The first national conference on Fortification and Social Dialogue in the Fight Against Drugs will be held December 3-4 at Tehran’s Summit Hall. President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to speak at…
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Lawmakers last week agreed to debate a proposal to abolish the death penalty for unorganized drug trafficking crime. During an open session, 147 out of the 195 MPs present in the 290-member…
Rapid urbanization that is leading to inadequate housing in urban areas has contributed to the development of informal settlements within and around metropolises and bigger cities across the…
Hotels on Kish Island enjoyed a prosperous week, with the average occupancy rate hitting 90% thanks to two holidays leading to the weekend (Dec. 2).
Speaking to IRNA, Masihollah Safa, the…
An Iranian envoy has called on cultural heritage officials to restore Iran-linked historical sites in the African country.
A full-size replica of the Belfast-built Titanic is to become the top attraction at a Chinese theme park.
Construction of the 269-meter-long ship, which will be docked permanently on a…
On Wednesday, Expedia unveiled a new skill for Amazon’s Alexa-enabled devices, such as the Amazon Echo, in advance of the busiest travel season of the year.
With the Expedia skill enabled,…
An exhibition showcasing Persian relics will be held in Germany in the coming months, according to a senior official at Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization.
Iran and Russia have mutually waived visa requirements for organized tours, taking another step toward visa-free travel between the two nations.
Some 190,000 ducks were destroyed on Saturday at six farms in the Netherlands following an avian flu outbreak, the country’s first cull of an epidemic sweeping northern Europe.
Outbreaks of…
Lack of cooperation among relevant authorities and ineffective intersectoral collaboration hampers the fight to curb violence against women, said Vice President for Women and Family Affairs…
The practice of buying a kidney from a living donor is legal in Iran and regulated by the government. According to Mohammad Kazemeini, head of the Organ Transplant Management Center at the Health…
Yasuj University in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Florence to launch academic cooperation, according to Chancellor of Yasuj…
The oldest living man in the country has been registered by the national census that is underway. The 135-year-old man Ahmad Soufi, lives in the western city of Saqqez, Kordestan Province. His…
There have been no cases of bird flu in humans so far this year, said Mahmoud Nabavi, deputy head of the Health Ministry’s Center for Managing Communicable Diseases.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in Seri Kembangan, Malaysia is slated to host the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Development Forum on December 19-23 this year.
The five-day event is in…
A sixth person has died in the Australian city of Melbourne after a storm triggered thousands of pollen allergy asthma attacks, the Victorian state government said on Sunday. Heavy rain and winds…
About 30% of Iranians are dealing with anxiety disorders, said the head of the third International Anxiety Congress. “A pilot program to reduce and eliminate anxiety in the society is underway by…
Data released by the Tehran-based University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences in 2016, shows that 36% of children working in the capital are Afghan nationals.
Education is a…
The State Welfare Organization has launched a program to house the homeless in Tehran city overnight during the cold seasons. “Under the program night and day shelters to people without homes will…
The Food and Drug Administration is executing a protocol which obliges domestic and imported personal care consumer goods (toiletries) to patch tests for safety and dermatitis. “About 50% of all…
The first phase of a plan to augment household food security in seven provinces will be implemented in Chabahar city in southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan from early December, said Zahra…
Interested in becoming a better parent? There’s an app for that. And, according to an Oxford University study of families who downloaded the games designed to encourage child development, it works…
Iranian entrepreneur Fatemeh Moqimi was announced winner of the 1st Asia-Pacific Women Entrepreneur Award by the Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI).
Over the past week, emergency aid has been provided by the Iranian Red Crescent Society to people trapped in heavy snow and blizzard in 13 provinces across the country. “A total of 11,400 people…
