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Yesterday 15:50
MP underscores conservation of native, endemic plant species
TEHRAN – The head of the Iranian parliament’s environment fraction, Somayeh Rafiei, has underlined paying special attention to endemic and native plant species and implementing plant diversity conservation projects in the country.
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Yesterday 15:47
25 countries attending Rayan intl. AI, programming contest
TEHRAN – Some 100 participants from 25 countries are participating in the final stage of the Rayan international artificial intelligence (AI) and programming contest, titled World Finals, which is being held on-site in Tehran from November 25 to 29.
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Yesterday 15:45
Tehran, Jakarta to foster scientific cooperation
TEHRAN – The head of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology’s center for international scientific cooperation, Farhad Yazdandoost, and the Indonesian Ambassador to Iran, Roliansyah Sumirat, have discussed ways to enhance research, educational, and cultural collaborations between Iran and Indonesia.
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2025-11-24 15:15
Literacy Movement starts activities in elementary schools
TEHRAN – The Literacy Movement Organization, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, has started activities in elementary schools.
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2025-11-24 15:09
Iran discusses expanding ties with Tajikistan, Pakistan in ICT sector
TEHRAN – To boost cooperation with neighboring countries and strengthen regional interactions in the information, communication, and technology (ICT) sector, ICT Minister Sattar Hashemi has held meetings with his counterparts from Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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2025-11-24 14:53
Iranian delegation to attend Tokyo Nano Tech 2026
TEHRAN – Supported by the Organization for Development of International Cooperation in Science and Technology, Iranian knowledge-based companies will participate in the 25th International Nanotechnology Exhibition and Conference, known as Nano Tech 2026, which is scheduled to be held from January 27 to 31, 2026, in Tokyo, Japan.
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2025-11-22 15:42
Tehran, Soul to beef up sci-tech co-op
TEHRAN – Farhad Yazdandoost, an official with the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, and Kim Junpyo, South Korea’s ambassador to Iran, have discussed ways to promote scientific and technological collaboration between the two countries.
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2025-11-22 15:38
Iran explores potentials to boost tech ties with Algeria, Kenya
TEHRAN – The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister, Sattar Hashemi, has held separate meetings with his Algerian and Kenyan counterparts, discussing ways to develop markets and enhance synergy to promote collaboration on smart government, space industry, digital economy, and cybersecurity.
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2025-11-22 15:03
DOE calls for implementing regional action plan to save Caspian Sea
TEHRAN – Sediqeh Torabi, an official with the Department of Environment (DOE), has called for implementing a regional action plan drafted by five littoral states for the conservation of the Caspian Sea.
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2025-11-21 16:23
By Mehdi Garshasbi
Young Scholars Club materializes Iran’s scientific diplomacy, superiority
TEHRAN - The Young Scholars Club was established in the Iranian year 1366 (1987-1988) to promote and expand basic sciences in the country.
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2025-11-21 15:18
COP30: Iran says climate action impossible without financing
TEHRAN – Sediqeh Torabi, an official with the Department of Environment (DOE), has emphasized the need for sufficient and predictable financing for implementing climate actions by developing countries.
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2025-11-21 14:54
National Multimedia Festival on Nuclear Technology and Life slated for January
TEHRAN – The first National Multimedia Festival on Technology and Life is scheduled to take place in January 2026 in the southwestern city of Bushehr.
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2025-11-19 16:03
IRCS, ICRC hold webinar on early rehabilitation
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) have hosted a webinar on ‘Early Rehabilitation in Conflicts and Disasters’.
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2025-11-19 15:52
Iran to attend CITES COP20
TEHRAN – Iran will participate in the twentieth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES COP20), which is scheduled to be held from November 24 to December 5 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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2025-11-19 15:13
Tehran, Havana ink pharmaceutical MOU
TEHRAN – Iran and Cuba have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand international cooperation in the health sector and increase access to health products.
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2025-11-18 16:03
Iran attending D-8 Health Experts meeting
TEHRAN – An Iranian delegation led by Deputy Health Minister Sajjad Razavi is representing the country at the first Meeting of D-8 Health Experts, being held in Cairo, Egypt, on November 17 and 18.
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2025-11-18 16:01
ICT minister taking part in WTDC-25
TEHRAN – An Iranian delegation led by the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister, Sattar Hashemi, is participating in the World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 (WTDC-25), from 17 to 28 November 2025.
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2025-11-18 16:00
Antimicrobial Resistance week being marked
TEHRAN – The health ministry is observing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) week from November 18 to 24 with the global theme of ‘Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future’.
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2025-11-17 15:50
Iranian team shines at RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2025
TEHRAN – Iranian robotics team, called Mositto, has managed to win a gold medal at the 8th edition of RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP) 2025.
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2025-11-17 15:47
Iranian university holds workshop on ‘Pediatric Critical Care Nursing’ in Ghana
TEHRAN – Iran University of Medical Sciences and Islamic University College, Ghana, have co-organized a two-day clinical workshop on ‘Pediatric Critical Care Nursing’ in Ghana.
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2025-11-17 15:33
More Iranian universities in QS Asia University Rankings
TEHRAN – The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings has placed 48 Iranian universities in the list of top universities in 2026, compared to 32 universities in 2025.
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2025-11-16 15:43
Over 2,770 Iranians among world’s top 2% most-cited researchers
TEHRAN – Stanford University, in collaboration with Elsevier, has placed a total of 2,772 Iranian researchers among the top two percent of the most-cited scientists’ annual list, based on career-long impact.
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2025-11-16 15:39
Scientific articles grow by 40% in 2nd national congress on Persian medicine
TEHRAN – A total of 569 articles were submitted in the second national congress on Persian medicine, indicating a forty-percent growth compared to 390 articles handed in the first national congress on Persian medicine, according to the scientific secretary of the congress.
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2025-11-16 15:30
Iran robotics team shines at First Global Challenge
TEHRAN – A three-member team of Iranian students has won two silver medals at the ninth edition of the First Global Challenge (FGC), an Olympics-style international robotics competition held in Panama from October 29 to November 1.
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2025-11-15 15:31
National Youth Population Award held
TEHRAN – The third National Youth Population Award was held today with the presence of President Masoud Pezeshkian.
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2025-11-15 15:27
Sistan-Baluchestan hosts workshops on positive parenting skills
TEHRAN – To promote positive parenting skills, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has organized workshops targeting counselors from Primary Health Care (PHC) centres and schools across 14 cities in the southern and eight in the northern parts of Sistan-Baluchestan province.
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2025-11-15 15:10
Iranian students clinch gold medals in ISIF 2025
TEHRAN –Iranian students have secured three gold medals and a special award in the International Science and Invention Fair (ISIF) 2025, ranking them among the top innovators worldwide.
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2025-11-14 15:39
ROPME approves Iran’s three initiatives
TEHRAN – The 39th Executive Committee Meeting of the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) has approved three initiatives proposed by Iran.
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2025-11-14 15:19
Burkina Faso seeks Iran’s expertise in combating drugs
TEHRAN – Burkina Faso’s Security Minister Mahamadou Sana has voiced the country’s willingness to benefit from Iran's anti-narcotics police expertise in the fight against drugs.
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2025-11-14 15:00
Over 70 countries attend Intl. Combinatorics Olympiad in Tehran
TEHRAN – The fifth International Combinatorics Olympiad (ICO 2025) took place in Tehran on October 30 and 31, bringing together approximately 5,000 competitors from over 70 countries both in person and online.