Iran’s women parliamentarians held a meeting with their Italian counterparts on the sidelines of the 59th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York. At the…
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Electric buses will make a comeback on Tehran streets from the next year (starts March 21). Head of Tehran Bus Company Peyman Sanandaji, said the initiative would be an important step to tackle…
As the population grows older, muscle and joint related diseases are bound to increase; therefore the higher educational system should offer a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree (DPT) in their…
Nearly $1.41 billion (48,000 billion rials) was expended by the government to reduce health care costs in the current Iranian year (ends March 20), according to Mohammad Bagher Nobakht, vice-…
The Majlis is unlikely to favor proposals put forth by the government to extend the official weekend to two days, said an MP.
Abbas Salahi, a member of the Majlis social commission…
More than half a million preschoolers have been provided with educational facilities including in towns, villages, and deprived regions across the country.
The media can play a significant role in creating a sense of security in the society.
Serving different kinds of nuts known as ‘Ajil’ is one tradition in the Iranian New Year (Nowruz) ceremony. While fresh and unprocessed nuts are good sources of protein, minerals and other…
Commonly known as the 'Tree Man', Mehdi Nazari has now planted almost 60,000 trees in the western Illam Province to alleviate the harmful impact of dust and particle storms.
Having won…
North Korea has lifted tough restrictions on foreign travel, imposed last year to prevent the Ebola virus from being carried across its borders. A Beijing-based tour company, Koryo Tours confirmed…
The 2015 UNWTO Silk Road Ministers’ Meeting was held on the sidelines of the ITB Berlin travel trade show, chaired by the UNWTO director general, Taleb D. Rifa’i.
Iran voiced readiness…
Iran’s cultural attaché in Greece, Mohammad Hossein Mozaffari, met with Greek minister of culture and sport, Panos Panagiotopoulos on expansion of tourism cooperation between the two countries.
Iran’s Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Molaverdi said despite certain achievements to elevate women’s status globally, “the slow and imbalanced trend in materializing women…
A MP from the town of Robat Karim in Tehran Province has criticized the Tehran Municipality (TM) for installing billboards along highways that reportedly advertise an unauthorized bank.
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The government is planning to provide opportunities to all sections of the society to master basic skills; so they will be able to interact effectively with a rapidly changing world, said …
The reason behind the contaminated vials in a Tehran eye clinic that led to 15 patients becoming blind “was due to the misconduct of certain individuals trying to gain more profit.” Minister of…
The membership of the vice-president for women and family affairs in the Supreme Council of Health and Food Security has been approved by the council of ministers.
The environment one lives in can influence people’s behavior and motivation to act. “When people like the environment they are living in they commit less crime; therefore the environment we find…
Women on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) pills should be aware that there is a small chance of an increased risk of blood clots and possibly stroke, according to a study. While HRT pills can…
One of the notorious professional wood smugglers in Gilan and Ardebil was arrested sometime ago for illegally hunting the Persian leopard. The offender, with a previous history of illegal hunting…
The population residing in unofficial areas shows a 17-fold increase in almost three decades and “unfortunately, the trend is still rising,” said a lawmaker and member of the Majlis social…
For two years the construction industry has been of the descending order and it seems it will remain so in the foreseeable future. When the first symptoms of decline emerged in Tehran, namely the…
Large-scale deforestation could cause monsoon rains to shift south, cutting rainfall in India by nearly a fifth, scientists say.
Deforestation has long been known to cause…
The EU formally adopted on Friday climate change targets for December’s Paris conference including a 40 percent cut in emissions by 2030, climate commissioner Miguel Arias Canete said.
A bird thought to have gone the way of the dodo decades ago has been rediscovered in Myanmar (Burma), National Geographic reported. The bird, a Myanmar Jerdon's babbler, was…
