TEHRAN – Iran has announced the start of a national innovation ecosystem development plan, aiming to boost technology ecosystem, strengthen knowledge-based economy as well as support innovative jobs and start-ups. Over 3,000 knowledge-based companies are established in different fields of industry and technology, which are influential in the field of economy, society and human resources, […]

Facebook said Wednesday the personal data of up to 87 million users was improperly shared with British political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, as Mark Zuckerberg defended his leadership at the huge social network. Facebook’s estimate was far higher than news reports suggesting 50 million users may have been affected in the privacy scandal which has roiled […]

Regional nations must put their differences aside to trump foreign powers which have grown influential in the Middle East, Zarif has said in an article published by the Turkish Yeni Safak newspaper. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has written an article in Turkish Yeni Safak newspaper today before visiting the country tomorrow, calling for […]

The Iranian stock market has witnessed some first-ever successful experiences in the current Iranian calendar year, ending March 20, both in national and international transactions and also in terms of science and training. On September 10, 2017, the country’s first-ever data vending deal was signed between Iran Financial Center (IFC) and Greece’s Inforex S.A. Based […]

Following the signing of as many as 13 MoUs between Iran and Turkmenistan, President Rouhani said good decisions were made to benefit both nations. Speaking after the signing of 13 pacts between Tehran and Ashgabat on Tuesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani deemed the negotiations held between the authorities of the two countries “very constructive” and “effective”, adding […]

Today’s communication technology provides an environment where users can share their thoughts and works of art either instantaneously or retrospectively. This environment, called social media, alongside being entirely virtual and user-based, adds a different dimension to interaction by bringing the masses together. Both scientific research and personal observations indicate that day by day users spend […]

Israel and Jordan have long pursued a common goal to stop the Dead Sea from shrinking while slaking their shared thirst for drinking water with a pipeline from the Red Sea some 200 kilometres away. Geopolitical tensions have stalled efforts to break ground on the ambitious project for years, but the end of the latest […]

The Spiritual Muslim Board of the Asiatic Part of Russia signed an MoU with Mustafa (pbuh) Science and Technology Foundation to help the foundation. Seyyed Ali Omrani, the Head of Executive Committee of MSTF (Mustafa (pbuh) Science and Technology Foundation), and Fauzi Sido, First Vice-Mufti of the Spiritual Muslim Board of the Asiatic Part of […]

Researchers have identified specific genes that may trigger the development of sleep problems, and have also demonstrated a genetic link between insomnia and psychiatric disorders such as depression, or physical conditions such as type 2 diabetes. The study in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, which is published by Springer Nature, was led by Murray Stein of […]

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), due to bring out a major assessment on the health of the world’s species next week, is an independent body created by more than 100 countries in 2012. — Its mission is to gather all the available science on the state of biodiversity, to project […]