-linked innovation area
Tasnim – The first technology tower funded by the private sector has come into operation in Iran, leading to the formation of…
Iran, UN, EU launch joint project for revival of Hamoun Int’l Wetland
IRNA – Iran’s Department of Environment, the United Nations Development Programme and the European Union launched a joint five-year projects for revival…
FAO helps Iran boost its agricultural drought monitoring systems
Tasnim – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a three-day workshop to equip Iranian experts with operational…
Remains of humans, animals found in Persepolis ruins
Tasnim – Remains of over a dozen humans and animals have been unearthed in the ancient ruins of Persepolis in southern Iran.…
World Youth Day: can Iran meet growing youth population’s needs?
Iran Review | Faranak Bakhtiari: While Iran faced a population growth rate of less than one percent for the first time, raising…
Four hurt in blast, fire in publishers’ area of Iran capital: state media
Reuters – An explosion and ensuing fire injured at least four people in a district with many publishers and bookshops in Iran’s…
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 strikes western Iran: state TV
Reuters – An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck the province of Kermanshah in western Iran on Sunday, Iranian state TV reported. It…
Education minister congratulates winning 4 medals by Iranian scientific team
IRNA – Education Minister Mohsen Haj-Mirzaei in a tweet late on Thursday congratulated the Iranian people and scientific elites on winning four…
AFC president congratulates Iran’s Persepolis victory
IRNA – President of the Asian Football Confederation Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa in a letter expressed congratulations on the 4th consecutive…
Explosion in Iran’s Kermanshah province, no casualties reported – Mizan
Reuters – An explosion has set a fuel tank on fire in Iran’s western province of Kermanshah on Tuesday, Iran’s Mizan news…
Condolences on martyrdom anniv. of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir
MNA – In the Islamic calendar, today coincides with the martyrdom anniversary of Fifth Infallible Imam of Household of Holy Prophet, Imam…
Iran complains to UNESCO against Turkey’s bid to register Islamic calligraphy
IRNA – Deputy head of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran said that Iran has officially complained to UNESCO…
IFRC lauds opening financial channel for Iran
IRNA – President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Francesco Rocca in a message lauded opening a…
Iran inaugurates 5G network site
FNA – Iran on Wednesday inaugurated the fifth-generation internet site in a ceremony participated by President Hassan Rouhani and Minister of Communications…
Blast at power plant in Iran’s central Isfahan province – IRNA
Reuters – An explosion occurred at a power plant in Iran’s central Isfahan province on Sunday but there were no casualties, the…