Iranian inventors bagged a total of 14 medals for their inventions among more than 1,000 works at the 2017 Thailand Inventors’ Day (TID) in Bangkok.

Iran competed in the 20th round of TID…

Depression accounted for 44.6% of the total disease burden from mental illnesses in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) in 2013, reveals the first-ever comprehensive study quantifying the…

Sponsored by Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO), the Middle East’s largest veterinary hospital began operations in Tehran on Monday.

“Expansion of veterinary hospitals is of great…

Social emergency centers will be opened in 337 cities with a population of higher than 50,000 households by the end of the current year in March. Currently, the centers have been established in…

By the end of the current Iranian year in March, 12 new provincial centers will be set up to collect bone marrow cells, said the technical deputy head of Iran Blood Transfusion Organization.

Children are feeling the trunk of a tree with their eyes blindfolded; a happy smiling girl is cherishing a rabbit, and some other children are watering flowers planted in a corner in the yard.…

In the aftermath of the Plasco Building incident which claimed the lives of 20 people, including 16 firefighters and four civilians, people in Tehran are becoming empathetic to tragedies, promptly…

Ryanair's average fares fell more than expected in the last three months of 2016 amid a capacity glut in Europe's short-haul aviation market, but the low-cost giant said it remains on track to…

Iranians helped Armenia register a 5.7% growth in inbound tourism in 2016 compared to the previous year, according to official figures released by Armenia's State Tourism Committee.

Rescue archeology operations in Kafari Canyon (known in Persian as Tang-e Kafari) in Ilam Province have led to the discovery of a building dating back to the Sassanid Empire (224–651).  The…

When Iran won the bid to host the 17th World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations' Convention, most tour guides were reluctant to come.

Fear mongering campaigns by the vested western…

An Italian investor is considering investing in restoration projects and repurposing them for tourism purposes, the head of the Revitalization and Utilization Fund for Historical Places said.

Iran is renewing ties with the world in the hope of drawing foreign investment by presenting itself as a business-friendly market, as western sanctions were lifted against the country following…

It seems Uber is serious about building flying taxis.

The online transportation network announced the hiring of former NASA engineer Mark Moore to kick-start its flying taxi project, Uber…

Visiting Iran’s Science and Technology Museum in Tehran will be free of charge on Thursday, February 9 to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.  The museum has five main…

In line with policy to strengthen ties between universities and industries, Iran’s ICT Guild Organization—known as NASR Organization— signed a memorandum of understanding Monday with  Tehran…

Iran’s third largest mobile operator, RighTel unveiled an indigenous mobile messaging application on February 6. 

The application is named RighPhone and was unveiled during a…

Ever wanted to get so immersed in a virtual world that you can feel and smell it? Thanks to Koei Tecmo, you might be able to.

Japan’s Koei Tecmo showed off their new cabinet, called “VR…

Iran’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology unveiled a second phase of the National Information Network (NIN) on February 6.

The event was held on occasion of the 10-Day…

Thousands of protesters shouting "Down with Spain's justice system" turned up on Monday in Barcelona at the trial of Catalonia's former leader Artur Mas, accused of civil disobedience for holding…

Several technology giants, including Apple, Google and Microsoft, banded together on Sunday to file a legal brief opposing President Donald Trump's temporary immigration ban, arguing that it "…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was on Monday officially nominated to run as her party’s candidate in this year’s federal elections, party sources say.

A leaders’ meeting of her center-…

China on Monday said it had "lodged representations" with the United States over Washington's new sanctions list targeting Iran, which includes Chinese companies and individuals.

The…

Iranians used 73 million bank cards by Dec. 20, of which 68 million or 93.29% were debit cards, the latest official data revealed. 

Gift cards and vouchers comprised 6.5% of the…

The Central Bank of Iran's new oversight plan for the banking system has employed the latest in international banking experiences and practices, announced the head of the much-anticipated scheme.…