People who live in neighborhoods with more green spaces may have less stress, healthier blood vessels and a lower risk of heart attacks and strokes than residents of communities without many outdoor recreation areas, a small study suggested. At the population level, residential green space has long been linked to a lower risk of death...Read More

Tehran residents donated 70 billion Rials (about $1.6 million) to the State Welfare Organization over the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), said the organization’s director.  Around 40 billion Rials (about $950,000) of the donations were in goods and 30 billion rials (about $715,000) were in cash, Mohammad Rahim...Read More

The most prolific thespians of the 37th Fajr Film Festival were shortlisted for the event. The New Look section of Fajr festival announced ten directorial debut movies with Hediyeh Tehrani, Linda Kiani and Babak Hamidian being named among the most prolific actors of the event, ifilmtv.com reported. Hediyeh Tehrani, whose movie career spans about 25...Read More

Sarasadat Khademalsharieh from Iran claimed a silver medal at the World Blitz Championship on Sunday. Russian Kateryna Lagno won the Women’s Section and repeated her success of 2010. She collected 13.5 points. Khademalsharieh took the silver with 13 points and the bronze medal went to Chinese Lei Tingjie who scored 12.5 points. The players with...Read More

 Iranian women are permitted to spectate a friendly match between Iran’s women’s football team and Russia’s in a women-only crowd at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran. The timing of the match is not out yet, although the sports ministry’s officials have given the green light to the women for attending the match. In November, around...Read More