An Iranian researcher and university instructor was conferred this year’s award of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) on Wednesday.
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The Rehabilitation Services Department at the State Welfare Organization is planning to execute a project in the second half of the current Iranian year (began in March) to provide families of…
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Science Minister Mohammad Farhadi said on Monday that sustainable development, among other things, requires dealing with migration, preventing brain-drain, managing the urbanization process, and…
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Fires scorched a total of 12,000 hectares of Iran's forests and rangelands in the first half of the current Iranian year (started March 20), signifying a 12% decrease compared with the same period…
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Scientists backed by the US National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration working in the Hawaiian Archipelago are calling some of the deep coral reefs found in the region's so-called oceanic "…
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Tree farming is gradually gaining momentum in the northeastern province of North Khorasan, to the relief of both economists and environmentalists.
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Contrary to rumors, the Oil Ministry has imposed no restrictions on the release of water into Hoor al-Azim Wetland in Khuzestan Province in recent months, said the head of the provincial office of…
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Lawmakers will finally deliberate and vote on the Clean Air Bill on Oct. 18, after letting it gather dust for nearly two years. Ali Motahhari, vice speaker of the parliament, said the bill was…
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Fetal surgery fellowship training program has been recently launched in Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) and Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS), said Dr Ashraf Al Yasin, head…
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The shortage of nurses in Iran has reached critical levels. At present, there is a deficit of 140,000 nurses in hospitals across the country, and the average nurse-patient ratio is 1.5 per 1,000.…
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WHO is calling on belligerent groups in Syria to allow for the immediate and safe evacuation of the sick and wounded from all areas affected by the conflict. More than 270,000 people are trapped…
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The 7th Annual Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM 2016) concluded on October 3 in Isfahan. This year’s edition was entitled “Disasters and…
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In the past calendar year that ended in March, households spent less on leisure activities compared with the previous year, and more on basic infrastructure and utilities, says the annual report…
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Scientists may have found a way to protect against flu and all future and mutated strains of flu through the use of a novel universal vaccine that only needs to be given once.
Flu is a…
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Iranian researchers at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and Urmia University in West Azarbaijan Province have designed a nanosensor which is able to measure low amounts of vitamin C in the…
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The number of fatalities in accidents at the workplace has seen a 17% reduction in Tehran Province in the first six months of the current Iranian year that began in March, compared with the same…
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Air Serbia is considering introducing flights between Belgrade and the Iranian capital Tehran next summer.
The news comes after company officials visited the country and discussed the…
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The China-based Eurasian Holding Company will be entrusted with temporary management, restoration and operation of 20 Iranian historical sites, a senior official at the Revitalization and…
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Brexit could create a £270 million barrier to business and tourism due to visa charges, the Scottish National Party has claimed.
The party says figures from the Office for National…
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A solution for achieving sustainable employment is to tap into the tourism industry, said the head of Iran's Tourism Financial Group.
Speaking to reporters, Mehdi Jahangiri added that the…
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Affirming its position as one of the leading hotel management companies in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Eastern Europe, Rotana scooped a total of 15 awards at the Middle East Gala…
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Falling into poverty appears to make people become less intelligent and become old before their time, according to a new study.
Researchers found life on the breadline for 20 years was “…
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The Third International Conference on Recent Innovations in Psychology, Counseling, and Behavioral Science will be held on November 10 at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Renowned…
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MATI (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Iran) regional meeting on health will be held November in Tehran, said Mostafa Qanei, head of Pasteur Institute of Iran (IPI) on Monday.
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A total of 31,950 people infected with HIV have been identified in the country, among whom 84% are men and 16% women, said Mohammad Mahdi Guya, head of the Health Ministry’s Management Center of…
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