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October 12, 2019 19:41
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October 14,2019Data released by the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization reveal 7,500 people lost their lives in road mishaps in five months ending Aug. 22. The death rate is 1% higher, compared with the... -
October 13,2019A total of 4,998,215 tourists visited Iran during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22) to register a 26.34% growth compared with the same period of last year, according to... -
October 12,2019Deep water wells in Zanjan Province are dragging the region into trouble of the kind that the region may soon be unable to supply enough water to farmers. Due to years of declining... -
October 12,2019Iran’s Foreign Ministry is ready to offer diplomatic aid to help efforts aimed at controlling climate change and addressing its security, economic and social impacts, a top Iranian diplomat said. -
October 12,2019Tehran Municipality has announced that revenues earned from traffic and air pollution schemes underway in the capital city of Tehran are being spent on expanding the city's urban transportation... -
October 11,2019Apart from the huge videogame market in the country, tabletop games have also found a large fan base among Iranians in recent years. For the first time, five Iranian companies will take part in... -
October 09,2019The western flank of the under construction subway in Karaj, Alborz Province, going up to Hashtgerd New Town is almost complete and ready for undergoing final tests, a deputy roads minister says.... -
October 09,2019Iran hosted 7.29 million foreign tourists in 2018, about 50% more compared with the year before, according to the United Nations' World Tourism Organization. The country had a 2.1% share of global... -
October 08,2019A weak local currency has proved to be a boon to Iran’s inbound tourists while a nemesis to its outbound tourism industry, at least twice in the past decade. With the strengthening of the US... -
October 07,2019Managing limited resources of water has long been a challenge not only to water users but also policymakers in most countries. Iran is no exception. Geological studies in Iran show that shortages... -
October 06,2019The earth sinks in some plains in Tehran Province by about 0.5 to 1 millimeter every day, and conditions are more critical in Shahriar and Varamin counties in southwest and south Tehran, managing... -
October 05,2019Since a new traffic scheme was launched about 100 days ago in central Tehran for curbing traffic and air pollution, urban managers have ignited debates over its weak and strong points. Proposed by... -
October 04,2019Economic sanctions imposed by the US against Iran has hurt the water and wastewater industry, similar to many other sectors, participants in this year's International Water and Wastewater... -
October 02,2019The residents of Iranian capital breathed in more toxic particles in September, as air quality deteriorated slightly compared with the corresponding month of last year, data released by Tehran Air... -
October 01,2019Research conducted by Yazd University for the Majlis Research Center shows that climate change will convert semi-arid regions in the central plateau to arid zones and water shortages in both areas... -
September 30,2019Providing students with decent and safe transportation services has been a long-standing challenge, especially in Tehran Province, where 2.4 million students live. With the start of the new... -
September 30,2019The Bus Rapid Transit lines in the central city of Isfahan will serve people with special needs by the end of the current Iranian year (March 2020), an urban manager said. -
September 28,2019A two-day classic car rally was held in Tehran on Thursday and Friday to mark the World Tourism Day, internationally observed on Sept. 27. -
September 28,2019On the eastern flank of Tehran subway's unfinished Line 6, Imam Hussein (PBUH) junction station was inaugurated on Saturday. -
September 25,2019Major Iranian metropolises are making efforts to boost public transport services by expanding bus and taxi fleets and investing in subway projects. In Tehran, following Tehran Taxi Organization’s... -
September 25,2019A passenger train derailed near Zahedan in southwest Iran on Wednesday, killing four people and injuring at least 35 others, the Health Ministry's website reported. -
September 24,2019To reduce demand for fresh water in Isfahan Province, an agreement was signed by the provincial Water Company and the provincial Engineering Council to build infrastructure for greywater treatment... -
September 23,2019Air pollution annually costs Tehran residents $2.6 billion, an official with the Department of Environment says. According to Behzad Ashjaei, breathing toxic emissions costs people in Tehran $2.6... -
September 21,2019On the occasion of the world car-free days, municipalities in Iran are holding nationwide events from Sept. 20-22 to underscore the necessity of protecting the environment and promoting the culture... -
September 20,2019The results of a study conducted by Tehran Air Quality Control Company on gasoline and diesel quality shows both fuels sold in the capital in summer contained sulfur above acceptable standards.
