Assistant dogs in Iran to help Autistics control their disease
IFP – A group of researchers in Iran have trained assistant dogs that can help autistic children control their disorder. Use of…
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Bus crash in Iran kills 21
Tasnim – A passenger bus crashed in Iran’s central province of Isfahan, killing 21 people and injuring more than 20 others. The…
Team Melli to face Bolivia in friendly match
MNA – Iran’s National Football Team, known as Team Melli, will take on Bolivia in a friendly match on October 16. As…
Iran placed atop high human development nations
Financial Tribune – Iran climbed one step to rank 60th among 189 countries reviewed in the latest Human Development Index report released…
New iPhones available for pre-order in Iran at astronomical prices
IFP – Apple’s latest flagship iPhone series, XR and XS, have been put up for pre-order in Iran, but the prices are…
$200m allotted to preserve natural resources
Financial Tribune – Iran’s Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization has received a fund of $200 million from the National Development Fund…
The legacy of Ashura: resistance and victory
MNA – Shia Muslims around the world mark the holiest lunar months of Muharram and Safar to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of…
Iran proposes to hold tourism expo in Japan
MNA – Iranian ambassador to Japan Morteza Rahmani Movahed proposed holding of an exhibition featuring Iran’s tourism potentials and handicrafts in Japan.…
Light quake rocks southern Iran
IRNA – An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale jolted Jannat Shahr in southern Province of Fars early Sunday. According to…
Alipour wins gold at Climbing World Championships
Press TV – Iranian speed climber Reza Alipour has claimed the Gold Medal at the IFSC Climbing World Championships in Austria. The Iranian…
Ahvaz to offer regular sightseeing tours for free
Financial Tribune – The Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism organization’s office in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, has organized free, weekly sightseeing tours of…
Iranian researchers develop new device for joint surgery
IFP – A new medical device used in joint surgeries has been developed by a group of Iranian researchers and unveiled in…
Iran, Germany cooperating in 24 academic projects
IRNA – Iran and Germany are to implement 24 academic projects financed by German research funding organization (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft). The DFG finances…
Iran to launch initiative to promote domestic costumes: VP
IRNA – Iran’s vice president for women and family affairs emphasized encouraging people to wear traditional costumes, saying, policies required to launch…
Hoor Al-Azim Lagoon still burning after 70 days
IRNA – Director General of Khuzestan Department of Environment said that the Hoor Al-Azim Lagoon blaze is still ongoing after 70 days…
Iran picks “No Date, No Signature” as official submission to Oscars
ISNA – The Iranian film “No Date, No Signature” directed by Vahid Jalilvand has been selected as the country’s official submission to…
Iran’s Maghsoodloo makes history by claiming World Junior Chess title
MNA – The Iranian grandmaster Parham Maghsoodloo made history and claimed the title of the FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 2018. Maghsoodloo…
Italy prevents Iranian artist from taking part in L’Aquila reconstruction
IFP – Iranian graphic artist Carmel Maleki, who was expected to represent Iran in an international event to reconstruct the quake-hit city…
Iran promotes foreign nationals’ literacy from 6% to 65%
IRNA – The literacy rate of foreign nationals living in Iran has reached to 65 percent from the previous six percent, said…
Persian Leopard spotted in Urmia
Financial Tribune – A Persian leopard was captured on cameras late last week while drinking from a waterhole in Ashk Island of…
Tehran’s Chitgar lake no threat to Kan river
Financial Tribune – An advisor to the project manager of the Chitgar artificial lake in western Tehran said the lake only drains…
Iran names nominees for 2019 Academy Awards consideration
MNA – Three Iranian titles are being considered to be the one making it into the Foreign Language submissions of the 2019…
Light quake jolts western Iran
IRNA – An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale jolted Tazeh Abad in western Province of Kermanshah early Thursday. According to…
Public campaign raising awareness about Iran’s national heroes
IFP – A group of young people in Iran have launched a campaign on social media networks to clean up and colour…
Siamand Rahman clinches Para Powerlifting Title
Financial Tribune – World’s strongest man in para powerlifting Siamand Rahman added another gold medal to his chest of honors by winning…
Mass funeral held in Tehran for unidentified martyrs
Tasnim – People in Iran’s capital of Tehran attended funeral processions for 135 unidentified martyrs whose bones have been recently unearthed 30…
Iran government takes crucial step toward ending education discrimination
Al-Monitor – The government of President Hassan Rouhani has approved a bill on the right to further education and tabled it to…
Masghati & Cookie: Yummy souvenirs of Shiraz
IFP – Masghati (starch fudge) and cookies are among the popular Iranian confections and a souvenir of the southern city of Shiraz…
Prominent Persian dubber passes away
IRNA – Prominent Iranian TV and cinema dubber, Hossein Erfani, suffering from chronic cancer disease, passed away at a hospital in Tehran…
Iranian computer scientists bag 4 medals at IOI 2018
MNA – Iran’s brightest young computer scientists took home four medals after competing at the 2018 International Olympiad in Informatics in Japan. The 30th…
Iran environment head seeks answers on detained activists
Bourse and Bazaar | AFP – Iran’s vice-president in charge of environmental affairs has called for an explanation on the fate of…
Lamborghini Murcielago SV reverse-engineered by Iranian genius experts
MNA – This may be surprising for the Italian automaker company and at the same time garner their applause, since Iran’s genius…
Queiroz says verbal agreement with Iran concluded
MNA – The head coach of Team Melli said that he has reached a verbal agreement with Football Federation Islamic Republic of…
Iran’s diplomacy credited with global combat against SDS
IRNA – Iran’s envoy to UN said the sand and dust storm (SDS) phenomenon affecting 151 countries in the world is being…
Iranian MMA hercules beats Polish Bear at ACB
IFP – Iranian Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, Amir Aliabkabari has defeated his Polish rival Daniel Omielanczuk in his second fight in…
The Hague hosts some 100 Iranian handicrafts
MNA – Some 100 Iranian handicrafts are being showcased in the Municipal Museum The Hague, in the Netherlands. An exhibition under the…
Iranian engineers to cooperate with Airbus to increase efficiency of planes with nano-coatings
FNA – Iranian researchers at the University of Tehran found a method, using nano-coatings, to increase the efficiency of aircraft, and plan…
Iran hands over 102 illegal immigrants to Pakistan
IRNA — Iran has handed over 102 Pakistani nationals to the authorities at Iran-Pakistan Taftan border crossing in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan Province,…
Iran’s female athletes team rank 2nd in Hungary Volleyball Tournament
FNA – Iran’s Women National Volleyball Team stood second in Hungary tournament with four wins and one loss. Iranian female volleyball players…
Iran honors top wrestlers of 2018 Asian Games
Press TV – Iran’s Wrestling Federation has held a ceremony in Tehran to honor wrestlers who grabbed 8 medals representing the country…