Tehran, Islamabad to boost scientific ties

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy science minister, Abolfazl Vahedi, and Pakistan’s Science Minister, Khalid Hussain Magsi, have discussed ways to develop collaborations between universities of the two countries. The officials met on Thursday on the sidelines of the first International Conference on Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI): Catalysts for Regional Connectivity and Sustainable Development in the

Caspian Sea, Central Asian seismicity and seismic hazard

TEHRAN – The collision of the Eurasian and Arabian tectonic plates causes tectonic interaction with significant seismic activity along fault systems in the Alborz Mountains and the Caspian Sea region. The Alborz Mountain belt is a major seismogenic zone with active faults like the North Alborz Fault and Mosha Fault. These faults extend from Jajarm

Health ministry, UNICEF join hands to equip 13 PHC centres in deprived areas

TEHRAN –Supported by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) has staffed and equipped 13 Primary Health Care (PHC) centres in highly refugee-populated regions in Sistan-Baluchestan and Khorasan Razavi provinces. The joint effort aims at strengthening healthcare services for vulnerable children and their families. The health services cover more

Iran, India seek closer agricultural ties at BRICS summit

TEHRAN – Iran and India have called for expanded cooperation in agriculture during a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS agriculture ministers’ summit in Brazil, underscoring their shared commitment to food security and sustainable development. Iran’s Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh met with his Indian counterpart, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, in Brasília, where he

سردار نقدی: انتقام خون شهدای مظلوم غزه را خواهیم گرفت

به گزارش خبرگزاری تسنیم از بندرعباس، سردار محمد رضا نقدی معاون هماهنگ‌کننده کل سپاه در مراسم معرفی شهید حسن ذاکری قشمی به عنوان شهید شاخص استان هرمزگان اظهار کرد: این شهید عزیز در کلامی که از او به جا مانده نشان می‌دهد که عمق حیات و هستی را می بیند و این برجستگی در وجود

EDBI to expand support for global competitiveness of exporters

TEHRAN – The Export Development Bank of Iran plans to step up support for exporters, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in a bid to boost their competitiveness in international markets, a senior bank official said. Hadi Heidari, Deputy Head of the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI), said the bank is working to enhance

Khaf-Herat railway to be fully operational by Mar. 2026, official says

TEHRAN – Iran plans to complete the remaining deficiencies of the Khaf-Herat railway by August and finalize the fourth segment of the cross-border project by the end of the Iranian year in March 2026, the project manager said. Hafez Sadatnejad told ISNA that while the railway became operational in 2020, it was designed as a