Iran has been scheduled to face powerhouse Spain, Slovenia, and Sweden in the 2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament 2. The team is going to hold an oversea training camp in Hungary or Slovenia ahead of the crucial qualification. The Iranian national team players have been invited by Irfan Smajlagic to hold …

The modelling study, led by Dr. Marco Springmann from the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food at the University of Oxford, UK, is the first of its kind to assess the impact of climate change on diet composition and bodyweight, and to estimate the number of deaths they …

“Iran is ready to boost nuclear cooperation with South Korea for power generation and (producing) water desalination units, within the framework of the JCPOA and the NPT regulations,” Eshaq Jahangiri said in a meeting with South Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Joo Hyung-hwan, held in Tehran on Monday. …

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have uncovered a protein that is key to the development of blood cancers caused by a common genetic error. The discovery will help find future strategies for early treatment or possibly even prevention of these cancers. Seventy percent of human cancers have abnormally high …

The technological defense achievements, include the Parscam detector, explosive and drug detection devices, explosion-proof polymer coatings, a new generation of NBC protective clothing based on the technology of selectively permeable membranes, and the production line for Obidoxime Chloride, an important drug used to treat nerve gas poisoning. Speaking to reporters …

Imam Khamenei, accompanied by a host of senior Iranian officials, uttered a prayer at the deceased’s coffin covered with a black pall. The funeral ceremony was held at the shrine of the eighth Shiite imam, Imam Reza (AS). Ayatollah Vaez Tabasi was the chief custodian of the Astan Quds Razavi, …

Persepolis has been scheduled to meet in-form Tractor Sazi on Sunday in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. A defeat would leave it seven points adrift of IPL leader Esteghlal in the table. “Persepolis has a difficult match against Tractor Sazi since the team has secured two big wins in the AFC Champions …

Published on Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the LEAP-On study followed on from the LEAP (Learning Early About Peanut Allergy) study, both led by Professor Gideon Lack at King's College London, which found that the majority of infants at high-risk of developing peanut allergy are protected from …

In an interview with Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news website, Ali Akbar Salehi said the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) is dragging its feet over terminating the anti-Iran sanctions under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Salehi said the other side should be held accountable for …

The JCPOA is an opportunity for the entire international community, particularly for regional countries who can take advantage of the accord to strengthen security and rejuvenation in the Middle East, Gholam Hossein Dehqani said on Tuesday. He made the comments at a meeting held by the UN Security Council to …