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The national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year 1402, which starts on March 21, has increased the health sector’s budget by 29 percent compared to the current year’s budget. The bill has proposed a budget of 2,730 trillion rials (about $6.8 billion) for the Ministry of Health, IRNA reported. The administration has also propos ...

Iranian short film to vie at 18th IAWRT FilmFest. in India

Iranian short film "Freelodaer" by Elham Mohammadzadeh is scheduled to compete at the 18th edition of the IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival 2023. D ...

Iran’s trade with OIC tops $34 billion in 8 months

Iran's trade with member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reached 54.2 million tons worth $34.81 billion. Latest data releas ...

Iran’s Barmaki chosen as Best Female Kurash Athlete in 2022

Iranian heavy-weight female athlete Fatemeh Barmaki has been selected as the Best Female Athlete in 2022 by International Kurash Association (IKA). ...

Iran 90% self-sufficient in electricity industry

The Iranian Energy Ministry's Spokesman for the electricity sector Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi has said the country is currently 90 percent self-sufficien ...

Yalda Night, celebration of longest night of year

Every year, on 30 Azar in the Iranian calendar that falls on December 21 this year, Iranians celebrate the arrival of winter, the renewal of the sun, ...

‘Adjustment’ wins at Barcelona Human Rights Film Festival

Iranian short film “Adjustment” directed by Mehrdad Hassani has been selected as the best movie at the Barcelona Human Rights Film Festival. Produced ...

Silk weaving traditions gain UNESCO status

Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weaving has gained UNESCO status jointly for Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Tajikistan, Tur ...

Iran’s exports to Qatar up 30% in current year: spox

The Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade’s spokesman said that the country’s exports to neighboring Qatar in one month registered a 30 perent ...

Two Iranian universities among top 100 Asian institutions

According to the QS Asia University Rankings 2023, the Sharif University of Technology and the University of Tehran are among the top 100 universities ...