The University of Tehran is hosting the ‘German Conference 2016’ organized jointly by the Office of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in Tehran and the university’s Faculty of Foreign…
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An antique bronze rhyton was discovered last week in Ilam Province by law enforcement officials.
A rhyton is a container from which fluids were intended to be drunk or poured, often made…
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All references to Australia were removed from a UN report on climate change and world heritage sites after objections from Canberra, in a move scientists and activists Friday called “extremely…
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Iran’s declared goal is to use its potential for halal tourism to turn the nascent travel industry into a force that can help push the country out of the economic morass. It is here that the…
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The protection unit of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization will hold special courses for its staff in a move aimed at improving the security of cultural and historical…
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Mahan Air passengers traveling from Qeshm International Airport can now use the airline’s online portal to check-in and choose their seat from the comfort of their homes.
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Airport screening delays have caused more than 70,000 American Airlines customers and 40,000 checked bags to miss their flights this year, an executive for the airline told a US congressional…
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A data center for registering genetic diseases and physical disabilities in infants has started operations at the Health Ministry’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Hospitals are…
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Smoking during pregnancy is known to increase the risk of numerous health problems for offsprings. Now, researchers suggest it may also affect a child's mental health, increasing their risk of…
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Unregistered refugees in the country, mostly Afghans, who enroll their children in Iranian schools will not be deported, says Ahmad Mohammadifar, director general of the Bureau for Aliens and…
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Universal health is the foundation for peace and security, and ensuring that depends on meaningful cooperation among governments and organizations, said Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi in…
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A leather production workshop will soon be opened in Tehran District 10 by the Institute to Empower Female Heads-of-Households, to support and create job opportunities for women breadwinners.…
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A total of 20,000 summer camps have been set up across the country to keep school children busy this summer with programs that teach a variety of skills, said Mohammad Ali Akbarzadeh, head of the…
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An estimated 60 million liters of alcohol is consumed in the country annually, Mohammad-Reza Qadirzadeh, head of Addiction and Substances Abuse Research Center at the Iranian Legal Medicine…
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Rector of Ural Federal University Victor Koksharov in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg said on Tuesday that his university is willing to grant fellowship to 100 Iranian students.
In a…
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Two golden eaglets (immature young of an eagle) which were trapped live by the locals in Aligoudarz County, Lorestan Province, died due to mishandling and poor conditions.
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A researcher at Pars Herpetologists Institute has called for a plan to determine the population of the newly-found Parsigecko ziaiei (also called the Persian gecko) in Homag Protected Area,…
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A new study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, has revealed that feeding cows with antibiotics may increase greenhouse gas emissions from cow dung, burps and farts. Cows feeding on…
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Volkswagen AG has made substantial progress toward reaching a final settlement by late June with car owners and the US government over the German automaker’s cheating on diesel emissions tests, a…
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All activities in the Iranian capital’s gravel pits located in District 18 (southwest) have been stopped until relevant organizations address the site’s environmental issues.
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Chinese capital Beijing will implement the world’s new strictest vehicle emission standards by next year to reduce hazardous hydrocarbon emissions by 5%, authorities said today. Beijing took the…
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Measures have been taken to implement the National Document for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) that was introduced in October 2015, said Rasoul Dinarvand, head of…
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Over 680,000 refugees, mostly Afghans, have been covered by the Literacy Movement Organization, increasing the rate of literacy among them from 6% in 1985 to 62% in 2011, said LMO Head Ali…
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On the occasion of the ‘National No Tobacco Week’ (May 24-30), the Health Ministry’s Occupational and Environmental Health Department will conduct inspections at every tobacco producing and…
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The 69th World Health Assembly (WHA), the main decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), opened in Geneva on Monday. Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi delivered a speech…
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