TEHRAN – “The world should understand that women in Iran are very different from women of other Muslim countries,” Parvin Farshchi, the recently appointed ambassador of Iran to Finland, said here on Monday. “Women in Iran enjoy good freedom; they are good planners. They are the decision-makers and majority of our university students in Iran...Read More

Women are more likely to survive a heart attack if they are treated by a female doctor in hospital, a major study has shown. Scientists in the US reviewed nearly 582,000 heart attack cases in Florida over a period of 19 years, telegraph.co.uk wrote. They found that female patients admitted to a hospital emergency room...Read More

Iran’s taekwondo sensation Kimia Alizadeh will miss the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, after suffering a ligament injury. The 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medalist was hit by the injury during a training session on Sunday morning and an MRI test later in the day confirmed a torn ACL. The news came as a shock...Read More