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  • Iran ranks first in tooth implant surgery in the Middle East and can compete with European countries in the field, said Dr. Ruhollah Norouzi, scientific secretary of the 1st International Tooth…

  • A house-to-house census will be conducted next year (starts March 21)to determine the exact number of drug addicts in the country.

  • For the first time, no homework booklet – known as ‘Nowrooz Dispatch’ will be published for the New Year holidays (starting March 21) and instead, schools and teachers will decide how much…

  • B ased on recent statistics, 23% of the Iranian population suffers from mental disorders, which is on par with the rate of mental illness growth in developed and developing countries as seen in…

  • One main reason why ex-convicts return to prison is their rejection by the people and the community, said Elham Aminzadeh, lawmaker and vice-president for legal affairs.

    “People’s awareness…

  • Soda could cause cancer if a new investigation pointing out the risk is confirmed by further studies.

    Consumer Reports announced a study showing that average Americans consume enough soda…

  • A new passenger port has been inaugurated, in the southern province of Sistan and Baluchestan to facilitate travel by sea between Chabahar and Konarak for tourists especially during holidays, IRNA…

  • Three years ago, I took part in a tour of the Grand Bazaar in old town Istanbul. Among various spices, embroideries, artifacts, and foods, silk was in short supply. That surprised me; it was as…

  • At present, 11 million Iranians of marriageable age are still single and “they risk passing the reproductive age.” As fertility declines due to normal, age-related biological changes, encouraging…

  • The national school network, known as Roshd, has the capacity to have a search engine added to it, said Mohyeddin Bahram Mohammadian, deputy minister of education. If other institutions help the…

  • Tehran Metro will run a 24-hour service on Friday, a day prior to the Iranian New Year (March 21). The head of Tehran Metro Company, Mosen Nayebi said the First Line of the metro will also be open…

  • Creation of safe injection sites across the country for drug users is still being studied at the Drug Control Headquarters “as there are doubts about its efficacy.” Alireza Jazini, deputy head at…

  • Irrigation of agriculture crops with waste water in some parts of Tehran outskirts is still evident, warned a health official. Khosro Sadeghniat quoted by ISNA said medical universities have been…

  • The ban on the use of cell phones by school children has been in place for some time now and Minister of Education Ali Asghar Fani has made it clear that it will not be revoked anytime soon and “…

  • Given the high scale of poppy cultivation and opium that constitutes the livelihood of Afghanistan’s rural farmers (3.3 million Afghans are involved in producing opium), Iran is ready help them…

  • Beggary is an unsavory social phenomenon and mostly stems from poverty and joblessness. Cooperation among the municipality, the State Welfare Organization (SWO), ministry of interior, the police…

  • China is planning an international tourism zone in its northeastern border area with Russia and North Korea, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday, in Pyongyang’s latest push…

  • By examining the remains of textiles from different historical periods in Iran, the research center for Iranian traditional arts has succeeded in recreating textiles from the Sassanid and Buyid…

  • The number of domestic flights to Kish Island has increased by 25%, Online Hamshahri quoted managing director of Kish Free Zone Ali-Asghar Moonesan as saying. Over 100 flights per day are made to…

  • Iran is ready to introduce a visa-free regime for Kazakhstan to build bilateral cooperation in various fields. This statement was made by Mojtaba Damirchilu, Iran’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan. “At…

  • Iranian Calligraphers Association has many administrative offices in Tehran, but its branch in northern Tehran could be considered a little too trendy for an administrative center. The setting of…

  • An Iranian inventor has built a refrigerator which uses “the cold from the environment instead of consuming energy” to cool food products.

  • There are ways to reduce exposure to the harmful radiation of cell phones, according to an American environmental group. When talking on the cell phone the safest option is to use wired headsets…

  • Parents should not leave their children unattended in the upcoming “fire jumping festival of Chaharshanbe Suri,” warned a health official.

  • People who only focused on eating 30 grams of fiber per day lost almost as much weight as those who followed a more complicated diet, according to a new year-long study.