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In a recent appointment by Iran’s Minister of Science, Research, and Technology, Mohammad Nabi Shahiki, a prominent Baloch and Sunni academic, has been named the Deputy Minister of Technology and Innovation.
Iranian para-powerlifter Aliakbar Gharibshahi has made history by shattering a new record and clinching the gold medal in the men’s up to 107kg category at the Paralympic Games in France.
Iran’s elderly population, technically defined as people over 60 years old, will reach 32 percent by 2050 and will soar to 40 percent by 2080, according to a UN report.
Iranian para athlete Sadegh Beit Sayyah, who grabbed a gold medal and set a new Paralympic record in the men's javelin throw F41 class at the 2024 Paralympics, has been disqualified over displaying of a religious flag.
Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi scored the sole goal of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying for Iran against Kyrgyzstan on Thursday evening, which was celebrated by his Italian club Inter Milan, that has recently hired the Iranian forward.
The death rate due to suicide in Iran is 5.1 cases per 100,000 people which has witnessed an over 40-percent spiral in the past ten years, Tehran-based Etemad newspaper reported citing official figures.
Iran’s 24-year-old sprinter, Hajar Safarzadeh, has secured a silver medal in the women’s 400m – T12 event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the 12th medal for her country.
The Maral, or Caspian Red Deer, is one of the largest deer species and the largest native deer in Iran. Its habitat is primarily in the Hyrcanian forests in the north and the Alborz mountains of Iran.
Iranians marked the passing away anniversary of the revered Prophet Muhammad and the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hassan Mojtaba, the second Shia Imam on Monday, the 28th day of the month of Safar on the Islamic calendar.
Iran’s athlete Sareh Javanmardi has snatched gold in shooting para sport, securing the first gold medal for her country at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Iranian health officials have confirmed that 178 people have contracted dengue fever in the country in the last five months, 38 of whom have never left the country.
Iran's representative at a foreign ministerial meeting of the Islamic countries stressed the need for decisive actions to halt the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people, urging immediate and firm measures by the international community and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to stop the Israeli atrocities, particularly in the Gaza Strip.
Iranian shot put thrower Zafar Zaker, who was given a controversial fourth position, and club thrower Parastoo Habibi who had been awarded a bronze medal in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games were granted silver medals after their protests were accepted as valid by the revision committee.
