Iran to produce TV series in response to “Argo” lies
IFP- Six years after the release of Argo (2012), Iran’s state TV has started making a new series on the US embassy…
Society
Several reasons to visit Iran
IRNA – When you think about Iran, chances are the things that come to mind are negative. However, once you open your…
Croatian Kranjčar appointed manager of Iran national under-23 football team
Press TV – The Technical and Development Committee of the Football Ferderation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has appointed Croatian football manager and…
Iran, UN photo exhibition marking Nat’l Persian Gulf Day opens
IRNA – On the occasion of National Persian Gulf Day on April 30, an exhibition of historical photos and documents of UN…
Iran to launch 4 stem cell research centers abroad
MNA – In line with transferring technology and technical knowhow, Islamic Republic of Iran intends to set up a number of four…
Iran state TV to air documentary on US-ISIS cooperation
IFP- The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has produced a TV documentary on Washington’s overt and covert support for the ISIS…
French start-up promoting Iranian handmade shoes “Giveh”
IFP – A French start-up has started introducing Giveh, one of the oldest and simplest kind of shoes Iranian know, to the…
Telegram access problem to be solved soon
IRNA – The access problem of Telegram messenger will be solved within hours, Telegram CEO said. “Massive overheating in one of the…
Real Madrid, Barcelona football clubs wearing shirts made of Iranian Cotton
IFP – Did you know that shirts worn by your favourite football clubs could be manufactured with cotton produced using nanotechnology in…
UWW allows Iran to host wrestling World Cup 2018
IFP – The United World Wrestling has agreed to allow Iran to host the 2018 Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup later this…
36th Faji International Film Festival announces winners
IRNA – The 36th edition of Fajr International Film Festival ended its work in Tehran on Thursday evening by announcing the winners…
Iranian handicrafts on display at Italian Fair
IFP- A group of Iranian artisans are showcasing their handicrafts at the 82nd edition of the International Handicrafts Trade Fair, which is…
Authorities raid head office of Sarava, Iran’s leading venture capital firm
Bourse and Bazaar | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: The head office of Sarava, Iran’s leading venture capital firm, was raided by authorities on Tuesday…
5% decline in Iranian airports traffic
Financial Tribune- Iran Airports Company registered 33,651 takeoffs and landings during the Iranian month ending March 20, 2018, which shows a 5%…
Iran nullifies license for Telegram servers deployment
IRNA – Telecommunication Infrastructure Company announced that the lincese for deployment of Telegram servers in Iran has been nullified. The Telegram company…
Iran to build 100 movie theatres this year: Minister
IFP- Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance says at least 100 movie theatres were opened across Iran last year and the…
Iran’s Azmoun could catch eyes in World Cup
Tasnim – Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun is among the Asian players who could catch the eyes in the 2018 World Cup in…
Oliver Stone: Iranians warmest people in world
IRNA – American writer and filmmaker Oliver Stone said Iran has the warmest people across the world. Addressing a press conference in…
Iran says Turkey’s GAP project destroys regional ecosystem
IFP – An Iranian lawmaker has warned about the destruction of regional ecosystem by Turkey’s GAP (South Eastern Anatolian) Project, saying that…
“Iran producing 97% of medicines it needs domestically”
IFP- Authorities say Iran produces almost all the pharmaceuticals it needs domestically, and at the same times keeps the prices of medicines…
27 provinces in Iran spending their driest year ever
IFP – A quick review of the reports on precipitation in Iran over the past month indicates that 27 provinces across the…
Iranian actress wins Best Supporting award at Beijing festival
IRNA – Iranian actress Mina Sadati received the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in ‘Searing Summer’ at the Beijing International…
UNESCO highlights Iran’s capacities in sports for peace and development
un.org.ir– UNESCO and the University of Tehran celebrated the 5th International Day of Sport for Development and Peace to highlight the importance…
Iranian football team will be first to arrive in Russia for World Cup
TASS– Iran’s football team will become the first participant of the upcoming World Cup to arrive in Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly…
IT, Telecoms exhibition opens on Iran’s Kish Island
IFP – A major communications and information technology exhibition has kicked off on Kish Island in southern Iran on Monday, April 23. …
Bright prospects for Iran’s ecotourism
Financial Tribune- The government’s focus on the development of ecotourism, especially in rural areas, is a reliable means of creating a stable…
Iraq major customer of Iran’s medicinal herbs
IFP – Iran exports large quantities of medicinal herbs to neighbouring Iraq as part of plans to diversify the country’s sources of…
Iranian researcher develops cooling system for travel to Mars
MNA – Cooling the surrounding environment of astronauts has been turned into a major concern due to NASA’s serious planning to send…
Director Oliver Stone reportedly in Iran for movie festival
AP— Iranian media say American movie director Oliver Stone is in Tehran to attend an international film festival. Monday’s report by the…
Iran’s Alavi wins title in Tripoli International Half Marathon
Press TV – Junior Iranian sportsman Haydar Alavi has run at an amazing speed at the Tripoli International Half Marathon in Lebanon, and…
Iran, Afghanistan talk expansion of academic coop.
MNA – Ali Akbar Velayati, head of the board of founders and the board of trustees of the Islamic Azad University, held talks…
Iran ready to teach Russian as foreign language at schools
IFP- Iran’s Minister of Education Mohammad Bat’haei says the country is prepared to add Russian to the language learning curriculum of Iranian…
Iranian climber tells Sputnik about her dream
Sputnik – About 200 women annually take part in rock climbing competitions in Iran. Elnaz Rekabi is an Iranian climber who has…
Venezuela cultural week kicks off in Tehran
RNA – The Venezuela cultural week started with the attendance of Latin America envoys in Tehran University on Sunday. Ambassadors of Venezuela,…
“Tabriz 2018” to be inaugurated on Wednesday
ISNA– The event of “Tabriz, tourist capital of Islamic countries in 2018” will be officially inaugurated on Wednesday April 25 in the…
Iranian, Azeri universities sign agreement to boost cooperation
IRNA – Iran’s Kharazmi University and Azerbaijan’s State Oil and Industry University (ADNSU) signed an agreement on Sunday to expand collaborations. Abdorrahim…
Qatar may use Iran’s Kish Island for 2022 FIFA World Cup
IFP – Iran’s Sports Minister Massoud Soltanifar says Qatar can use the facilities of Kish Island in southern Iran for hosting the…
Light quake jolts SW Iran
IRNA – An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale shook Khonj in southwestern province of Fars on Sunday. According to a…
How an anti-waste challenge went viral in Iran
Al-Monitor | Maysam Bizaer: With annual waste generation of more than 16 million tons and over 60 million tons of construction waste, Iran is…
Int’l Heritage Day marked amid preservation woes
Financial Tribune- Iran celebrated the International Day for Monuments and Sites on April 18 by various events and seminars while the preservation…