The 4.1 magnitude quake in Pishva and Varamin on Thursday night had not activated major fault lines in Tehran, said Hadi Rahmati, director general of the Crisis Management Organization.
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Smart cards will be issued to all physically challenged people, whether they are supported by charitable foundations or covered by state insurance organizations.
The smart cards will have…
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More than 19 tons of different kinds of illegal drugs, including 15 tons of opium were seized in the past two weeks, said Asadollah Hadinezhad, deputy at Iran Drug Control Headquarters (IDCH).…
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An automated teller machine (ATM) in Amol, Mazandaran Province started generously dispensing cash amounts of 500,000 rials to individuals who inserted their debit cards into the machine, IRNA…
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Efforts to revive the embattled Lake Urmia will pay off by 2023, according to the director of Urmia Lake Restoration Program, Isa Kalantari.
Speaking to Mehr News Agency, the former…
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To redress water scarcity, about 12 trillion rials ($360 million) are needed to execute short-term solutions, according to a deputy at Iran’s Water and Wastewater Company. Hamidreza Tashayoei said…
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Results of the latest survey show medical waste management in Tehran’s hospitals has improved, said director of Tehran’s Department of Environment, Mohammad Hadi Heydarzadeh.
Of the eight…
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Residents of Sistan-Baluchestan Province, especially those living in the vicinity of the devastated Hamoun Wetlands, are far from impressed with the statements of the Department of Environment’s…
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A magnitude 4.1 earthquake was recorded in Varamin County in south Tehran late Thursday.
The tremor struck at 11:12 pm local time, according to the Tehran University Institute of Geophysics…
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As part of developing a domestic policy framework that will encourage a shift to more sustainable patterns of production and consumption, a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the…
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The Health and Art Department at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences will organize the first international exhibition and festival of 'Pediatric Patients' Paintings' close to the Universal…
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Taxi drivers in Tehran will receive identification cards to be installed over the dashboard for passengers to see, said Maysam Mozaffar, managing director of Tehran Municipality Taxi Driving…
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First Vice-President Ishaq Jahangiri, in a meeting with Peter Maurer, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said Iran is ready to increase humanitarian aid to Yemen through…
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Youth from across the country including Muslims, Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians will participate along with their parliamentary representatives in a conference 'Iranian Youth, World Peace', on…
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Office workers are well-acquainted with the desk chair; after all, most of the day is spent sitting on it - a behavior that has been linked to a range of health problems.
Now, researchers…
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An advanced MRI machine costing $2.2 million was installed at Imam Reza Hospital in Urumia, capital of West Azarbaijan Province, said Kamran Jamshidi, executive consultant at the Social Security…
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The Left-handed Society of Iran officially commenced operation on the International Lefthanders Day (Aug. 13) after the permit was granted by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
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The passport application process is digitized as of August 1, and applications are now issued via internet or intranet networks.
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Climate change could affect tourism demand in European Union regions, as altered climatic conditions may influence the relative allure of many regions, an EU study found.
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Dubai-based Emirates airline says it will launch the world’s longest non-stop flight next year, connecting the Persian Gulf nation with Central America.
Dubai-Panama City passengers will be…
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About 1.6 billion rials are needed to create one job in other industries, while a significantly lower amount is needed to do the same in the tourism industry. Mohsen Jalalpour, head of Iran…
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The number of European tourists visiting Iran increased threefold last year (March 2014-15) year-on-year, according to a top tourism official.
The figures were released by Saeed Shirkavand…
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There was a time when tetanus, tuberculosis, cholera and other communicable diseases caused a majority of deaths worldwide.
With medical advancements and measures such as immunization,…
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More than 1,800 traffic control cameras will be installed on the main roads, by the end of the current calendar year (March 20, 2016), said Esmaeil Gholami, transportation deputy at the Road…
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Spending too much time online can increase your risk of catching a cold or the flu, scientists have warned.
Those with greater levels of Internet addiction are more likely to succumb to…
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