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A total of 21 Persian hand-woven carpets were sold out of the 33 presented at the auction with the highest bid of $4.3 million going to 'Iranian Paradise,' a 100 sq m exquisite carpet made by Kashmar weavers The first Special Carpet Auction held by the National Auction House on Friday, August 26, at Tehran's Khaneh-Hamayesh in north Tehran, gen ...

Iran ranks second in the percentage of graduates in science, engineering

According to the Global Innovation Index 2016, the Islamic Republic of Iran, among 128 countries and economies, ranked second in the percentage of gra ...

Organs of brain dead soldier save 3 lives

Family of a brain dead soldier, who was declared brain dead following a June 22 road accident, donated his organs and saved three lives. Vahid Hall ...

Leader receives cabinet, outlines 7 priorities

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received the cabinet on Wednesday on the occasion of the Government Week. During the ...

Iran’s power generation capacity to reach 80,000 MW

With 12 new power plant construction projects inaugurated in the Government Week (August 23-29), Iran’s nominal electricity generation capacity will r ...

Iran’s non-oil trade exceeds $35.8b in 5 months

Iran’s non-oil trade during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-August 21, 2016) amounted to $35.817 billion, accordi ...

Rural women play important but hidden role in economy: VP

Rural women play an important but hidden role in the economy of families and the society, said Shahindokht Molaverdi the Iranian vice-president for wo ...

Iran comes 25th in standings at Rio Olympics

The Iranian team ended the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro ranking 25th in the standings, winning eight medals - three golds, one silver and four br ...

‘Iran can be turned into hub for Halal tourism’

Iran has the capacity to be a center for Halal tourism destination for Muslim tourists, the head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicraft O ...

Austrian Airlines to Fly to Isfahan From Sept. 4

Austrian Airlines, a subsidiary of Lufthansa plans to launch 3X-weekly Vienna-Isfahan services from September 4 as part of a new bilateral air transpo ...