Iran’s ongoing struggle with desertification is continuing, although “special attention” has been given to the matter in the country’s sixth five-year economic development plan (2016-21).
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Iran’s ongoing struggle with desertification is continuing, although “special attention” has been given to the matter in the country’s sixth five-year economic development plan (2016-21).
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Pollution of Latyan Dam in northeastern Tehran can be reduced by 90%, if buildings within the dam’s basin are connected to the urban wastewater network, said an official at the Shemiranat County’s…
Scotland has achieved the second-highest reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in Western Europe, according to the latest official figures. Out of the EU-15 countries, only Sweden has delivered…
A poacher charged with killing a Persian leopard in Savadkouh, Mazandaran Province, has been handed a two-year suspended sentence.
A ‘Social Affairs Organization’ will be set up at the Interior Ministry, basically with a supervisory and overseeing role in the implementation of executive policies on social harm reduction in…
Empowerment of rural and nomadic communities is one of the key factors to attain sustainable development, said Hormozgan Province Governor Jasem Jaderi, addressing the provincial Nomadic Council…
A talented 25-year-old rural youth, Seyed Mohammad Rousta from Zarghan village in Fars Province, has received three patents for his inventions so far.
His first invention is a prototype of…
General Director of Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research (OeAD), Stefan Zotti, was in Tehran last week to discuss developing scientific cooperation with Iran…
Iranian mathematician Sara Zahedi was awarded the prestigious European Mathematical Society Prize at the 7th European Mathematicians Congress held in Berlin on July 18-22. One of 10 recipients…
A protocol to detect spurious lemon and lime products is under review by the Food and Drug Administration, said Masumeh Taklou, an official in the FDA’s Food and Beverage Office. “Currently, we…
The Education Ministry plans to construct a total of 12,000 classrooms by the end of the current fiscal year in March 2017, said deputy education minister for development. “Since the present…
The number of Iran’s inbound tours has doubled since a landmark nuclear deal was reached with the six world powers in July 2015, the president of the Iranian Tour Operators’ Society said.
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Military bases, hospitals and subway operators have joined in the chorus warning players of Pokemon Go to be careful when walking around, eyes locked onto their smartphones in search of those…
Public health officials in England are advising pregnant women to delay non-essential travel to Florida after the first known cases of the likely local transmission of the Zika virus were…
Tehran Municipality will launch a database to register information on buildings of historical and cultural significance in the Iranian capital.
Cyprus has identified Iran’s hotel sector as a prime investment opportunity and is looking to cooperate with Tehran to build more hotels, the chairman of Cyprus Employers and Industrialists…
Iran’s Hoteliers Society has announced that it will take legal action to revise the directive recently issued by the Supreme Board of Supervision at Iran’s Chamber of Guilds.
The first specialized Geriatric Medical Center was inaugurated at the Hefdah-e-Shahrivar Hospital in Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Province on Thursday. “The Social Security Organization (which owns…
Palm oil has been eliminated from all dairy products, said head of the Food and Drug Administration on Friday. “The oil has been eliminated as an ingredient in dairy products, and recent…
The first national radiotherapy congress was held on Thursday at Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex in Tehran. The event, organized by the Iranian Society of Clinical Oncology, focused on the latest…
Over 20 years ago Hamideh, a 47-year-old Iranian woman, married an Afghan refugee. She has two daughters and two sons. The girls are 10 and 11 years and the boys, 18 and 20. Over the years the…
The World Health Organization and the American Psychiatric Association should no longer classify transgender individuals as having a mental disorder. This is the conclusion of a new study, which…
A typical day for many people includes at least 8 hours of sitting - driving to work, sitting in an office, driving home, and watching TV. An international study of over 1 million people shows…
The illegal killing of African elephants for their ivory seems to have fallen from record peaks but poaching of the animal is still far too high, an international report said on Thursday.
The Department of Environment is seeking the maximum punishment for a poacher charged with killing a Persian leopard cub in Mazandaran Province.
Speaking to ISNA, Ali Teymouri, director of…
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