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  • A chemical found in CDs, DVDs, kettles and water bottles could soon be restricted after the EU authorities ruled that it posed a threat to human health because of its effects on hormones.

  • A report by the Education Ministry’s Statistical Office stated that in the September 2015-2016 school year, around 10,653 primary school students (1.4% of students at the primary level) were not…

  • There are 450,000 blind and 90,000 visually impaired people at present in the country, said Dr Abbas Azimi, a board member of Iranian Optometric Association (IOA). Cataract is one of the leading…

  • Currently, there are more than seven million children under the age of five in Iran, of whom only a quarter attend kindergartens, said Habibollah Masoudi Farid, social deputy at the State Welfare…

  • Men comprise the majority (50.8%) on social networks, according to the Iranian Students Polling Agency (affiliated to the Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research). More than…

  • Despite efforts by Iran’s Department of Environment, Tehran Transport and Traffic Department and anti-air pollution campaigns, the use of bicycles has failed to gain popularity in the capital and…

  • Reputable travel magazine Travel+Leisure has named Yazd in central Iran as a likely candidate to receive world heritage status in the upcoming UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting.

    In an…

  • An Omani airline is exploring the possibility of launching charter flights between Muscat and the port city of Bandar Abbas in Iran's Hormozgan Province, a provincial tourism official said.

  • Around 16,300 foreign travelers visited the historical city of Kashan in Isfahan Province between April 4 and June 5 this year, registering a 62% increase compared with the corresponding period of…

  • April was a record month for inbound UK tourism in terms of both overseas visits and expenditure.

    VisitBritain figures show 3.7 million visits were made to the UK, up 19% compared to last…

  • Airbnb is purchasing background-check startup Trooly to protect its guests and hosts from bad actors.

  • Walt Disney’s ambitious $5.5 billion Shanghai theme park is close to breaking even after its first full year of operations—a mark none of its resorts was able to hit in the last 30 years, said…

  • Germany will strengthen support for Iran’s policies for Afghan refugees by contributing five million euros ($5.58 million) in the next two years to the UNHCR Solution Strategy for Afghan Refugees…

  • Roughly 11% of youth aged 13 to 15 around the world use tobacco products like cigarettes and cigars, a global survey of students suggests.

  • Despite zero cases of cholera, the Food and Waterborne Diseases Office at the Health Ministry is on alert to counter cholera ahead of the hot summer season, and its personnel are on standby, the…

  • Currently, 10,200 Iranians suffer from different types of hemophilia, of whom 9,500 suffer from severe bleeding disorders and receive regular treatment and medications, said Dr Razieh…

  • The observatory for national health indicators will be fully established by the end of the government’s first term in August. It will provide a geographical map of diseases and ailments across…

  • Twenty health facilities (12 in the capital Tabriz and 8 in other cities) were inaugurated in East Azarbaijan Province in the presence of Health Minister Seyed Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi, on…

  • The rate of salt intake in Iran is twice the globally recommended amount, said Dr. Zahra Abdollahi, head of the Nutrition Improvement Department at the Health Ministry.

  • The 8th round of the exhibition ‘Women and National Production’ to showcase brands and products by women entrepreneurs will be held March 1-13 at Tehran’s Goftegoo Park.

  • A study on out-of-school children conducted last year (ended in March) by the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, has evaluated the reasons for the problem of school dropouts in…

  • An image of a Persian leopard has been captured by camera traps in Shaskouh Protected Area in South Khorasan Province.

    “That is the second time a Persian leopard has been spotted in the…

  • The Department of Environment has warned campers and locals against building fires in areas vulnerable to wildfires while the temperatures are high. In a statement on its website on Friday, DOE…

  • May 2017 was the second-warmest May in 137 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New…

  • Once battling desiccation, Hamoun Wetlands in Sistan-Baluchestan Province are now said to be "ecologically stable", with around 40% of the wetlands filled up with 20 centimeters to one meter of…