The director of Children and Preschool Office at the State Welfare Organization (SWO) said preschools have been instructed to only hire teachers who hold SWO credentials. Arezoo Zokaee Fard told…
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Prevention and rehabilitation of people with chronic mental or physical disabilities to help them adjust to social life are a high priority for the State Welfare Organization’s (SWO)…
Iranian researchers have successfully produced a diagnostic kit for Hepatitis B to enter the market next calendar year (starts March 21, 2015).
A comprehensive plan for waste management will be launched soon from the southeast part of the capital, mayor of Tehran District 15 announced. Ali Akbar Anjomani quoted by ISNA said the plan is to…
There will be a pay hike for conscripts from the next calendar year (starting March 21, 2015), the human resources deputy at the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces announced.
The minister of education said the education budget has seen a 23% increase for the next calendar year. Aliasghar Fani said “if some other articles of the budget law are passed by the MPs, there…
Head of the Department of Environment (DoE) Masoumeh Ebtekar voiced her full support for the ‘Blue Sky, Clean Earth’ campaign launched by the Tehran Municipality. The campaign focuses on traffic…
Picture a rickety, old country town with no more than five stores lining the main street. The last shreds of faded paint are peeling off the signs, an indication that the days of glory are long…
A few visits to Mesr Desert in Khur-Biabanak, Isfahan Province, and Marzieh Qaderi, 27, who has studied graphics and illustration, decided to pack her things and move from Isfahan city to Mesr…
An area of 230 hectares in Beigan, 15 km west of Shirvan city, North Khorasan, was granted to the provincial department of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO),…
Men tend to take more risks than women do, and they also seem to be ahead of women in engaging in risky behavior that is extremely “idiotic,” according to researchers who revealed in a new study…
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities was marked on December 3 with numerous events launched in Iran and around the world. The Social Welfare Organization (SWO) as the official body…
Due to the recent precipitation, paddy fields in Gilan Province have turned into wetlands and migratory birds have been seeking shelter in them. Unfortunately, hunters have been targeting the…
Programs which empower women in the political and economic context are necessary with affirmative action or positive discrimination leading to more women in parliament, said Jaleh Faramarzian, an…
Head of the Department of Environment Masoumeh Ebtekar announced that the roads and urban development ministry had withdrawn consent for the Tehran-Mashhad road construction through the Golestan…
The head of the Office of Curriculum Design and Educational Planning at the ministry of education announced that beginning from the next school year, performing arts such as theater and cinema…
The minister of sports and youth affairs said a proposal for the bifurcation of youth affairs and sports has been sent to the presidential Supervision and Strategic Planning Office and “most of…
Nearly 5000 square meters of Nahar-Khoran Forest Highlands in Gorgan county, Golestan Province, was affected by fires recently, said Rasoul Moghsem, head of the Forest, Range and Watershed…
The head of the Paramedic Medical Office at the ministry of health said since the launch of the Health Reform Plan (May 5), 454 patients have been transferred by air ambulance to hospitals. Dr.…
The call for entries is now open for the 2nd biennial competition of cave photography, according to the website of speleophoto.ir.
For the first time, from 31 provinces of the country, heads of the guilds active in tourism industry, met in the tourism department of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism…
Protected area zones in the country will increase, and according to global indicators, each country should earmark 17% of its land area as protected zones by the year 2020, Masoumeh Ebtekar, head…
The human resources deputy at the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces announced the possibility of paying fines by evaders of conscription, in lieu of their military service. Brigadier General…
Air pollution is an unfortunate reality for industrial cities especially in the cold season. But there are several tips by health professionals to check the negative effects of air pollution.
A new study published in Hypertension journal from American Heart Association shows that canned food and drink might be linked to high blood pressure and even an increased risk of coronary disease…
