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100 books published by Al-Mustafa International University will be showcased at the 28th Moscow International Book Fair.

Another Library for the blind comes into operation in the current year-end, an official says.

Iranian high school students stole the show at the 9th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) held in Semarang and Magelang, Indonesia, from July 28 to August 4.

For centuries, Mesopotamia was thought to be the world’s oldest civilization. This was generally accepted by the people until a 5,000-year old temple was discovered in Jiroft Historical Site in Iran’s southern Kerman province, prompting archeologists to identify the region as the world’s oldest cradle of human civilization.

The right path, the path of moderation not extremes

President Hassan Rouhani said the right path is the path of moderation not extremes.

Iranian high school students won the championship title at the 9th International Olympiad of Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) held in Indonesia

Iranian students of Sharif University have won 3 gold and 3 silver medals in the International Mathematics Competition for University Students (IMC) in Bulgaria

 Plants can't feel pain or hunger like animals, but their cells can communicate stress in a way that's not so different from what animals do, scientists have found.

Secretary-General of World Assembly of Islamic Awakening Ali Akbar Velayati praised the role Muslim scientists have played in the development of science, and rapped the West over attempts to downplay Muslims' contributions to science.

A third of the stars in the Milky Way have dramatically changed their orbits and moved away from their birthplaces, reveals a new map of the galaxy created by scientists with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS).

An Iranian official announced on Sunday that four Iranian media outlets will cover the upcoming Moscow International Book Fair due to be held in the Russian capital next month.

Education system should enhance national solidarity

President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that education system should enhance social solidarity and increase learners' respect for national identity.

In the upcoming academic year, a new batch of students from Mexico and China will participate in the bilateral scholarship program established by the two countries, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Sunday.

Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati and Syria’s Ambassador to Tehran Adnan Mahmoud explored avenues for Tehran-Damascus cooperation in cultural fields.

Contractor of Azad Dam project and its water transfer system said that by designing and manufacturing the first 'governors' of hydro-electric power plant of Azad Dam in Kurdestan province by Iranian engineers, Iran ha sjoined limited countries manufacturing such important equipment.

A member of the presiding board of Iraq's parliament Sheikh Hamam Hamoudi said on Monday that endowment helps deepen cultural and religious affinity between Iran and Iraq.

Iran's Ambassador to Kabul Mohammad-Reza Bahrami says Iran is to grant 500 scholarships to Afghan students.

Director of the Tarjoman-e Vahy Institute said it will publish 4 new renderings of the Holy Quran in 4 languages by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (ends March 2016).

A piece of the Kiswah, the black silk and gold-embroidered curtain used to cover the holy Kaaba, has been reinstalled at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York.

A book titled “Imam of Kindness” on the life of Imam Reza (AS) will be published in Persian, English, Arabic and Urdu languages.

Thousands of people attended an exhibition at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England, which celebrated Muslim lifestyles.

UNICEF envoy in Iran in a message to the breastfeeding promotion conference in Tehran has praised Iran’s pro-family policies.

Iranian researchers used zero capacity iron nanoparticles to decrease the amount of heavy metals in wastewater produced by refineries

Researchers from Bu-Ali Sina (Avicenna) University in association with an Iranian enterprise tried to detect effective parameters in the synthesis of gold nanocoatings.

For years, researchers have hunted for memory architectures that could address the primary weaknesses of DDR and NAND flash without introducing more problems or simply costing too much money. Today, Intel and Micron jointly announced that they may have created it.

A new proof of concept from researchers at MIT demonstrates what may be the simplest way yet to find out what people are accessing through Tor.

Representative of the United Nations children's fund, UNICEF, in Iran Ezio Gianni Murzi hailed the Islamic Republic's supportive role, specially Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei's religious decree, for the improvement of the educational conditions of refugee and immigrant children in Iran.

President of University of Kashan said on Saturday that three professors of the university have been named as elite scientists of the world.

Amin Aaser didn't need to look farther than his own Minnesota childhood to inspire his series of children's books.

Tehran's Khajeh Nasir Technical University has reached an agreement with a number of French universities for holding a number of joint post-graduate courses.

Annual per capita consumption of flowers in developed countries is 20 times higher than Iran, said deputy head of National Research Center on Flowers and Decorative Plants Mohammadreza Shafiei on Saturday.

Some 13 Iranian publishers and Assembly of Sacred Defense Publishers will take part in Moscow International Book Fair slated for September 2-6.

Iranian students have ranked the sixth at the 2015 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) currently underway in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Italy has returned some 30 stolen artifacts belonging to Iran’s pre- and post-Islamic era that had been illegally smuggled out of the country over the years.

An Indian official has revealed that the Asian peninsular country is home to more than 180 million Muslim population.

The name of Kashan comes from Kasian - the original inhabitants of the city, whose remains are found at Tepe Sialk (Sialk Hill) dating back 9,000 years. Between the 12th and the 14th centuries CE, Kashan was an important center for the production of high-quality potteries and tiles

Pakistan's Special Olympians continued living up to the billings as they bagged seven more gold and three bronze medals for the country in various sports on Thursday at Los Angles.

Pakistan is to abolish English as its official language in favour of Urdu.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in a meeting with Iranian Vice-President and Head of the Environment Department Ma'soumeh Ebtekar stressed the necessity for enhancement of relations and cooperation with Tehran in environmental fields.

Authorities in Ministry of Science, Research and Technology announced shortening of visa issuance time for foreign students in Iran.

Iranian young chemists grabbed one gold, two silver and one bronze medal in the 47th International Chemistry Olympiad held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The deputy head of Spain’s University of Murcia expressed readiness to expand cultural and educational cooperation with Iranian universities.The deputy head of Spain’s University of Murcia expressed readiness to expand cultural and educational cooperation with Iranian universities.

The 70-million years old fossil of a rare species of marine reptile has been found in Alaska in the Talkeetna Mountains, as confirmed by the University of Alaska Museum of the North.

Taq-e Bostan is a series of large bas-reliefs in rocks pertaining to the Sassanid era.

The UK Foreign Office has lifted its advice for Iran signaling hopes for the country’s tourism industry.

Parents in Florida are calling for two children’s books by Jeanette Winter to be removed from the school curriculum, but the books are on the shelves at Lubbock libraries and have not attracted any similar protests

An international conference on “Islam and Peace” was organized in the Senegalese Capital of Dhakar on Tuesday.

Excitement is building up for MuslimFest, the biggest Muslim festival in North America, which is set to begin this Friday in Mississauga, a suburban city in Canada's Greater Toronto Area.

Leader of the Islamic Republic has received a group of Basiji students winners of medals in scientific Olympiads.

Achieving top ranks in international scientific competitions shows high talents and scientific progress of Islamic Revolution's children, said the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in a meeting with a group of Olympiads' medal winners on Sunday.