TEHRAN – Iranian scientist, Mahmoud Fotuhi-Firuzabad, has received the 2025 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power and Energy Society (PES) Roy Billinton Power System Reliability Award.

TEHRAN – Supported by the Government of the Republic of Korea, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) seeks to foster environmentally sustainable communities by promoting waste recycling and composting practices, thereby strengthening resilience and environmental stewardship in refugee settlements.

TEHRAN – Following deadly flooding and landslides across Vietnam, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has announced its readiness to provide necessary humanitarian assistance.

TEHRAN – Iranian students won a gold medal, two silver medals, and a bronze medal at the 37th edition of the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) being held in Sucre, Bolivia.

TEHRAN – Book City in cooperation with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has organized a workshop, titled ‘Children’s Rights and Business’, to increase staff knowledge of child rights, focusing on role of bookstores in promoting child rights.

TEHRAN – Concurrent with the World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), the health ministry is observing the week across the country with the theme of ‘Breastfeeding: today’s priority, tomorrow’s health’ from August 1 to 7.

TEHRAN – Iran has been appointed to represent the south, west Asia region on the Ramsar Convention Standing Committee; the country will serve as the main representative for the region.

TEHRAN –The Iranian team named Timrad, from Khatam University, secured the first place in the Robocup 2025 Rescue Simulation League, leveraging their advanced scientific knowledge and technical expertise in artificial intelligence and robotics; the competition was held from July 15 to 21 in Salvador, Brazil.

TEHRAN –Following Iran’s proposal on the protection of Zagros forests from wildfires, the Asia-Pacific Center for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) has placed the issue on the agenda.

TEHRAN –Jaffar Hussain, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Iran, has lauded Iranian health experts and officials, as well as people, in addressing hepatitis B and C, underlining that the country’s determination in eliminating hepatitis is praiseworthy.

TEHRAN - In a time when the noise of division grows louder — fueled by wars, conflicts, inequality, and fear — friendship feels almost radical in its simplicity. It doesn’t arrive with fanfare or policy; it doesn’t need speeches or signatures. It begins with something quieter: a conversation, a shared moment, a willingness to see one another not as strangers but as fellow travelers through the human experience.

TEHRAN – The Iranian House of Innovation and Technology (iHiT) in Indonesia is planning to set up pavilions of Iranian knowledge-based companies in the health sector at the 37th Indonesia Health Expo 2025, which will be held from September 25 to 28.

TEHRAN – Mohammad Reza Mokhber Dezfouli, President of the Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in a letter to António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nation, has called for the condemnation of imposed Israeli war against Iran and articulation, through word and deed, of the unwavering commitment of the international community to the defence of science, the protection of scholars, the sanctity of scientific and academic institutions, and the inalienable sovereignty of all nations.

TEHRAN – Having published a total of 4,615 articles in top 25 percent of journals (Q1 journals) in 2024, Iran is placed among top ten countries in publishing nanotechnology articles, ranking 12 in h-index for nano-articles in the world.

TEHRAN –So far, 16 cities in the country have taken necessary measures to develop age-friendly communities, the head of the Welfare Organization has said.

TEHRAN –The health ministry has set goals to eliminate hepatitis C in the country by the Iranian year 1405 (March 2026-March 2027) through precise planning and broad participation of different sectors, the deputy health minister Alireza Raeisi has said.

TEHRAN – Iran won two silver medals and two bronze medals at the Eighth International Economics Olympiad (IEO) 2025, which was held from July 20 to 29, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

TEHRAN – The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pirhossin Kolivand, has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) and red crescent societies to reaffirm their commitment by taking immediate actions to help address the catastrophic human crisis in Gaza.

TEHRAN –The ministry of health has expounded on a wide range of services being offered to refugees, particularly in eastern South Khorasan, northeastern Khorasan Razavi, and southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan provinces.

TEHRAN – Evelyn Ndlovu, Minister of Environment, Climate and Wildlife of Zimbabwe, in a meeting with Ahmad-Reza Lahijanzadeh, deputy for Marine and Wetlands at the Department of Environment, has called for the promotion of joint efforts between the two countries.

TEHRAN -- With an unprecedented decline in rainfall, severe drops in dam levels, and diminished underground water, Iran entered its fifth consecutive year of drought. Some areas in Tehran are experiencing water cuts of up to 12 hours. The situation is exacerbated by climate change, which is caused by global warming.

TEHRAN – Iran and Iraq counter-narcotics police have discussed ways to enhance their cooperation in the fight against narcotics, particularly during the Arbaeen pilgrimage.

TEHRAN – Four Iranian students clinched three gold medals and a silver medal at the 36th International Biology Olympiad (IBO 2025), ranking second among 81 countries, up from third in 2024.

TEHRAN – A total of 123 earthquakes were recorded across the country in a week from June 19 to July 25, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.

TEHRAN – Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi has called on the global community to make an immediate intervention to end the humanitarian crises in Gaza and help rescue civilians.

TEHRAN – Five Iranian students secured silver medals at the 55th International Physics Olympiad, ranking 11th globally.

TEHRAN – A total of 214,223 births were registered in the country in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year that started in March 2025, the Civil Registration Organization has announced.

TEHRAN – The new Standing Committee of the Convention on Wetlands has elected Iran as the Vice-Chair for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, which is taking place from July 23 to 31 July in Victoria Falls City, Zimbabwe.

TEHRAN – A total of 8,200 rescue workers of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), including relief workers, physicians, and nurses, will offer services to people in Iraq during the Arbaeen pilgrimage, according to the head of the IRCS.

TEHRAN – Over the past Iranian year, March 2024 – March 2025, a total of 1,026 individuals lost their lives from drowning, indicating a 1.4 percent increase compared to a year earlier.

TEHRAN – The national Hepatitis Awareness Week is scheduled to be observed from July 26 to August 2.

TEHRAN – A Persian leopard has been observed through cameras installed in Sefid Kuh, a protected area in western Lorestan province.

TEHRAN –United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, has lauded the efforts of the Education Ministry in supporting and providing services to foreign students.

TEHRAN – Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, have explored ways to address problems related to Afghan refugees living in the country and those being deported.

TEHRAN –Mohammad-Hossein Omid, the chancellor of University of Tehran, and Grigor Hakobyan, the Armenian ambassador to Iran, have explored the potential to expand scientific collaboration on critical environmental challenges.