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Transit of goods via railway network rose 55 percent in Iran since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21) until August 8, compared to the same period last year. Some 1.2 million tons of cargo was transited via the national railway network in the past [Iranian calendar] year, while the figure is anticipated to reach 1.8 mi ...

Iran thrashes Maldives at Asian women’s volleyball meet

Iran secured its first victory at the Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship in the Philippines. On Friday, Iranian women claimed a 3-0 (25-4, 2 ...

‘Kelileh & Demneh’ wins Special Jury Award at Eurasia Filmfest

Iranian animated piece ‘Kelileh & Demneh’, directed by Alireza Tavakoli, has won Special Jury Award at the Children’s Fest section of 2017 Eurasia ...

Livestock Feed Exports Exceed $170m

Iran exported $173 million worth of livestock feed in the last Iranian year that ended on March 20, 2017, registering a 33% increase compared with the ...

Dairy Exports Targeted to Reach $1b

Iran is targeting dairy exports worth $1 billion in the current fiscal year (March 2017-18), Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati said. “In the pas ...

Best APFF Cameraman award goes to Iran’s Aladpoush

Iranian artist Mohammad Aladpoush won the Best Cameraman award at the 57th Asia-Pacific Film Festival. He received the prestigious award for filmin ...

Story of a Life in Sculptures

A collection of strange sculptures by installation artist Aseman Oraee are on display at Saless Art Gallery in Tehran. ‘Existence’ (in Persian: ‘Mo ...

Iran to Produce Compost From Rice Waste

The Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran is currently working on the production of compost from rice bran and straw so as to prevent ...

Gas station in Tehran gets national heritage status

A relatively long-standing gas station in downtown Tehran has recently been inscribed on the National Heritage List, bringing the number of Iran’s reg ...

Iranian physicists grab 5 medals at IPhO 2017

Young Iranian physicists have won two gold and three silver medals in the 48th round of International Physics Olympiad (IPhO 2017) held in Yogyakarta, ...