The ninth edition of Iran Air Show kicked off this morning (Monday) on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf, and will continue through Nov. 29. The exhibition was officially inaugurated in a ceremony attended by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami, Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari, and Head of Iran’s Civil Aviation […]

The 9th edition of Iran International Air Show has kicked off in the Persian Gulf Island of Kish. Several high-ranking Iranian officials including minister of defense, commander of Air Force, vice president for science and technology, head of Civil Aviation Organization, CEO of Kish Free Zone Organization, head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization, secretary […]

British children with intellectual disabilities are more likely than their peers to live in areas with high outdoor air pollution, according to a new study. British children with intellectual disabilities are more likely than their peers to live in areas with high outdoor air pollution, according to a new Journal of Intellectual Disability Research study […]

 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 […]

 Heiko Maas considered the INF Treaty one of the most crucial agreements on arms to keep the world away from another arms race, yet outlined that further regulatory pacts like this should be reworked. In a guest column for the magazine Der Spiegel, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said the INF Treaty banning ground-based medium-range […]

TEHRAN – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared March 14 as the International Day of Mathematics (IDM) to pay tribute to late Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani and some other female scientists. According to the UNESCO official website in mid-September through a proposal, prepared by the International Mathematical Union, UNESCO proclaimed […]

Foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and the Republic of Azerbaijan concluded a trilateral meeting in the city of Istanbul with a joint statement that entails closer political and economic cooperation among the three neighbors. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Turkey’s Mevlut Cavusoglu and Azerbaijan’s Elmar Mammadyarov held their sixth trilateral meeting in Istanbul on […]

Study found that among older adults, there is a much weaker relationship between what their eyes see and their brain activity. Forgetfulness and age-related memory lapses are a common complaint for many older adults, but what is still not understood is what causes these changes. Recent research published by scientists at Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute […]

Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs Hossein-Ali Amiri said on Sunday that a Saturday parliamentary session to cast vote of confidence for four proposed ministers showed the country’s “political maturity”. The parliamentary session was an example of “unity between the government and parliament” and was a “show of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s political maturity”, he […]

 Professor Jonathan T. Chow from University of Macau says that “Religion can be an important factor in international politics, but it would be a mistake to say that it is the sole or even the most important factor.”  “Building a grand theory of religion and international relations, I think, would necessarily oversimplify the diverse and […]