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  • A bill on protecting women against violence will be sent to the Majlis (parliament) by the end of September, said director general of the office for legal affairs at the vice presidency for women…

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  • A vaccine for Alzheimer’s could be trialed in humans within the next 3-5 years, after researchers from the United States and Australia uncovered a formulation that they say successfully targets…

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  • With 11 ancient qanats and Lut Desert added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, Kerman Province now boasts three world heritage sites while four are part of chain inscriptions.

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  • An Iran travel guide introducing the country’s myriads of attractions has been published in Italy in the local language to provide key information on Iran as a travel destination.

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  • A group of Austrian intends to invest in the construction of the largest tourism complex in Sarein, Ardabil Province, that will restart soon after an eight-year hiatus.

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  • Ibiza’s crystal blue seas and popular cafes have long made the island a hotspot tourist destination, but a surging increase in visitors over the past year has seen the White Isle struggling to…

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  • The African Union has finally launched its continental passport.

    With the goal of helping realize “the dream of visa-free travel for African citizens within their own continent by 2020“, AU…

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  • Prevention of disabilities and genetic disorders and empowerment of the target population under coverage of the State Welfare Organization (SWO) are two primary  goals in which “we are moving…

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  • The 10th round of International Addiction Science Congress will be held September 14-16 at Tehran’s Razi Conference Hall.

    It is organized jointly by the Cellular and Molecular Research…

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  • HIV/AIDS remains the leading cause of death among Africans aged between 10 and 19, UNICEF chief Anthony Lake said Monday at the start of a major international conference on the virus.

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  • In the last fiscal year that ended in March, more than 14,000 cases of construction violations were investigated by the judiciary and orders were issued for the demolition of over 60% of the…

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  • As of the next academic year (September 23) technical and vocational training will start from elementary schools, announced Labor Minister Ali Rabiei. “The directive has been sent to all primary…

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  • In a meeting in Tehran between Sandy Africa, faculty member of the Political Science Department at University of Pretoria and Shahrouz Falahatpisheh, Iran’s cultural attaché in South Africa, the…

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  • In the first three months of the current year (started March 20), around 500 kg of artificial heart valves were imported, according to figures released by the Customs Office.

    At present, at…

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  • Iranian and British researchers in the health sector at a meeting in Sidney Sussex College at the University of Cambridge on July 18-21 will review the global health status and discuss ways to…

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  • The incidence of inherited metabolic disorders in Iran is five times the global average, said genetic specialist Maliheh Khaleqian.

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  • One of the longstanding debates in the scientific community is whether or not limited space in zoos is actually harming the animals, particularly elephants.

    These gentle, highly intelligent…

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  • The government has submitted three environmental bills to the Majlis for review and approval.

    Chief among the bills is the Clean Air Act, which had been backlogged in the previous Majlis (…

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  • Recent estimations suggest that the damage to Pasargadae Forests in Fars Province caused by wildfires in early June amounts to 11.8 billion rials ($337,000).  

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  • Lawmakers from Mazandaran Province oppose the highly contentious issue of transferring water from Caspian Sea to Semnan Province, which will inevitably pass through Mazandaran.

    The scheme…

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  • Diesel vehicles older than 10 years will be banned in Delhi immediately, the National Green Tribunal announced, refusing to back down on its order last year. The green court has asked the…

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  • There are no limitations on the supply of raw materials and transfer of technology to Iran in the production of anti-diabetic drugs including ‘Victoza’ by the Danish multinational firm Novo…

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  • The free adult literacy programs has seen a 2.5-fold growth in the year 2015, compared to  the prior two years, said Ali Baqerzadeh, deputy minister of education and head of the Literacy…

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  • Bandages for dressing the wounds of Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) patients will be supplied free of charge from August, according to the head of Food and Drug Administration. “The Health Ministry…

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  • A proposal has been made to the Majlis for setting up an anti-drug faction in the parliament, said Parviz Afshar, spokesperson at Iran Drug Control Headquarters. “The bill was sent in the last…

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