Isfahan Mayor Mehdi Jamalzadeh says his office is committed to the preservation of cultural heritage and will not sacrifice the city’s history for sake of growth and development.
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The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Saturday denied reports claiming that Ankara is preparing to introduce visas for citizens of 89 countries that currently enjoy visa-free travel to Turkey.
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Hotel rates are set for a 12% rise in the next fiscal year (starts March 20), slightly less than what the Iran Hotel Association had originally demanded. The association had called for a 15% raise…
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A tourism delegation led by a senior official at the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization will call on officials and professionals in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss long-…
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The four-month “A Statue for Peace: Penelope’s Statue from Persepolis to Rome” exhibition at the National Museum of Iran ended on Sunday with a ceremony attended by the cultural attachés and…
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Genetic testing can help assess women’s chances of developing cancer and make it possible to diagnose and treat the disease early, said Dr. Shahla Chaichian, a member of the National Association…
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Epilepsy is curable and on average about 76% of patients who take their medications on a regular basis, can stop taking the drugs after three to five years from the onset of the disease, said…
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Establishing branches in Sulaymaniyah and Erbil universities in Iraqi Kurdistan is among the priorities of the Islamic Azad University, announced Hossein Ebrahimi, advisor to the president and IAU…
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An entrepreneurship learning center called “Entrepreneurship Garden” will be set up in Tehran’s Golriz Park in municipal District 21 for the first time, announced Esfandiar Azadeh, socio-cultural…
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The software for literacy education via mobile phone is in its final stages of development, said Ali Baqerzadeh, head of Iran’s Literacy Movement Organization (LMO). Providing educational programs…
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Health slogans aimed at reducing obesity and promoting healthy lifestyles, have appeared on billboards in the capital Tehran.
A number of health slogans have been printed on the billboards…
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Melioidosis is a disease that strikes fear in those who’ve heard of it.
Doctors in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia know it as a stubborn, potentially deadly infection that causes…
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The government paid $1.5 billion for development of urban train services in several cities in the country during the 17 years from 1997 to 2015, in excess of the required $1.4 billion.
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The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is meeting at Palais des Nations in Geneva from January 12-29 to review the record of 14 countries including Iran.
The Iranian delegation…
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The global supply of oral cholera vaccine (OCV) is set to double after WHO approved a third producer, helping to address global shortages and expand access in more countries.
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Iran’s anti-narcotics police seized 652 kg of illicit drugs in the central province of Yazd in a joint counter-narcotics operation with Law Enforcement Forces from neighboring Kerman Province.
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Researchers at Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University recently designed and produced six types of medical lasers, announced Dr. Mohammadreza Razzaqi, head of the university’s department for laser…
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Route maps for Tehran’s Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) stops will soon be available in Braille across the capital, announced Peyman Sanandaji, managing director of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company. “The…
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The Health Ministry will step up provision of dental services, particularly in remote and underprivileged areas, said Dr. Muhammad Aqajani, deputy for treatment services.
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Treatment for drug addiction is not a short-term process and takes a year or longer for recovery. According to experts in related fields, the average cost for a year’s treatment to kick the habit…
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New research suggests that the number of children a woman gives birth to could affect the rate at which her body ages, with more children leading to a slower rate of biological aging.
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Wire-tailed swallow, known scientifically as Hirundo smithii, has been spotted for the first time in Iran’s northern Golestan Province.
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Cooler temperatures gave authorities the upper hand on Monday in fighting the wildfire that has killed two people and razed 143 properties in the major beef and dairy farming areas in the…
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A former senior official at the Department of Environment has exposed an environmental disaster unfolding in southern Tehran which has rendered the soil in the region infertile.
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South African weather officials said Sunday that just in the past week there have been 11 fatalities from heatstroke in the Free State Province after a week of record high temperatures. Officials…
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