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Iranian inventor moves from Google to Amazon

Iranian inventor credited with development of Google Glass moves to Amazon.

Actions speak louder than words

David Kreps advises to presidents Ruhani and Obama in an interview with Tejarat-e-Farda Magazine.

A tour of the largest private arts museum in Iran

Saba Museum owned by Pasargad Bank is home to precious works of arts.

World Qods Day under Shadow of Holocaust in Gaza

Tomorrow is Friday. In fact, the Last Friday of the blessed month of fasting. It is the day on which Muslims throughout the world perform the Weekly Friday Prayer in very large numbers to bid farewell to Ramadhan.

Muslim MPs Discuss Gaza Tragedy

An inter-parliamentary troika meeting, attended by the former, current, and future chairmen of the Parliamentary Union of Islamic Countries (PUIC), opened in Tehran on Tuesday.

Handicraft, resistance economy and employment

Handicrafts are independent products which are inspired by an artisan’s thought, creativity, and performance. It can be considered as one of axes of resistance economy by providing sustainable employment opportunity.

Birthplace to hit the screen after a six-year ban

Birthplace, a movie banned for six years, secures permission for public screening.

National Cinema Day to return to official calendar

Iran Cinema Organization appeals for the reinstatement of National Cinema Day on the country’s official calendar.

Khuzestan Province, Land of Oil and More

A closer look at Iran’s Khuzestan Province, widely known for its oil reserves, reveals oil is not the only resource of the province.

Bring it on

A report that helps you out more about how Iranian female Ninjas live and what they pursue.

Norwegian Doctor to Obama: Do You Have a Heart?

Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian doctor who volunteers at the overburdened Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip, has written a letter addressing US president Barack Obama.

Zionists Using Banned Weapons in Gaza

The occupying regime of Israel is using flechette shells, which spray out thousands of tiny and potentially lethal metal darts, in its military invasion in Gaza, the British daily The Guardian reported.

Demythification, first step toward institutionalizing moderation in Iran

A scientist comments on whether an uptick in the use of moderation in Iran means it is institutionalized in society.

Persian Gulf archeological excavations in progress

Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Department in Hormuzgan province is conducting vital archeological excavations in the coastal regions of the Persian Gulf and its hinterlands, said the director general of the department.

Tear gas canisters for flower pots

A Palestinian woman in a village near Ramallah, in the West Bank, has turned tear gas canisters fired by Israeli soldiers into small flower pots in her garden. The symbolic move comes in protest at Israeli violence targeting the Palestinians.

CNN, NBC Reporters Removed After Covering Zionist Offensive

The American news network CNN has removed its correspondent Diana Magnay from covering the Zionist regime’s deadly offensive against the besieged Gaza Strip after she covered Israelis’ cheering of the bombing of Gaza.

Iranian Speaker Calls on Muslim Nations to Intensify Aid to Gaza

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in a telephone conversation with his Omani counterpart Sheikh Khaled bin Halal Al-Maoni on Sunday urged the Muslim countries to increase and accelerate aid and assistance to the people of Gaza.

Iran Ready to Train Foreign Air Traffic Controllers

Iran is ready to offer standard training courses on working with radars to the air traffic controllers from other countries, Ebrahim Shoushtari, Deputy CEO for Aeronautical Operations at Iran Airports Company (IAC) announced on Sunday.

Iran Censures “Savage” Israeli Strike on Shejaiya

Iranian foreign ministry spokeswoman on Sunday strongly condemned the atrocities committed by Israel against people of Gaza, particularly the “savage crimes” against residents of the enclave’s eastern Shejaiya district.

Forgiveness of those sentenced to Qisas, a salve for a tremendous loss, snuffing out flames of rage

Two former judges and a social activist weigh in on a wave of pardons benefitting those who have been sentenced to Qisas.

Persian translation of world’s first surrealist novel ended

‘Nadja’, the most celebrated work by the outstanding French author André Breton and the first surrealist novel in the world which has been translated into Persian by Abbas Pejman, will be published.

Iranian Books to Be Presented at Frankfurt Book Fair 2014

A number of Iranian publishers and literary associations are slated to participate in the 66th edition of Frankfurt Book Fair 2014 in Germany.

Egypt asks Iran to back its ceasefire plan to end Gaza war

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has called on Iran to back its ceasefire plan to end Gaza war between Hamas and Israel, which has so far left more than 300 people dead, including children, in the Gaza Strip.

Iran Defines Six-Point Gas Development Plan

Iran has defined a six-point plan for the gas sector under the country’s sixth five-year economic development plan which starts in March 2015, director for planning of National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said.

Iran FM urges Egypt to open Rafah border crossing

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on Egypt to open the Rafah border crossing at least for humanitarian aid, particularly for the transfer and treatment of wounded Palestinians in Gaza.