Six Iranian films will be competing in the 13th Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema, which will be held in the Tatarstan capital from September 5 to 11.

“Off-Key” by Amir Purkian will be competing in the feature films category, the organizers have announced.

In the short films category, “Voice” by Dariush Najafigol will go on screen.

“Overruled” by Iranian filmmakers Farnaz and Mohammadreza Jurabchian and “Papeli” (“Butterfly”) by Mehdi Zamanpur Kiasari are two films to go on screen in the full length documentary films competition.

The short documentary films “Light, Shadow, Life” by Shahriar Purseyyedian and “Bakhshi” by Reza Gholami-Motlaq will be screened at the event.

A selection of 60 films from 27 countries will be competing in the festival this year.

Iranian students won a total six medals at the 58th International Mathematical Olympiad, achieving the 5th place in the competition.

The 58th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 12-23 with 111 countries in attendance.

The Iranian students won two gold, three silver and one bronze medals in this competition.

The gold medal winners are Amir Mojtaba Sabour and Ariyo Lotfi Jandaqi, the three silver medalists are Taha Miranzadeh, Mohammad Sadeq Mahdavi and Farhoud Rostam Khani and the bronze medal winner is Soroush Taslimi.

South Korea won this year’s world championship for mathematics with six gold medals followed by Vietnam, China, United States and Iran.

The Olympiad is a world mathematics competition for high school students that take place every year.

/ Isna /

As part of the discount Iran received from Airbus in its order for 100 planes, an A320 comes free. This was announced by deputy minister of roads and urban development, Asghar Fakhrieh-Kashan, in a Sunday ceremony to mark the end of the eight-year tenure of Farhad Parvaresh as the CEO of the flag carrier Iran Air. Airlines usually get discounts from plane manufacturers on huge orders. The Iran Air-Airbus deal is worth $18-20 billion based on list prices, but Parvaresh has been quoted as saying that the value of the contract would not exceed $10 billion considering the number of orders placed and the current market conditions. So far, the Iranian flag carrier has received three out of the 100 orders placed with the European planemaker (1 A321 and 2 A330). Farzaneh Sharafbafi, the first Iranian woman to receive a PhD in aerospace, was recently appointed the new chief executive of Iran Air.

/ Financial tribune /

The vice president of Iran’s International Cooperation Center has announced that 57 thousand foreign students are studying at Iranian universities and each year 10 thousand students from 61 countries add to this number.

Stressing that the admission of foreign students to Iranian universities is one of the main policies of Iran, Vice-President of the Center for International Cooperation of the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology Farajollah Talebi said that Iran annually awards scholarships to 3,000 foreign students in different majors.

“In order to develop cultural diplomacy, Iran has offered the major of Iranian Studies abroad. Sending professors to foreign universities, giving short and long scholarships, writing books and holding scientific conferences with the cooperation of foreign universities are the other measures taken by Iran, “he added. / Isna /

The Iranian disabled weightlifter Majid Farzin broke the world record by raising the weight of 238kg on his head.

At the national championships in Iran, Majid Farzin in the 88kg category, raised the weight of 238kg on his head and broke the world record.

He also won the gold medal of these championships in the 88kg category and the record of the 80kg category is also for him.

The National Handicapped Weightlifting Championships are held from 16 to 18 July with the participation of more than 100 weightlifters from 19 Iranian provinces. / Isna /

The 23nd International Exhibition of Electronics, Computer and E-Commerce, also known as Elecomp 2017, opened at Tehran’s International Permanent Fairgrounds on Friday and will run till Monday.

More than 800 domestic and foreign firms are attending the four-day event, organized by the Iranian ICT Guild Organization, showcasing their latest achievements, products and services in the realm of information technology and telecommunications, Mehr News Agency reported. This year’s edition of the fair, for the third consecutive year, has allocated a section to startups, Zdr.ir reported.

Some 340 startups from across Iran are showcasing their enterprises in an area of 7,000 square meters under the title of ELECOMSTARS with the support of Iran’s Trade Organization of Computer to have the opportunity of meeting potential investors.

/ Financial tribune /

Iranian para athletes have managed to bag a total of 14 medals so far in the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships underway London.

The tournament hosted by the British capital has now witnessed eight days of neck-on-neck competitions among athletes from all across the globe who strive to snatch trophies.

Amid the prestigious sportive event, Iran’s 20-strong squad has succeeded in collecting a total of 20 colorful medal so far.

The last two medals were collected by two para athletes in Men’s shot put F53 event competed on Saturday morning.

Accordingly, Alireza Mokhtari won the title with a throw of eight meters and 35 centimeters which also improved record of Asia. His compatriot Asadollah Azimi also settled for bronze medal with 7.93 meters.

Iran’s tally of medals has therefore climbed to a total of 14 including two gold, seven silver and five bronze trophies.

The 2017 World Para Athletics Championships is a track and field meet for athletes with disabilities, governed by the International Paralympic Committee, being held at Olympic Stadium in London from 14 to 23 July 2017. / Meher news /

Three Iranian javelin throwers collected gold, silver and bronze medals of class F57 at 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London.

The tournament kicked off on Friday at Olympic Stadium of London where para athletes from all over the world have been competing for medals. Men’s javelin F57, held on Tuesday, saw Iranian athletes occupying the top three positions in the prestigious sportive event.

Accordingly, Amanollah Papi managed to win the title by throwin the javelin as far as 44 meters and 87 centimeters. He was followed by his compatriot, Mohammad Khalvandi, who settled for silver medal with a best of 42.18 meters. Meanwhile, Abdollah Heidari stood on the third podium with 41 meters and 83 centimeters.

Iran’s tally of medals hit ten given that Persian para athletes had previously earned seven more medals in various divisions of the international campaign.

Hashemieh Motaghian in javelin, Javad Hardani, Mohsen Kaedi and Mehran Nekuei in shot put as well as Ali Mohammadyari in discus throw all settled for sliver trophies.

Two bronze medals had also been received for the Iranian outfit by Mohsen Majidi in discus throw and Asghar Javanmardi in shot put. / Meher news /

The First Specialized Fruit Industry Exhibition is scheduled for August 22-25 in Tehran’s Olympic Hotel, an executive manager of the event said.

“Iranian producers as well as representatives from Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, Turkey and Qatar will participate in the exhibition. Four workshops on the role of banks, finance and insurance in the fruit industry, subsidiary industries and packaging, waste management and transportation, prices and the formation of production chains will be held on the sidelines of the event,” Majid Haj-Mohammadi was also quoted as saying by IRNA. / Financial tribune /

The number of women in the Iranian job market has experienced a 40 percent growth over the past three years, Irantalent.com reported.

The report, which is related to the previous Iranian calendar year (March 2016-March 2017), puts women’s share of employees in branches of international companies at 29 percent, in privately-owned companies at 32 percent, and in state-run organizations at 20 percent.

About 39 percent of Iranian women are active in non-managerial positions, according to the report.

Women make up 25 percent of mid-level managers and 19 percent of high-level managers in the country.

About 60 percent of women are active as secretaries and administrative staff, and 54 percent are working in the field of translation.

Another study in Irantalent.com report shows that about 50 percent of Iranian women are working in art fields.

Data has been provided based on a survey on 100,000 employees in 28 different job groups all around the country.

Irantalent.com is the leading job site and online recruitment service in Iran, with a database of over half a million Iranian professionals, specialists and managers across all industries and job categories.

/ Tehran times /