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Iran comes 25th in standings at Rio Olympics
The Iranian team ended the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro ranking 25th in the standings, winning eight medals - three golds, one silver and four bronzes. The Rio 2016 Olympic Games drew to a close Sunday following 17 days of competition between more than 10,900 athletes representing 206 nations. The Rio Games, which marked the first Olymp ...
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Rostami wins Iran’s 1st Rio medal with weightlifting gold
Iran win their first medal of the Rio 2016 Olympics Games as weightlifter Kianoush Rostami grabs gold in the men's 85-kilogram category with ...
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Iran, Russia to cooperate in building remote-sensing satellite
Minister of IT has said an agreement has been hit with Russia where it will cooperate with Iran in developing Iran’s National Remote-Sensing Satellite ...
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‘Green Relief’ scheme aims to cut environmental damages
“Green Relief”, a scheme co-developed by Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the Department of Environment (DoE) aims to reduce environmental damag ...
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Over 3,300 transplants carried out in Iran last calendar year
More than 3,300 transplants were performed in Iran over the last Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2015- March 19, 2016), the director for transplant m ...
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Iran needs 551 airplanes by next 9 years: minister
Iran’s air fleet needs 551 new airplanes by the Iranian calendar year 1404 (March 2025- March 2026), transport minister Abbas Akhoundi announced on We ...
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Iran, Bangladesh agree to boost religious tourism ties
Iran and Bangladesh agreed to boost cooperation in the field of religious tourism, IRNA reported. The director of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism ...
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‘Women to hold 45% of labor market share in Iran by 2026’
By the next ten years about 45 percent of the Iranian labor market will be in the hands of women, Moslem Khani, an advisor to the Ministry of Cooperat ...
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Iran volleyball team learn rivals at 2016 Olympic Games
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games men’s volleyball tournament pool line-up has been officially confirmed following completion of the Men’s Olympic Qualificat ...
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86-year-old Iranian man gets master’s degree
An 86-year-old man earned his master’s degree in educational research from Ajab-Shir Azad University, East Azarbaijan province. Mir-Qanbar Heidari ...