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Literacy rate up 2.85% in Iran over 5 years

Literacy rate in Iran has increased by 2.85 percent between 2011 and 2016, director of the Literacy Movement Organization said. “Some 5.8 million people are purely illiterate and 11 million are functionally illiterate,” Ali Baqerzadeh said, without mentioning any figures on the literacy rate. Official figures released by the Statistical ...

‘Light Sight’ collects 5 international awards

'Light Sight', an animated short film by Moslem Tabatabei won 5 international awards. The 7 minute animated short film Light Sight directed by Mosl ...

34% Rise in Foreign Tourists to Iran FTZs

M ore than 28,000 foreign tourists spent at least a night in Iranian free trade zones in the first seven months of the Iranian year (ended Oct. 22), m ...

“Breath” wins awards at Minsk filmfest

Iran’s submission to the 2018 Oscars “Breath” won two awards at the 24th Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad” in Belarus, including best direc ...

Maryam Mirzakhani to be commemorated at Sharif University

Sharif University is going to hold a commemoration ceremony to play homage to late Iranian math genius Maryam Mirzakhani on November 21. The commem ...

Kianoush Rostami to sell his gold for quake victims

Olympic gold medal winner in Rio 2016 Kianoush Rostami is going to auction his medal to give the money to the people who were affected by the earthqua ...

Iranian artists step up Kermanshah quake relief efforts

Iranian artists have announced that they would organize various programs to help the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit the western Irania ...

Leading Iranian folk music ensemble to perform in Dhaka Folk Fest

Rastak, one of Iran’s leading contemporary folk music ensembles, will perform on the final day of the Dhaka International Folk Festival 2017 that will ...

Athens photo exhibit highlights ancient Iranian civilization

A photo exhibition displaying aspects of ancient Iranian civilization is currently underway at the Hellenic Photographic Society in Athens, Greece. ...

Iranian, Malaysian women to bolster trade relations

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked between Iran Malaysia Women Business Forum (IMWBF) and Women Entrepreneur Network of Malaysia (WENA) to ...