Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei performed the ritual prayers for top Iranian cleric Ayatollah Abbas Vaez Tabasi at a major funeral service held in the northeastern holy city of Mashhad on Saturday morning.
Ayatollah Abbas Vaez Tabasi, the chief custodian and trustee of the Astan Quds Razavi, a charitable organization administering the eighth Shiite Imam’s shrine and trusteeship, passed away at a hospital in the northeastern city of Mashhad in the early hours of Friday.
The Chinese ambassador to Argentina met here Saturday with some 50 Argentine students who returned home after pursuing academic studies in China with grants offered by the Chinese government, urging them to promote exchange between Argentina and China.
A cooperation MoU was signed by officials of Isfahan University of Technology and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ).
Hamzeh Zare', physical education teacher from Shiraz will join Iranian Paralympians to go to Rio 2016 Paralympics as the coach of Iran national blind football team, reported by Ministry of Education PR and Information Center. The football team is in preparatory camp at present.
According to Ministry of Education PR and Information Center Pedram Zahedi, a student of Khwarizmi High in Sanandadj, a city in the west of Iran, won 3 gold medals for floor exercise, pommel horse and final score in national gymnastics competitions held in Tehran.
On the occasion of 27th of February, the beginning of Islamic Rearing Week Aliasqar Fani, Minister of Education called on the family of Davood Rasuli, a martyr of Rearing Affairs of Education, reported by Ministry of Education PR and Information Center.
According to OERP Public and Int'l Relations Dr. Mohyeddin Bahram Mohammadian sent a message on the passing away of the committed film maker Farajollah Salahshoor. Following is part of his message:
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halaqi discussed on Sunday with Anthony Lake the Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) the mechanisms to activate joint work in providing vaccines and supplies for children in the areas controlled by terrorist organizations and in the makeshift centers.
Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, signed an agreement on Monday to protect cultural heritage in armed conflict cases.
A delegation from Bremen State of Germany visited Isfahan Science and Technology Town (ISTT) to evaluate Iranian market and knowledge-based companies.
An Iranian academic delegation currently visiting Baghdad reached agreement with the most prestigious Iraqi university of Baghdad to cooperate in scientific and research fields.
Tehran Elites Foundation commemorated the lifetime scientific contributions of Dr. Gholam-Hossein Mosaheb, the father of modern mathematics of Iran.
A total of 33 firms from 20 countries will present latest achievements at the 15th Iran International Environment Exhibition to be held in Tehran.
A golden page started in religious democracy with people’s fervent presence in elections
The head of Iran's National Library, Seyed Reza Salehi Amiri, here on Sunday called for expansion of cultural cooperation between Iran and Armenia.
Five natural monuments in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan were registered in the country’s Natural Heritage List, it was announced here Saturday.
German Iranologist Ulrich Marzolph in a ceremony held here to honor him for his services to the Iranian culture, said that he is indebted to the Iranian culture and people.
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in a message issued on Sunday, thanked the aware and determined Iranian nation, who responded positively to the Islamic establishment’s call for participation in the elections and demonstrated religious democracy to the world in their radiant face through firm determination and unforgettable fervor and vibrancy.
Dr. Mohyeddin Bahram Mohammadian, Head of the OERP speaking in the opening ceremony of the 2nd Int'l Geosciences Congress held in Tehran emphasized the importance of geosciences and said, 'the main source of income of the country is from petroleum, gas and minerals that are all obtained from the earth', reported by ISNA.
