TEHRAN (Iran News) – A US congressional delegation, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, called for combating corruption in Afghanistan, during its visit to the country. According to a statement released by the office of Pelosi, the delegation’s Sunday visit to Afghanistan focused on security, governance and economic development. In this regard she emphasized on the […]

It was 4 a.m. when 16-year-old Yoo Chae-rin realized she had been on her phone for 13 hours. In less than three hours, she had to be up for school. Iran News covers the CNN report on teenage cell phone addicts. The South Korean high school student knew she had a problem, so she enrolled […]

TEHRAN - The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) has described Iran as the health leader in the Eastern Mediterranean region, saying the country has managed to improve the health of children and women and contain infectious diseases by promoting health services.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Last week, Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Farhad Dejpasand announced that a plan for reforming the country’s banking system has been prepared by the ministry and handed over to President Rouhani in late September. And on last Monday, the minister announced the start of the banking system reform in the […]

First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri believes the performance of the 11th and 12th governments comparing to other governments and even other neighboring countries is “defendable” with pride.

Patients with cancer should receive a tailored exercise prescription to protect their heart, reported a paper published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). “Cancer patients are often less active than adults without cancer,’ said author Dr. Flavio D’Ascenzi, University of Siena, Italy. A a result […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – All subway and train services were suspended and lines formed at the cash machines of shuttered banks as Hong Kong dusted itself off and braced for more protests Saturday after another night of rampaging violence that a new ban on face masks failed to quell. The closure of the entire MTR […]

Syria’s foreign minister demanded on Saturday that American and Turkish forces evacuate the war-ravaged country immediately or face “any and all countermeasures authorized under international law.” Irannews quotes the story of Syria from nytimes. Syrian officials have made similar threats in the past to push unauthorized forces from the country but have never taken serious […]

An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck an area in Iran’s western province of Lorestan in the early hours of Thursday but there are no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will hold her first talks with the public on Thursday in a bid to resolve a political crisis that has fueled nearly four months of sometimes violent protests and plunged the Chinese-run city into chaos.