Iran, Russia ink MoU to enhance medical education
MNA – Deputy health minister for educational affairs revealed the conclusion of a contract between Iran and Russia for broadening and boosting…
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Zanjan prune broth: A traditional food with great taste
IFP – Zanjan prune broth, a kind of broth traditionally cooked in the Iranian city of Zanjan, contains sour prunes and other…
DOE steps up drive to revive Bakhtegan Lake
Financial Tribune – Head of Iran’s Department of Environment instructed officials in southwestern Fars Province to prepare an urgent plan to revive…
14 cheetahs spotted in Khar Turan National Park of Shahroud
MNA – The head of the provincial office of the Department of Environment Abbas-Ali Damangir announced that the image of 14 cheetahs…
Carlos Queiroz to stay as Iran coach until 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Tehran Times – Carlos Queiroz will remain as Iran national football team coach until the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The Portuguese has…
Iranian official rejects lifting filtering on Twitter
IRNA – Iranian Deputy Prosecutor General Abdol Samad Khorram Abadi rejected news over lifting filtering on Twitter. Khorram Abadi referred to various…
‘Chovgan’ registered as Iran’s cultural heritage, not any other country
MNA – President of the Polo Federation Hojatollah Dehkhodaei said Chovgan, a forerunner of Polo, was named in the 12th session of…
5,000-year old antique found in SE Iran
IRNA – Three items of antique were found in Jiroft, southeastern Iran, said the commander of the protection unit of the Cultural…
Iran holds National Polo Championship to mark UNESCO inscription
Press TV – The National Polo Championship is underway in Tehran to mark this great ancient game’s inscription by UNESCO as Iran’s…
Iranian female photographer defies football match restrictions
BBC – An Iranian photographer has caught the world’s attention after she defied restrictions that prevent women from covering men’s sporting events.…
Iranian researchers develop industrial drier, breaking US monopoly
IFP – Iranian researchers have developed, on a pilot scale, a Refractance Window system used to dry foodstuffs and medicinal herbs which…
Intense dust storm hits Iran’s Sistan and Balouchestan, disrupts life
Tasnim – An official with Iran Meteorological Department in Sistan and Balouchestan said dust concentration in the southeastern province’s air is around…
Iranian kids win 2018 I-Maths
IRNA – Iranian children ranked first at 2018 I-Maths competitions held in Malaysia. Iranian squad ranked first in three age ranges of…
2 sentenced to community service on animal cruelty
Financial Tribune – A court in Hurand, East Azarbaijan Province, has sentenced two animal abusers to 500 hours of community service. “The…
Iranian researchers develop luminous fibres for rugs, carpets
IFP – A group of Iranian researchers have developed luminous fibres which could be used in the production of rugs and carpets.…
Female artisans more principled than male counterparts in Iran
IFP – Iranian women are playing a growing role in various economic sectors, and have already strengthened their presence in industrial cities…
Official: Iran’s space technology growth 2.5 times faster than US, Russia
FNA – Iran has developed its space technology much more rapidly than the countries which have made great achievements in this field,…
Iran Team Melli’s first ever goalkeeper Taari passes away aged 93
Press TV – The first ever goalkeeper of the Iran men’s national football team, Ghorban Ali Taari, has passed away at the…
Iranian MPs, activists lobby to force government to hire young managers
Al-Monitor | Maysam Bizaer: With a population of over 81 million, Iran is the second-most populous country in the region and ranks 18th…
‘Our Man in Tehran’ Review: A journey through Iran
The Wall Street Journal | Dorothy Rabinowitz: This two-part “Frontline” documentary is based on the Iran travels of Thomas Erdbrink, longtime Tehran…
Iranian woman tourist travels across world on motorbike
IFP – The first Iranian woman tourist travelling on a motorcycle has entered Iran on the last leg of her globe-trotting adventure,…
National Foundation for the Talented backs return of expat. experts: VP
MNA – Iran’s National Foundation for the Talented supports the return of Iranian expat experts to their homeland, the foundation’s president and…
Light quake jolts northern Iran
IRNA – A 4.2-magnitude quake rocked parts of Aliabad-e Katul, Golestan Province on Saturday. According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics…
Tehran cafe run by disabled raises spirits, combats stigma
AP | Mohammad Nasiri: Melika Aghaei’s fingers move slowly across the keys of the digital piano as she softly sings a children’s…
Persian king’s hookah showcased in France’s Lyon
IFP – A number of Qajar-era artefacts, including a clay hookah vase belonging to Naser al-Din Shah, were recently put on display…
Elaheh Ahmadi named Iran’s flagbearer in Asian Games
Tasnim – Elaheh Ahmadi has been named as a replacement for Kimia Alizadeh to carry Iran’s flag at the Opening Ceremony of…
Women in Iran enjoy good freedom, are good planners: female diplomat
MNA – “The world should understand that women in Iran are very different from women of other Muslim countries,” Parvin Farshchi, the…
Explosion kills 3 workers in north of Tehran
IRNA – Explosion in one part of Enghelab Sport Complex in north of Tehran claimed the lives of three workers on Tuesday…
‘Police not to let anybody undermine Iran’s security’
MNA – Iran’s Police force will not let anybody compromise the security of the country and that of Islamic Revolution, said Iranian…
In tribute to Mahmoud Saremi, a devoted, investigative journalist
IRNA – The fall of Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif on August 8, 1998 by the Taliban terrorist group was a shocking news that reverberated…
Iran’s flag bearer misses Asian Games due to injury
MNA – Rio Olympic Games bronze medalist Kimia Alizadeh, who were to carry Iran’s flag at the opening ceremony of Jakarta Asian Games,…
Iran, India to increase scientific cooperation in water management
FNA – Iran and India agreed to bolster their scientific cooperation in area of managing water resources and biotechnology. The agreement includes…
Prominent Iranian vocalist, musicians to perform in Konya
IRNA – Iranian classical vocalist and tonbak player Homayoun Shajarian, and brother composers Tahmoures and Sohrab Pournazeri are to stage a concert…
Iranian environmental official visits zone affected by Hour al-Azim wildfires
MNA – Iranian Vice President and Head of the Department of Environment (DoE) Isa Kalantari has arrived in Khuzestan province to closely…
Call for action to save Bisheh-Dalan wetland
Financial Tribune – Unless urgent action is taken by the government, Bisheh-Dalan wetland in Lorestan Province will soon die out, a report…
Fatal collision kills 11 in southeastern Iran
IRNA – A pickup with illegal migrants inside crashed into a truck in southeastern Iran, claiming the lives of at least 11…
Online campaign trying to let tourists know “Sistan & Baluchestan is safe”
IFP – Mobin Baluch is a young man from Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province, who for many years has devoted himself to…
Persian content in cyberspace hits significant growth
MNA – Deputy Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (ICT) Rasoul Saraeian reported a significant increase in Persian content production in cyberspace.…
Iran, Bulgaria to boost technological coop.
MNA – Bulgarian Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Christo Polendakov said that scientific and technological cooperation between Bulgari and Iran…
Police Chief hails acceptable security situation in Iran
IRNA – Iran “is safe’ and its security situation is acceptable despite of some certain moves which are common all over the…