The Tehran Municipality (TM) will adopt new measures to conserve water in its irrigation methods. Urban deputy at the TM, Mojtaba Abdollahi quoted by ISNA said surface water is being collected at…
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If the underlying upward trend in teenage smoking continues, Iran will be among the top 3 cigarette consuming countries within the next forty years. Secretary General of the National…
The case of a Tehran clinic using vials which are allegedly contaminated is under investigation and the results will soon be announced, assured Minister of Health Hassan Hashemi. He said two…
Tehran taxi cabs will be equipped with a ‘call center’ to enable citizens to send text messages to find the nearest cab to their location.
With the Persian New Year (Nowruz) around the corner, family trips and vacation is uppermost on the minds of most Iranians. But for the one-million plus university applicants, the entrance exam or…
Taking advantage of the latest knowhow and technology to combat narcotics for the overall social good is vital for the police, said head of Anti-Narcotics Police Ali Moayedi in a meeting with…
A laser treatment that can turn brown eyes blue is available thanks to a California-based company called Stroma Medical... as long as you don’t mind having a laser aimed at your eyeball. The…
Vegetation covering the Zagros Mountains forest steppe is rapidly shrinking as a result of both natural and human activities and measures need to be taken if a catastrophe is to be avoided, it was…
Police will beef up security around shopping malls and crowded places prior to the Nowroz or New Year’s shopping season. Crime Prevention Police Chief, Brigadier General Hossein Khancharli said…
The country’s ambulance fleet is to be modernized in next year’s budget plan (beginning March 21). Head of Emergency Medicine Hossein Vaezi at the ministry of health, said the plan to identify old…
Vice-President for Family and Women’s Affairs Shahindokht Molaverdi made the case for launching nursery schools in prisons. Following her correspondence with Vice-President Eshagh Jahangiri on the…
A Richter 5.2 magnitude earthquake jolted Faryab region located in southern part of Kerman Province early Friday. The provincial Seismological center affiliated to the Geophysics Institute…
The cash penalties plan in lieu of military service for those who have evaded draft for 8 years or more will be extended until the end of the year (March 20). Deputy Head of the Draft Organization…
As divorce rates continue to rise, new studies by different organizations reveal “hidden aspects” to the crisis. Among them the State Welfare Organization (SWO) which has been focusing on the…
France received a smack on the hand this week from the Council of Europe, an international human rights organization, for failing to implement a firm prohibition on parents spanking their children…
In a joint attempt by Kermanshah provincial office of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) and the province’s transportation companies guild and the…
Travelers from the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council nations can now enter Georgia a 90-day stay without a visa.
Tour routes have been defined for 300 tourist guides coming to Iran for 17th World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA) Convention to be held in Tehran, CHN reported. The routes are…
Enraged at unremitting flight delays, frustrated Iranian airline passengers have adopted a novel form of protest: spontaneous sit-ins staged inside the idle aircraft, according to the Beacon…
Iran Touring and Tourism Investment Company (ITTIC) started its activities 40 years ago, building inns and hotels in 200 different locations of the country, under the title of Jalb-Sayahan ‘…
Boosting the tourism industry is key to implementation of the economy of resistance, said managing director of Kish Free Zone Organization (KFZO), Ali Asghar Mounesan.
Economy of resistance…
Ashuradeh is the sole island of the Caspian Sea. No country lets its unique island be sacrificed for financial gain, said environmental activist Hossein Akhani during a meeting on eco-tourism of…
Seven foreign researchers were conferred the prestigious Khwarizmi International Awards (KIA)by President Hassan Rouhani at the closing ceremony of the 28th edition of the KIA on Tuesday held at…
Iran will host the 4th International Congress on Laparoscopy at the Faculty of Medical Science of Shiraz University from April 20 to 24. Laparoscopy is performed in the abdomen through…
Drinking a few cups of coffee a day may help people avoid clogged arteries - a known risk factor for heart disease - Korean researchers believe.
