Milad Tower lit up gold in support of children with cancer

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Milad Tower in Tehran joined an international campaign per MAHAK’s invitation in a simultaneous action with 6 famous towers in Canada, the UK, Belgium, China, and Malaysia.

2 Iranian films nominated for award at Busan Intl. FilmFest.

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Two Iranian films, namely ‘Drowning in Holly Water’ and 'Slaughterhouse', have been nominated for Kim Jiseok Award at the 25th edition of Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in South Korea.

China dismisses US claims of UN sanctions on Iran as baseless

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin called US claims on returning UN sanctions on Iran baseless.

Iranian students gain 4 medals in IOI 2020 in Singapore

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – In the 32nd International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI 2020), hosted by Singapore, Iranian students won three gold and one silver medals.

Esteghlal keeps hopes alive: 2020 ACL

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Esteghlal FC settled for a 1-1 against Iraq’s Al Shorta to keep its hopes alive for qualifying to the AFC Champions League Round of 16.

Over 965,000 dead as coronavirus rebounds around world

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – More than 31.2 million people around the world have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus and over 965,000 have died, and more than 22.8 million people have recovered,according to Johns Hopkins University.

US claim to trigger snapback mechanism null and void

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – The Permanent Mission of China in Vienna said that the US is no longer a JCPOA participant and its claim of triggering the snapback mechanism is baseless.

Iranian teenager ranks 1st at Intl' painting contest

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Iranian teenager Parnian Khosroabadi won an award at the sixth international exhibition of Asian children painting in China.

'Silent House' to vie at DMZ Intl. Documentary FilmFest.

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Iranian documentary 'Silent House' by Farnaz Jourabchinan and Mohammad Reza Jourabchian will compete at the 12th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival in South Korea.

Iranian, Chinese uni. professors to hold literary webinar

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iranian and Chinese academic scholars will hold a joint literary webinar in October.

Energy ministry delegation to embark for Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – A delegation from the Iranian ministry of energy will leave for Afghanistan on Sunday to develop mutual relations and discuss joint ventures in electricity sector.

Indian co. vows to sell 20mn Covid-19 vaccine doses to Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Health Minister Saeid Namaki said on Saturday that an Indian company has vowed to sell 20 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to Iran.

Coronavirus death toll approaching 1 million worldwide

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – The number of infections with the novel coronavirus has surpassed 30.6 million worldwide with the deaths approaching 1million and recoveries over 22.3 million, according to Worldometer figures.

ACL 2020:

Persepolis repeats victory against Al Taawoun

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iran’s Persepolis gained another 1-0 victory against Saudi Arabi’s Al Taawoun on Friday at the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2020.

Iran, Pakistan review boosting coop. between border provinces

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – The Consul General of Iran in Pakistan’s Quetta held talks with spokesman of the Government of Balochistan on the expasion of cultural, economic and social relations between the border provinces of the two countries.

At least 20 Afghan armies killed In Nangarhar battles

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – At least 20 security forces were killed and 15 others were wounded in Taliban attacks in the province, local officials said on Thursday.