To slow the wear and tear process of road surface markings during winter, ‘’warm colors’’ will be employed says traffic deputy at the Tehran Municipality (TM). Seyyed Jaffar Tashakkori quoted by…
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There are 18 million ‘old’ hens in poultry farms across the country and they “haven’t been removed from the egg production cycle.” Earlier, such hens were used in production of “chicken paste,”…
Khuzestan Province has achieved the distinction of launching the best prevention programs for drug abuse, said deputy director at the Drug Control Headquarters Alireza Jazabni, during his visit to…
Nearly 20 million calls have been made to the municipality’s emergency number since it was first launched, said Mostafa Feizi, head of policy and regulation at the Tehran Municipality. The top…
A study on a new breast cancer vaccine developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found the treatment to be safe in patients with metastatic breast cancer. According to…
TTwo of the emergency hotlines in the country are increasing their cooperation. The Police Department’s emergency number (110) and the Social Welfare Organization’s (SWO) hotline (123) have much…
Iran has been successful in preventing the spread of AIDS by distributing sterile syringes among addicts and carrying out methadone maintenance therapy, Gary Lewis, the United Nations resident…
The FDA has the responsibility to monitor and control quality of food, cosmetics, and hygienic products, said head of laboratories control at the Food and Drug Administration, Hossein Rastegar.
An environment official in Yazd Province announced that the recent road construction in the habitat of the Asiatic Cheetah has been halted due to concerns over the potential threat to the…
The agriculture jihad ministry says the banning of rice cultivation in all parts of the country except in the Caspian Sea border regions and the northern provinces, which are rich in water…
Tehran’s water is not contaminated but its quality has declined. In the past, 30% of the water supply was from wells and 70% from dams; at present 45% is well water supply and 55% from dams;…
The social deputy at Tehran Municipality (TM) said it has arranged various programs for the mourning holiday of Arbaeen (December 13), the 40th day of commemoration of the martyrdom of Imam…
The Tehran City Council chairman has urged the construction of more facilities for the disabled.
The biggest and tallest hotel in Iran, designed by the world renowned Iraqi-British architect, Zaha Hadid, will be constructed in less than four years in Tehran, ISNA reported.
The grand…
Foreign tourists coming to Iran have an average age of 50, and are mostly women.
Middle aged and senior visitors fill up the museums and international heritage sites of Iran, which have…
This year a total of $26 million has been approved for tourism projects in the country, 70% of which has been allocated so far, said Masoud Nouri, director general of Iran’s Cultural Heritage and…
A special working group has been formed to protect Mount Damavand in Mazandaran Province, under the supervision of the National Ecotourism Committee, announced the deputy head of Iran’s Cultural…
Bushehr’s 6th National Handicrafts Exhibition opens on December 7 and will run until December 11 at the international fair ground of Bushehr, capital of Bushehr Province, CHTN quoted public…
Iranian girls, who are forced to marry Afghan men by their families, face several problems including denial of birth certificates to their children, and even eviction from their home country. The…
A bill to legally protect people with disabilities has been proposed by the ministry of labor and social welfare and will be sent to the Majlis for approval in the coming days. Minister of Labor…
The non-observance of standard procedures in blood storage and handling by some hospitals in the country is a cause for serious concern.
Obese young people could be shortening their lives by more than eight years and storing up a future of ill health, scientists have warned. The deadly impact of a poor diet and lack of exercise has…
Traffic fines and tickets are updated every three years after consultations with the traffic police and the ministry of interior. The new penalty slabs have been sent to the government and are…
Promotion of literacy can increase the life expectancy average according to studies conducted, says Farzam Bidarpour, an official of Kordestan Medical university. “Literacy plays an important role…
An official at the FDA announced that sale of antibiotics in pharmacies without prescription is illegal. Dr. Fatemeh Soleimani quoted by ISNA warned against sales of antibiotics without the doctor…
