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Tourists to Kerman must make sure not to miss Ganjalikhan Bazaar which is located between Chahar Suq and Ekhtiari. The bazaar with its wonderful architectural style pertaining to the Safavid era is situated on the southern side of Ganjalikhan Square.

 Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) said it would support inviting foreign scientists and researchers to enhance the status of national education and its programs.

New global ranking for the world universities shows an improvement in the status of three top Iranian universities, ranking Iran higher by giving the Islamic Republic seven points.

The 20th scientific Olympiad for University Students started here in west of the country, a senior education official said.

Head of Art Division in west Azerbaijan Province Alireza Nourouzi said on Saturday that Orumiyeh of Iran and Baku in Azerbaijan are to broaden cultural cooperation.

Some 50 books on Sacred Defense (Iraqi-imposed war against Iran during 1980-88) will be showcased by the Assembly of Sacred Defense Publishers in the 28th Moscow International Book Fair.

Four professors of Tabriz University are ranked among the world's top scientists, announced Thomson Institute for Scientific Information (ISI).

Malaysia's Terengganu State plans to set up a Quran university as there is no such university in the country yet.

The Spanish capital of Madrid will host an international Halal exhibition later this month.

Accommodating Muslim travelers, a Florida international airport announced plans to build a prayer room for Muslims, as the flights to United Arab Emirates will start next month.

You may not have noticed it — the halal certification mark that sits on almost every item in an Aussie shopping basket from Vegemite and Cadbury chocolate to Steggles chicken breast tenders.

The 13th Imam Reza International Festival is slated to start simultaneously in 31 Iranian provinces and 79 countries as of today, an Iranian official said on Sunday.

A team of astronomers discovered a Jupiter-like planet within a young system that could serve as a decoder ring for understanding how planets formed around our sun.

An international team of astronomers have confirmed that the energy in the Universe today is only about half of what it was two billion years ago and they' re continuing to fade. The universe is slowly dying, their study showed.

Iran’s police chief said the Islamic Republic is ready to help Brazil to ensure security during the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, after the two countries provided “a good example of police cooperation” in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Iran inaugurated a cultural center in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, an Iranian attaché announced on Friday.

The 8th General Assembly of Islamic Radios and Televisions Union is scheduled to open here in Tehran this weekend with representatives from 35 countries in attendance, a senior organizer of the international event announced.

A 410-year-old copy of the Holy Quran dating back to Mughal ruler Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar’s period has been recovered by the Indian police in the Mysuru district, Daily Times reported.

Nigerian Muslims have hailed President Muhammadu Buhari's recommendation of adding Islamic books to public secondary schools' curriculum, adding that such isolated step would not end what they described as longstanding and systemic decimation against Islamic studies in government-funded schools

Archeological studies in the Paleolithic site of Mirak, in Semnan province, have provided evidence of life of the Neanderthals in Iran.

The Iraqi Cultural Center in Tehran to screen a movie, titled “Until Ahmed Returns,” on the Saddam regime’s imposed war on Iran in the 1980s.

An Iranian official released the figures depicting growth in number of Europeans visiting Iran

To define an Iranian woman, four phrases come to mind: great wives, passionate mothers, committed experts and also competent athletes.

The UNFPA Executive Director for International Youth Day, Babatunde Osotimehin, issued a statement, themed: 'Investing in the power of young people, transforming our world.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for supporting young people in creating a future where the planet earth is protected and all people live in dignity

Serbia is interested in officially presenting Persian language courses in high schools, said the head of a Serbian Center for Education Testing and Evaluation.

A ceremony was held in Iran’s capital of Tehran on Wednesday to mark 'the Islamic Human Rights and Human Dignity Day', designated by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Lebanon is planning to install a bust of former Iranian politician and military commander Mostafa Chamran, who was killed during the 1980-1988 Iraqi imposed war on Iran.

Head of the Legal and International Affairs Department at the Technical and Vocational Training Organization, Javad Salehi, says his Organization is going to cooperate with such institutions as the UNHCR, Danish Refugee Council (DRC), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

Archaeological studies in the Paleolithic site of Mirak in Semnan point to evidence of the life of the Neanderthals in Iran.

Deputy head of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari’s Cultural Heritage said the province has received 7 UNESCO seals of excellence during the past two years.

Shush (Susa) is a relatively small city located 115 kilometers to the northwest of Ahvaz, Khuzestan province.

Iranian ambassador to Riyadh emphasized need for expansion of scientific cooperation with Saudi Arabia saying academic and laboratory facilities in Saudi Arabia are unique, just like the Iranian academically unique manpower, matching of which could work like flying colors.

An exhibition titled ‘Quran and Islamic Art’ was launched in the Indian capital of New Delhi this Thursday.

Iran’s Ministry of Education is leading the way in the implementation of the national plan for training 10 million memorizers of the Quran.

Iran’s representatives at Expo 2015 in Italy’s Milan are going to hold a cultural ceremony to celebrate Iran Day with music programs and traditional costume show, an official said.

Iran has commemorated National Reporter’s Day marking the anniversary of the killing of an Iranian reporter in Afghanistan seventeen years ago.

Tabriz, in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan, has long been the venue of cultural exchanges and its historic bazaar complex is one of the most important commercial centers on the Silk Road.

The First International Festival of Pediatric Patients' Paintings (IFPPP) will be held in Tehran on October 8.

Physician members of the International Organization for Shia Doctors say Iran's scientific and research achievements are of high global status and international well-credited universities rely on them.

Pesticides could be more effective and less environmentally damaging thanks to the new nano formulations investigated by Dr. Mohammad Ghadamyari, a researcher and faculty member at the University of Guilan, Iran.

Technical faculties of Tehran University ranked 56th in the world according to media.

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance speaking at the meeting of Coordination Council of Secretariat of Culture Ministers of Islamic world called for compiling of cultural development doctrine among Muslim nations.

Chairman of Philippines National Commission of Culture and Arts Felipe De Leon hailed Iran's civilizational role in international community, saying that Iran-5+1 Group nuclear deal paved the way for further interaction between Iran and international community.

Shiraz liver transplant surgeons are the busiest in the world as they had 500 such surgeries last year and will have over 600 liver transplant surgeries in the current Iranian year, member of Iranian High Transplant Council said on Wednesday.

Offering their friends a rare look into the teachings of Islam, young Muslim students in Evansville city in the US state of Indiana have organized the first food event in the church, bringing the followers of the two faiths closer.

An Iranian astronomer noted that some 750 verses of the Holy Quran are about natural and empirical sciences, reminding people of issues like creation of the earth and heavens, mountains, plants and other beings.

President Hassan Rouhani issued a statement on Friday congratulating the National Reporter's Day.

Children with severely selective eating habits were more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression or social anxiety than kids who consumed a wide variety of foods.

An academic delegation from Iran met the officials of the two main Singaporean universities and signed an MoU.