In a special meeting held by the Expediency Council on environment last week, all attendees emphasized the importance of using diplomacy to address global environmental problems. Members of the…
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Iran will devise an action plan to address climate change as the campaign against global warming gains momentum
The plan will be implemented within the framework of the country’s sixth five…
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A powerful earthquake rocked remote eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, killing a teenage boy who fell into a river as he fished and damaging several buildings.
The 7-magnitude quake struck a…
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Chamran University of Ahvaz in Khuzestan Province is organizing the First International Conference on Dust Storms.
The organizers of the conference, scheduled for March 2-4, 2016, hope to…
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World Hepatitis Day, observed on July 28 every year, aims to increase awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis as a major global health issue.
Iran is among the countries successful…
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Compensation will not be granted to illegal constructions destroyed in the thunderstorm and flooding on July 19 that inflicted $6.2 million damage in Tehran and Alborz provinces.
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Children of irresponsible and negligent parents are now subject to adoption by a new law of the State Welfare Organization, said Parvin Ya’ghubi, a senior SWO official in Ilam Province.
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A State Welfare Organization plan calls for offering $3,125 as loan to help rehabilitate drug addicts. However, addicts should undergo necessary psychological counseling before the loan is granted…
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As the selfie craze grips the world, a number of self-portraits with cadavers taken during anatomy and autopsy courses by Iranian medical students went viral in virtual space, stirring rage among…
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The first session of the second Worldwide Mayoral Conference on City Prosperity Initiative (CPI) is to be held on July 28-29 in Vienna, Austria. It is co-organized by the World Assembly of Islamic…
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The Children’s Medical Center of Tehran will host the 6th festival of the Charity for Patients with Immunodeficiency Disorders (CPID) during summer.
The public relations office of the…
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The local authority governing the area of central London that’s frequented by high-end supercars from a number of Arab countries is planning to introduce a new law that will crackdown on noise…
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The number of medical centers offering innovative methods to encourage natural childbirth has increased to 220.
“Given that cesarean section has seen a sharp increase, one of the eight-…
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The 21st outdoor market for food, clothing, handicraft and jewelry will be held to raise funds in support of working children on August 6-7 from 10 am to 10 pm, at Tehran’s Talash Complex in…
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Thailand’s beleaguered national airline said Monday it will suspend flights to the US as part of efforts to end years of losses.
The airline will suspend the unprofitable four-roundtrip…
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Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted in an ash cloud on Sunday, prompting authorities to temporarily close two airports in the area. The civil aeronautics agency said it closed airports at…
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French daily Le Figaro has labeled the historic nuclear deal between Iran and the six world powers a “boon for travel agencies”.
In a report titled “Iran Back on Travel Brochures” published…
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Over 180 billion rials ($5.5 million) have been spent on cultural heritage and tourism projects in Bushehr Province, said the deputy of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Department of the…
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Following a visit to Kurdestan Province’s hotels and inns, head of Facilities and Funding Office at Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, Ali Asghar Dadkhah, said the…
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The Iran Meteorological Organization defended itself after several officials blamed it for failing to “correctly predict” the July 19 storm that hit several provinces and caused severe damage and…
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Iranians collectively puff 65 billion cigarettes, 65,000 people die annually due to smoking and $3 billion are wasted on buying cigarettes every year.
Hookahs (water pipes) have also become…
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Spain raised the minimum age for marriage from 14 to 16 on Thursday, in a reform that brings the law in line with the new age of consent.
The minimum age for marriage in exceptional cases,…
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Production of radiopharmaceuticals using a cyclotron device has been one of the achievements of the country’s nuclear technology during the last two years, said Dr. Hossein Vahidi, head of the…
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A priority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past two years was price caps on medicines to help stabilize the pharmaceutical sector, said Mehdi Pirsalehi, director general of…
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The Education Ministry and the Iranian Prisons Organization signed a memorandum of understanding to provide educational facilities for prisoners, said Education Minister Ali Asghar Fani. “The MoU…
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