A modern diagnostic imaging center opened Sunday at the Social Security Hospital in the city of Karaj, 30 km west of Tehran. The center is the first of its kind in Alborz Province, IRNA reported…
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Data released by the Central Bank of Iran show that housing and energy related-expenses constituted more than one-third (35.5%) of monthly household expenses during the previous fiscal year that…
A new scheme will be launched early next month to provide social and psychological support to working and street children, ISNA quoted head of the State Welfare Organization, Anoushiravan…
Tehran Mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi took his office Monday after a decree was issued by Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli late on Sunday approving his credentials.
The newly-elected minister of education Mohammad Bahtaee has presented his roadmap for improving the educational system. He says he has plans to reform the educational content because “the…
An estimated four million Iranians suffer permanent physical injury and disabilities due to various mishaps, mainly traffic accidents. Many of these people need rehabilitation and long-term care…
According to data released by the Health Ministry, last year (ended in March), 12,281 women put in applications for the medical termination of their pregnancies. The figure was 23.4% higher…
Import of bonsai and bamboo has been prohibited by the Ministry of Agriculture since 2014, but many such plants now in the market have been imported illegally, said Akbar Shahrokhi, head of Iran…
A total of 2,018 people have been killed by a cholera epidemic in war-torn Yemen since late April, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday.
In a statement, the WHO said 565,041…
According to data released by the National Organization for Civil Registration (NOCR), more than half of the population is above the age of 30 and 24.3% from among the total population of 80…
The 18th International Congress on Reproductive Biomedicine will be held on August 30-September 1 in Tehran.
Natural disasters cost the country 100 trillion rials ($2.6 billion) each year according to the head of Iran’s Red Crescent Society. Speaking at the first national festival of disaster…
The Tehran City Council (TCC) on Sunday appointed a caretaker to the Tehran Municipality (TM) until the credentials of elected mayor, Mohammad Ali Najafi, are endorsed by the relevant…
A law banning the hiring of retirees was sent to state and affiliated organizations in March 2015, based on which employment of retired workers was illegal unless endorsed by a senior official…
Over the past 12 years, five million people living in Iran’s border regions have received training on ways to prevent landmine-related injury and disability under the auspices of the State…
Seniors who add walnuts to their diet are more likely to make other favorable modifications to their nutrient profile than seniors who do not add walnuts to their diet, according to a study…
As the new mayor of Tehran, Mohammad Ali Najafi takes office and the Tehran City Council (TCC) convenes under the chairmanship of Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani, some points are worthy of…
Due to the increase in local production of cigarettes in the past few years, the rate of cigarette smuggling has dropped significantly.
The 18th International Congress of Microbiology will be hold at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science on Aug.29-31, Mehr News Agency Reported.
Tehran’s new mayor has promised to provide modern equipment for fire stations in south Tehran. During a visit to warehouses in Fadayan-e Eslam Street, which were hit by blaze on Saturday…
Children without identity cards can be enrolled in Iranian schools only by showing their ‘education cards’ which are issued by the Interior Ministry, said Rezvan Hakimzadeh, deputy head of…
Last year the size of an average Iranian family decreased to 3.3 members while the figure was 4.9 members in 1992, when the first report on household spending was released. The size of an…
One person dies every 33 minutes due to traffic accidents and the number of injured is 20 times more, said the deputy health minister, Dr. Iraj Harirchi, Alef News reported. In the year…
It’s been well established that obesity is a contributor to cancer risk, but how it actually causes cancer is still a question that hasn’t been fully explained.
The governor general of Tehran Province has expressed strong criticism about the dismal conditions at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla that has not been completed after nearly 30 years.
