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2024-11-25 18:05

Archaeologists confirm Sassanid temple significance previously discovered in northeast Iran

TEHRAN – Archaeologists have confirmed that a previously discovered site in Bazeh Hur, located approximately 70 km from Mashhad in Iran’s Khorasan Razavi province, is one of the largest and most significant Sassanid fire temples in northeastern Iran.

2024-10-12 17:07

President Pezeshkian officially starts new academic year

TEHRAN - The new academic year started officially on Saturday in a ceremony at the University of Tehran with the presence of President Masoud Pezeshkian. The ministers of science and health also attended the ceremony.

File photo depicts a foreign family posing for a photo during their visits to the 12th-century Jameh Mosque of Yazd in central Iran.

2024-10-01 17:34

Intl. conference highlights Iran as safe travel destination

TEHRAN - On Tuesday, the University of Tehran hosted an international conference attended by prominent figures from the travel sector, including Iran’s tourism minister Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, as well as some foreign ambassadors, diplomats and university professors.

2024-08-31 22:05

First specialized Chinese library in Iran opens at University of Tehran

TEHRAN- The first specialized Chinese library in Iran was inaugurated on Wednesday at the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, the University of Tehran.

2024-07-09 16:07

University of Tehran inks MOUs with Russian, Malaysian universities

TEHRAN –The University of Tehran has signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) with HSE University of Russia, and MAHSA University of Malaysia to boost science diplomacy and enhance academic cooperation.

2024-04-27 22:19

Iranian students rally to support Gaza solidarity demonstration in U.S.

TEHRAN- Students and faculty members of Tehran University rallied on Saturday in a display of solidarity with the burgeoning protests unfolding across various campuses in the United States.

2024-01-01 19:41

Persian literature professor Amir Banoo Karimi passes away at 92

TEHRAN-The Iranian academic and professor of Persian literature Amir Banoo Karimi passed away on Sunday at the age of 92.

2023-11-27 18:49

“Economics in Two Lessons” hits Iran's bookstores

TEHRAN - Donya-e-Eqtesad Publication has released “Economics in Two Lessons” authored by John Quiggin and translated by Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh. Datis Khajeheian, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, has contributed an introduction to the Persian translation of the book.

2023-11-20 19:22

Mohammad-Ali Eslami Nodooshan’s funeral procession held in Tehran

TEHRAN-The funeral procession for the renowned Iranian poet, writer, critic and lawyer Mohammad-Ali Eslami Nodooshan was held in Tehran on Monday.

2023-10-17 17:17

Archaeologist elaborates on Sassanid temple discovered in northeast Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologist Meysam Labbaf-Khaniki has recently elaborated on a series of excavations that led to the discovery of an ancient fire temple estimated to date from the Sassanid era.

2023-09-09 18:32

Archaeologists discover Parthian monument in northeast Iran

TEHRAN - Archaeologists in Iran revealed that they discovered the ruins of an “important” monument estimated to date from the Parthian era.

2023-09-05 18:18

Tokyo’s ambassador to Tehran visits Japanese kiln reviving Persian pottery

TEHRAN - Tokyo’s ambassador to Tehran Kazutoshi Aikawa has recently paid a visit to a historical Japanese kiln that produces special kinds of Persian pottery in the city of Tajimi , Mehr reported on Tuesday.

2023-04-28 17:09

Over 440 earthquakes occur in a month

TEHRAN - A total of 443 earthquakes have been recorded across the country over the past calendar month that ended on April 20, according to the Seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.

2023-04-23 17:26

Qara Tepe: an ancient cemetery shrouded in mystery

TEHRAN – Over the past couple of years, teams of cultural heritage experts headed by archaeologist Mostafa Dehpahlavan have uncovered a wealth of information about an ancient cemetery, which is situated in the Segzabad region of Qazvin province, west-central Iran.

2022-11-27 18:35

Ruins of fortified monument unearthed in northeast Iran

TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and French archaeologists has discovered the ruins of a massive monument in Viranshahr, northeast Iran.

2022-10-16 18:07

Iranian academics, European fellows to look at ways of preserving Persian qanats

TEHRAN—A panel of experts and academics from the University of Tehran and the University of Montpellier will be exploring ways to help preserve the millennia-old Persian qanat system.

2022-06-12 11:03

People celebrate Imam Reza’s birthday

TEHRAN — Scores of people from all walks of life attended a ceremony called “The Gathering of the Imam Reza Lovers” on Friday night at the University of Tehran. The gathering was meant to celebrate the birthday of Imam Reza (AS), and also to condemn the Cannes acclaimed movie, “Holy Spider”, which insulted the eighth Imam of the Shias.