The General Director of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Bakanov, has announced that Russia and China are pressing ahead with plans to build an International Lunar Research Station, and have extended an invitation to Iranian scientists and engineers to join…
A rare species of prehistoric crustacean, believed to have existed for around 200 million years, has been discovered in Ardestan, in Iran’s central Isfahan Province. The finding – a specimen of Triops cancriformis, commonly known as the European tadpole shrimp…
Indonesia has opened a new chapter in its export development with the launch of a direct trade route for Arabica coffee from the slopes of Mount Argopuro in East Java to Saudi Arabia. This is reported by VNA, a partner…
President of Russia Vladimir Putin is celebrating his birthday. Putin was born on 7 October 1952 in Leningrad. Until 1965, he attended a secondary school of general education, after which he entered a specialised secondary school with an advanced study…
Ethiopia earned a record US$8.3 billion in export revenues during the 2024/25 fiscal year, marking the country’s highest-ever foreign trade income, President Taye Atske Selassie announced. The achievement represents a 116 per cent increase on the previous year and underscores…
More than 370,000 people have been evacuated across three southern regions of China as Typhoon Matmo made landfall. Earlier, the authorities issued the highest level of alert in the provinces of Guangdong and Hainan, reports Xinhua News Agency, a partner…
Iran is taking new steps to expand its space exploration and satellite capabilities, with the Iranian Space Agency announcing new launches and deeper international cooperation, including participation in China’s Chang’e-8 lunar mission. This is reported by Mehr News Agency, a partner…
For the first time in history, Brazil has topped the medal table at the World Para Athletics Championships, held in New Delhi, India. The Brazilian delegation, composed of 50 athletes, achieved a remarkable 44 podium finishes, including 15 gold, 20…
From 6 to 12 October 2025, the Winter Theatre in Sochi is hosting the 10th Yuri Grigorovich International Competition “Young Ballet of the World”, dedicated to the memory of the choreographer and the competition’s permanent artistic director, Yuri Nikolaevich Grigorovich.…
Iran’s national women’s volleyball team has claimed the Central Asian Championship title for the first time in its history, after a commanding 3–0 win over Uzbekistan in the final held in Tashkent, the Uzbek capital, on Sunday. The victory marked…
