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  • The head of the Military Draft Organization said stricter measures have been put in place to monitor ‘conscript athletes.’ Brigadier General Hamid Sadrossadat quoted by ISNA said the legal process…

  • The head of the Social Security Organization expressed willingness to negotiate contracts with private hospitals “if they are ready to comply with our terms.” Taghi Noorbakhsh told ISNA there were…

  • The first secretary of the Embassy of Japan Yoshihito Mitagava hailed the dramatic growth in Iran’s tourism industry since 2012, according to the Isfahan public relations…

  • The caravanserai of Qavam-Abad will be handed to the private sector, the head of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) announced. Masib Amiri said currently the site…

  • A coalition of companies and aid groups announced plans to test experimental drugs and collect blood plasma from Ebola survivors to treat new victims of the disease in West Africa. Plasma from…

  • Parents of school children are unhappy about the recent plan to mark a four hour cut per week in the working hours of teachers with 20 or more years of experience. The head of the Education…

  • Isfahan police rank first among the nation’s police departments, says General Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam.

  • The vice-president for women and family affairs announced that “a comprehensive plan for rural women’s upliftment in the country will be devised.”

    Shahindokht Molaverdi who was addressing…

  • The head of the Department of AIDS Control at the ministry of health and medical education, referring to the dangers of drug abuse among youth, called for participation from all concerned…

  • A Birjandi motorcyclist has entered Ramsar in Mazandaran Province after traveling 9000 kms carrying the slogan: “Mines, human and environment’s enemy.”

  • The health minister has urged the ministry of culture to prevent advertisements of harmful products. Dr. Seyyed Hassan Hashemi and Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Ali Jannati signed a…

  • The minister of interior said community-based organizations can play a major role in “promoting virtue and prohibiting vice” in society.

  • The head of the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion at the ministry of health announced plans to distribute free iron supplements in girls’ schools on a weekly basis. Dr. Zahra Abdollahi…

  • If the real intention is to create jobs, stimulate economic growth, and cut the dole queues, it is essential to augment and institutionalize work ethics, a deputy labor minster said at the weekend…

  • If there is one market in which the Rouhani government has so far scored outstandingly, it would be the tourist industry. After a black-out of more than three decades, the tourism industry finally…

  • Iran’s Mohamad Hassan Talebian deputy head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) met with Abdol-Rahman Ghaderi, mayor of the Sughd on November 16 to boost the…

  • The spokesman for Tehran’s department of education announced details for the distribution of milk in schools. Masoud Saghafi told ISNA “each student will get 70 packets of 250ml of milk during the…

  • The development deputy at the Department of Environment (DoE) said there is a shortage of park rangers in the country. Dr.

  • Higher education, technical and vocational training and training in handicrafts are provided to prisoners, said Mohammad Mardani, director of Rajai Shahr prison.

  • The average growth rate of infertility in Iran is more than in other countries and unfortunately the figures have increased by approximately 10 to 18 percent in the recent years, said Dr. Ahmad…

  • Agricultural cropping pattern needs to be modified in Zayandehrud River basin. Rice is a crop with has high water consumption; therefore it is not suitable for arid areas such as Isfahan Province…

  • The consecutive years of drought and its consequences on agriculture production inspired Fereidoon Mohammadi, an inventor from Kuhmareh district of Fars Province, whose mechanical water aeration…

  • The director of the Office of the Commissioner of Food Safety at the ministry of health said an ultimatum has been issued to food manufactures to label their products.  Dr. Zahra…

  • Unveiling the Pentavalent vaccine on Tuesday (Nov 18) President Hassan Rouhani said “with this, a new beginning in immunization under the Health Reform Plan has commenced.”

  • The 1st International Leather Industry, Bag, Shoes and Related Industries Exhibition is being held in Tehran from November 17-20 with scores of domestic and foreign factories, workshops, companies…