The Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization (IBTO) is out of the woods after facing its worst financial crisis a year and half ago with a $60 million debt, while its annual income was only $28.5…
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All legally imported goods – including tea and rice from India – are perfectly safe to use while there is absolutely no guarantee over the smuggled food products, said head of the Iranian National…
Corporal punishment of children by individuals - other than their parents - including education officials and teachers, is considered child abuse according to the law, said senior member of the…
Around 1000 foreign students will be accepted to Iranian universities of medical sciences from next year (starts March 21) as per the policy of the ministry of health and medical education to…
Despite 27 years after the end of the Iran-Iraq war, most border regions between Iran and Iraq are still filled with landmines, which continue to take a toll on people’s lives. Iran has 16…
During the first 9 months of the current year (ends March20), road accidents in rural areas declined by 5%, compared to the previous year, said Seyed Hossein Mir Shafi, deputy minister of roads…
A plan to use subsurface irrigation system in drought-ravaged Sistan and Baluchestan Province in southeast Iran was first proposed by the ministry of agriculture in March 2014 and was approved by…
A direct flight has been launched between Tehran and Sana’a, the Republic of Yemen.
A Yemeni delegation traveled to Iran last week to negotiate a deal to start the new route, one of…
Iranian leather handicraft proved very popular with pilgrims visiting Mashhad from the Persian Gulf Arab countries. The leather was displayed at a special pilgrimage handicrafts exhibition,…
Maritime tourism has long been forgotten in domestic tourism, but officials of Hormozgan Province are set to give it a chance.
Nowruz holidays are approaching, and a great surge of…
A handicrafts exhibition by the renowned pioneers of crafts is held in Qasr museum garden, Tehran, Mehr News reported.
Iranians often consider themselves “as the most generous people in the world,” but according to a survey conducted in 2011 by the international Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), Iran ranked 91 among…
Pakistan authorities have conducted their first-ever mass arrest of parents for refusing to allow their children to be vaccinated against polio.
The world is better prepared for an influenza pandemic than ever before, but it remains highly vulnerable to possible outbreaks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Drinking at least two to four glasses of milk a day is necessary to meet the body’s nutritional needs, while milk consumption among Iranians is far lower, said Dr. Hossein Rastegar, head of…
Two former ministers of health and medical education have criticized the manner in which the incumbent administration is allocating funds to the Health Reform Plan launched in May 2014.
The ministry of roads and urban development is mobilizing all means at its disposal to complete the construction of the long awaited highway connecting Tehran to the northern province of…
The police chief says promoting civil rights of all people is a priority for the police and improving the conditions of jails and prisons is among them. General Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam said in the…
Hospitals and health centers belonging to the Social Security Organization (SSO) will be on duty during the Nowruz holidays. Mohammad Ali Hemmati, health deputy at the SSO, said in the coming year…
The world’s rarest big cats have nearly doubled in population over the past decade. According to a census released last week by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), there are now at least 57…
China has imposed a one-year ban on the import of ivory, amid criticism that demand among Chinese consumers is fuelling poaching in Africa, the State Forestry Administration announced on Thursday…
Crackdown on the illegal capture of the rare salamander known as Luristan newt will be intensified before and during Nowruz holidays (Persian New Year beginning March 21).
Head of the Office of Soil and Water Management of the Department of Environment has warned of the alarming rate of soil erosion in Iran.
In an interview with IRNA, Hassan Pasandideh said…
Apple has announced $1.7bn plans to build two data centers in Europe powered entirely on renewable energy, The Guardian reported on Feb 23.
According to a new census in China, the population of the animals has gone up by 268 since 2003, taking their total numbers to 1,864 – an increase of nearly 17 per cent. The bears have also…
