An old 8-minute cassette featuring the voice of Dehkhoda has recently been discovered at the Majlis Library, Museum, and Documentation Center. “The cassette was found among the collection donated by Hassan Rahavard, a companion of Dehkhoda,” Ali Tatari, director of the center told. Ali Akbar Dehkhoda (1879–1959) was a prominent...

Shoppers on Thursday at the Dubai Mall had to evacuate the area near the aquarium and the front entrance as the world's biggest suspended aquarium sprung a leak. Water was seen pouring out of the structure but none of the 33,000 sea creatures inside the structure were in any danger. The aquarium has a capacity of 10 million litres of water...

Several Iranian films will go on screen during the one-day Best of Iran Film Festival in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The festival has different sections including Short films of the Short Film Society, Best Shorts and a special section dedicated to the Iranian Cineaste Kamran Shirdel. Renowned Iranian director Mehrdad Oskuii is the event’s guest of honor and...

Etisalat has announced the introduction of the Favourite Country Plan for businesses, offering an additional 20 per cent discount on the current international direct dialling rates (IDD), for calls made to any three countries of their choice on business landlines. The plan is applicable to all calls made on landlines and gives customers the flexibility to choose any...

A collection of Hadiths from Ahl-ol-Bayt (AS) as well as prayers and Ziaratnamehs (written prayers to be recited during a pilgrimage or any visit to the holy shrines) has been translated into English and published by the cultural center of Imam Reza (AS) Mosque in Tehran. Hojat-ol-Islam Seyyed Mohammad Ali Hisseini Tabrizi, prayer leader of the mosque, told...

Iranian researchers managed to make an economical easy-to-use nanosensor which could be used for precise measuring of hydrogen peroxide in medical and food industries. "Our research group managed to produce electrocatalysts as nanofilms and nanoparticles by simple methods and cheap raw materials so that they show high stability and good...

Four children’s books by the Iranian author Mohammadreza Yusefi will be published in South Korea in the near future. Released by the Shabaviz Publications, the books were translated into Korean by Morteza Soltanpur. His “Me, Moon and the Star”, “Like Thousand Stars”, “The Star and the Fish” and “The Goat and The Palm Tree” were recently translated into...

The fifth international agricultural exhibition of Mashhad kicked off on Thursday. Foreign firms from Netherlands, Italy, Spain, England, Germany, Austria, Japan, France, and U.S., as well as some domestic companies have taken part in the event, the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network reported. The exhibition aims at showcasing the latest agricultural equipment, and...

The World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought is scheduled to host the 23rd International Conference under the topic of “Islamic Ummah: From Religious Diversity to Sectarianism.” The conference will be held in Tehran on March 2-4, and 150 pundits from over 48 countries including Russia, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Denmark, Australia...

Iranian researchers, examining particle sizes, showed that nanoparticles improve microcoolant performance and enhance their heat transfer. Common coolants are generally not efficient for heat transfers more than 100w/cm2 for which microcoolants should be used. One of the methods to enhance heat transfer coefficient is to increase heat conduction...

Iranian cartoonist Mohammad Kargar took first prize at the 2010 edition of Italian International Festival of Graphic Humor. The 12th Festival Internazionale di Humor Grafico with the central theme of “Without H20 there’s nothing to laugh about” selected seven winners this year. The festival jury composed by Francesco Tullio Altan, Sergio Staino...

Dubai International Airport's passenger numbers rose 17 per cent and cargo volumes climbed 31.5 per cent in January compared to a year ago, the company said. The airport handled 3.86 million passengers in January against 3.3 million a year earlier. Last month also, the record for passenger numbers — 3.81 million in December 2009 — was surpassed...

Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi declared research priorities in radar systems on Tuesday. Scientists should give priority to research on the Microwave, Fuzzy, VHS, Passive systems and the stability of radar systems in various weather conditions, Vahidi told a conference on the radar systems technologies hosted by the Sharif University of Technology in...

Dubai's non-oil direct exports grew at an average rate of 23 per cent in 2009 compared to 2008. The value of goods exported through all Dubai Customs entry/exit points was Dh52.4 billion in 2009, as apposed to Dh42.6 billion in 2008. The growth rate over the past five years was 47 per cent. Ahmad Butti Ahmad, Executive Chairman of Ports, Customs and...

“Iranian Cookbook” by filmmaker Mohammad Shirvani was warmly received at the Berlinale’s Culinary Cinema section this year. The Berlinale’s Culinary Cinema section unveiled 11 films revolving around the relationship between food and love, nature and the environment. The event ran from February 14 to 19. Culinary Cinema includes dinner with culinary...