TEHRAN -- As one of the oldest and longest qanats (ancient underground water networks) in the world, Yazd province's Zarech qanat (aqueduct) is a shining symbol of Iranian ingenuity in adapting to nature and providing water in the dry desert climate.
TEHRAN – A total of 2,111,476 Iranians donated blood in the first ten months of the current Iranian year, which started on March 21, according to an official with the Blood Transfusion Organization.
TEHRAN – Iran has injected more than 165.5 billion cubic meters (bcm) of sweet gas from the South Pars gas complex into the national grid since the start of the current Iranian year (late March 2025) to Feb. 2, the head of the South Pars Gas Complex (SPGC) said.
TEHRAN – Iranian government has introduced a new incentive for investors in industrial parks and zones, cutting upfront land payment requirements as part of efforts to support production and ease investment conditions, the Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry said.
TEHRAN – The Web of Science (WoS) has ranked Iran first among Islamic countries in molecular and genetic technologies over the 10 years from 2000 to 2024.
TEHRAN – Iran is aiming to export about $10 billion worth of energy-related services, engineering expertise and goods to the Eurasian region by 2028/29, leveraging a free trade agreement as its main platform for expansion, an industry official said.
TEHRAN – Iran’s exports to Africa rose 66 percent in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2025) from a year earlier, driven by stronger trade engagement and policy support, a senior official at the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO) said.
TEHRAN – Wetlands are among the ecosystems with the highest rates of decline, loss, and degradation; they are disappearing three times faster than forests and are Earth’s most threatened ecosystem.
TEHRAN – Zahra Behrouz-Azar, the Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs, is participating in an international conference on leveraging religious and media discourse to protect and promote women’s rights, being held on February 1 and 2 in Cairo, Egypt.
TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei visited the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, on Saturday ahead of the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, renewing allegiance to the ideals that reshaped Iran and ended decades of foreign domination.
