Three Iranian villages nominated for UNWTO label
The Iranian villages of Kharanaq, Barandaq, and Lark have been nominated for the ‘Best Tourism Villages’ label, which the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is projected to grant to a selection of rural destinations across the globe. The villages have been selected by a team of experts from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts...
Fars province prepares to develop religious tourism
The Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department of Fars seeks to develop religious tourism across the southern Iranian province. “We intend to develop the required infrastructure for religious tourism across Fars province, which is home to numerous holy shrines, mosques, theological madrasas, and other spiritual sites,” CHTN quoted the provincial tourism chief as saying on...
Iran Red Crescent Society sets up COVID-19 testing site in Kenya
The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has established a testing clinic and laboratory for coronavirus detection in Kenya, IRNA reported on Monday. The IRCS health center in Kenya has been identified as a valid and standard unit for COVID-19 diagnosis by the Kenyan Ministry of Health. The center has held theoretical and practical training courses...
Zahra Nemati wins Iran’s ninth gold in Paralympics
Zahra Nemati claimed Iran’s ninth gold medal in the 2020 Paralympic Games on Thursday. She won the gold in the women’s individual recurve after beating her Italian rival Vincenza Petrilli 6-5. Nemati started her journey with a 6-5 win over Russian Svetlana Barantseva in Round of Eight. She beat Brazilian Fabiola Dergovics 7-1 in quarterfinal...
Millennia-old Iranian village nominated for UNWTO label
Iran’s millennia-old village of Kharanaq has been nominated for the ‘Best Tourism Villages’ label, which will be granted to a selection of rural destinations by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Embracing a labyrinth of streets, tunnels, passageways, and impressive buildings such as a tiny mosque, a shaking minaret, and an old caravanserai, Kharanaq is sometimes...
Over $125 million allocated to nanotechnology sector
As of the start of a national plan to develop the nanotechnology sector 15 years ago, more than 5,283 billion rials (about $125.7 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials) has been allocated to nanotechnology projects, IRNA reported on Saturday. Nanotechnology’s trend of development is growing in Iran, as the number of nanoproducts...
Zakariya Razi; Persian skillful, popular physician
Abu Bakr Muhammad Zakariya Razi is a well-known Persian polymath, who was a front-runner physician, alchemist, philosopher, and important figure in the history of medicine as well, writing important books on medicine, alchemy, philosophy, astronomy, metaphysics and grammar. His own name is Mohammad and his title is Abbu Bakr and his father’s name is Zakaria....
The 34th International Film Festival for Children & Youth will be...
The 34th International Film Festival for Children & Youth will be held from October 8th to 13th, 2021, with the participation of the Iran Cinema Organization, Farabi Cinematic Foundation, and Isfahan Municipality in the categories of feature-length films, short films, animations and web series. Deadline for master copy submission after official selection announced until September...
August 23 is celebrated as #Avicenna Day
August 23 is celebrated as #Avicenna, the #Persian scientist commemoration. He is regarded as one of the most significant physicians, astronomers, thinkers, writers, & the father of medical science who has listed in his famous book The Canon of Medicine a list of 800 pure drugs.
World Muslims Commemorate Tasoua amid Coronavirus Epidemic
People across Iran and other world states mourned Tasoua, the 9th day of the lunar month of Moharram, a day before Imam Hossein (PBUH) was martyred in the battle of Karbala 1,300 years ago, while meeting the health protocols declared to prevent the further spread of coronavirus. Every year, people, dressed in black, took to...