Iran’s handicraft exports in the last fiscal year (March 2015-16) amounted to $174 million, registering a 13% increase compared with the previous year, said the director of Handicrafts Department’…

Iran’s pistachio accounts for $1.5 billion of a total of $2 billion worth of nuts exported from the country annually, said Asadollah Asgaroladi, a member of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries,…

A mother singing to her baby is such a normal event that most people give the subject little thought. But why do mothers do it, and what can we learn from it? 

Singing to babies is…

Nearly 33,227 people with HIV/AIDS have been identified in the country, of whom 84% are men and 16% women, as per the official figures released last October.

Over the past couple of years, Iran has been pressing ahead with its program to boost vaccine production and reach self-sufficiency in several types of the life-saving antigenic substance.

There are 18 temporary safe shelters in 18 provinces of the country to house and support victims of domestic violence and abuse, and runaway girls. “The last shelter was opened in North Khorasan…

Over 2,100 homeless people have been provided warm shelters since Saturday in Tehran, after the temperature dropped several degrees and a white blanket of snow covered most of the city’s…

About 20%-70% of addiction vulnerability is genetic, said Hamidreza Khorram-Khorshid, president of Tehran’s University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences. “Many genes influence…

A meeting between head of Passive Defense Organization of Iran Colonel Gholamreza Jalali and head of Food and Drug Administration Dr. Rasoul Dinarvand was recently held to devise ways to develop…

The 2nd International conference on regenerative medicine will be held July 12-14 at Iran International Conference Center in Tehran. So far, 15 international scientists and 25 expatriate Iranian…

Iran’s second largest mobile operator MTN-Irancell has launched an online television application, named ‘Lenz’ for mobile devices, making the company the first mobile operator in the country to…

A new messaging application developed by Iranians students was unveiled last week. The app 'Bale' (yes in Farsi) and what distinguishes it from similar competitors is its banking and payment…

A London hospital is using VR to make medical testing more comfortable for children.

King’s College Hospital teamed with the Google Play Specialist team to create an app that—when worn…

Samsung had a lifetime's worth of battery woes in 2016. Seeking to ensure it doesn't endure a repeat crisis in 2017 the company is looking to a variety of battery manufacturers to provide parts…

An estimated 30 million SIM cards are in the process of being disconnected according to a deputy from the Telecoms Ministry, ICTNA reported on February 18.

Each year 12.5 million cell phones are brought into Iran illegally depriving  government coffers $350 million in tax revenues, says a business official.

Turkey’s prime minister drew criticism on Saturday for holding a rally in Germany urging Turks there to support a referendum that would expand President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers.

Senator John McCain, defending the media against the latest attack by President Donald Trump, warned that suppressing the free press was “how dictators get started”.

The Arizona Republican…

Malaysia’s police are looking for four more North Korean suspects who they say left the country the same day the North Korean leader’s brother died after being attacked at the Kuala Lumpur airport…

Thirteen people have been arrested and two police officers were slightly injured following a protest in Paris against police violence. Rallies have taken place around France following the alleged…

Some 160,000 people demonstrated in Barcelona to demand the government allow more refugees into Spain from war-hit areas such as Syria.

Marchers carrying placards and banners-many in the…

Russia’s foreign minister has called for an end to an outdated world order dominated by the West, even as US Vice President Mike Pence has pledged his country’s “unwavering” commitment to its…

Ignoring repeated warnings from Beijing not to aggravate tensions in Southeast Asia, the US Navy has deployed an aircraft carrier strike group for “routine” maritime patrols in the vicinity of the…

Iraqi forces launched an offensive on militants defending Mosul’s west bank on Sunday, in what could be the most brutal fighting yet in a four-month-old operation on the city.

“Our forces…

After ‘The Comprehensive History of Iran,’ a 20-volume survey of Iranian history, the Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia (CGIE) in Tehran will unveil another ambitious research work in…