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Tehran’s Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology has prioritized international cooperation on its agenda and will foster relations with academic centers from across the world, said Farhad…

Ambulance services in most cities meet the target of reaching patients with life threatening conditions within 8-15 minutes, Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi, said on the sidelines of his…

Nearly 200 households in villages in Khonj County, Fars Province, that were affected by the earthquake on Friday were provided emergency services including sleep-in tents. “Around 176 tents were…

Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi broke ground for a comprehensive cancer center in Tehran, reported to be the largest of its kind in the Middle East, on Saturday in the presence of…

The results of a national study to determine the amount of salt and saturated fats in diets of Iranians, conducted by the National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute at Shahid…

Air pollution is associated with a 35% increased risk of stroke, said Dr. Amir Hejazi, scientific secretary of the 9th International Congress on Stroke, and urged for enhancing people’s awareness…

Pollution in the Arctic is so bad that chemicals are accumulating in polar bear mothers' milk and getting passed onto bear cubs.

A new analysis of pollutants in the Arctic has found that…

The Council of Ministers voted in favor of adding an environmental levy to a bill on value-added tax last week, putting the government's weight behind an initiative by the Department of…

The status of Shirkouh, a no-hunting zone in Yazd Province, is to be upgraded to that of a protected area once the proposal is approved by the High Environment Council.

A series of Bluetooth-connected showerheads will give a light display when it's time to cut the long shower short.

The Hydrao showerheads have built-in LED lights that change from green to…

For the first time in Iran, GPS tracking collars have been attached to six animals in Qatrouyeh National Park and Bahram-e Gour Protected Area in Fars Province to determine the habitat of Persian…

A traditional medicine course with two credits has been added to all fields of contemporary medicine and pharmacy at universities of medical sciences across the country, said director of the…

The number of hospital beds across the country have more than tripled since the beginning of the government’s tenure in 2013, said Health Ministry spokesperson Iraj Harirchi. “Nearly 1,700 beds…

In the past nine months the target population under coverage of the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee decreased by 7% as more people were empowered under a variety of programs, but those seeking…

The rate of fire incidents and burn injuries is eight times higher in Iran than the global average, said Dr Mohammad Javad Fatemi, head of the Iranian Burn Patients Support Association. He said…

Experts, people and officials have repeatedly blamed Tehran’s suffocating traffic as well as the worsening air pollution partly on the city’s inadequate, old and inefficient public transportation…

Iran’s rural and nomadic people are showcasing their immense potential at the Second Exhibition of Rural and Nomadic Capacities at Tehran’s Permanent Fairground in northern part of the capital.…

An earthquake measuring 5.1 degrees on the Richter scale jolted Khonj city, Fars Province, early Friday. According to the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the tremor occurred at 3:06 am…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency will hold a month-long training workshop in the Iranian capital Tehran to teach local experts the inner workings of ecotourism.

Speaking to Mehr…

The world's safest airlines have been named in two sets of annual rankings, with Qantas and Cathay Pacific taking the number one spots.

The rankings from AirlineRatings.com put Qantas at…

Brazil received a record 6.6 million foreign tourists in 2016, boosted by visitors attending the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to figures released on Wednesday by the country´s…

Iran's ethnic and cultural diversities stand out in the region, giving the country an advantage over its neighbors in the ever-expanding tourism market.

"Iran's multiculturalism is a great…

The government owes 16 trillion rials ($400 million) to domestic airlines, according to the head of Iranian Airlines Association.

Speaking to ISNA, Maqsoud As'adi Samani added that clearing…

The number of foreign tourists visiting Thailand rose nearly 9% to 32.6 million in 2016, bringing in 1.64 trillion baht ($45.9 billion) worth of business, up nearly 13% from 2015, according to…

The Traffic Police Department of the Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) has revised the rules for new driving licenses to curb traffic accidents and prevent untimely deaths.

The protocol imposes…