Australia defied against all odds to stun Iran in tie-breaker 22-25 20-25 25-19 25-21 15-9 and top Pool C at their last preliminary encounter in the 12th Asian Women’s U17 Volleyball Championship at the Nakhon Pathom Municipality Gymnasium on Tuesday. Annelies Jones and Alisha Stevens similarly scored a match-high 16 points apiece for the winning...Read More
Mahsa Qorbani, an Iranian woman football referee who has judged several international women and men’s matches, is making headlines worldwide. Qorbani began her career as a referee at the age of 15. Her name has been put on the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s list of elite referees due to her good performance. She says her...Read More
TEHRAN, (MNA) – According to Essential Science Indicators (ESI), Iranian scientific papers have been cited more than 1,770,000 times globally during last 10-year period which ranks Iran at the top of all Islamic countries in this regard, said the director of ISC Mohammad-Javad Dehqani. The number of Iran’s highly cited papers have grown from 47...Read More
TEHRAN – Iranian football coach Katayoun Khosrowyar has been shortlisted for World Soccer United (WSU) Coach Award. Khosrowyar will vie with Anouk Bruil and Liga Patupa for the award. Katayoun Khosrowyar grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As an Iranian-American she has been able to bring her own “revolution” to Iran. It’s a beautiful story that...Read More
Esther Kuisch-Laroche, Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran welcomed Iran amazing culture and its long-standing civilization. Kuisch-Laroche made the remarks Tuesday in an exclusive interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on the sidelines of UNESCO celebration marking World Day for Cultural Diversity 2018 in Iran. Evaluating Iranian culture, UNESCO envoy said,...Read More
Iranian VP Ebtekar and the Chairperson of the Nippon Foundation of Japan Sasacawa met on the sidelines of Iran-Japan Symposium in Tehran and discussed ways for boosting bilateral cooperation. Iranian Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar said Thursday the country plans to provide subsidies for hybrid cars and electric vehicles to make environmentally friendly cars widely available,...Read More
The Iranian government has undertaken several measures to empower women and enhance their activities in social arenas and management, in the hope it will help accelerate the development of the country, a senior official says. “The Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to help boost participation of women in the job market as part of...Read More
Iranian actress Setareh Eskandari was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award at the Redline International Film Festival in Canada. She was nominated for her role in ‘Chemical’, directed by Ashkan Masti, ifilmtv.ir reported. Elli Tringou from Austria and Blanca Vivancos from the United States will also vie for the same title in the festival....Read More
Visual artists from Iran have been rather active outside the country these days, and an exhibition of their paintings is being organized in Landesberg, Germany. Participants are Mitra Kavian, Behnam Kamrani, Mahshid Rahim-Tabrizi, Matisa Kazerouni, Afarin Sajedi, Keivan Asgari, Maneli Manouchehri, Alireza Adam-Bekan, Leila Vismeh, Farnaz Rabieijah, Azadeh Etebarian, Asareh Akkasheh, Elham Yazdanian, Morteza Pour-Hosseini,...Read More
The first permanent exhibition of women’s handicrafts opened in the central city of Yazd on Saturday. The exhibition aims at introducing women’s achievements in economic development and supporting domestic production, IRNA reported. It also follows the goal of introducing empowered women and improving their self-confidence. A workshop on training handicraft skills is to be held...Read More
