The Iran women’s national futsal team has chalked up its first resounding win at the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Futsal Championship, thrashing the Turkmen squad in the group stage of the continental tournament. On Thursday, the Iranian sportswomen routed their Central Asian opponents 14-0 in their opening Group D fixture at Indoor Stadium...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

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

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

(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

Folk costumes from Iran, Turkey, Syria, and Morocco have been put on display in Katara cultural village in Doha, Qatar, for the very first time.  Iran is showcasing nine of its traditional costumes for women from the regions of Bakhtiari, Luri, Azeri, Khorasani, etc. The show opened for a week on Friday with the slogan...Read More

 Although awareness towards autism has increased in Iran during recent years, families with autistic children are still voicing complaint about lack of support by national organizations. According to Charity Foundation for Special Diseases, some 700,000 Iranians are estimated to suffer from autism, though only 3,000 autistics have been diagnosed in the country till date. On...Read More

An Iranian team stood at first place at the 2018 West Asian Women’s Handball Championship. The Shahid Chamran team from Larestan, in Fars Province southern Iran, succeeded to defeat Syria 23-8 in Amman, Jordan, in the last game and won the championship title after five consecutive victories on Wednesday, IRNA reported. Syria and Jordan became...Read More

Tehran, Feb 24, IRNA – Iranian para-archer Zahra Nemati has been shortlisted by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) among the list of five candidates for the 2018 International Women’s Day Recognition Award. The 32-year-old archer made history as the first Iranian woman to win a Paralympic or Olympic medal when she collected women’s individual recurve...Read More