Iran's cultural heritage chief has ordered affiliated officials in the quake-hit Khorasan Razavi Province to immediately prepare for restoring cultural and historical sites damaged by an…
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The US has warned Americans living in or planning to travel to Kenya about a possible outbreak of violence before the country's August 8 general elections.
In a travel alert issued on…
Iranian businesspeople traveling to Iraq can receive six-month visas if they carry a reference letter from their local chamber of commerce.
Iran has jumped four places in the latest Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report by the World Economic Forum and ranked 93rd.
The country is ranked eighth in the Middle East, up from…
The European Parliament on April 6 supported easing travel rules for Ukrainians, driving on a western integration viewed with great suspicion by Moscow.
Recent dust and sand storms in Kerman Province have revealed what is believed to be an ancient site in the city of Fahroj, although cultural heritage officials have yet to confirm the claim.
Exposure to heat and the physical exertion required to control a fire is putting firefighters at risk of heart attack, a new research suggests.
Every person in every part of the world will at some point in time take medicine to prevent or treat an illness. However, medicines sometimes cause serious harm if taken incorrectly or due to an…
A research group at Loughborough University in England has found that relaxing in the hot bath burns 130 calories, which is about the amount you’ll burn on a half-hour walk
They examined…
Two people died and 34 were wounded after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the central and eastern parts of Khorasan Razavi Province on Wednesday.
The quake's epicenter was in Sefid Sang…
The government spends $5 million per day (200 billion rials) to treat diseases caused by tobacco smoke, said the deputy head of the Majlis Health Commission Mohammad Hossein Qorbani, citing a…
Traffic on the Karaj-Chalus road that connects Tehran to the northern holiday resorts will be restricted to one-way for specified hours on April 7, said Alborz Province Traffic Police Chief…
According to the results of the recent National Population and Housing Census released in February, 88% of the Iranian population are literate, having improved from 84.6% and 84.8% in the two…
Researchers at Tehran’s Tarbiat Modares University have developed laboratory scaffolds primarily used in long-term stem cell cultivation. The scaffolds play a vital role in tissue engineering and…
Six of Ireland’s native dog breeds are now vulnerable to extinction, according to a new book called "Suddenly, While Abroad–Hitler's Irish Slaves" by David Blake Knox. As reported by the Irish…
London Mayor Sadiq Khan plans to charge the most polluting cars and vans a daily fee of £12.50 ($16) to enter the city center from 2019, the latest city to crack down on gas-guzzling cars.
Online systems for monitoring air quality are to be launched in 24 stations across the country next week.
Currently, air quality monitoring stations in provincial capitals announce the…
Yakhab, a no-hunting zone in Isfahan Province, has been declared a wildlife sanctuary, a provincial environment official said.
Some 2 tons of illegally-logged Alder wood were seized in a raid on a lumber mill in Amol, Mazandaran Province.
The governments of the US State of California and Scotland have signed an agreement to join hands to fight climate change.
The agreement was signed on Monday by Scotland's First Minister…
Two people died and 15 were wounded after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the central and eastern parts of Khorasan Razavi Province on Wednesday.
Sand and dust storms that engulfed the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan Province on Monday increased in intensity on Tuesday (with wind speeds reaching 76 km/h) and will continue until the weekend…
Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely food insecure in 2016, a dramatic increase compared with 80 million in 2015,…
Iran has managed to import the rapid tuberculosis (TB) detection tool that enables diagnosis of the disease in less than two hours.
The instruments are currently in operation in four…
Conscripts stationed in Tehran are eligible for 80% discount on all public transport systems from the beginning of the fiscal year (March 21), as per a bill passed by the Tehran City Council on…
