The Managing Director of Iranian Defense Ministry’s Marine Industries Organization Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari recounted that Iran will unveil newly-made marine vessels and equipment by the end of the year.

Rastegari announced that Iran will unveil a new domestically-manufactured submarine by the end of the current Iranian calendar year of 1397 (on March 21, 2019).

Rastegai made the remarks in an interview with IRIB’s News Network, AKA IRINN, on Tuesday touching upon the ‘Plan to Revolutionize Iran’s Maritime Industries Based on the Policies of the Resistance Economy’.

“This plan is in line with the policy of replacing the rented vessels and renovating the maritime transportation fleet including oil tanker vessels offshore oil rigs’ service and support fleet in the Persian Gulf, and it was passed in by the high Council of Maritime Industries in last year which stipulates that 176 new vessels with a total value of €1.5 million be built by four industrial organization of the country,” recounted the official.

“According to the plan, the Iranian Defense Ministry’s Marine Industries Organization is tasked with making 70 vessels and now the designing and manufacturing of these vessels are on top of the organization’s agenda,” he stressed.

The official recounted that after US levied sanctions on import of diesel engines for Iranian marine vessels, Iranian Defense Ministry’s Marine Industries Organization has started working on designing and manufacturing engines with 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 horsepower.

“I want to break a good news for the Iranian nation that we will construct a vessel with a length of 94 meters by the end of the year in less than a year which is itself a record. We uses to make the same construction in 8 years,” he boasted.

He also added that the organization has managed to manufacture and is now providing 312 kilowatt generators.

He voiced hope that Iran will tap its own domestically-made marine engine with 1300 horsepower by the end of the current Iranian calendar year of 1397.

Rastegari also promised that the first national water jet engine will be unveiled by the end of the current year. He added that it is used in high speed vessels.

The official recounted that the organization is working in 4 areas and one of those areas is making submarines. He asserted that the most widely used engine in submarines is permanent magnet motor. / Mehr news /

An Iranian company produced nano-threads that can transform human body’s heat to infrared radiations and reflect it to body to increase metabolism.

Iran produces nano-threads with therapeutic applications

Nano-threads’ ability to reflect the heat comes from embedded ceramic nano-particles.Reflected infrared rays produce heat, loosen veins, and speed up blood circulation in body.

Higher blood circulation speed increases the amount of oxygen delivered to internal organs and boosts metabolism.

Infrared radiations can also reduce the blood’s lactic acid produced by exercise, and help lower body’s fat density.Medicine, sportswear, and workwear textiles are among the main applications of nano-threads.

It has been for centuries that traditional medicine has identified the applications of infrared radiations in healing pains and improving overall health. / IRNA /

Some 3,650 agriculture projects worth 19 trillion rials (nearly $450 million) are going to be inaugurated across the country during the Government Week (August 24-30), IRIB reported on Sunday, citing the portal of the Ministry of Agriculture.

The projects cover a variety of areas including water, soil and infrastructure, livestock and poultry, complementary industries, natural resources, horticulture and rural cooperatives, according to the ministry’s public relations director Shahrokh Ramezan-Nejad.

“With the mentioned projects being launched, over 29,000 new job opportunities will also be created,” he added.

Government Week marks the martyrdom anniversary of President Mohammad-Ali Rajaei and Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar on August 30, 1981, just two years after the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

Every year a number of development projects in different sectors are launched or inaugurated during this week across the country./ Tehran times /

210 Iranian athletes, including 137 men and 73 women, will participate in the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia.

As reported by IRIB, Iranian athletes will compete in 13 different sports. In men’s section, Iran will have 60 representatives in athletics, one in shooting, 10 in powerlifting, six in swimming, six in archery, four in table tennis, four in cycling, three in buccia, seven in judo, six in chess, six in goalball, 12 in sitting volleyball and 12 in wheelchair basketball.

In women’s section, Iran will have 23 athletes in athletics, six in shooting, three in archery, two in table tennis, three in buccia, six in chess, six in goalball, 12 in sitting volleyball and 12 in wheelchair basketball.

The competitions will be held in Jakarta on October 6 to 13. Some 3,000 athletes from 43 countries are expected to participate in 15 Paralympics and three non-Paralympics sport contests.

The last edition of the games where held in 2014 in South Korea’s Incheon where 200 Iranian athletes who were sent to the event pocketed a total of 120 medals (including 37 gold, 52 silver and 31 bronze medals). Iran was ranked fourth in the previous Asian Para Games, after China, South Korea and Japan. / Mehr news /

The 2018 UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy is awarded to Iran’s Literacy Movement Organization for its program titled ‘consolidated teaching of literacy and ICDL basic computer skills’.

The UNESCO International Literacy Day conference took place at Paris Headquarters on September 7, a day ahead of the actual International Literacy Day, and explored the theme of integrated approaches to literacy and skills development with approximately 200 participants from all over the world.

This year’s prizes went to projects advancing literacy and skills development from Iran, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Spain and Uruguay. Each of the five winners received a medal, a diploma and $20,000 cash prize.

The UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy was also established in 2005, with the support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China. It gives special consideration to literacy amongst adults in rural areas and out-of-school youth, particularly girls and women.

According to the UNESCO official website, UNESCO International Literacy Prizes have rewarded excellence and innovation in the field of literacy since 1967. So far over 485 projects and programs undertaken by governments, non-governmental organizations and individuals around the world have been recognized.  / Mehr news agency /

Members of the Iranian Parliament have approved in principle the bill on the establishment of eight free trade zones and 12 special economic zones.

The parliamentary session on Wednesday saw 127 lawmakers vote in favor and 51 against the bill, while 10 MPs abstained.

Once the parliament and the Guardians Council give their final approvals, the following FTZs will be created: Incheh Borun in Golestan Province, Mehran in Ilam Province, Ardabil in Ardabil Province, Sistan in Sistan-Baluchestan Province, Baneh-Marivan in Kurdestan Province, Jask in Hormozgan Province, Bushehr in Bushehr Province and Qasr-e Shirin in Kermanshah Province, IRNA reported.

/ Financial tribune /

The 3rd edition of film artists association of New York will screen three Iranian animated pieces, including ‘Balance’ by Barzan Rostami and ‘Alphabet’ by Kianoush Abedi, in its competition section.

‘Blows with the Wind’, directed by Hazhir As’adi, ‘Balance’ by Barzan Rostami, and ‘Alphabet’ by Kianoush Abedi, have made it into the competition section of the third edition of film artists association in New York, US.

The American film festival is scheduled for 11-13 October 2018.

‘Alphabet’ narrates the story of people who have forgotten life and are separated from knowledge and truth. The animation depicts a nation that has forgotten the alphabet to life, cannot see, cannot hear, and cannot speak, but the words are waiting for them impatiently.

‘Blows with the Wind’ is about a scarecrow that becomes human to escape from a series of some unpleasant events. On his way, he sees two other scarecrows whose conditions are worse than him. Now faced with a dilemma, he has to make a very difficult decision.

‘Balance’ tells the story of soldiers who sacrificed their lives so that the people of the city may live in peace. /  Mehr news /

The secretary of 31st International Film Festival for Children and Youth said over 420 works from 70 countries across the world have applied to participate in the event.

Addressing a press conference in Tehran, Alireza Rezadad said the event will take place from August 30th to September 5th 2018 at central Province of Isfahan in national and international sections.

He added that the international section comprises the feature length and short fiction films as well as animation feature length and short fiction.

Rezadad underscored that the event attaches great importance to enhancement of social happiness in the society.

He stressed that boosting social happiness would impact the children and youth as the major capital of cinema.

The official reiterated that United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will financially support part of the expenses for the applicants and accepted nominees at the second Youth Filmmaking Olympiad in Iran.

Iran Youth Cinema Center is also seeking to pave the way for presence and cooperation of UNICEF in the Youth Filmmaking Olympiad in Iran.

He added that the festival plans to honor late Iranian-Armenian Director Zaven Ghokasian with a special prize for the first time in the history of the event.

Born in Isfahan in 1950, Ghokasian was graduated from the University of Isfahan in chemistry. His mother’s passion led him to become interested in cinema.

He was part of the jury in a number of film festivals in Iran, Austria and Armenia.

Rezadad added that a pair of Japanese filmmaker and artist Hayao Miyazaki’s animations including animated features ‘Spirited Away’ (200 1) and ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ (2004) will hit the silver screen in non-competition section of the festival.

He said selected films of France International Film Festival (Festimaj), and Berlin International Short Film Festival (Interfilm) will be screened in the festival.

Rezadad added that in this edition of the festival three books will be introduced. / mn /