Alireza Bayat, head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization receives Saudi Arabia’s prestigious Labaytum prize for exceptional services to pilgrims during the 2025 Hajj.

The head of the National Organization for Migration, Nader Yar-Ahmadi, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) ad interim Representative in Iran, Monika Oledzka Nielsen, have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance support for vulnerable Afghan refugee children and women in the country.

Iranian and Iraqi officials have agreed on enhancing cooperation in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), via establishing a joint AI center in Iran.

Mahdi Olfati, an Iranian gymnast, has snatched a gold medal at 2025 Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships in South Korea.

Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Reza Salehi-Amiri says that the project of Iranophobia must be effectively neutralized through a strategic approach rooted in cultural diplomacy, stressing Iran’s unparalleled civilizational heritage and its distinguished position in human history.

The winning works of the 15th Arctic Exhibition of Photographic Art in Norway have been announced, with six photos from four Iranian photographers among them.

Russia’s Cultural Week in Iran is scheduled to be inaugurated on Monday evening in Tehran and Isfahan, the organizers have announced.

The grand “10-Kilometer Ghadir Celebration” will be held in Tehran on June 14, concurrent with Eid al-Ghadir, and more celebrations will be organized in 500 cities across Iran as well as 20 countries on this occasion, Sasan Zare, spokesperson for the People's Headquarters of the event, said at a press conference in Tehran on Sunday.

Acclaimed Iranian naqqal Bahareh Jahandoost participated in the 15th International Sigana International Storytelling Festival, which was held in Kenya from June 1 to 8, and performed narratives from Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh (Book of Kings).