A team of Iranian students, called Rahart, from Tabriz, East Azarbaijan province, secured the 4th place at 2018 World Robot Olympiad (WRO) Open Category Elementary, IRNA news agency reported. The competition was held on November 16 – 18, 2018 in Chiang Mai Thailand. First held in 2004 in Singapore, it now attracts more than 20,000 […]

 Iranian computer scientist Amir Hossein Karimi won Canada’s University of Waterloo’s Alumni Gold Medals in late October for Outstanding Academic Performance in a Master’s Program at Waterloo’s convocation ceremonies. According to the University of Waterloo’s website the award recognizes the academic achievements of graduating students by awarding Alumni Gold Medals during the University’s June and […]

Third International Conference and the 7th National AIDS Seminar is taking place in Tehran from November 21 to 23, ISNA quoted the conference’s scientific director as saying. Early diagnosis of AID/HIV patients, educational and preventive programs for controlling the disease and devoting extra attention to sexual transmission of the disease are the main topics of […]

Shahidul Alam, an award-winning photographer and activist in Bangladesh, has been released on bail after spending more than 100 days in jail. The 63-year old’s arrest had drawn widespread condemnation from rights bodies and activists across the world. He was put behind bars allegedly for making “provocative” statements during an interview with Al Jazeera and […]

As the world gears up to observe the Week of Unity coinciding with the birth anniversary of the Holy Prophet (pbuh), it has become extremely important to follow in letter and spirit the teachings of the greatest man to have ever lived and assiduously espouse the cause of Islamic unity, peace, tolerance and brotherhood and […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday mocked U.S. President Donald Trump, saying that “perhaps we’re also responsible for the California fires” after Trump earlier in the day attacked Iran in a statement reaffirming his support for Saudi Arabia. In a tweet, Zarif also called Trump’s statement on Saudi Arabia “shameful”. In the statement, […]

On Tuesday afternoon, a large congregation of top-notch Afghan clerics had assembled at a wedding hall in Kabul to mark the birth anniversary of the Holy Prophet (pbuh). Festive fervor pervaded the air, as clerics, young and old, greeted and embraced each other in a beautiful spirit of camaraderie and compassion that the Holy Prophet […]

The relations between former allies United States and Pakistan continue to nosedive with many skeletons tumbling out of the cupboard. Barely two days after U.S. President Donald Trump launched a vicious tirade against Pakistan for ‘not doing a damn thing’ for his country, which evoked angry reactions in Pakistan, his administration suspended the $1.66 billion […]

 The European Union is opposed to the United States’ decision to reimpose oil and financial sanctions against Iran, European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on Monday. “The European Union does not approve of it,” Reuters quoted Moscovici as telling franceinfo radio, hours after further US sanctions on Iran came into force. In a Friday joint […]

 Hillary Clinton is still hopeful about the US presidential elections in 2020, despite her failure in 2008 and 2016. This is while experts mention that one of the main reasons of Democrats’ defeat in the previous presidential election was Clinton’s presence as the Party’s final candidate, and the stealing of Bernie Sanders’ vote by Hillary […]