Hong Kong last week launched a landmark bill to ban its ivory trade on Wednesday, describing it as an effort to "eradicate" the illegal poaching of elephants.
The southern Chinese city is a…
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Urmia Lake's water level is expected to drop due to high summer temperatures, the deputy for planning at Urmia Lake Restoration Project said.
"Given that this summer is forecast to be…
Do you want fries with that? A new study provides a good reason to say “no,” after finding that eating two to three portions of fried potatoes every week could raise the risk of early death by…
Since inauguration on June 10, Tehran Metro Line 7 has run for only three hours per day, from 10 am to 1 pm.
“But from Thursday, train services start an hour early at 9 am and will run…
In a move to beef up prevention of communicable diseases, the Health Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding in Tehran with the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran (PMO) on Wednesday, to…
Around one in six older people experience some form of abuse, a figure higher than previously estimated and predicted to rise as populations age worldwide.
The State Welfare Organization plans to set up deaddiction centers for addicted street and labor children under the age of 18 in various parts of the country. “The first of these, which would…
Firefighters early Thursday managed to put out fire at a 20-storey residential building near Chitgar Lake in western Tehran. According to eye witnesses, fire first broke out on the balcony on the…
The Health Ministry will provide autism screening services to children brought to health centers to get vaccinated against childhood diseases. “Currently, screening programs are conducted by State…
A 300-bed hospital opened in Karaj, capital of Alborz Province in the presence of Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi, on Thursday.
Airbnb is stepping up its philanthropic efforts in Europe as it continues to come under pressure from city authorities across the continent.
United Airlines' latest PR crisis involving a security official removing an unwilling passenger from a flight has been poorly-received by consumers, 53% of whom say they are less likely to…
With only six days off, Iranian museums and cultural heritage sites are among those worldwide with the least number of days closed, according to the director of Museums and Historical Moveable…
US President Donald Trump has threatened to tighten trade opportunities for American businesses in Cuba.
The doors of opportunity opened by President Barak Obama in 2015 which made travel…
Following the announcement last week of the designing of an Iranian halal symbol, the Iranian National Standards Organization essentially declared its support for plans to promote Iran as a halal…
All 10 Iranian airlines that operate flights to Najaf will instead fly to Baghdad from July 1, following a rift between the aviation companies and the private owners of Al Najaf International…
People who are aged 75 or older and take aspirin daily to ward off heart attacks face a significantly elevated risk of serious or even fatal bleeding and should be given heartburn drugs to…
A nationwide review of health statistics for the year 2015 reveals that nearly half of the visits to specialists’ clinics were unnecessary, and that 98.3% of the people who visited health centers…
An estimated 110,000 children out of school have been identified and 55,000 are covered by support organizations over the past four years, said deputy for social welfare at the State Welfare…
Over three tons of illicit drugs were seized in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan Province over the weekend, provincial police Chief Brigadier General Hussein Rahimi said on Wednesday.
The Health Ministry is progressing with the scheme to achieve the goal to eliminate hepatitis B and C viral infection as public health challenges by 2030 as set by the World Health Organization.…
At Tuesday’s open meeting of Tehran City Council, Rahmatollah Hafezi, who chairs the TCC Environment and Health Commission, called for forming a committee to assess the safety of the newly-opened…
Every year on June 14, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day. The event, established in 2004, aims to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products, and to…
The number of Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) helicopters increased to 23 last year (ended March 20) from the previous 17, said Amirhossein Ziaee, head of IRCS, on Wednesday. Prior to 2013…
An animal hospital and emergency care center recently opened in Roudsar County in the northern province of Gilan, a deputy for technical affairs at the Department of Environment's provincial…
