The fate of three abandoned excavation sites has been the focus of Tehran City Council sessions lately, not least because of the risks they pose to residents of the sprawling capital.
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A total of 80 mobile dental clinics will start operating in disadvantaged areas and fringes of cities by the next week, according to Saeed Asgari, the secretary of oral health council at the…
In a meeting of the High Council of Cultural Revolution’s committee in charge of appointing university deans, Farhad Rahbar, former chancellor of Tehran University, was officially appointed the…
Forty villages in Lorestan Province are hemorrhaging people so fast that they’ll be deserted in the foreseeable future.
“These villages, whose household numbers range from 10 to 74, are…
More than 95% of graduates in technical subjects find employment soon after leaving school, says Mostafa Azarkish, director of Vocational and Technical Subjects Office at the Education Ministry. “…
Currently the three top leading causes of death in Iran are ischemic heart attack, brain stroke and diabetes, said Ardeshir Khosravi, director of Information and Statistics Network Office at the…
The recent removal of important thalassemia medications from the list of drugs covered by insurance companies has created problems for patients, according to the head of the Iranian Thalassemia…
The fourth trial phase of a health screening scheme for preschool students has started across Iran.
It seeks to evaluate conditions such as learning disorders and visual or hearing…
For people who wish there were more hours in the day, spending a bit of money to get rid of onerous tasks would make them much happier, but researchers say very few actually make the investment.…
The global travel industry is rallying around ethical elephant tourism, with another company jumping on the bandwagon to help end the cruel attraction.
The latest travel company to stop…
Ryanair says it could cut fares by as much as 9% on some routes, as competition in the airline industry intensifies in the next few months.
The warning from Europe’s largest carrier by…
Museums across the country have imposed bans on using selfie sticks for taking photographs, said the director of National Museum of Iran.
Generally, selfies are not merely tolerated, but…
The International Air Transport Association has announced progress of its New Generation IATA Settlement Systems with the selection of Edenred and Multi-Service Technology Solutions to implement…
Hamedan unveiled its first tourist bus early this week to promote tourism in the historical city.
“Unlike Tehran where imported open-top tour buses were in service (albeit for only two…
Iran and Ukraine have discussed the reciprocal relaxation of visa regulations.
Discussions were held on Monday during a meeting in Kiev between an Iranian diplomatic delegation led by Ali…
Non-government schools have helped reduce the financial burden on the Education Ministry to a considerable degree, according to a ministry official.
Currently, there are 1,400 such schools…
Treating yourself might seem like the perfect solution when you are feeling a little down but according to new research, splashing the cash on someone else could make you feel happier in the long…
In a renewed effort to remove polluting motorcycles into restricted traffic zones in central Tehran, a new scheme requires the two-wheelers to register online for a permit to enter the designated…
The time that patients spend with their doctors is getting thinner every year. Surveys conducted so far in Iran indicate that the average time physicians spend with each patient is hardly 10…
According to the National Organization for Civil Registration, the birth rate in the capital dropped by 1% in the last fiscal (March 2016-17), compared to the preceding year. The office…
Two-hundred motorcycle ambulances were unveiled on Monday in Tehran by Health Minister Seyyed Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi.
“These will help reduce response time significantly,” the minister…
The social emergency hotline, 123, lacks enough telephone connections and vehicles to meet demand, according Hossein Asad Beygi, head of the Social Emergency Response Center.
To make…
Sixty-six new cars were added to Tehran Metro fleet on Monday and city officials said this will help increase the capacity of the crowded subway system by 230,000 people per day.
In…
Only Euro-5-compliant vehicles will be registered as of March 2019, the head of the Department of Environment said.
“Since 2014-15, the government only allows vehicles with Euro-4-compliant…
Environment officials and volunteers released 15,000 fish bred in tanks into Dez River in Khuzestan Province over the weekend to increase the population of shabout and carp.
