Iran finished 1-1 with UEFA champions Portugal at the Mordovia Arena on Monday.Iran, who had a brilliant performance against Spain at Kazan Arena on Wednesday, did not allow Portugal to break through until the 45th minute when Ricardo Quaresma broke the deadlock with a stunning g ......Read more

Several countries in the world are considered to have won the mineral jackpot with immense natural wealth in the form of oil and other minerals....Read more

Iran scored a goal against Spain during their World Cup match on Wednesday. The goal tied the game, 1-1, and gave huge underdogs Iran a chance to steal three points off giants Spain....Read more

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was one of the great political leaders produced by Iran. Born in a family of farmers, Rafsanjani was rational in his thought since a very young age. ...Read more

Here are  secrets that the U.S. government has tried to keep from its citizens, and what we do (and don’t) know about them so far....Read more

As the clock ticked into the final 24 hours ahead of the World Cup, elated atmosphere from fans around the world can be felt at the iconic Red Square in the Russian capital....Read more

The Jerusalem Day protests are being held each year on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. The day is known in Arabic as “Al Quds Day,” a reference to the city’s historic Arabic name...Read more

There are moments in time when you know something terrible is about to happen but you can't look away and there are moments in history that are seared into our minds but we never got to see what was happening the seconds before the tragedy. Many of these moments are great tragedi ......Read more

Do you ever wonder about the stranger, smaller things in life? Like how many ways you can really tie a tie, or which genius first thought to combine chocolate and milk? Or do you just take things for granted, like that croissants come from France, and that a baby rabbit is called ......Read more

We all like to think we’re in control of our perceptions and decisions. The idea that we’ve been manipulated into buying something-be it a purse or political rhetoric-is distasteful. ...Read more

The invitation was rejected in protest to the economic and social problems, injustice and pressures on the activists who are in prisons....Read more

Iranian actor Nasser Malakmotiei who appeared in over 100 movies and TV series, in most of which he played the roles of virile characters, died at Tehran’s Aatieh Hospital on Friday night, he was 88....Read more

The urge to steal something little has probably crossed your dirty little criminal mind before. But rest assured, nothing you could think of stealing could ever match the unbelievable heists that these thieves staged when no one was around....Read more

“Pope” comes from the Greek “pappas” meaning father. The term used to be applicable to all bishops, but gradually came to denote the Bishop of Rome....Read more

The reason behind the black and white coat is unknown, but it is thought that the colouring provides camouflage for giant pandas in their natural environment....Read more