Multiple programs and celebrations are planned by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs for the National Youth Week (May 28-June 3), said Mohsen Talaei, director of national youth events at the…
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Haraz Road that connects Tehran to the northern holiday resorts will be closed for traffic for specified hours on May 6-9, said Colonel Ali Reza Qadami, traffic police chief of Mazandaran Province…
The World Health Organization (WHO) is to launch a pilot project this year to assess cheap copies of expensive biotech cancer drugs in a bid to make such medicines more widely available in poorer…
An annual report published by the Office of the Vice Presidency for Women and Family Affairs highlights the number of schemes launched by the office across the country, in deprived and remote…
Access to safe drinking water is a major concern throughout the world. Health risks arise from consumption of water contaminated with pollutants or harmful chemicals that can transmit diseases…
Public transport in London is the world’s costliest service, a report said.
A monthly travel card costs £135 ($174), according to a Deutsche Bank report—£33 ($43) more than Dublin, which…
Persian Gulf states must combine their newly-built attractions with cultural offerings to maximize tourism potential, delegates at Arabian Travel Market were urged.
$300m Needed to Repurpose 400 Sites$300m Needed to Repurpose 400 Sitesh an investment of $300 million, the deputy for investment at Iran’s Revitalization and Utilization Fund for Historical Places…
Global demand for air travel rose 6.8% in March, as lower fares and improving economies continued to support growth through the first quarter, the International Air Transport Association said on…
The government plans to develop community-based tourism for Gouran Village on Qeshm Island.
The plan, devised by Qeshm Free Zone Organization, was among the top three proposals for the…
Airlines in the United States made more than $4.2 billion in baggage fees, accounting for 2.5% of revenues last year, though the industry still saw overall profits decrease significantly.
Close to 50 workers have been trapped following a large explosion at 12:45 pm Wednesday in Zemestanyurt coal mine, located 14 kilometers from Azadshahr, in the northern Golestan Province, said…
The Health Ministry is planning to expand a project to disseminate information and educate youngsters on HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases at special educational centers dubbed “Health…
An earthquake measuring 5.3 degrees on the Richter scale jolted Sefid Sang County, Khorasan Razavi Province early Wednesday at 1:42 am. No casualties were reported until print time. …
Around 4% of all deaths in the country occur due to chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), said Dr Ahmad Kousha, head of the Non-Communicable Diseases Center at the Health Ministry on Wednesday.…
Using substandard electric toothbrushes can increase the risk of dental diseases like receding gums, said Dr. Siavash Savadi Oskuee, a member of Iranian Academy of Cosmetic and Restorative…
A two-week international workshop on neuroscience opened in Tehran on April 29 sponsored jointly the International Brain Research Organization and Tarbiat Modarres University and Shahid Beheshti…
Researchers have found that people with A, B, and AB blood types may be at greater risk of cardiovascular events - particularly heart attack - than individuals with O blood types.
A biorepository stores bacterial, human and environmental samples and is critical for research, diagnostic and teaching purposes. Long term storage of some living samples also helps scientists to…
May 5 is internationally recognized as the day for highlighting the work of midwives. “They are the primary care givers for women and newborns before, during and after childbirth, and also provide…
The body of the last person missing in the flash floods and torrential rains (in mid-April) in the western parts of the country was found in Azarshahr, East Azarbaijan Province on Wednesday. With…
The National Cloud Seeding Research Center plans to use unmanned aerial vehicle technology for cloud seeding in Yazd Province in what would be a first for Iran.
Quoted by ISNA, Farid Golkar…
The government has earmarked 9 trillion rials ($237 million) for anti-desertification schemes for the current fiscal year (started March 21), which is 15 times more than last year’s budget of 600…
The scimitar-horned oryx, which has been officially extinct in the wild for 17 years, is making a remarkable comeback in Chad.
Five thousand years ago, as many as one million scimitar-…
China has invested more resources than any other country in reversing deforestation and planting trees. However, given the large scale of these programs, it has been difficult to quantify their…
