Type 2 diabetes happens when the level of sugar in the blood is too high. It’s a serious condition that needs to be kept under control, because if left untreated it can cause health problems with the eyes, kidneys, heart and nerves, according to express.co.uk. As well as taking medication, it’s vital people with diabetes...Read More
Iranian students came in first by winning 9 gold and silver medals at the 2018 International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), Fars news agency reported on Tuesday. Fatemeh Mohajerani, an official with the Ministry of Education, explained that 9 Iranian students in two teams vied against their contestants and managed to win 6 gold...Read More
Some 480 social work clinics are operating in the country, said Welfare Organization deputy director for social affairs. Habibollah Masoudi made the remarks in the Social Work and Constant Development Convention on November 13, YJC reported on Tuesday. He highlighted the need for establishing a variety of social work centers; noting that the Health Ministry...Read More
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ministry plans to introduce parental control applications in the near future, the ICT minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi announced, Mehr reported. According to a survey conducted by the ICT ministry, only eight percent of Iranian parents monitor their children’s online activity, the minister wrote on his Twitter account on...Read More
Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF) granted the 2018 international prize for women’s creativity in rural life to Iran’s Ziba Azizi for her tireless leadership for the education of students in rural areas, especially girls, WWSF website reported. Azizi, 35, a teacher from Qasr-e Qand city in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, has also been addressing...Read More
Western Iranian city of Hamedan is hosting the 40th UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Affiliate Members Plenary Session which began on Monday and will end on Wednesday. Hosting the world’s biggest tourism event in 2018 in the Iranian city has helped Hamedan, as the capital of the Iranian history and civilization, to become the flag-bearer...Read More
Renowned Iranian actress Golab Adineh has been awarded as the best actress at the 27th China Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival in Foshan, South China’s Guangdong province. Golab Adineh has won the award for her role in ‘Life Again’, directed by Reza Fahimi. The feature narrates the story of Aslan and Reyhan who...Read More
Iranian photographer Fatemeh Behbudi has been nominated for an award at the 12th International Festival of Photojournalism – Vilnius Photo Circle in Lithuania, the organizers have announced. She has received the nomination for her series “Waiting Mothers” in the Circle of Life category. The series focuses on those Iranian women who have lost their children...Read More
Iranian Karate practitioners collected two more bronze medals on Saturday at World Senior Karate Championships, underway in Spain. In men’s -67kg category of kumite, Hamoon Derafshipour bagged a bronze after defeating Spain’s Raul Cuerva 6-3 in the third-place playoff. Steven Dacosta of France won the gold by defeating Brazil’s Vinicius Figueira 6-5 in the final...Read More
Iranian director Qasideh Golmakani was selected as a member of the panel of jury for the international section of the 60th Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films (Zinebi). She will be joined on the panel by Carolina Martínez Urbina, Concha Barquero, Jodie Mack and Zsuzsanna Kiràly to judge 55 films in the international...Read More
