Leader’s website offering French, Russian, Spanish editions unveiled
Press TV – A new version of the official website of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei offering French,…
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Supreme Leader pardons, commutes sentences of 1070 convicts
IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of 1,070 Iranian convicts…
ICT minister says Iran making another supercomputer
IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology wrote on his Twitter account that a new Iranian supercomputer will be ready…
Taxi drivers to be trained on emergency medical services
Tehran Times – Head of Tehran Emergency Center, Peyman Saberian, announced that cab drivers in the city will be trained on pre-hospital…
Omid Salehi named Iran’s film photographer of the year
Tehran Times – Omid Salehi has been selected as Iran’s film photographer of the year for his collection of the highly acclaimed…
“Finding Farideh” to represent Iran at Oscars 2020
IRNA – “Finding Farideh”, a documentary co-directed by Azadeh Mousavi and Kourosh Ataei, has been selected to represent Iran in the upcoming…
Iran to participate at Kabul’s Ariana ICT
MNA – Iran’s national pavilion will be held at the 1st International Information and Communications Technology of Afghanistan (Ariana ICT) in Kabul.…
Iranian center uses NGS to prevent genetic disorders, disabilities
Tehran Times – For the first time in Iran, the next-generation sequencing (NGS) in pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) testing is being used…
Iranian researchers produce odor sensitivity test kit
Tehran Times – researchers at Iran University of Medical Science have built the first odor sensitivity test kit based on local odors,…
97% of people with higher education use internet in Iran: report
Tehran Times – Some 97 percent of people with higher education are internet users in Iran, according to statistics released by Information…
Police seize 189kg of drugs in Yazd
MNA – The chief of the Iranian anti-narcotics police in Yazd said that the police forces seized 189kg of narcotics in Yazd,…
Iranian Hajj pilgrims begin to return on Aug. 16
Financial Tribune – The first group of Iranian hajj pilgrims returned home on Friday, leaving Medina in Saudi Arabia for Sari International…
IRGC to use drones for ensuring Arbaeen security: dep. cmdr.
MNA – Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said that Iran will use all its…
No more ban on foreign travelers riding big motorcycles
Tehran Times – Foreign travelers with motorcycle above 250cc are now allowed to enter and ride in Iran, deputy tourism chief has…
Hamoun wetland restoration plan prepared
Tehran Times – Although rains have drenched Hamoun wetland after two decades of dryness, it is getting dried again due to high…
Ex-Tehran mayor pardoned for murdering his wife
Tehran Times – Mohammad Ali Najafi, a former mayor of Tehran, has been pardoned for killing his wife, Mitra Ostad. Mitra Ostad…
Plane crash kills man, woman in Iran
Tasnim – An ultralight training aircraft crashed near Iran’s northern city of Eyvanekey on Thursday, killing the two people on board. The…
Iran has arranged agreements with Iraqi officials for reopening Khosravi border during ‘Arbaeen’
MNA – Iran has arranged initial agreements with Iraqi officials for reopening Khosravi border during Arbaeen ceremonies in the current year (started…
Startups to help Iran National Library and Archives
Tehran Times – The Iran National Library and Archives (INLA) plans to introduce digital library technologies and startups active in this field…
Iran’s e-health program coming on stream soon
Financial Tribune – Iran’s push to establish a smart electronic healthcare system is on the cusp of bearing fruit, the health minister…
Iran to impose limit on visa-free visits to Iraq during Arbaeen: min.
MNA – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said that Iranian pilgrims will need no visas for going to Iraq during Arbaeen…
VP urges knowledge-based firms to coop. in food industry
MNA – Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari called for knowledge-based companies to cooperate and collaborate in food industry. He…
Vintage cars to drive around Tehran on Wed.
MNA – As many as 60 vintage cars will be taking part in a urban tour rally around Tehran on August 14,…
Persian lions at Tehran zoo introduced to live together
Tehran Times – The lion couple kept in captivity at Tehran Zoological Garden for reproduction of the endangered species have been introduced…
Iranian duo win 2019 World Cadet Championships top awards
Tasnim – Iran’s women’s coach Azam Dorosti and taekwondo player Sanaz Abbaspour claimed the top awards of the 2019 World Cadet Championships.…
Iran beats Mexico at FIVB Tokyo Volleyball Qualification
IRNA – Iran beat Mexico at FIVB Tokyo Volleyball Qualification. Iran eased past Mexico in straight sets (25-18, 25-21, 27-25) at the…
Iran shining in Int’l Olympiad of Informatics
IRNA – Iranian teams ranked 4th in the 31st International Olympiad of Informatics (IOI) held in BAKU, Azerbaijan. The International Olympiad of…
Iran, 16 nations warned of day when taps run dry
Financial Tribune – Followed by Qatar, Israel and Lebanon, Iran is ranked 4th on the list of countries with extremely high water…
Iranian schools to go electronic
Financial Tribune – In order to expedite the processing of applications, increase transparency and curb paper use, Iranian schools are to record…
Austrian company sign agreement on tourism ties with Tabriz
IRNA – Tabriz Municipality in northwestern Iranian province of East Azarbaijan and an Austrian company signed an agreement to cooperate on tourism…
Silk Road a suitable opportunity to introduce ancient Iran
Tehran Times – The possible inscription of the ancient Silk Road on the UNESCO World Heritage list will open up a suitable…
Iran stops stamping foreign nationals’ passports at all authorized borders
IRNA – Spokesman for the Interior Ministry Seyyed Salman Samani, referring to the implementation of the President’s decree not to stamp the…
Dust storm sends hundreds to hospital in Iran
IRNA – Some 465 people were taken to hospitals and medical centers in southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan due to complications caused…
Prominent Iranian Musician Kayhan Kalhor receives WOMEX 2019 Artist Award
IRNA- Kayhan Kalhor an internationally acclaimed Iranian virtuoso on the kamancheh (spiked fiddle) was granted this year’s WOMEX (World Music Expo) Artist…
Low birth rate unprecedented over past three decades
Financial Tribune – Iran’s birth rate has been declining since last year up to now, which was unprecedented over the past three…
Sharif University to hold interdisciplinary meeting on neuroscience
Tehran Times – Sharif University of Technology will host a meeting on “Neuroscience, Cognitive Science and Philosophy: From Memory to Awareness” on…
Iran, Lebanon to prepare five-year plan for health cooperation
Tehran Times – Iran and Lebanon have agreed to form a joint committee to prepare a five-year plan for cooperation in the…
Tehran hosting 2 international exhibitions
Tehran Times – The 28th International Exhibition of Home Furniture (HOMEX 2019) and the second International Exhibition of Paper, Cardboards, Cellulose Products,…
Police seize 1.5 tons of drugs in Iran’s Saravan
MNA – The police forces of the Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeastern Iran, have seized 1,531 kg of illegal drugs. Police Chief…
Smart system assessing students on career aptitude launched
Tehran Times – An online system has been launched to assess the student’s personality from different aspects to help them discover the…