IRNA Joins the Web 

IRNA is one of the first to join the Internet in Iran. It 
joined the web on December 16, 1996, starting at the speed of 
19,200 kb/s.
On March 23, 1997, IRNA opened its own website in the Net  

  which reached the power of 512,512 kb/s a year later. 

 
Due to interest shown on the wide range of information available

 in the Internet IRNA decided to offer lines for lease and dial-up

 services for its clients.
IRNA has also increased the width of its satellite band up to
2MEG/2MEG to meet the ever-increasing demand of this medium.
E-mail address: irna@irna.com
Internet access number: 88 90 00
Password: irna
Username: irna  Coffeenet
In order to provide services to all interested parties wishing to   
gain access to Internet information, IRNA has established an 
Internet cafe (Coffeenet) on the ground floor of its Tehran 
headquarters. The move provides a chance to interested  parties to avail firsthand of up-to-date information on the Net at a very low cost and maximum speed. 

It is a revolutionary move in a city that is getting more and more sophisticated and information conscious.

IRNANET 

Information on the high-quality goods and services available in the Iranian market produced by leading producers and manufacturers in the various production and technical fields may now be obtained through IRNA's online IRNANET.
IRNANET accepts advertisements and aims to be an effective
global marketing tool for interested subscribers.
The IRNA website in the Internet--www.irna.com--has over
20,000,000 viewers all over the globe with the exact number of
people who use it in each country available at any moment on the site.

Photo Archives  

IRNA has a photo archives established 40 years ago simultaneous with the birth of this news agency.
It is one of the richest in Iran and relies on the expert work of
its professional photographers.

The photo archives now has over 3,000,000 frames in the various political, social, sports and cultural fields.
Some of the best shots in its files depict the acts of bravery
of Iranians during the eight-year sacred defense.

IRNA Newspapers and Periodicals  

IRNA currently publishes seven dailies and periodicals. Among these periodicals is the Persian-language `Iran' newspaper which is vastly popular among middle class Iranians.
`Al-Vefaq' is one of two Arabic-language dailies.
`Iran Daily' is the country's third English newspaper.
`Iran Varzeshi' is an Iranian daily specializing on local and
foreign sports news coverage.
`Iran Javan' has gained unprecedented popularity among the
youth.
`Iran-e Saal' provides a yearly report of the country's most
outstanding events.
`Iran Sepid,' the only one of its kind in the Middle East, is
published in the Braille language for visually-impaired Iranians.
`Iran Azin' is IRNA's monthly on interior design.

School of Media Studies (an IRNA affiliate)

After conducting a series of research work on the country's need for a high-level academic institution that would provide training in news reporting and various fields of news dissemination, and after obtaining a permit from the Ministry of Sciences, Research and Technology, IRNA established the School of Media Studies (News
College).
Studies in the School of Media Studies offer two sections: long-term or short-term courses. 

Long-Term Courses

These courses lead to a university degree major in any one of
the four now offered by the college:

1. News reporting at the level of Bachelor of Arts (BA)
2. News translation (English) at BA level
3. Photojournalism at the level of Associate in Arts
4. News translation (Arabic) at the BA level

Short-term courses
Specialized training in various fields such as editing, journalism, feature writing, photojournalism and reporting as well as various computer courses may be pursued in this section.