Mashhad makes medical tourism a $48 million industry in year
Mashhad played host to about 24,300 foreign travelers who reportedly spent some $48 million to use medical services during the past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20. “Last year (1400), Mashhad received 24,300 foreign medical travelers who were either hospitalized or gained outpatient treatments,” said Davood Khoshashkan who presides over the medical tourism...
Leader highlights benefits of reciting Holy Qur’an
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei emphasized that the sacred art of reciting the Qur’an must be at the service of increasing the audience’s faith. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in an address to a gathering of the reciters of the Holy Qur’an on Sunday, which marked the first day of the...
Iranians celebrated Nature Day nationwide
Iranians celebrated the Nature Day, also known as Sizdah Bedar, on Saturday nationwide by spending the day outside in the nature. As a deep-rooted and long-standing tradition, Iranians usually spend the last day of Noruz holidays (starting on March 21) in nature in big or small groups. Families usually set up camps, make lunch, and...
Ramadan rituals in different cities of Iran
In different parts of Iran, people, tribes, and ethnic groups celebrate the holy month of Ramadan with various rituals which have been passed down from generation to generation. Ramadan is the ninth month of the lunar Islamic calendar, during which, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk, which is an exercise in self-restraint, aimed at making...
Twelve scientists announced winners of Khwarizmi Intl. Festival
The 35th Khwarizmi International Award ceremony was held in Tehran on Monday, appreciating 12 winners for their scientific achievements with President Ebrahim Raisi in attendance, IRNA reported. The annual festival is an opportunity for both Iranian and foreign participants to put their scientific achievements on display. Khwarizmi International Award is dedicated to recognizing outstanding scientific...
Kenyan Memorizer emerge third in the 38th edition of Iran’s Intl. Qura...
Kenyan Memorizer Haitham Sagar Ahmad from Kenya emerged number 3 in the recently concluded 38th edition of Iran’s International Quran Competition at Tehran’s Andisheh Hall . Over 60 reciters and memorizers from 29 countries are competing in the event, which will run until March 5. A number of senior officials, including Minster of Culture and Islamic Guidance...
Iran’s significant contribution to world’s scientific growth
The share of Iranian articles with international participation has had significant growth of 209 percent during an eight-year period (2013-2020), becoming the Islamic world’s leading country in science diplomacy, according to the Scopus International Citation Database. Launched in 2004, Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books, and conference...
Isfahan Children’s Painting Festival
Isfahan Children’s Painting Festival is held internationally this year, while its scope was at the national level for the two past years, Zahra Kazemi the executive director of the festival said. The festival aims to evaluate children’s views about their own cities, enhance their sense of belonging to them and develop urban identity. According to...
We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return – Sheikh Abdilahi ...
With a lot of sorrow, sadness and believing hearts, accountable and satisfied with God’s will and his destiny, we received the news of the death of our dear deceased, a knight of the knights of prayer and taboo, and a hero of the heroes of Islamic work. Renowned Shia Cleric Sheikh Abdullah Nasser, may Allah...
Zahra Nemati among top female performers in 2021
Iranian Para archer Zahra Nemati was chosen by International Paralympic Committee among the top female performers in 2021. In a year impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant restrictions and regulations, female Para athletes came up with some brilliant performances that left the world amazed. They won medals, set records, broke new grounds, and opened...