Around six trillion rials ($160 million) in Iran’s domestic pharmaceutical market pertains to the production of herbal medicines, a nearly twofold increase in the past four years.
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Week-long plans for the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking include “the destruction of 160 tons of drugs and instruments of abuse at symbolic ceremonies” to be held…
A senior official in Sistan-Baluchestan Province has called on environment authorities to help map the territory of the mugger crocodile to allow tourists to safely venture in areas where the…
A disabled passenger was allegedly forced to crawl up a set of stairs to board a Vanilla Air plane in Japan after the airline said his friends could not help him due to “safety reasons”.
Malaysia’s tourism department expressed concern over the reported cancellation of trips by 3,000 Chinese travelers to Malaysia due to a new tax the country is planning to impose on tourists.
The number of foreigners visiting Turkey increased by 16.3% in May compared to the same month of last year, according to official data revealed on Thursday. Almost 2.89 million foreign visitors…
Iran uses less that 5% of its tourism potential, the head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization said.
The average hotel occupancy rate in Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Province, reached 70% during the two-day Eid al-Fitr holidays last week, the head of the provincial Hoteliers’ Association said.
The first comprehensive pediatric diagnostic imaging facility in the country will open next week at the Children’s Medical Center located in Tehran’s Enqelab St., said Reza Shervin, head of the…
The governor general of Khuzestan denied reports about potable water rationing in the southwestern province. “Except for a few villages, there are no problems in drinking water supply in any part…
Traffic on the Karaj-Chalus road that connects Tehran to the northern holiday resorts will be restricted to one-way for specified hours from June 30-31, said Alborz Province Traffic Police Chief…
Four expensive drugs for rheumatic patients have been brought under full insurance coverage as per a government directive, reducing people’s out-of-pocket payment for the drugs.
The State Welfare Organization will launch 150 comprehensive facilities in 30 deprived and 120 fringe areas of larger cities across the country, said Habibollah Masoudi-Farid, social deputy at the…
Based on the Fundamental Education Reform Document, the Education Ministry aims to revamp the national education system in the interest of uniformity and help achieve parity in school education.…
An estimated 30-50% of female-headed households and their children are living in poverty, according to Fatemeh Moghimi, a board member of Tehran Chamber of Commerce.
The State Welfare Organization has increased the allowance of orphans and children with abusive or negligent parents from 3 million rials ($80) to 4 million rials ($106) in the current fiscal year…
The smog levels in the southern Chinese city of Liuzhou are not yet dire, but if the city fails to deal with its pollution, it will only get worse over time. Italian design firm Stefano Boeri…
For the second year running, Urmia Lake in northwestern Iran has ditched its trademark green hue for a blood red color but that is not a cause for concern.
The lake, which is gradually…
Poor management of agricultural waste is depriving Iran of a means of improving soil fertility, an official at the Department of Environment said.
In an interview with ISNA, Mohammad Javad…
Senior Iranian and United Nations officials will attend the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms, the UN Resident Coordinator in Iran Gary Lewis said…
A dead dolphin on Saturday washed up on a secluded beach in Bandar Abbas, a southern port city in Hormozgan Province, a senior official at the provincial Department of Environment said.
An estimated 1,680 villages in Sistan-Baluchistan Province lack piped water, according to the provincial governor general.
Texting, the thing we do most with our cell phones, takes a toll on our health. Some doctors point to how smartphone users have reported soreness or numbness in their hands and wrists after…
Based on the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and European Union reports in 2016, a large number of synthetic drugs have entered the illicit drug market. In fact, every week a new…
The rapidly spreading cholera outbreak in Yemen has exceeded 200,000 suspected cases, increasing at an average of 5,000 a day.
