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Hossein Salar Amoli said on Monday at the first general assembly of the Virtual Universities Network of Islamic World, which is currently taking place at Payam Noor University, 18 percent of universities at graduate levels in Iran are listed in the list of the best universities.He added that 1.95 percent …

'Are you Volleyball?' directed by Mohammed Bakhshi received best short film award. 'Blockage' by Mohsen Gharae won the award for the best film. Also Iranian actor, Pejman Bazeghi, the first ambassador of Yari (a Persian equivalent for 'support') was awarded for his valuable services.'Yari' film festival is the oldest Iranian …

Mohammad Khodaparast, head of the environmental protection department of Ardebil province said the fossils are two elephant ivories, each one meter in length.The preliminary studies indicate the fossils belong to the Miocene geological epoch.He stated the fossils were transferred to the Natural History Museum of Ardebil province. Khodaparast noted fossils …

Jebrael Nokandeh said, 'he items to be displayed in ‘Archeology and Art in the Netherlands – Narrated by Drents Museum’ in National Museum of Iran arrived at Imam Khomeini international airport on Saturday night.''The opening ceremony of the 3-month-long exhibition will be held on October 2 with the participation of …

‘Paradise’, directed by Ali Atshani, was accepted for the competition section of the Ninth Williamsburg Independent Film Festival to be held in New York on September 28 and 29, 2018.Founded in 2009, the event is among important film festivals in the US.Starring actors and actresses from Iran, the US and …

In a speech delivered at the symposium, UAC Chairman Alfredo Darwish said that Syria has always been the center of attention due to its principled stances towards Arab issues, SANA reported.Darwish hailed the steadfastness of the Syrian people over the years of the crisis and the sacrifices of the Syrian …

Funeral procession will begin at 8:30 a.m. local time Monday with participation of local people and officials, he said. About half of the martyrs will be buried in Ahvaz while others will be laid to rest in their home cities across the province, he said. At least 29 people, including …

Fereshteh Sharifi, head of the retrospective program for the archeological survey and identification in the city of Qorveh was quoted by the Public Relations Office of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT) as saying that in the current program efforts were made to carefully survey the margin …

President Hassan Rouhani addressed via a video conference the provincial officials, including Kermanshah's Governor General Houshang Bazvand, attending the inauguration ceremony held at a newly-built school in Sarpol-e Zahab.President Rouhani acknowledged all efforts by the brave and patient people of Kermanshah to reconstruct and reopen the 59 schools destroyed in …

The Iranian school year begins on the first day of the seventh month of the Iranian calendar year, “Mehr”.During his speech to the opening ceremony of the new educational year, President Rouhani said the first of Mehr is highly important as it is when 'we start working and learning life …