Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, the star of the acclaimed Iranian movies “The Blue-Veiled” and “Gilaneh”, has been selected for a jury of the 59th Thessaloniki International Film Festival underway in the Greek city, the organizers have announced. She will be judging the films competing in the International Competition section along with Sandra den Hamer, the director of...Read More

 Iran basketball team defeated Singapore 63-51 to finish in fifth place at the FIBA U18 Women’s Asian Championship on Friday. Fatemeh Ghazvini led the Iranian team with 29 points, while Esther Akinfiresoye Damilola Lim led Singapore with eight points. The champions of Division B will win promotion to Division A for the 2020 FIBA Asia...Read More

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared March 14 as the International Day of Mathematics (IDM) to pay tribute to late Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani and some other female scientists. According to the UNESCO official website in mid-September through a proposal, prepared by the International Mathematical Union, UNESCO proclaimed the IDM,...Read More