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Abadan church bell tolls for Easter

Abadan church bell tolls for Easter

The citizens of Abadan attended Surp Karap (Saint Karapet) Church to commemorate Easter festivity accompanied with the lonely Christian citizen of town.In the ceremony the bell of the church was tolled.Next to the church located Mussa bin Jaafar Mosque and the presence of Abadan citizens in the church with the …

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Iran holds cultural week in Netherlands

Iran holds cultural week in Netherlands

Such cultural activities can lead to get both Iranian and Dutch nations closer to each other, said Laila Driessen-Jansen, the mayor of Leiderdorp, stressing upon the role of art and culture as a connecting bridge of nations.Ali Reza Jahangiri, the Iranian Ambassador to the Netherlands and Laila Driessen-Jansen, the mayor …

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President orders 3 governors to expedite flood relief operation

President orders 3 governors to expedite flood relief operation

He also talked with Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian, who is in area as president's special envoy for flood-stricken areas.The president ordered all possibilities of these three provinces as well as neighboring provinces should be applied to relief victims of the incident.The governor generals presented a report on the latest situations …

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International tourist train arrives in Mashad

International tourist train arrives in Mashad

“The train with the goal of railway tourism expansion, especially the international tourism, and also using the railway corridors’ capacity departed Tehran on Friday, April 14, and arrived in Mashad railway station on Saturday”, Mohammad Hadi Ziaie Mehr said according to Khorasan Railway Public Relations. He said that the train …

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IRNA, Red Cross to expand cooperation

IRNA, Red Cross to expand cooperation

Mohammad Khoddadi in the meeting with Florence Gillett said that IRNA is ready to cooperate with the the Red Cross as a way to help amplify the peace tribune, and the organization can use the capacity of the news agency. Referring to the production and publication of news, reports, infographics, …

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Iran attends Azerbaijan Int'l Student Festival

Iran attends Azerbaijan Int'l Student Festival

In the festival, attendees from different countries try to put on samples of their national culture and art in their booths.Some cultural samples from Iranian culture was displayed there by Cultural Counselor of the Islamic Republic of Iran which was visited by many.Talking to IRNA, Asghar Farsi, Iran’s Cultural Counselor …

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Tehran University convenes training workshop for NGOs

Tehran University convenes training workshop for NGOs

Opening the workshop on the eve of International Conference on Islamic Human Rights to be held in the faculty on Saturday, FWS Dean Professor Saied Reza Ameli delivered his lecture themed Globalization and Changes of the World and Islamic Resistance.He said rapid advances in communication technology have provided NGOs with …

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Iranian charity worker back home after ordeal in India

Iranian charity worker back home after ordeal in India

Narges, 28, arrived in Iran’s central city of Isfahan yesterday where he was warmly welcomed by his family and friends at the city’s international airport.The Iranian benefactor had been convicted of “involuntary manslaughter” in 2014, when a five-year-old boy disappeared during a riverside picnic organized by her in India’s eastern …

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20,000 Afghan children vaccinated

20,000 Afghan children vaccinated

“Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only countries in the world which are still struggling against polio and due to this we run the vaccination program to their resident citizens in Iran,” said Reza Fadaee, PhD, the director of contagious diseases of Isfahan Health Center.“This year, the first phase was carried …

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