On September 12, Iran celebrates National Cinema Day. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iranian cinema has evolved from being a domestic cultural phenomenon to one of the world's most respected and awarded national cinemas.

Stars fall from the heavens, the universe seems to rejoice, and divine signs appear across the holy city of Mecca.

Muhammad Iqbal Chaudhry, the coordinator general of the Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (COMSTECH), has highlighted Iran’s capacity in innovation and technology as one of the most successful countries in the world.

Roja Rahimi, a professor of Traditional Pharmacy at the School of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, has won the Bionorica Phytoneering Award 2025.

The Global Innovation Index (GII) has ranked Tehran as the world’s 63rd-largest science and technology (S&T) cluster this year, according to a report released by the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

The Iranian drama “Bashu, the Little Stranger” directed by Bahram Beyzaie and “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” a Gaza-set drama by Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania won awards at the closing ceremony of the Venice Film Festival on September 6.

Celebrated every year on September 5, the International Charity Day highlights the opportunity to commend philanthropists, the collective efforts to fight poverty, promote education, public health, as well as human solidarity culture.

Iranian inventors have so far secured five gold medals and four silver medals at the fifth International Invention and Innovation Competition for the International Federation of Inventors’ Association (IFIA) IVN Members.

Royan International Twin Congress, including the 26th Congress on Reproductive Biomedicine, the 21st Congress on Stem Cell Biology and Technology, and the 20th seminar on Nursery and Midwifery, is planned to be held in Tehran from September 3 to 5.