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  • An official at the National Organization for Civil Registration announced that according to new rules, the name of a former spouse can now be removed from the identity booklet (shahnaz-name) upon…

  • Researchers at Tehran’s Plasma Physics Research Center have produced a kind of useful textile, applying plasma treatment, center’s head Mahmoud Qoran-Nevis said.The new textile has anti-stain,…

  • The 17th International Computer and Administrative Machines exhibition opened on Thursday in Mashhad. Close to 110 Iranian and 30 foreign firms from the US, Germany, Japan, China, South Korea and…

  • Iran will have approximately 15 million old people by 2025. If the number of elderly people is 8 percent or more, it means the country’s population is gradually aging, experts say.

  • Americans will spend about $550 million on self-help books this year and more than $1 billion on motivational speakers. Obviously, many of them are on a quest for happiness.

    “I get it. We…

  • As the country’s population is quickly ageing, the health ministry’s department for the elderly has planned a national document for reforms in their health care based on “Islamic pattern.” The…

  • With the dredging and reopening of springs connected to Parishan wetland in Kazerun city in Fars Province, its water level has risen by more than 17 times, said Jamal Khodaparast, head of Kazerun’…

  • Travelers to Mashhad should beware of the nameless lodgings around Imam Reza (A.S.) site. With no proper security and hygienic condition, these residential houses - turned to ‘hotels’ over night…

  • On September 27, World Tourism Day, museums and palace/museums of the country will receive visitors free of charge, Cultural Heritage Organization portal reported, quoting Masud Soltanifar head of…

  • Police Chief Brigadier General Esmail Ahmadi Moqaddam said on Tuesday that “in the age of information making proper use of communications technologies is unavoidable and a must for progress.”

  • The drugs and food deputy to the minister of health said there is no room for concern that Iranian medicines are being smuggled out of the country since they are mainly purchased at their actual…

  • Head of the Department of Environment of Salmas county in West Azerbaijan Province said action would be taken against those who burn trash and tires on the outskirts of the town. Mehran Nazari…

  • An official at the education department of Semnan Province says more than 5000 foreign students, mostly Afghans, are studying in schools in the central province. Ghaffar Mohammadi told ISNA that…

  • Concrete roads are better than asphalt in quality. They last longer and require less maintenance. Concrete surface also prevents automobiles from skidding thus keeping drivers safe. Further…

  • Raheleh Shokouhi, Tehran Medical University student, has won the Research Fellowship of European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) at its annual congress held in Copenhagen,…

  • If the summer of 2014 felt unusually warm to you, you were right -- at least on a global level.

    From June through August of 2014, the average temperature of the planet was 62.78 degrees…

  • The Health Ministry will distribute Pentavalent vaccine by the end of the Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2015). The vaccine injection will be free for newborns, said Dr. Hosein Ma’sumi-asl, head…

  • The head of special needs education in Tehran announced that 95% of the students who attend special schools have been accepted to universities.

  • Head of Iran’s National Carpet Center (INNC) Hamid Kargar says hand-woven carpet “is a multi-faceted subject in cultural, economic, social and employment fields.  It also generates valuable…

  • Once every two years in Spain, a few thousand men, women, and even children climb on each other’s shoulders to create the tallest and the strongest human tower in the history of mankind.

  • A double-decker Airbus A380, a wide-body jet airliner will land for the first time in Tehran on September 30, CHN reported. The giant plane belongs to the Emirates Airline which is evaluating…

  • From September 27 to October 4, hotels affiliated to Iran Touring & Tourism Company (ITTIC), will grant 50% discount to their lodgers, CHTN reported, quoting managing director of the company…

  • Gonbad-e Qabus (the tower of Qabus) mausoleum tomb tower is located near the ruins of the ancient city of Jorjan in Golestan Province, north-east of Iran.    

  • The World Tourism Day is globally held on September 27 every year.  Bellow, Taleb Rifai, Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), comments on the occasion.

  • Olive trees thrive best in climates with mild winters and long, dry and warm summers.

    At present, olive cultivation in Saveh gardens in Markazi Province has been successful; therefore…