All substandard gas-fueled heating systems in schools across the country are to be replaced with central heating systems by the end of autumn, said deputy minister of education Morteza Raeisi.
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Due to the recent flooding in southern Kerman Province following heavy rainfall, 40% of the residents in Rudbar County don’t have access to piped water and their daily needs are supplied by…
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More than 800,000 Iranians have registered for pilgrimage to the holy city of Karbala in Iraq to attend the Arba’een mourning ceremonies (Dec. 2), said Saeed Ohadi, head of Iran’s Hajj and…
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Iran’s National Elites Foundation (INEF) signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran High-Tech Laboratory Network to support and encourage researchers in laboratory projects. “The MoU seeks to…
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A top tourism official has called on hoteliers in Iran to reduce their rates to accommodate more tourists in the off-season.
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A familiarization tour was organized for Turkish tour operators in Iran’s northwestern region on November 12-14, the tourism deputy at the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism…
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Iran has chosen the historical northwestern city of Tabriz to host the 2016 meeting of the World Craft Council, Fereydoun Mirzalou, an official at Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism…
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Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou revealed on Friday that Egypt and Russia are communicating to solve the “crisis” following the halting of EgyptAir flights to Moscow.
Zaazou told…
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Following the tragic events that unfolded in Paris on Friday, Iranian tour and travel agencies have been forced to suspend tours of France until further notice.
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Air pollution in some Iranian cities has reached alarming levels, according to Hossain Shahidzadeh, deputy director at the Air Quality Control Company (AQCC).
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Doctors at the Royal Free Hospital in London have discharged Pauline Cafferkey from their care - for the second time - and say she has made a full recovery from Ebola.
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The first phase of using reverse vending machines (RVM) will be operational in two months in Tehran, said Hussein Jafferi, managing director of Tehran Waste Management Organization (TWMO).
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The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) will refurbish a civilian passenger plane to serve as an air ambulance, said Seyed Amir Mohsen Ziaee, head of the society.
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During the visit of Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari to the Hungarian capital Budapest, the two sides agreed to establish a joint funding program to support research…
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After an ‘intentional’ fire in a 28,000 square meter garden in Araj in Ozgol located in Tehran District 4, it is now the turn of Shahid Araqi’s garden in District 3 to be razed for conversion into…
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Britain is considering whether homeopathy should be put on a blacklist of treatments by GPs in the country.
The practice is based on the principle that “like cures like,” but critics say…
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People with a “normal” weight but extra pounds around the middle may have lower long-term survival odds than individuals who are obese, a US study suggests.
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The United Nations Environment Programme has announced its preliminary agreement with Iran’s proposal to launch an international fund to fight dust storms, the head of the Department of…
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The population of China’s terrestrial vertebrates, which includes birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles, declined by nearly half in the past 40 years, a report jointly released by World Wildlife…
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Continued deforestation of the Amazon rainforest could diminish the amount of rain that falls in the Amazon River basin, a new study says. These declines in rainfall could potentially alter the…
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Tehran should follow the example set by developed cities and set up waste incineration plants to help manage waste and prevent their accumulation on streets. “In addition to its dire impacts on…
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Today (Nov. 14) is World Diabetes Day and in an innovative move, a group of 12 Iranian Instagrammers have taken to the social media to raise awareness of the disease.
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Staying away from Facebook will probably make one happier, say researchers. Researchers in Denmark asked people to stop using their social media account for a week to see if it made any difference…
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More than five million people are supported by the State Welfare Organization (SWO), of whom 180,000 are women heads of households. Furthermore, 58,000 women are waiting to be brought under its…
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Iran was elected to the UNESCO Executive Board at the 12th Plenary Meeting of the 38th General Conference on Wednesday in Paris, France with 128 votes out of a total of 183. Since the 1979 Islamic…
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