Society

An 11-year-old author Reyhaneh Nekouei has written and illustrated two children books that have been printed and distributed recently.

Iran is hosting an international snowboard competition event in Dizin ski resort, north of the capital Tehran. The competition has provided ski enthusiasts to...

Head of Iran's Emergency Organization announced that at least six people have been killed or gone missing in the country's recent flooding incidents.

In protest to 4 anti-Iranian articles in the final statement of the 13th summit of OIC in Istanbul, President Rouhani, FM Zarif and accompanying delegation did not attend the closing meeting.

Located in the central district of Delijan County, Markazi Province, Naraq is considered as the second unique city in terms of its architecture and urban construction.

IFP: Mosques in Iran, as well as being places of worship, are often tourist destinations for their impressive architecture. In the following collection, originally...

Mohadeseh Mahboubi has invented a “smart shirt” that not only entertains children, but can also help them learn.

Iran University of Medical Sciences and the University of Lancaster in United Kingdom agreed to begin scientific and technical cooperation.

Martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hadi held at holy shrine of Sayyida Masoumah in Qom, Iran 1437-2016          

Iran’s head of Environmental Protection Organization and chief of the Finnish Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee conferred on environmental cooperation on Mon. in Tehran.

Abbas Araqchi, the Foreign Ministry Deputy for Legal and International Affairs, said Iran favours solidarity among Islamic countries, and urged these countries to confront any move which could tarnish unity.

Saudi Arabian officials have invited Iran's hajj authorities for talks on resuming the dispatch of the Islamic Republic pilgrims to the Kingdom, says Deputy Head of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Hamid Mohammadi.

Habibolah Kovari, a Professor at the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, said that the field of medical cybernetics is to be established in Iran for the first time.

Morteza Shirmohammadi is a young inventor who has received several top awards, registering 22 inventions. The 35-year-old inventor has invented a robot for forge welding and pipe cutting. Now, Shirmohammadi is involved in research to generate renewable energy. In an interview with Iran Daily, Shirmohammadi spoke about his inventions. Excerpts follow:

Iran is going to hold a gathering to explore dimensions of high-speed train technology in the country.

In a Mon. meeting between Hungarian minister of Human Capacities and Iranian ambassador to Budapest, the two sides stressed the need for expansion of scientific and cultural cooperation.

President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran and Kazakhstan believe that the Islamic world's voices of unity and cooperation should be heard everywhere.

German Minister of Food and agriculture Christian Schmidt came to Iran chamber of commerce to discuss about bilateral works and joint cooperation potentials with Iranian private sector.

The old public bath in Reyhanabad village in Galougah County will become an anthropological museum, said head of Galougah office of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism here Sunday.

The surrounding waters of Iran's Kish Island are habitats for hawksbill and Green turtle species. Hawksbill turtles come to Kish waters for egg-laying largely...

Iranian official announced the launch of the world's largest neurosurgical hospital in Tehran by the end of Iranian Persian year, on March 20, 2017.

A prominent Iranian cleric, Hujjat-ul-Islam Alireza Arafi, met with a high-ranking delegation from Finland to stress Iran’s stance on global nuclear and chemical disarmament.

Paragliding as a recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders is widespread all over Kermanshah province.    

The Times Higher Education 150 Under 50 Rankings 2016 has listed Iran’s Sharif Uni. of Technology and Isfahan Uni. of Technology among the top 150 universities around the world which are under 50 years old.

Marvdasht, the site of the world-renowned UNESCO site of Persepolis, hosted the country’s first ever international marathon. Athletes from more than 35 countries participated,...