Truth victory against falsehood God’s certain promise: Leader
Receiving members of the Assembly of Experts, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Thursday asserted that the victory of truth against falsehood is God’s certain promise. Members of the Assembly of Experts met with the Leader after visiting the holy shrine of Imam Khomeini (RA) in southern Tehran Province. The representatives […]
Top bottled water brands contaminated with plastic particles: report
The world’s leading brands of bottled water are contaminated with tiny plastic particles that are likely seeping in during the packaging process, according to a major study across nine countries published Wednesday. “Widespread contamination” with plastic was found in the study, led by microplastic researcher Sherri Mason of the State University of New York at […]
‘Retouch’ scoops Best Intl. Short at Ireland’s ADIFF
Iranian short film ‘Retouch’ directed by Kaveh Mazaheri has won the Best International Short award at the 16th Audi Dublin International Film Festival (ADIFF) in Ireland. Mazaheri’s short film ‘Retouch’ managed to scoop the Best International Short award in competition with other top films vying at the 16th edition of Audi Dublin International Film Festival. Co-produced […]
Stephen Hawking: a brief history of genius
Stephen Hawking, who has died aged 76, was Britain’s most famous modern day scientist, a genius who dedicated his life to unlocking the secrets of the Universe. Born on January 8, 1942 — 300 years to the day after the death of the father of modern science, Galileo Galilei — he believed science was his […]
Road accident losses cost Iran 7 to 11 billion dollars
TEHRAN — Traffic-related accidents impose hefty costs of 7 to 11 billion dollars on Iran annually, the Majlis Research Center has announced, Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday. Every day some 43 people die in road accidents and the number of those who sustain injuries are timed by 16, the Iranian Red Crescent Society Youth […]
Female pilots to make debut in Iran Air
TEHRAN – For the first time, the Iranian flag-carrier airline, Iran Air, also known as Homa, is set to recruit female pilots, said Farzaneh Sharafbafi, the CEO of Iran Air here on Sunday. The airline publishes a job vacancy advertisement to recruit new pilots annually; the main feature of this year’s advertisement is the possibility […]
Iran not to ask for US permission to be in own region
Leader of Islamic Revolution said Thu. that Iran will not ask for US permission to have a presence in its own region, adding that Tehran would talk to Washington only if it ever wanted presence in US. As the auspicious birth anniversary of Lady Fatima Zahra(as) — the mother of Imams — approaches, a group […]
Iran’s defense power not containable
The Deputy Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) hailed Iran’s technological achievements in defense, stressing that the country’s defense capabilities are neither “negotiable” nor “containable”. Speaking on the sidelines of an IRGC exhibition of the latest defense technologies on Wednesday in Tehran, Brigadier General Hossein Salami underlined that Iran has reached a point […]
Rouhani opens 1200-hectare greenbelt plan around Tehran
The 1200-hectare greenbelt plan around capital city of Tehran was inaugurated in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani’s presence on Tue. to celebrate Natural Resources Week and Arbor Day. With the project opened, the greenbelt area around Tehran hit more than 40 thousand hectares. The President also planted a sapling in north-eastern Tehran in a […]
Iranian photographers honored at Bristol Photography Festival
The Iranian photographers participating at the Bristol Festival of Photography in Britain were honored in various parts of the event. The Iranian photographers participating at the Bristol Festival of Photography in Britain, including the photographers from at the Focus Photo Club (a representative of FIAP in Iran), were honored in various parts of the festival. […]