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An 18-hour effort to check the columns of smoke rising from the desiccated bed of Parishan Wetland in Kazeroun, Fars Province, has curbed the problem to some extent, according to provincial…

One of the environmental goals of the sixth five-year economic development plan (2016-21) is to prepare the National Red List of Iran’s threatened species, an official at the Department of…

A powerful typhoon damaged buildings, tossed around cars and flooded streets in southwestern Japan on Tuesday before heading out to the Sea of Japan. No deaths were reported, but at least 26…

Environmentalists have voiced dismay over the stance of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization regarding Ashouradeh Island.

Lebanese army units were deployed Sunday in central Beirut following violent street protests over uncollected garbage, said Col. Joseph Moussalem, spokesman for the Lebanese Security Forces.

Mashhad’s Razavi Hospital and Munster University of Germany will hold the 2nd International Epilepsy Symposium in Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Province on August 25.

In a historic new policy, women in Saudi Arabia will be able to vote and run for office in the kingdom’s municipal elections for the first time.

Voter registration that lasts for 21 days…

Nearly 4,000 overhauled buses will be introduced in the Tehran bus fleet in October, which is the busiest month for public transportation, mobility and traffic congestion, as “there is a 20-30%…

D o the police get a direct share of the money collected from traffic penalties?

Col. Einollah Jahani, social and cultural deputy of Iran police (NAJA), says no.

“Police don’t get…

Five blood transfusion centers will be set up with the assistance of blood donors and municipalities, said Ali Akbar Pourfathollah, head of the Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization (IBTO).

A new version of ‘Iran Drugs Manual’ first published eight years ago, has been revised and republished this year by the Food and Drug Administration, said Shokoufeh Nikfar, deputy head of the FDA…

All cars over 20 years old will soon be prohibited from entering the limited traffic zones (LTZ) in Tehran in an effort to check air pollution, under a new plan devised by the Tehran Traffic and…

Masih Daneshvari Hospital in north Tehran has been ranked the top tuberculosis and respiratory center in the country.

Specialized in respiratory and lung diseases, the hospital is…

Intense surveillance in Kambia, Sierra Leone, reveals that around 75% of deaths have been occurring in children under five as mothers are still afraid of Ebola and don’t take their young children…

The number of people with cardiovascular diseases will double in the next five years if the risk factors are not controlled, warned Masoud Eslami, scientific secretary of the 17th Congress of…

Pitching tents in parks in the peak holiday season has become a nuisance, as it not only encroaches on other’s rights, but also blemishes an otherwise beautiful landscape.

An ecocamp in Nandal Village to the northern slope of Mount Damavand in Mazandaran Province was inaugurated on Sunday.

Iran’s Federation of Tourist Guides Association has come up with a campaign to dispel the concerns of tourists traveling to Iran.

Nepal has opened Mount Everest to climbers for the first time since an earthquake-triggered avalanche in April killed 19 mountaineers and ended the popular spring climbing season.

Islamic State militants have destroyed Palmyra’s ancient temple of Baalshamin, Syrian officials and activists say.

Syria’s head of antiquities was quoted as saying the temple was blown up…

Tablets will replace textbooks for partially sighted students from the beginning of the new school year (starts September 23), said Majid Ghadami, head of the Special Education Organization.

The Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization will share technical knowhow in transfusion medicine with the Republic of Tajikistan, and a memorandum of understanding was signed between the two sides…

Pregnancy before the age of 20 reduces the risk of developing breast cancer by 50%, says Prof. Mohammad Esmaeil Akbari, head of Iran Cancer Research Center affiliated to Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti…

The first appointment scheduling system based on Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) was inaugurated at Tehran’s Shahid Modarres Medical Center. The integrated system was set up on the…

Unemployment in the long run will inevitably impact domestic economic growth and “charitable gestures and support from benefactors” in creation of job opportunities will help alleviate the problem…