Japan awarded the Iranian translator and interpreter Shohreh Golparian for her contribution to promoting cultural exchanges between Japan and Iran through art. According to a press release from the Japanese embassy, the government of Japan announced the recipients of the Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2018. Among the 205 individuals and 49 groups, Ms Shohreh...Read More

TEHRAN — Two per 100 people suffer congestive heart failure in Iran, Iranian electrophysiologist Masoud Eslami has said, IRIB reported on Sunday. Heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure, occurs when your heart muscle doesn’t pump blood as well as it should. Certain conditions, such as narrowed arteries in your heart (coronary artery disease)...Read More

Iran took part in the cultural festival Silk Road in Algeria in which a number of countries including China, Indonesia and Greece also participated. Zafira Yacef Saadi, who heads Zafira — an artistic and cultural institute which hosted the festival — told IRNA that the festival’s goal is to promote fraternity, peace and friendship among...Read More

Iranian director and film editor Mastaneh Mohajer has been selected to serve on the panel of jury at the 11th International Arab Film Festival of Oran (FIOFA), scheduled from July 25 to 31 in Algeria. Mohajer participated in a number of international festivals and is the producer of ‘Esrafil’ directed by Ida Panahandeh. The festival...Read More

 Iranian students ranked second in the World Mathematics Invitational (WMI). WMI 2018 was held on July 12-16 at Yonsei University, South Korea. In this edition of the contest, the Iranian team comprising 54 male and female students won 5 gold, 18 silver, and 17 bronze medals, as well as 14 merit awards, attaining world’s 2nd...Read More

Tehran, June 27, IRNA – Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Massoumeh Ebtekar said Iran has been engaged in gender mainstreaming and development plans in various levels for many years. Ebtekar made the remarks in the International Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming co-hosted by the Iranian and Swedish sides. ‘The issue of gender mainstreaming is of...Read More

Young Iranian actress, Negar Moqaddam, has been named best actress of the 2018 Asian New Talent Award at the ongoing 21st Shanghai International Film Festival for her role in ‘Dressage’. This is while Chinese actor Ding Xihe was awarded best actor for his performance in ‘Looking for Lucky’. ‘Dressage’ narrates the story of Golsa, an...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, May 12, IRNA – Iran women’s national futsal team on Saturday grabbed trophy of the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Futsal Championship after victory over Japan national team in the final. The Iranian team defeated Japan 5-2 and became champion of the 2018 AFC Women’s Futsal championship for the second consecutive year. The...Read More

Tehran, May 12, IRNA – Iranian Minister of Sports and Youth in a message congratulated women’s national futsal team victory in 2018 AFC Women’s Futsal Championship. In his message which was released on Saturday, Masoud Soltanifar appreciated Iranian players’ victory which has been reflected by the international media. The Iranian team defeated Japan 5-2 and...Read More