Iran-China positive political relations have led to a boost in ties with Chinese universities and research centers, said Minister of Science, Research and Technology Dr. Mohammad Farhadi in a…
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The Tehran-Karaj metro line (Line 5) is closed until further notice due to a power outage, Alef News Agency reported. Line 5 is colored green on the metro system maps; it is a 41.5 km long…
With the addition of 24 new technical subjects such as jewelry making, medical equipment repairs, tourism, aviation, and safety and firefighting, the number of majors in vocational and technical…
With only a few days remaining till the end of the pollination season of palm groves, pest outbreak and lack of funds to fight cicada insects are said to have caused infertility in 90% of palm…
All carpet and rug weavers as well as handicraft makers who are under insurance coverage of the Social Security Organization (SSO) will receive long-term services such as pension and life…
Chinese parents are banned from knowing the sex of their unborn babies in a combat strategy adopted by the government to stop illegal abortions. Gender inequality in China has worried the Chinese…
Despite changes in drinking water sources, including supply of more well water, Tehran’s drinking water is safe and there are no health hazards; the health ministry has given a clean bill to the…
The government has allocated $7 million to support modernization and updating of the National Strong Motion Network, said Dr. Mahdi Zare, faculty member of the Earthquake Research Institute, at a…
Replacing one serving of a sugary drink daily with either water or unsweetened tea or coffee can lower the risk of developing diabetes by up to 25 percent, says a research.
All SSO executive bodies are banned from purchasing foreign products that are produced and available domestically, Dr. Taghi Nourbakhsh, CEO and Managing Director of the Social Security…
Manuchechr Danesh Pajouh, veteran literature professor and Iranologist, passed away on Saturday, (May 2) due to heart and kidney ailments.
Danesh Pajouh was a renowned author, researcher,…
Special SIM cards for children’s use and parental control will enter the market, said Mahmoud Vaezi, minister of communications and information technology.
Attending kindergartens is not part of the compulsory education system, Rokhsareh Fazli, director of Pre-Primary Education at the ministry of education said. Kindergarten is an essential…
Women in Tehran will benefit from a 50% discount in municipal sport complexes in the current Iranian year (started March 21), said Mohammad Rezaei, head of the Sports Organization at Tehran…
The Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, and Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, are ranked 40th and 63rd respectively among a list of top global universities, according to the Times…
For the first time, Iran will host the women’s grand prix chess tournaments in the coming months, said Amir Hosseini, director of the Iran Chess Federation. The initial agreement on Iran as the…
All domestically manufactured medical devices will be branded ‘Made in Iran’, said Seyed Hossein Safavi, general secretary of the Office for Monitoring and Evaluation of Medical Equipment and…
The Salak disease, known by its medical term as leishmaniasis, is prevalent in 17 provinces, according to Health Minister Dr. Hassan Hashemi.
The disease has spread due to increasing…
Iran has achieved the lowest prevalence rate of liver diseases among regional states following measures taken by the health ministry, said Dr. Seyyed Moayed Alavian, head of Iran Hepatitis Network…
Six notary public offices will be equipped with state-of-the-art systems to launch electronic registration of deeds after one office in Tehran piloted the plan, said head of Iran Notaries…
Konkoor applicants in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21) show a decline, in line with the trend of the past six years.
The number reduced to 880,756 registered individuals…
A team of Canadian – Polish researchers, led by Toronto’s Women’s College Hospital (WCH) researcher Dr. Mohammad Akbari, has identified a new genetic mutation strongly linked with breast cancer.…
One million fake certificates were seized in the previous year (ended March 20), according to Ali Zarafshan, director of secondary education at the ministry of education.
Nearly 433 lives were lost due to injuries at the workplace in Tehran in the previous year (ended March 20), according to statistics recorded at Tehran’s Legal Medicine Organization.
Dr.…
The first Coordinated Workforce Council for health security will be formed in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21) to ensure safety and health of 20 million workers in the labor…
