A Finnish photo contest has honored 2 Iranian photographers with awards. According to public relations department of FIAP (Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique) center in Iran, the event held in Finland awarded ‘Vision Bronze Medal’ and ‘The Best Friendship photo’ title to Kiarang Alaei, for his photo, named ‘Loyalty’. Meanwhile, the photo ‘Single’ by Hamid Reza Helali […]

Could our body gain weight from the mere exposure to certain products? New findings narrowed down everyday sources that were most likely to interfere with our hormones and promote fat storage. The research was presented at the 2018 European Society of Endocrinology meeting in Barcelona, Spain. Dr. Ana Catarina Sousa led the study with her research […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s presidential chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi has said the administration of President Hassan Rouhani puts an emphasis on transparency, interaction and responsiveness as important elements in relationship with people. He made the remarks in a message published on May 17 to mark World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, ILNA reported on Thursday. […]

TEHRAN – The winners of the Iran Press Photo Awards were honored during a ceremony at the Iranian Artists Forum on Sunday. The ceremony was attended by Hamid Forutan, the director of the Iranian Photojournalists Association, which is the organizer of the photo awards. The award in the multimedia section was presented to Abolfazl Nesai. […]

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei paid a visit to the 31st Tehran International Book Fair on Friday. Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas Salehi and a number of his colleagues accompanied the Leader during the visit, which lasted for an hour and a half. He had brief chats […]

 Maryam Papi – Eminent Iranian director, Majid Majidi, revisited India to redeem the failure of his 50 milion USD ‘ film Muhammad: The Messenger of God , known as the most expensive film of Iranian cinema. Majidi and his international film crew did not get the nod from the Indian government to shoot in Rajasthan […]

 Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran’s SNSC listed his reasons for ruling out the possibility of any war against Iran, during an address in Tehran on Saturday. “The formation of any war against Iran is impossible,” said Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) of Iran. The […]

 European business and banking officials stressed that renegotiation of JCPOA is totally impossible. European business and banking authorities are after expanding trade and investment ties in the Islamic Republic of Iran vehemently. Given the above issue, Iran-Europe Business and Banking Forum was held in Tehran early this week in the presence of senior economic and […]

 Manager of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Ferdows Zare’ for Compliance Affairs pointed to tracking transactions in Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) as pilot and said, “according to CBI instructions, banks are obliged to approve and notify the Compliance Charter in the highest level.” Speaking in 6th Iran-Europe Business Forum, held in […]

TEHRAN – Slovenian filmmaker Hanna Slak is currently in Tehran to promote her latest movie “The Miner” (“Rudar”) at the 36th Fajr International Film Festival. The film, which was Slovenia’s submission to the 90th Academy Awards in the best foreign-language film category, has had its Asian premiere at the Fajr festival. “The Miner” is based […]