Contrary to previous reports, the suspension of the construction of Sabzkouh Water Supply Tunnel in Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari Province is temporary, according to a senior official at the Department of…
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New Traffic cameras have been installed on all major roadways, flyovers and highways which will register violation of traffic rules by heavy vehicles, including trucks, said Tehran traffic police…
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An earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale rattled Lavasan in Shemiranat County, north of Tehran Province, Monday morning, the Seismological Center of Fars Province affiliated to the…
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The psychedelic drug methamphetamine is being smuggled into the country from Afghanistan and Pakistan mainly through the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, said Alireza Jazini, deputy…
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The general outlines of a bill which was long overdue to reduce working hours for women under "special circumstances" was passed in the Majlis (parliament) on Monday.
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The daily average rate of fatal accidents at the work place during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (began March 21), has decreased to four from five in the previous year.
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At the launching of the pilot production line of anti-pain patches on Sunday, Dr Hamid Mobedi, head of the Innovative Drug Delivery Systems Group at Iran’s Polymer and Petrochemical Institute (…
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Seven mountain climbers who had gone missing for two days were found and rescued by the Iranian Red Crescent Society’s rescue teams. The climbers went missing on January 29 while exiting the Amjak…
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The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the official name of the nuclear deal Iran signed with the six world powers, will be part of the curriculum in Iranian schools as a complementary…
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The second round of “Women’s Conference: Moderation and Development” was held Sunday at the Office of the Vice Presidency for Women and Family Affairs. Approaches and concepts that can help…
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More than 900 prisoners detained for “unintentional criminal acts” will be set free during the 10-day Dawn Festivities that mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a proposal to oblige domestic and imported personal care consumer goods (toiletries) to patch tests for safety and dermatitis. “The proposal was…
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The first phase of the national scheme ‘ fluoride varnish therapy’ for school students has achieved 90% coverage so far, said Hamid Samadzadeh, head of Oral and Dental Hygiene Department at the…
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Spending for research has increased in the 2016-17 budget bill sent to the Majlis to 70 trillion rials ($2.3 billion), a 100% hike over the previous year’s allocation, said Vahid Ahmadi, deputy…
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Iran has set up the country’s first brain tissue bank that will help in undertaking research and study the causes of neurological diseases such as MS and Alzheimer’s, joining the ranks of the US,…
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Mothers who are obese during pregnancy have almost twice the odds of having a child with autism as women who weigh less, a US study suggests.
When women are both obese and have diabetes,…
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A tourist cruise connecting Iran to Muscat, Salalah (in Oman) and Mumbai is expected to be launched this year, said a representative of an Iranian shipping company.
An initiative is being…
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Britain’s most senior naval officer in NATO has warned that cruise ships in the Mediterranean could be at risk of being targeted by the so-called Islamic State group, also known by its Arabic…
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An Egyptian government official says Egypt has lost hundreds of millions of dollars since last year’s suspected bombing of a Russian plane, which crippled the country’s vital tourism industry.
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Pages and channels of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization have been launched in BisPhone, Telegram, Aparat, Lenzor and Instagram. Tens of thousands of people use the…
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Prehistoric rock arts of Teymareh, Markazi Province, which are said to be 40,000 years old, will be no more within ten years due to air pollution, according to environmental activist Behrouz…
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The results of a 2014 survey on household income and expenditure, released by the Central Bank of Iran, indicate that among the 31 provinces in Iran, people in four provinces (South Khorasan,…
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An Illinois male resident who traveled to Colombia in South America is the third case in the US of the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus, health officials said Friday. The Illinois Department of…
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Yemen’s Health Ministry has appealed to save 1700 patients requiring kidney implant as the country continues to suffer from acute shortage of life-saving medicines due to the ongoing military…
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Nearly 2,000 health stations and 800 healthcare centers were inaugurated across 18 provinces on Saturday, with Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi attending a ceremonial opening in…
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