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<p>Iran people news, Read the latest news on Iran's society, including developments in sciences, education, universities, and students, along with stories about Iran health sector.&nbsp;</p>

  • Ecotourism has been one of the main focuses of the present administration and since the launch of this initiative in 2013, the number of natural tourist sites in Iran has grown from only 23 to…

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  • Iran and Germany will expand collaboration in archeological studies and protection of cultural heritage sites in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province, according to the head of the provincial office of…

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  • Following three powerful earthquakes in the span of two months, Italy’s central regions fear the devastation will cost them much-needed tourism revenue. Farmers’ organization Coldiretti warned…

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  • Air France-KLM is creating a more competitive long-haul airline to win back customers from Persian Gulf carriers.

    Air France’s new boss, Jean-Marc Janaillac, unveiled the plan, saying the…

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  • The British government has signaled it is unwilling at this stage to lift its advice warning against flights to Sharm el-Sheikh—a year after they were suspended on safety grounds.

    The…

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  • Stopping the killing of elephants for their tusks could add some $25 million to Africa's annual tourism income, more than offsetting the anti-poaching spend, a study said on Tuesday.

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  • Despite the low rate of employment for women in Iran there are some fields where women make up a high percentage of the workforce and earn a competitive salary.

    The rate of economic…

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  • Studies conducted by the Road, Building and Urban Development Research Center have indicated that several hospitals are located on major fault lines in the city.

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  • Researchers of Amirkabir University of Technology in partnership with Cognitive Sciences and Technologies Council have designed a device that stimulates the brain and is used in treatment of…

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  • In a meeting among heads of Shiraz University and Russia’s Lomonosov Moscow State University (LMSU) and Altai State University on Tuesday, officials of the three universities signed memoranda of…

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  • The current population growth rate stands at 1.43% and Iran’s population has been estimated at 80.4 million (till the end of the first seven months of the calendar year that started March 20),…

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  • On the sidelines of the 6th session of the OIC Ministerial Conference on the Role of Women in the Development of Member States that is underway in Istanbul, Iran’s Vice President for Women and…

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  • Iranians spend 4.5% of their annual earnings on beauty products, three times more than their European counterparts, as per official statistics. The Germans spend 1.5% and the French and British 1.…

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  • Over one million people in low and middle-income countries have been treated with a revolutionary new cure for hepatitis C since its introduction two years ago.

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  • Currently, 4.2-4.4 % of children under the age of five in the country suffer from marasmus, a form of severe malnutrition characterized by energy deficiency.  “The figure has been reduced…

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  • An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale on Tuesday jolted Murmuri in Abdanan County, Ilam Province in southwestern Iran. There was no report of casualties or damages.

    A day earlier…

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  • An Iranian freighter carrying humanitarian aid to the people of Yemen has arrived in the impoverished Arab country, said Seyed Amir Mohsen Ziaee, head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS),…

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  • The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is relatively low in Iran according to the population-based epidemiological studies, and the country also has the lowest prevalence rate of…

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  • Having friends is known to be good for our psychological well-being and overall health, but a new study suggests it might not just be offline relationships that contribute to good health. Online…

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  • The number of private museums in Iran is surpassing that of state-run museums, having doubled to 66 in less than four years.

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  • The Ile-de-France region, which includes the capital Paris, has suffered a major blow to its tourism over the past year. Its president hopes to rectify this with a series of new initiatives from…

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  • The International Air Transport Association, a Geneva-based airline trade association, has found a 14% increase in "unruly passenger incidents" reported worldwide in 2015 compared to the previous…

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  • According to the Health Tourism Strategic Council, 105 hospitals in Iran have been licensed to launch an International Patient Department and extend services to foreign tourists.

    Mohammad…

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  • The Center for International Research and Education at the Foreign Ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism…

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  • Lawmakers on Sunday began deliberating on the Clean Air Bill and approved one of its articles.

    The bill, which had been gathering dust for nearly two years in the parliament, was drawn up…

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