Historical mansions in Semnan to turn into handicrafts markets, workshops

TEHRAN – A number of historical mansions in the north-central city of Semnan are planned to be turned into handicrafts markets and workshops, Semnan’s tourism chief has announced.

“The Computer and the Brain” offered at Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – A Persian translation of the Hungarian-American mathematician John von Neumann’s 1958 book “The Computer and the Brain” has come to Iranian bookstores.

Saeed Shirkhani

Let the dust settle

[Spoiler Alert] The first book from Frank Herbert’s Dune collection, published about six decades ago. After some desperate and failed attempts from Hollywood to bring it to the big screen, Dennis Villeneuve finally blew the dust off the book.

Movies from Iran line up for Intl. Amity Short Film Festival

TEHRAN – Fourteen movies by Iranian filmmakers will be screened in the different sections of the 4th International Amity Short Film Festival, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, from December 1 to 5.

Cinéma Vérité to review seven hits from world’s documentary cinema   

TEHRAN – Seven hits from the world’s documentary cinema will be reviewed during the Cinéma Vérité festival in the Special Screenings category.

Book on Iran theater pioneers published  

TEHRAN – A book giving an account of those people who developed Iran’s modern theater has been published by the Tehran-based publisher Mahris.

Youth ministry, UNODC to launch “Line up, Live up” program

TEHRAN – The Ministry of Sport and Youth in cooperation with the Drug Control Headquarters and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), will launch the “Line up, Live up” program to prevent social harm among young adults.

Coronavirus reduces AIDS diagnosis, treatment

TEHRAN – The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the identification and treatment of HIV patients in Iran so that we could not control HIV properly and the identification of these patients has decreased, Mohammad Mehdi Gooya, head of the diseases management center of the Ministry of Health, said.

Iran planning to launch 3 satellites into space

TEHRAN – Iran is going ahead with the launch of three satellites into orbit in line with a national plan to develop the space industry over the last 10 years.

Historical sites in Kermanshah unaffected by quake

TEHRAN – A medium-sized 4.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Kermanshah on Sunday caused no damage to historical sites across the western province.

Boosting maritime tourism needs careful planning, deputy minister says

TEHRAN – A carefully planned strategy is needed to promote maritime tourism on Iran’s northern and southern coasts, the deputy tourism minister has announced.  

Iraqi tour operators to visit Golestan on fam tour

TEHRAN – A group of 10 Iraqi tour operators and travel agents along with their Iranian fellows are to commence a familiarization tour across the northern province of Golestan, the provincial tourism chief has announced.

High-ranking Iranian delegation visits Syria seeking expansion of economic ties

TEHRAN - Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Fatemi Amin has visited Syria on top of a high-ranking delegation to attend an Iran-Syria Joint Economic Committee meeting and also to launch the country’s exclusive exhibition in Damascus.

Iran defender Khalilzadeh ruled out for four weeks

TEHRAN – Iran national football team defender Shoja Khalilzadeh has been ruled out for four weeks, Qatari club Al Rayyan announced via Twitter.

Iran’s nuclear chief dismisses reports that talks with Grossi failed

TEHRAN – Mohammad Eslami, chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), has dismissed as untrue claims that the recent talks in Tehran between Iran and IAEA director general Rafael Grossi failed.

Iran volleyball reaches agreement with Campedelli

TEHRAN – Iran volleyball federation reached an agreement with women volleyball coach Alessandra Campedelli.

Iran unveils modern domestically-made customs equipment, systems

TEHRAN – Iran unveiled a series of domestically produced smart customs systems and equipment on Monday in a ceremony attended by the country’s Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Ehsan Khandouzi and the Vice President for Science and Technology Sourena Sattari, IRIB reported.

POGC begins new exploration operation in South Pars field

TEHRAN - Iran’s Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), which is in charge of developing the country’s giant South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf, has begun new drilling operations in this field to explore the possibility of new reserves, an official with the company announced.

NITC to take special measures to improve livelihood of personnel

TEHRAN - Hossein Shiva, the new managing director of the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), has said the company will take special measures to resolve the problems of the sailors and the company’s personnel and to improve their livelihood.

Gas transmission hits record high of 800 mcm/d

TEHRAN – Gas transmission in Iran hit a new record of over 800 million cubic meters per day (mcm/d) on November 21, Iranian Gas Transmission Company (IGTC)’s Managing Director Mehdi Jamshidi Dana announced.

Tehran to host World Soil Day 2021 celebration

TEHRAN – A ceremony will be held on the occasion of World Soil Day 2021 at the Tehran Permanent International Fairground on December 5, with the theme of "Halt soil salinization, boost soil productivity".

Iranian team wins 9 medals in IOAA 2021

TEHRAN – Iranian students grabbed 9 medals in the 14th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA 2021).