Human Face Carved in High Relief Unearthed in Persepolis
A stone carving showing a human face in bas-relief has been newly discovered at the historical site of Persepolis in southern Iran. The discovery was made during the fourth stage ...
Iran Releases Prominent Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi
Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist jailed for “acting against Iran’s national security” has been released from prison after 8.5 years. Her release came after her prison sentence was ...
Iran’s Persepolis to Host Asian, World Powerlifting Championships
The World Power Sport Federation (WPSF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran on holding Asian world powerlifting championships at Persepolis, a world-famous historical site in southern ...
Iranian Inmates Can Now Meet Their Families Online
For the first time in Iran, a prison in the southern city of Bandar Abbas has made it possible for inmates to contact their families and loved ones online. An ...
Iran Closes Iraq Borders to Arbaeen Pilgrims to Stem Spread of COVID-19
Iran’s land and air borders will be closed to pilgrims who intend to go to the Iraqi holy city of Karbala on Arbaeen, the fortieth day after the martyrdom anniversary ...
NASA Invites Iran to Join Online Observation of Moon
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has once again invited Iran to observe the moon online. The Tehran Planetarium known as the Mina Dome measured up to all standards ...
Iran’s Architecture in Photos: House of Mohammad Moein
Mohammad Moein was a prominent Iranian researcher and professor whose house in Tehran has turned into a museum. The Museum House of Mohammad Moein is indeed a complex of two ...
European Envoys Join Tehran Mayor in Car-Free Day Cycling
The ambassadors of France, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Germany along with Pirouz Hanachi, the mayor of Tehran, used their bicycles on Tuesday on the occasion of World Car-Free Day. World ...
Milad Tower lit up gold in support of children with cancer
Milad Tower in Tehran joined an international campaign per MAHAK’s invitation in a simultaneous action with 6 famous towers in Canada, the UK, Belgium, China and Malaysia. Milad Tower in ...
Egypt discovers 14 ancient tombs at Saqqara
Egypt's Antiquities Ministry announced the discovery of 14 coffins in the Saqqara area that had lain buried for two and a half thousand years. The tombs were found during an ...









