An official with the Ministry of Health has said that 66 heart transplants were carried out in the country during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21). Mahdi Shadnoush, head of the ministry’s management center for transplantation and special diseases, added that the transplants were carried out in six centers...Read More

The life of 82-year-old woman who is living alone with her cows in Alborz Mountain has become a documentary film which will be screened at the Dutch Festival on Saturday. The documentary by Yaser Talebi is based on the life of “Firoozeh” and has been named “Sweetheart” for her attachment to her cows. ‘Firoozeh’ has...Read More

Iran jumped 76 spots in the latest Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) World Ranking for women to stand 39th in with 10 points. Iran’s women volleyball players jointly share the place with their counterparts from France, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Fiji and Slovenia, IRNA reported. Beijing Olympic champion China dropped a spot to finish in second...Read More