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  • Fifteen travel agencies have been meticulously chosen to organize tours and pilgrimages for Iraqi travelers, which will bring the neighboring nations closer and boost tourism.

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  • Kish Island has a strong wealth of tourist attractions to offer and a great potential to grow, according to Rasoul Keshtpour, top advisor to the CEO of Kish Free Zone Organization.

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  • Construction project of Ardabil International Airport is 70% complete, Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi said during his visit to Ardabil Province. Currently, international…

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  • The first Strategic Rehabilitation Council was established at the State Welfare Organization, said Ali Mahmoudnejad, head of the Association for Protecting the Rights of Persons with Disabilities…

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  • There are 7,000 international students in the country, of whom 3,000 are on full scholarships. The Fifth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (started 2011), stipulates that 3,000 self-financing…

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  • Indigo-Clean is a new light that is capable of killing bacteria. Used in a healthcare settings, the device could help prevent the spread of dangerous microorganisms, including Methicillin-…

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  • Minister of Science, Research and Technology, Mohammad Farhadi and director and representative of UNESCO Tehran cluster, Esther Kuisch Laroche, in a meeting, agreed on the need for the Iranian…

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  • The establishment of the Red Crescent, Red Cross University will soon come into force, following the ratification of the bill.

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  • Toilets are taken for granted in the industrialized West, but still are a luxury for a third of the world’s people who have no access to them, says a report by the World Health Organization and…

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  • The first international rehabilitation research center in joint cooperation between the Iranian University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences (USWRS) and Germany’s Leipzig University…

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  • Loans amounting to 200 million rials ($6,897) will be granted for replacing Paykan taxis this year (started March 21), said head of the Transportation and Fuel Management Organization, Mohammad…

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  • Uncontested divorce is seeing a growing trend in recent years in the country. Perhaps sociologists and lawyers believe that this method of ending a marriage is better, but when the rate of such…

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  • Imam Khomeini International Airport’s second runway is expected to be completed by the end of the next Iranian year (March 20, 2017).

    Quoting director general of the airport, Hamidreza…

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  • Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization is inviting experienced individuals, companies and institutions to help organize Iran’s pavilions in international tourism…

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  • Efforts are being made to accredit Isfahan and Tabriz with the “World Crafts City” title, bestowed by the World Crafts Council, according to Bahman Namvar Motlaq, handicrafts deputy at Iran’s…

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  • Around 30% of China’s Ming-era Great Wall have disappeared over time as adverse natural conditions and reckless human activities—including stealing the bricks to build houses—erode the UNESCO…

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  • Tunisia announced on Tuesday emergency measures to support its vital tourism sector after the country’s worst ever attack at a popular beach resort, which is expected to wipe $515 million off the…

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  • A year after Iraqi officials ordered the shutdown of the Internet in nearly a quarter of the country to restrict the ISIS from communications, the government ordered a complete shutdown of…

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  • A large part of the annual drug control budget has been allocated to addiction treatment, while in the most optimistic scenario only 20% of drug addicts succeed in quitting addiction after…

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  • Seasonal flu vaccine will be imported this year from Russia, and Iran has signed an agreement in this regard.

    The Russian production lines as well as raw materials have been inspected and…

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  • In a further sign of slowing in South Korea’s MERS-CoV outbreak, the country reported just one new case and one additional death over the past few days, edging the total to 182 infections, 32 of…

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  • General Director of Doctors Without Borders in France (or Médecins Sans Frontières) Méguerditch Tarazian has asked the Iranian Red Crescent Society to provide a platform for MSF to undertake…

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  • Longer secondary schooling reduces the risk of contracting HIV, particularly for girls, shows a study.

    Students with longer secondary education had an 8% lower risk of HIV infection, about…

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  • The government is bringing out a white paper on the main problems of metropolises to assist municipalities to find solutions to civic problems, said Ali Nozarpour, deputy of municipal affairs at…

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  • There are 22,000 children currently living in the country’s welfare centers and on an average, 7.5 families are perpetually in the queue to adopt a child.

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