The ancient site of Sialk in Kashan, Isfahan Province, will reclaim 102 hectares of the lands on its periphery, IRNA quoted director general of the provincial Cultural Heritage Organization…
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Mexican ambassador to Iran Ulises Canchola Gutierrez visited Persepolis, Mehr News reported. According to Canchola, his trips are aimed to provide him with more information about Iranian culture.…
In Mazandaran Province, 177 unfinished travel and tourism projects are awaiting investment. They cover a spectrum of travel and tourism areas including accommodation, food and…
A seven-member German delegation has arrived in the province with the aim of identifying environmental problems, Parsa Arameshnia, Zagros forests project manager in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad…
A deputy for the minister of science and higher education announced that more than $330 million were allocated for students’ scientific associations in the current year. Dr. Zia Hashemi who was…
An official at the Food and Drug Agency said the ban on chicken ‘paste’ in food products “will be in place as long as its safety is not assured.” Dr. Hedayat Hossieni said warnings to food…
When kids learn how far they’d have to walk to burn off the calories in a soda, they tend to buy smaller sizes or stop buying it altogether, suggests a new study published in the…
Based on information provided by the latest Japanese software, a 6 Richter earthquake in Tehran can cause 63,000 deaths. While the number was presumed to be “more than 360,000 deaths” in 1996; “…
The 6th Seasonal Flower and Plants Exhibition and Autumn Flower Festival will be held from October 20-24 at Tehran Municipality’s specialized exhibition center, located on southern side of…
The head of the Education Organization for Children with Disabilities has urged the State Organization of Schools Renovation, Development, and Mobilization to take into consideration the…
Balasubramaniam Murali, UNDP deputy resident representative in Iran, announced the establishment of 48 Tuberculosis (TB) laboratories with modern diagnostic equipment in the country. For the first…
The deputy police chief announced that the hunt for the recent perpetrators of acid attacks in Isfahan has begun and soon the culprits will be arrested. According to ISNA, Brigadier General…
A German private sector company is set to co-operate in a health tourism project in the western province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, IRNA reported.
The construction of a health complex…
A virtual guide has been devised for use in Mashhad airport. It provides passengers information on airport terminals and facilities as well as flight status and timetables, reported CHN. The…
A pre-historic site was discovered during road widening operations, 12 km off the city of Pol Dokhtar in Lorestan Province, Cultural Heritage News quoted archaeologist Ata Hassanpur as saying. The…
Despite enormous success in lifting 700 million people out of extreme poverty between 1990 and 2010, still one in every five persons in developing regions -- 1.22 billion people -- live on less…
Head of Tehran Education Department denied that tuition fee is charged from the mostly Afghan foreign students enrolled in schools and said “there are no plans to charge them.” Esfandiar…
The head of the Food and Drug Agency announced a plan to detect nitrate levels in tomatoes- feared to be rather high. Dr. Rasoul Dinarvand told ISNA that “this is part of a comprehensive plan to…
The deputy for human resources of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces announced plans to launch mental health counseling centers for conscripts.
Cancer research scientists in the UK have discovered that lung cancers can lie dormant for over 20 years before suddenly turning aggressive, according to a study published in Science.
The number of fire fighting stations in Tehran will increase to 120 by the end of the calendar year (March 20, 2015). At present 112 fire stations are functioning in the city, said Mojtaba…
The fondness for fast food is growing by the day and despite the health warnings and problems of obesity, there are no signs that its appeal- especially among youngsters- is waning. Packed fast-…
An earthquake measuring 4.1 degrees on the Richter scale jolted Mourmouri town in western Province of Ilam Thursday night. According to a report by the Seismography Center of Tehran University’s…
A Tehran City Council member said the reason for the delay in the opening of two metro stations in the South Line 3 is because the escalators have not been installed. Abolfazl Ghanaati told ISNA…
So far, some 962 sites have been registered on UNESCO world heritage list. Of this number, 745 sites are cultural; 188 are natural; and the remaining 29 are of both cultural and natural…
