Category: 6. Culture

TEHRAN – Water supply in Iran largely depends on rainfall, snowmelt, and underground aquifers, but decades of over-extraction have left groundwater resources severely depleted. While the global water resources are stretched by climate change…

TEHRAN – Following a visit to Al-Zahra hospital in Isfahan province, Yumiko Takashima, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iran, has commended the medical services provided to Afghan refugees.

During…

TEHRAN – Holding separate meetings with his Swiss and Saudi counterparts, Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi has discussed the potential of expanding cooperation in the health sector with the two countries.

The officials met on the…

TEHRAN –Environmental education is placed among the list of major programs of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Iran, aiming to develop sustainable solutions and international cooperation to…

TEHRAN – A musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play “King Lear” is currently on stage at Tehran’s City Theater Complex. 

Elika Abdorrazaqi is the director of the musical, which will remain on stage until June 13. 

Ahmad…

TEHRAN- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” by American writer Victoria Elizabeth Schwab has been published in Persian by Milkan Publications. 

Maedeh Nasiri Sharifi is the translator of the book first released in 2020.

“The Invisible Life of…

TEHRAN – The Iranian short animated film “The Lovely Sky” won the Special Jury Award in the foreign short film category at the 4th ANIMATIBA – Curitiba International Animation Festival, which was held in Brazil from May 8 to 14.

The Special…

“Flynas resumed Iranian pilgrims flights from Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) in Tehran on Saturday,” a Saudi civil aviation authority official said. 

According to the official, flights would also be added from Mashhad in Iran,…

TEHRAN –Over 32 specialized medical centers are benefitting from Persian medicine across the country to increase the chance of infertility treatment, Nafiseh Hosseini-Yekta, the director of the health ministry’s Persian medicine office, has…

TEHRAN – First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref has called for artificial intelligence development in Islamic countries based on the three main principles of multilateral cooperation, scientific synergy, and shared infrastructures.

“Hence, I…