Iran is attending the midterm review session of the Fourth Montevideo Program slated for Sept. 7-11 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Farhad Dabiri, deputy for natural environment and biodiversity at…
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Excessive withdrawal of water from wetlands is the main cause of the desiccation of Fars Province’s wetlands, including Maharlou, Bakhtegan and Parishan.
The above statement was made by…
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The gradual rise in global temperatures poses a serious threat to the coral reefs of Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, according to the head of the Qeshm Free Zone’s Department of Environment.…
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Following last week’s unexpected dust storms, Tehran’s Urban Planning and Research Center has been tasked with devising a comprehensive plan to prevent the recurrence of the phenomenon.
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Identification of foreign nationals who work illegally in Tehran has started. The move is to prevent unauthorized employment of foreign nationals who take the place of local job seekers, said…
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More than 90% of the Gaza Strip’s water is undrinkable. The rest is quickly running out. A combination of factors is rapidly depriving the population of this most basic need.
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Iran’s nuclear hospital will elevate healthcare services and improve access to radiomedicine, said Head of Majlis Health Commission Hossein Ali Shahriari.
He noted that the 1000-bed…
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Firefighters face risks and stressful situations on a daily basis, but their profession has not been classified as hazardous, said Milad Nazari, a fire expert.
He appealed to officials to…
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Researchers are developing a ‘smart’ bandage that can draw bacteria out of wounds and speed up the healing process.
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Undercover inspectors are at work on bus fleets, said Col. Mohammad Hossein Hamidi, traffic police chief. “In addition to checking speed at every terminal, passengers can inform the police of any…
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In order to check the adverse impact of online social networking on children and adolescents, “we have planned to launch a social networking site with high ethical standards for schools,” said…
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The seventh festival of Women and National Production will take place September 9-18 at Goftegoo Park in Tehran.
“The event will be open to the public from 10 am to 9 pm, and recreational…
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Two new bus services in Tehran are plying 24-7 since September 5, said Peyman Sanandaji, managing director of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company.
One service runs from Rah Ahan (Railway) Square…
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There are 15,000 drug addicts on Tehran streets while the drug rehabilitation camps in the province have capacity to house 7,000 addicts, says Tehran police chief Hossein Sajedinia.
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Seventeen people went on trial Friday, accused of robbing foreign tourists at Paris’s main attractions, such as Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Musée d’Orsay and Château de Versailles.
Some of the…
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The world heritage site of Chogha Zanbil in Khuzestan Province is set to undergo restoration operations before the onset of fall when most of Iran’s average rainfall occurs, director of the site,…
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Adventurous tourists will gather in Kerman Province’s Shahdad Desert to participate in the International Desert Marathon scheduled for April 27-29, 2016.
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Charee Stanley is a flight attendant by trade as well as a practicing Muslim. Dictated by her faith, she cannot imbibe or serve alcohol—the latter, of course, a common task for air hostesses.…
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For the second year in succession, Geneva has been named “Europe’s Leading City Break Destination” at the World Travel Awards 2015 ceremony that took place at Forte Village in Sardinia on…
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The 12th International Congress on Obstetrics and Gynecology will be held on October 8-11 at Razi International Conference Hall, Tehran, said Abolfazl Mahdizadeh, scientific secretary of the…
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T he plan to establish 800 new contingency centers across the country where emergency relief supplies will be stored and education programs for the public to cope with natural disasters are to be…
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Most Tehranis don’t use Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) to purchase subway tickets; they prefer to buy them from metro counters, said Ali Abdollahpour, technical deputy head of Tehran Metro…
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The second center for cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA) was established in Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan Province in cooperation with the Health Ministry.
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An Iranian nurse Ramin Kohankhaki, is a recipient of the 2015 Florence Nightingale Medal conferred by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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Iran’s Allameh Tabatabai University (ATU) and Spain’s Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) signed a memorandum of understanding to extend scientific cooperation.
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