• Ahmadinejad launches 4 major projects
    • Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inaugurated four major projects worth about 420 million dollars in West Azarbaijan Province. The Maragheh-Miandoab railway opened to ...
    • Sitting for long boosts blood clots
    • People who regularly spend long hours sitting have significantly a higher risk of developing dangerous blood clots in lungs, a new study says. The study of 69,950 female nurses revealed a doubled risk of developing ...
    • Jalili: Region wary of Western claims
    • The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili says the peoples of the region are distrustful of the US and Western powers claims of advocacy of democracy.
    • Iran, Turkmenistan eye stronger ties
    • Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Muhammad-Najjar has called for stronger relations between the Islamic Republic and Turkmenistan. Muhammad-Najjar made the remarks in a meeting with Turkmen President ...
    • Iran’s highest concrete dam launched
    • Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inaugurated the country’s highest concrete dam in the western Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. The Karoun 4 Dam has been built by ...
    • Massage relieves chronic back pain
    • Despite controversies, a new research suggests that massage therapy is an effective method in alleviating the symptoms of chronic low back pain. Group Health Research Institute researchers studied the effectiveness of massage in ...
    • Ants can identify their worst enemy
    • A recent study has revealed that ants can distinguish their worst enemy from the less threatening ones and react with appropriate aggression. Observing the behavior of the ant species Temnothorax longispinosus showed that ...
    • Iran’s Navy provides security in region
    • Iran’s Navy commander says improving the naval capabilities of the Islamic Republic is aimed at establishing security in international waters. “Improving the capabilities of [Iran’s] Armed Forces, particularly the Navy, is not ...
    • Drinking water helps sugar control
    • Drinking sufficient amounts of water and remain well hydrated may decrease the risk of developing high blood sugar levels or hyperglycemia, a French study says. The study of 3,615 people suggested that those who drink ...
    • Bahrainis denounce talks with regime
    • Bahraini protesters have taken to the streets to deplore negotiations between the kingdom’s rulers and the opposition group hours after the onset of the so-called “National Dialogue.” The Persian Gulf country’s main opposition party, Al-Wefaq, made ...
    • Bulgaria to stage Iranian puppet show
    • Bulgaria’s Golden Dolphin International Puppet Festival is set to stage Iranian director Maryam Moini’s Moon Pieces are Raining like Feathers in Varna.The puppet show is based on ...
    • STL, US plan to suppress ME revolts
    • A senior Iranian lawmaker says the Washington-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) was set up by the US with the purpose of weakening the resistance of freedom-seeking movements in the Middle East.
    • Ahmadinejad opens plant in SE Iran
    • Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inaugurated a 318-megawatt combined cycle power plant in Iran’s southeastern city of Chabahar. The power plant was constructed with ...
    • Diet soda may cause weight gain: Study
    • Consuming diet soda and calorie-free drinks high in artificial sweeteners may be linked with putting on weight through increasing blood sugar levels, two new researches suggest. After analyzing data from a 10-year study on ...
    • Iranian weightlifter 3rd at worlds
    • Iranian weightlifter Jaber Behrouzi has stood third at the World Junior Weightlifting Championships which is currently underway in Malaysia. Behrouzi won the gold medal in the clean and jerk, but ...
    • Farhadi to shoot new film in Paris
    • Award-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi is planning to depict the love story between an Iranian girl and North African boy in his next film set in Paris. “Asghar has just delivered a first draft of the script - which is quite brilliant - and ...
    • UNESCO registers Persian gardens
    • The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has registered Persian Gardens as a new Iranian entry on its World Heritage List. The property includes nine gardens including ...
    • Tiny camera reveals inside Mayan tomb
    • Researchers have used a tiny remote-controlled camera to explore inside the tomb of a Mayan ruler, which had been sealed for the past 1,500 years. The camera has revealed red frescoes, pottery and ...
    • Climate change threatens ocean life
    • A new study suggests that climate change and over-fishing have gravely endangered ocean life and might cause a wave of extinction across bodies of water.
    • Iran, Turkmenistan to expand ties
    • Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and his Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov have reiterated the significance of developing ties between the two neighboring states.
    • Iranian et al invent invisibility carpet
    • An Iranian post-doctoral student is on a research team, which has managed to invent a special coating, which makes objects invisible despite the presence of light. The 33-year-old named Dr. Majid Gharghi created the invisibility carpet cloak at the ...
    • Too much TV ups death risk
    • People who are used to watching TV for a long time are at a greater risk of developing diabetes, heart disease and death, a new study suggests.
    • Olive oil may lower stroke risk
    • Adding olive oil to daily diet lowers not only the risk of heart disease in the elderly but also their odds of developing stroke as well. French researchers studied the records of 7,625 people aged ...
    • WikiLeaks exposes Saudi-Israeli ties
    • Freshly- released WikiLeaks documents have uncovered a deep alliance between Israel and Saudi Arabia, reportedly affecting Riyadh’s ties with regional states.
    • Forest density can curb global warming
    • Scientists have found that rising forest density in many regions is helping to curb global warming by soaking up carbon dioxide (CO2), the main greenhouse gas.
    • Yemenis hold fresh anti-Saleh protests
    • Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters have once again taken to the streets across Yemen on a day of loyalty to the revolution’s goals. Following the Friday prayers, demonstrators rallied in several cities including ...
    • Iran unveils new surgery device
    • Iran says its super-modern smart surgical system could be used in ear, nose and pharynx surgery as well as operations on the brain and nervous system. Iran has unveiled a super-modern surgical system which it says ...
    • US plots to divide Shea, Sunni fail
    • Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani has warned arrogant powers that their efforts to cause a split between Shea and Sunni Muslims are doomed to fail. “The enemy seeks to prevent Muslims from making ...
    • WHO: Mobile health goes global
    • More than 80 percent of countries across the globe are using mobile phone technology in different ways to improve their health services, WHO says. A survey conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) showed that only ...
    • Skin cancer prevention begins at infancy
    • Skin damage from sun exposure may begin at the first year of life when the baby’s skin is most vulnerable to burns and other effects of ultraviolet radiation. In a new review published in the journal Pediatrics, researchers suggested that skin ...
    • S Arabia seeks to limit MENA uprisings
    • Saudi Arabia has been using financial and diplomatic means to prevent the recent uprisings and revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) from bringing about further change, a report says.
    • New elements added to periodic table
    • Both of the new elements are highly radioactive and exist for less than a second before decaying into lighter atoms.Two new elements have been added to the periodic table following ...
    • Long bottle-feeding, obesity linked
    • Two-year-old children who are still fed with bottle are more likely to become obese later on in life than peers their weaned earlier, a new study suggests.
    • IUCN warns of bird extinction
    • The International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List for Birds says one of worlds heaviest flying birds is on the verge of extinction. According to the latest edition of the IUCN Red List for Birds, the Great ...
    • Iranian Macbeth in Armenia festival
    • Iranian stage director Hussein Farrokhi is slated to stage Macbeth at the Shakespeare International Theater Festival in the Armenian capital of Yerevan.
    • Iran troupe to perform at Italian festival
    • Iran’s Apple Tree troupe is slated to perform a traditional Persian puppet play at Italy’s 2011 Arrivano dal Mare International Puppet and Figures Festival. Led by Majid Giahchi, the troupe will present The ...
    • Iran to install new centrifuges
    • Iran’s nuclear chief Fereydoun Abbasi says the Islamic Republic plans to install the first chain of a new generation of centrifuges at two nuclear sites.“The first chain of 164 centrifuges will soon be installed at the ...
    • Iran raps IAEA’s Fukushima response
    • Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltanieh has criticized the regulatory authority over its handling of Japan’s nuclear crisis. “The poor and slow response by the [IAEA] secretariat and particularly ...
    • Iran Conf to discuss Israel nukes
    • Iran is to hold the second International Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation to discuss Israel’s policy of nuclear ambiguity. The conference will take place in Tehran on ...