A bill to set up a strategic studies institute for medical education in the country was ratified at the Medical Sciences Universities Development Council, said Bagher Larijani, education deputy at…
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Four common causes, statistics show, contribute to the vast majority of car collisions in the country: human error (52%), roadway design (30%), vehicle failure (13%) and environment (5%).
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Infants and toddlers, who do not have identity documents and are uninsured, will now receive healthcare services free of charge.
Abandoned infants and children of migrants and refugees…
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More than 150 women entrepreneurs from 16 countries came together in Berlin, Germany for the sixth annual meet of the Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network last month.
Women could create…
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Mammography for detection of breast cancer does not reduce the number of deaths from the disease and may actually lead to over diagnosis, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal…
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At least 23 people were killed in a stampede during a handout of free clothes in the northern Bangladeshi city of Mymensingh, police said. The stampede erupted on Friday when hundreds of people…
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An amount of $1.8 million was allocated for the construction of the country’s “biggest ornamental fish town” in Mahallat city, Markazi Province, at a recent meeting attended by the provincial…
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Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone need a further $696 million in donor funding to rebuild their battered health services over the next two years in the wake of the deadly Ebola epidemic, senior…
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Having a historical site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List not only attracts global attention, but also it also helps draw investors, both of which can only be beneficial for the tourism…
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The 39th session of the World Heritage Committee, which was held in Bonn as of June 30, came to a close on July 8.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee announced that its 40th session will…
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Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Masoud Soltanifar said steps are being taken to inscribe Abyaneh village on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Visiting the 2,…
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The number of camping sites in Iran is set to increase by the end of the current Iranian year (March 19, 2016), according to Ebad-Reza Eslami, head of the Tourism and Handicrafts Office at the…
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For the first time in 2016, International Council of Museums is participating in the “Portable Museum” (Musées (em)portables) Festival, with the creation of the ICOM Museums for All award.
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Ethiopia has been chosen as this year’s top destination in the world for tourists by the European Council on Tourism and Trade, a non-profit group of European Union tourism trade…
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A cholera outbreak in war-torn South Sudan has killed at least 32 people, a fifth of them children under five, and schools have a major role to play in stemming the spread of the disease, WHO…
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The world’s oldest living person Susannah Mushatt Jones celebrated her 116th birthday on July 6. Jones is the third of 11 children and has outlived all her siblings.
The elderly lady was…
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The fast urbanization of more nations is a double-edged sword. On one hand, businesses and several industries add jobs and cash inflow, and locals have more opportunities to generate bigger income…
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Medical checks show that diabetes, high blood pressure and anemia are the most prevalent problems among this year’s hajj (major pilgrimage as opposed to Umrah, the lesser pilgrimage) pilgrims.…
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Excess fungicides and pesticides used by smugglers to preserve fruits during the lengthy transportation process create toxicity in the products. Many of the smuggled fruits are overexposed to…
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Unemployment is drawing rural men to cities “as Iran enters the second stage of social and cultural transition,” contributing to an ascending female to male sex ratio in rural regions, says rural…
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Iran’s Legal Medicine Organization (ILMO) reports that in the first two months of the current year (started March 21), 95,643 individuals were injured in street fights.
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Under the second phase of the Lake Urumia Sustainable Agriculture Project, 75 villages in the lake’s basin were covered, said Mohsen Soleimani Rouzbahani, director of the national project to…
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Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization raised the amount of bank guarantee furnished by travel agencies and tour operators to obtain tour licenses.
Previously…
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These are the vivid images one Tunisian marketing expert hopes will persuade tourists to carry on visiting his country.
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Following the inscription of the ancient Meymand village and historical city of Susa on the World Heritage List, measures will be taken to ensure Iran’s 18th and 19th UNESCO-listed sites are well…
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