Scientists have synthesized a molecular system that, like DNA, can store and transmit information, possibly on other worlds, too. This unprecedented feat suggests there could be an alternative to DNA-based life, as we know it on Earth – a genetic system for life that may be possible on other worlds. This new molecular system, which […]

The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Khamenei met with chess player Aryan Gholami on Sunday, praising him refusing to play against the Israeli player. According to the news website of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution ‘Khamenei.ir’, Ayatollah Khamenei met with chess player Aryan Gholami and his parents on Sunday, during which the leader praised […]

Iranian documentary ‘Women with Gunpowder Earrings’ directed by Reza Farahmand will be screened in three international film festivals in Croatia, Belgium and Czech Republic. Iranian documentary ‘Women with Gunpowder Earrings’ directed by Reza Farahmand will take part at the main competition section of 15th edition of ZagrebDox, the International Documentary Film Festival, which will be […]

Iranian feature ‘Dressage’ directed by Pouya Badkoubeh will be screened in the competition section of 29th edition of Cine Junior Festival in France. Badkoubeh’s feature narrates the story of Golsa and her friends who decide to rob a corner shop out of boredom. But while evaluating the robbery, they are dismayed to realize that they […]

 The 37th Fajr International Theater Festival named winners during an award ceremony on Sat. evening, awarding the festival’s grand prix to ‘(Fore)named’ directed by Ali Asghar Dashti from Iran. Curtains fell on the 37th edition of Iran’s major theater event, Fajr International Theater Festival, during an award ceremony on Saturday evening at Vahdat Hall in […]

 A male and female leopards in captivity in the Tehran Zoological Garden mated naturally on Wednesday for the very first time. Their cubs are expected to be born in 100 days. A veterinarian at the Tehran Zoological Garden, also known as the Eram Zoo, made the happy announcement in an interview with Mehr News correspondent […]

The International Research Organization will host a conference on Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali (1058-1111), an Islamic theologian in Dubai, Qatar in early 2021. The International Conference on Al-Ghazali (ICAG 2021) will be held in the Qatari city of Dubai on February 14-15, 2021. The conference aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research […]

 Iranian Film Week kicked off in the Republic of North Macedonia on Tuesday, on the occasion of the 40th victory anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and was welcomed by cinema enthusiasts. The event will screen 6 Iranian feature movies in Skopje, the capital city of North Macedonia. Iranian Ambassador to Macedonia Hossein Karimi attended the event and addressed the audiences […]

 High-level ministers of the five littoral states of the Caspian Sea—Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan— are meeting in Baku to monitor the implementation of the Convention on the Legal Status of the sea. A number of issues arising from the Convention, including the maritime borders of the five states will be discussed in the two-day […]

 Iranian feature film ‘Kejal’ directed by Nima Yar will be screened at two categories of the 11th Bengaluru International Film Festival in the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Nima Yar’s ‘Kejal’ is about a young university student named Kejal who begins smuggling goods on her back with all her might on Iran and Iraq border to look […]