Malnutrition among children under 5 drops by 40%

TEHRAN –The implementation of a child care nutrition program has led to a 40-percent reduction in malnutrition among children under five years of age, according to an official with the health ministry. The program has successfully improved acute malnutrition (severe thinness) in 40 percent of cases, IRNA quoted Ahmad Esmaeilzadeh as saying. Child Care Nutrition

Ghalibaf elected speaker in new parliament  

TEHRAN – Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf was elected overwhelmingly on Tuesday as the speaker of the new Iranian parliament, securing 198 votes in the 290-seat parliament. Qalibaf was also the speaker of the previous parliament for four years. Two other candidates for the post, Mojtaba Zonouri and Manouchehr Mottaki, garnered 60 and 5 votes respectively. 24

Shahsavari, Olfati named Iran’s flag-bearers for 2024 Olympic Games

TEHRAN – Neda Shahsavari and Mahdi Olfati have been chosen to carry Iran’s flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Female table tennis player Shahsavari will represent Iran at the 2024 Olympic Games. She has previously competed in 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. Olfati will be also the first Iranian gymnast

جنگ افزارهای ارتش “دورزن ، نقطه زن و هوشمند” می شوند

به گزارش خبرگزاری تسنیم از زاهدان، امیر سرتیپ کیومرث حیدری فرمانده نیروی زمینی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران، در بازدید از تیپ 388 مکانیزه هجومی شهرستان ایرانشهر اظهار داشت: این شهرستان یادآور نام و یاد پربرکت فرمانده معظم کل قوا (مدّ ظلّه العالی) و قدم‌گاه معظم‌له در دوران تبعید ایشان در زمان قبل از وقوع انقلاب

Iran basketball federation weighing up candidates: official

TEHRAN – It has been more than two months since Iran’s last game in the FIBA 2025 Asia Cup Qualifiers, and the national team still don’t have a new head coach. The Iran Basketball Federation decided not to renew the contract of the team’s previous coach, Hakan Demir, and is now looking for a replacement.

Iran’s first Olympics gold medal winner Habibi turns 93

TEHRAN – Iran’s first Olympics gold medal winner Habibi celebrated his 93rd birthday on Monday, May 27. The freestyle wrestler, nicknamed ‘Mazandaran’s tiger’, won a gold medal in the 67kg weight class in 1956 Melbourne and became the first Iranian gold medal winner in Olympics. Habibi also won three gold medals in the 1959, 61,

پلیس ترکیه قاتل فراری را به ایران تحویل داد

به گزارش خبرگزاری تسنیم از رشت، علی‌اصغر چگینی اظهار داشت:‌ فردی از مجرمین سابقه‌دار مواد مخدر شهرستان شفت در مدت زمانی که در مرخصی از زندان به‌سر می‌برد با سلاح گرم مبادرت به قتل عموی خود کرد و سپس از محل متواری شد؛ متهم موصوف تحت حمایت قاچاقچیان مواد مخدر و باند قاچاق انسان از