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Renowned director to auction prize to help build a shelter for women rough sleepers

Rakhshan Bani-Etemad’s international award will be put up for sale; the proceeds will go to a charity to offer accommodations to homeless women in Tehran.

Clash of Clans at a place of rest

Clash of Clans, a mobile video game, has turned into a good recipe for Tehran’s coffeehouses to absorb more customers.

A man who swims against the elements (Photos)

Iran’s Ice Man braves the elements and goes swimming in the dead of winter.

Kharazmi International Award announces winners

President Rouhani presented the awards to national and international researchers at the 28th Kharazmi International Award.

Borzoo, a 3rd Persian leopard fitted with GPS tracking neckband

Clinical examinations of the big cat revealed that Borzoo was an 11-year-old male Persian leopard that weighed 57 kg.

Iran says ready to cooperate with Google

Iran said on Sunday that it is ready to cooperate with Google to facilitate its services in the Persian Gulf region.

UNESCO pays tribute to world-renowned Iranian Professor Khodadoost

It is for the first time that UNESCO is honoring the efforts of a living Iranian figure in Iran.

Supreme Leader’s message to Western youth translated in 21 languages

The move is aimed at frustrating attempts to distort the content of the letter or marginalize it.

Charity begins at the environment

A bottle cap-collecting campaign in Tabriz helps both the environment and disabled people.

Iranian researchers introduce environment-friendly method to clean up oil spills

The nano-filter made from native plants can remove contamination from water and then be used as fuel in the industry sector.

US and Britain are promoting Tatbir: Scholar

An Iranian scholar says that the US and Britain that associate Shiism with violent acts such as Tatbir are the real promoters of such violence.

Iranian researchers convert injecting chemo drugs to edible forms

A majority of drugs used in chemotherapy need to be injected at medical centers. With higher absorption, edible chemo drugs can be taken in the comfort of home by patients.

Iran, Japan sign MoU on health cooperation

Under the MoU, Tehran and Tokyo will cooperate in areas such as treatment, education, health, medicines, and research.

You Are Not Any Less of a Revolutionary If You DON’T Pull Trigger

Aftab-e Yazd addresses the critics of the government by recalling a memory of the late Sadegh Tabatabai.

No one could claim Iran pursuing non-peaceful nuclear program: Rouhani

The president urged Non-Aligned member states to drop non-realistic missions and try to focus on areas of joint scientific and technological cooperation.

Deputy minister tells colleagues to quit if they can’t manage

Giving an ultimatum to managers, the deputy energy minister warned that if they are not motivated enough to contribute to water management, they’d better step down.

Stray dogs are collected and rehomed in Tehran

A project has been launched in the capital to rehome wandering dogs and treat those suffering from rabies.

With or without sanctions, we’ll pursue resistance-based economy: VP

Eshagh Jahangiri described resistance-based economy as one which remains unfazed in the face of local and foreign shocks.

Kerman qanats up for global registration

A cultural heritage official in Kerman Province has said that Iran has submitted to UNESCO three qanats in Kerman as its nominees for the World Heritage List.

The rights of Mother Nature are now recognized: Environment chief

The Iranian environment chief says the budget her agency gets to protect lagoons and fundamentally deal with the problem of particulates is meager.

Mating of leopards captured on camera

The 20-minute featuring Bardiya a Persian leopard mating will be released as a wildlife documentary shortly.

Islam urges justice, fairness toward non-Muslims: Ayatollah Khamenei

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Islam has ordered Muslims to treat the followers of other religions with “fairness and justice.”

Iran launches domestic Yooz.ir search engine

Iran has officially launched its own search engine ‘Yooz’ which can surf through a billion Persian websites, saying it plans to launch another search engine, Parsijoo, in the spring.

Today’s teens, tomorrow’s scientists

Two successful teenagers stress motivation and perseverance for students if they seek to walk down the path of science.

More or fewer sanctions?

Many people on social networks believe that the decision is aimed at turning up the heat on Iran.

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