In the new Iranian year that started on March 21, the Iranian Parliament has given special attention to environmental bills that had been gathering dust for over a year.
Following the…
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World Immunization Week, held April 24-30, aims to raise awareness about the critical importance of full immunization throughout life, and its role in achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development…
The future of medicine “is interrelated with stem cell therapy and the treatment of refractory and incurable diseases is in this field of medicine,” said Dr. Ahmad Vosouq Dizaj, the clinical…
The number of children adopted in Tehran Province increased by 34% last year that ended on March 20, compared to the previous year, said Ahmad Meydari, deputy minister of Cooperatives, Labor…
Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi joined hundreds of people in a walk on Friday morning at Tehran’s Enqelab Sports Complex to mark the first day of the National Health Week.
Just a few hours a week of moderate exercise may not prevent all heart attacks, but it could make the difference in who survives one, Danish researchers say.
Their study found that regular…
The Rehabilitation Office of the State Welfare Organization is planning to set up 45 special care houses for the moderately and mildly-disabled people in 25 provinces by the end of the current…
More than 52,000 new classrooms need to be added to the existing number to meet demand for enrolment of students at all school levels and promote equitable access to education, said Mohammad Taqi…
Egyptian tourism officials have been buoyed after the unearthing of a nobleman’s 3,000-year-old tomb—the latest in a series of major discoveries of ancient artifacts.
Iranian hotels registered a 45% occupancy rate during the Norouz (Iranian New Year) holidays (March 20–April 2) with 1.45 million people spending at least one night in hotels.
Dissatisfied…
The International Air Transport Association has reported further strong passenger traffic growth in February.
Total revenue passenger kilometers rose 4.8% in February, compared to the same…
Malaysia Airlines, which lost a wide-body jet with 239 people aboard three years ago in one of history’s most enduring aviation mysteries, has become the first airline to sign an agreement for…
Traditional ecolodges in Yazd Province proved to be popular during the Norouz (Iranian New Year) holidays (March 20 – April 2), a senior provincial official said.
“Surveys (of guests) show…
Kyrgyzstan will facilitate visa requirements for Iranians to boost its tourism industry. During a press conference in Tehran on Thursday with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif,…
The national health sector suffers from critical shortage of nursing staff, and with the increasing number of hospital beds the problem has been compounded, necessitating training and recruitment…
Hospitals across the country are providing a special package of services for parents of preemies or preterm infants with the aim to provide them psychological and spiritual support.
A pilot…
People who live near sources of heavy traffic exhaust may be at higher risk of heart disease because the fine particles in this type of pollution lower levels of “good” cholesterol needed for…
Mazandaran Province has the highest literacy rate at 97.6%, according to findings of the recent population and housing census carried out in the second half of the last fiscal year (ended March 20…
An earthquake measuring 4 degrees on the Richter scale jolted the outskirts of Bileh Savar County in Ardebil Province, early Wednesday. According to the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University,…
The first joint conference on Iran-Italy Scientific and Research Cooperation held on Wednesday in Tehran was attended by ministers of science from both sides.
Italian Minister of Education…
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported remarkable achievements in tackling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) since 2007. An estimated 1 billion people received treatment in 2015 alone…
Four people remain missing almost a week after deadly flash floods hit the western and northwestern parts of Iran. According to the head of relief and rescue operations at the Iranian Red Crescent…
The leopard population in a region of South Africa once thick with the big cats is crashing and could be wiped out within a few years, scientists warned on Wednesday.
Illegal killing of…
A committee of Brazil’s Congress has approved proposals to roll back protections on 1.1 million hectares of forest and national park.
Lawmakers with links to mining and agriculture…
A team of scientists say a melting glacier in Canada’s Yukon has caused a river to completely change course.
Their findings, published in Nature Geoscience, show how climate change can…
