• Iran sanctions 26 US officials
    • The Iranian Parliament (Majlis) has imposed sanctions on 26 US officials, including former defense and intelligence chiefs, for their involvement in the killing of ...
    • Iran plans to build advanced submarines
    • Commander of Iran’s Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says the country’s naval forces plan to build “modern submarines for a stronger Iranian presence in international waters. “The construction of modern submarines is underway according to ...
    • Iran exhibits works by female artists
    • Iran is exhibiting works by female artists as part of the programs marking the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) daughter, Fatimah (PBUH), in Tehran. Woman of Yesterday, Woman of Today displays paintings, drawings, pottery works, ...
    • Iran condemns Sofia mosque attack
    • The Islamic Republic of Iran has condemned the recent attack on Muslim worshippers at the Banya Bashi Mosque in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast called on the European Union to ...
    • Ahmadinejad condoles over Hejazi death
    • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has expressed his heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of legendary Iranian goalkeeper and football coach Nasser Hejazi. In his message, President Ahmadinejad paid homage to Hejazi and characterized him as ...
    • Foreign troops undermine ME peace
    • Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says the presence of American troops in the Middle East disrupts stability in the entire region. “The administration of peace in the Middle East region will only be realized when ...
    • Nations oppose virus eradication delay
    • Most countries including Iran oppose to the US and Russia’s plan to postpone the destruction of their last remaining stocks of deadly smallpox virus. During a meeting held by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday, Iran and ...
    • Iran launches religious Imam Reza TV
    • The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has launched a new satellite channel to provide information on life and reflections of the eighth Shea Imam, Imam Reza (PBUH). The new satellite network, named Imam Reza TV, was ...
    • Iran honors Pouran Derakhshandeh
    • The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has paid tribute to prominent female director Pouran Derakhshandeh during a ceremony in Tehran. The 60-year-old filmmaker was granted an honorary plaque during ...
    • Ahmadinejad: US promotes all dictators
    • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has condemned Washington’s support of dictatorial regimes, insisting that dictators all over the globe are supported by the US. “Anywhere there is a dictator, he is supported by you ... he is ...
    • [P]GCC shelves Yemen mediation efforts
    • Persian Gulf Arab states have suspended mediation efforts in Yemen after the country’s president refused to sign a deal aimed at pulling the country out of its political deadlock. Ministers from the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) announced ..
    • Crossing arms may lower pain
    • Crossing arms across the middle of the body may help reduce the intensity of pain in hands through conflicting brain perception. University College London (UCL) scientists found that crossing arms during ...
    • Iranian photographer wins intl. contest
    • Mehdi Momenzadeh, Iranian photographer, received second prize at the The World at Night (TWAN) Second International Earth and Sky photo contest in the US. In his awarded photo, Isfahan Milky Way, Momenzadeh illustrates how ...
    • Intl. Student Theater Festival wraps up
    • TEHRAN -- The winners of 13th International Student Theater Festival were announced during the closing ceremony on Saturday at the main hall of the Tehran City Theater Complex. At the ceremony, the stage director and scholar ...
    • China urges key talks with Iran
    • Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has stressed the importance of holding consultations and talks with Iran on leading issues pertaining mutual ties and ...
    • Iran unveils world’s smallest ring
    • Iran has unveiled world’s smallest ring at an exhibition held at the Historical and Natural History Treasure Museum of the country’s Zanjan Province. “The bronze ring is ...
    • Asia, Europe to air Iran animation
    • A number of international companies have acquired the rights to screen and distribute Shekarestan, an Iranian animation directed by Babak Nazari. According to producer of the animation Masoud Safavi, the interested companies are from ...
    • Treating back pain cuts brain changes
    • Treating chronic low back pain can reverse pain-related thinning of the brain and its related cognitive impairments, a Canadian study says. Patients whose pain was successfully treated either through spinal injections or ...
    • Death sentence upheld for Bahraini men
    • A Bahraini emergency appeals court has upheld the death sentences of two men found guilty of killing two police officers during anti-regime demonstrations. The men are accused of running over ...
    • Deadly explosions hit Iraqi capital
    • At least 13 people have been killed and 50 more wounded in a series of bomb explosions north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, security officials say. In a new wave of unrest that has been targeting the ...
    • Iran among safest investment hubs
    • Iran is among the safest countries in the world for foreign investment, despite the Western propaganda against the country, First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi says. Rahimi pointed to the media hype ...
    • Tobacco, invasive breast cancer linked
    • Long-term smoking places women who are already at risk of developing breast cancer at a greater risk of being diagnosed with invasive forms of the cancer. University of Pittsburgh researchers showed women who had been smoking for at least ...
    • Terrorist cell busted in Syria
    • Syrian security forces say they have arrested a terrorist cell near the capital Damascus, amid a rise in anti-government protests in the Arab country. The terror group, which was armed with ...
    • Iraqi terror victim families to sue MKO
    • Families of Iraqi victims of terrorist attacks by the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) are to file a lawsuit against the terrorist group with the Iraqi Judiciary. A number of the families of the victims of the ...
    • Cell therapy prevents transplant rejection
    • Scientists have found a technique to develop immune cells which prevent the rejection of transplanted organs without the patient having to take strong immune drugs. Patients usually have to take ...
    • Iran dismantles US-linked spy network
    • The Iranian Intelligence Ministry has identified and dismantled a spy network affiliated to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The ministry said in a statement on Saturday that Iran ...
    • Iran hails new medical achievements
    • Iran has unveiled a domestically designed high-tech pharmaceutical machine and nine new drugs on the sidelines of an international health exhibition in Tehran. The 14th Iran Health Exhibition in Tehran, which opened on Monday, saw a ...
    • Obesity increases prostate cancer risk
    • Obese and overweight men are considerably at a higher risk of the spread of prostate cancer to other organs than their normal weight peers. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, studied ...
    • Iran holds 1st IT, telecom confab
    • Iran has held its first national telecom and information technology conference in the capital, Tehran, to discuss the formation of an electronic government. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a number of ...
    • Iran FM: Bushehr plant operational
    • Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has emphasized safety at Bushehr power plant in southern Iran, saying the country’s sole nuclear plant has become operational. “As we have previously announced, Bushehr power plant has reached the ...
    • Kids can recall very early memories
    • A recent study by the Memorial University of Newfoundland shows that children can recall memories from well before the age of two, but forget most of them later. Canadian researchers studied about 100 young children aged ...
    • Iraq to dispatch aid convoy to Bahrain
    • After the first convoy of Iranian activists set sail towards Bahrain to show solidarity with the people there, Iraq plans to send a humanitarian convoy to the Persian Gulf state. Iraq’s National Committee for the ...
    • Two Iranian films win awards at Almaty festival
    • Two Iranian short films “Raw, Cooked, Burned” and “Askoo” won two awards at the Shaken Stars Film Festival in Almaty on Sunday. Directed by Shahram Mokri, “Raw, Cooked, Burned”, which tells the story of ...
    • Tehran to host Georgian painting exhibit
    • The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Cultural Institute is planning to mount an exhibition of paintings by renowned Georgian artists in the Iranian capital, Tehran.The event, due to ...
    • Iran-Egypt ties strategic for Muslims
    • Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani says the expansion of friendly relations between Iran and Egypt can have a strategic impact on relations in the Islamic world. In a meeting with Fahmi Howeidi and ...
    • Rare artworks found in Egypt Museum
    • A number of rare paintings of some Egyptian veteran artists have been discovered in the Egyptian Museum of Civilization in the capital city Cairo. According to Reuters, about 222 works consisting of ...
    • Infant death rate falling universally
    • World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the global infant mortality rate has dropped during the first decade of the century. According to the latest annual World Health Statistics Report, the child mortality rate has decreased by ...
    • Wisdom is the key to eternity of Shahnameh
    • The Iranian Academy of Persian Language and Literature (IAPLL) organized a ceremony in honor of Ferdowsi at Tehran’s Iranology Foundation on Saturday. Iranians annually celebrate ...
    • Iranian army unaffected by sanctions
    • The US-sponsored sanctions against Iran have proved ineffective on the Islamic Republic’s military know-how, a top Iranian army commander says.“The sanctions have had no impact on Iran’s military technology, because ...
    • GAATJP confab guests meet Iran pres
    • Participants in the International Conference on Global Alliance against Terrorism for a Just Peace (GAATJP) have met Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the capital Tehran. President Ahmadinejad is ...
    • Iran makes synthetic cornea
    • Iranian scientists have made synthetic cornea to restore vision to patients suffering from severe corneal disorders and damaged eye stem cells. The implantation of the newly developed synthetic cornea reduces the risk of ...
    • Tehran hosts intl. heart surgery seminar
    • The 17th international Congress of Iranian Heart Association has been held in the capital Tehran with the participation of senior cardiologists and surgeons from 13 countries. Twelve Iranian cardiologists and twenty specialists on heart disease from ...
    • Vitamin D, infantile Infections linked
    • Insufficient levels of vitamin D at the time of birth are associated with a higher risk of developing infantile Lung Infections, a new study suggests. The findings showed that most of the children who ...
    • Mindful meditation eases bowl disorder
    • Practicing a simple meditation technique called mindful meditation may help people suffering from symptoms of Irritable bowel disease syndrome (IBS). University of North Carolina researchers showed a 38 percent reduction in IBS symptoms of ...
    • Defiant Saleh faces more protests
    • Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has once again rejected calls for his resignation, as the countrys revolutionary movement continues nabated. Hundreds of thousands of protesters turned out in ...