The historic city pf Yazd in central Iran was picked as the capital of modern art in the country, considering its abundance of potential, announced a local cultural official. The Director General of Culture and Islamic Guidance in Yazd Province Majid Javadianzadeh announced the news during the closing ceremony of the 8th annual Yazd Art...Read More
Vitamin D deficiency risk could be lowered by adding certain foods to your diet, or by spending more time in direct sunlight. But much time should you spend in the Sun to prevent deficiency signs and symptoms? Vitamin D is crucial for the body, as it helps to keep your bones, teeth and muscles healthy,...Read More
Iranian film ‘Orange Days’ by Arash Lahooti won three awards at the 67th International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg in Germany. Lahooti’s film received the Grand Newcomer Award, the main award of the festival, the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Prize of the Jury of International Film Critics (Fipresci). Iranian actor Ali Mosaffa received the...Read More
Joint UN Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Statement by the Heads of UN agencies, UNDP, UNICEF, UN Women and UNFPA, calling for solidarity with survivors and survivor advocates and women’s human rights defenders who are working to prevent and end violence against women and girls. To commemorate this year’s International Day...Read More
“Economic development occurs when all the walks of life contribute, and all the society’s capacities can be used. Women make up half of the population, and economic development will not happen, if we ignore this population,” Zahra Akhavan Nasab said. Pointing to holding “women startup event” in Isfahan, the head of supreme council for women...Read More
Dr. Taraneh Razavi is an internist in Palo Alto, California and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including El Camino Hospital and Stanford Health Care-Stanford Hospital. She received her medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. She is one of 230...Read More
Iranian Chess players stood on the third place in the Western Asia Youth and Junior Chess Championships. According to official website of the event, more than 300 chess players attended the championship. They represented 11 West Asian countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, UAE, Tajikistan, Sri-Lanka and Uzbekistan. Young chess players participated...Read More
Tehran is ranked second after Dubai in terms of tourism market size and share of the country’s GDP from the span of 2007-2017, according to the latest World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) report published in October. Based on the report, the travel & tourism contribution to GDP in the Iranian capital has become more...Read More
Efforts should be made to introduce Shazdeh Garden of Mahan worldwide, said the director general of Kerman Province Cultural Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism Department. Golamreza Farrokhi told IRNA that UNESCO translated and published the information compiled from the ancient site into 35 living languages of the world. “Shazdeh Mahan Garden was registered on UNESCO’s World...Read More
ran’s feature film ‘I Am Iranian’, directed by Mohammadreza Ahanj, won the best film award in the fiction competition of Sport Movies & TV 2018 — the 36th Milano International FICTS Festival. The film stars retired Iranian wrestler and seven-time Asian champion, Alireza Heidari, portraying the story of his life, ifilmtv.ir reported. Other Iranian movies...Read More
