A total of 3,000 educational centers are active in kindergartens across the country to teach children kindness and compassion from childhood. “In preschools, 5,000 are active in teaching kids…
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Rescue workers have retrieved bodies of seven more miners from under the rubble caused by a deadly explosion on May 3 in a coal mine in Azadshahr, in Iran’s northern Golestan Province.
An earthquake measuring 4.7 degrees on the Richter scale jolted Ravar city in Kerman Province, early Tuesday. There were no reports of damage or casualties. According to the Geophysics Institute…
The first hospital at Mirjaveh, a border city located in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan Province, opened in the presence of Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi, on Tuesday. Established…
With standardization of TVET curriculums and fixing the timeframe of the courses to three years at the high school level, it is estimated that annually one million school students can graduate in…
Half of the university graduates in environmental studies (49%) cannot find jobs, according to official figures.
Fresh graduates in these majors face challenges in the job market. Experts…
Food poisoning at two dormitories of Yazd University (YU) sent hundreds of students to the city’s hospitals on Monday. “Around 260 students were rushed to hospital after showing symptoms of food…
A diet high in fat is considered a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), as it can lead to weight gain, diabetes, and other harmful conditions. New research, however, suggests that…
Natural disasters annually inflict losses estimated at 100 trillion rials ($2.6 billion) on the country, which can be reduced by 20% through education, information, and awareness, says head of the…
Weight loss supplements sold in herbal stores may contain methamphetamines, said Amir Hossein Jamshidi a senior FDA official on Monday. “As herbal store supplements are not regulated by the…
A major rescue operation has been launched in the western province of Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari after four women were reported missing following flash floods in Lordegan village on Sunday evening.
The bodies of the remaining 13 miners have been found during search and rescue operations at Zemestanyurt coal mine in the northern Golestan Province, which was hit by a large explosion caused by…
The size of an average Iranian family has become smaller in recent decades. Iran’s population growth rate is expected to enter negative territory in the next 20-25 years.
“Currently, 70%…
Two rare Persian leopards have been spotted in Khonar, a no-hunting zone near Aradan in Semnan Province, raising hopes that their numbers may be increasing. Speaking to Mehr News Agency, Javad…
France on Saturday banned the breeding in captivity of dolphins and killer whales under tighter rules that campaigners hope will eventually herald the end of shows involving the animals.
A picture of a pigeons’ nest made entirely from used syringes has been shared by police in the Canadian city of Vancouver to highlight its drug crisis but experts have questioned its authenticity…
The administration of President Hassan Rouhani has neither approved nor plans to approve any project for transferring water from Khuzestan Province, the province's governor general said.
Waste oil and other byproducts of oil extraction and refining in Kuwait and other Arab countries are threatening the ecosystem of Persian Gulf.
According to a report by the Kuwait-based…
Qeshm Free Zone Organization and Hengam Special Economic Zone Organization have joined forces to assess the environmental impacts of development projects on Hengam Island.
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world on May 12 every year. The theme for 2017 is Nursing: A Voice to Lead, Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Currently there is no shortage of essential drugs and the domestic pharmaceutical sector is out of the woods, according to Dr. Kheyrollah Gholami, head of the chain of pharmacies under the 13-Aban…
Air-polluting diesel exhaust particles already linked to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, also can delay diabetic wound healing, according to South Korean researchers. The team examined…
The contractor of Zemestanyurt coal mine in the northern Golestan Province, which collapsed following a large explosion leading to the death of 22 miners on May 3, has been summoned to the court,…
The rate of criminal activity in the country has decreased by 5% vis-à-vis the previous year, said police deputy for crime, Aria Hajizadeh.
“The rate of uncovering crime has increased by 7…
Private schools in Tehran Province can hike tuition by a maximum of 17% in the new academic year (starts September 2017), said Hamid Rahmani, head of Non-State Schools Office at the Education…
