Tehran, April 22, IRNA – The Iranian athlete Elnaz Rekabi is after gaining the right to participate in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo through 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. ‘At first glance, climbing seems to be a very tough and hard sport, but when you begin to engage in it and get to know it closer,...Read More
Belgrade, April 27, IRNA – President of the Economic Chamber of Macedonia Branko Azeski said on Thursday that Iran is a major player in the region and has a remarkable share in regional economy with its rich 80-million market. In a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Gholamhossein Shafei in Skopje on Thursday, he added that...Read More
Tehran, IRNA – Turkish film critic and author Gonul Donmez-Colin who specializes in the cinemas of the Middle East and Central Asia said Iran and turkey share similar cultures and their influence on their cinema is massive. Read More
Persian Gulf The news of an Iranian professor’s brave and praiseworthy defence of the original identity of the Persian Gulf in a conference in the UAE has gone viral in the social media. Maryam Razzaqi-Azar, an Iranian researcher and specialist in Diabetes and Metabolism, recently addressed a symposium in Dubai, where an Arab researcher used...Read More
Karaj, April 22, IRNA – Iranian women’s taekwondo team ranked first at the 29th Fajr Open which started Saturday in Alborz Province. The 29th edition of the event in men’s category and the 10th edition in women’s category are underway; head of Alborz Taekwondo Board Mohammad Nozari earlier told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA)....Read More
Tabriz, April 25, IRNA – Sixty foreign ambassadors, political and tourism officials are to participate in Tabriz 2018, Head of Foreign Ministry office in East Azarbaijan said. Tourism ministers and ambassadors of Azerbaijan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Iraq, Armenia, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, Switzerland, Norway, Turkmenistan, Bulgaria, Tajikistan and Belarus have been invited to the event, Esmaeel Ragheb told...Read More
TEHRAN – Iran is making attempts to revive the Women’s Islamic Games, were an international multi-sport event started in 1993, said Iranian Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Masoud Soltanifar here on Saturday. Iran is seriously attempting to preserve and revive the rights of Muslim female athletes in international events such as Olympic Games, Asian...Read More
Motamed Arya made the remarks in an interview with the Italy’s Rai News 24 on the sidelines of the 36th edition of Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF), which kicked off officially in Tehran on Thursday (April 19). Fatemeh Motamed Arya is a multi-award-winning Iranian actress. She first got involved in theater during her teen years,...Read More
(Persia Digest) – The city of Tabriz in Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, has been selected as the Tourism Capital of Islamic Countries 2018. The opening ceremonies for the year-long event will take place on Wednesday 25 April by President Rouhani. At a press meeting, Deputy to the President and Head of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran,...Read More
The Iranian parliament (Majlis), demonstrating a colorful presence of female representatives, has taken great steps to fulfill women’s demands. It has passed supportive regulations for security and contribution of women to social activities in the past Iranian calendar year which ended on March 20. The Majlis deals with the problems regarding breadwinner women, insurance coverage...Read More
