The 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday night with the world premiere of two-time Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi’s familial kidnapping mystery drama “Everybody Knows”....
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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.
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06/19/2018Climate change and its consequences as the trigger for natural disasters are considered one of the top challenges menacing the world today. Iran has not been an exception since it has so far been... -
06/19/2018A climate expert warned about the threat of desertification that could affect about 10% of the country in three decades. "Currently 35.4% of the country is hyper-arid and %29.15 is arid, together... -
06/19/2018A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Osaka, Japan's second-biggest metropolis, early on Monday... -
06/19/2018A drop in rainfall and poor vegetation in Shir-Ahmad Protected Wildlife Reserve in Sabzevar County, Khorasan Razavi Province, has driven thirsty and hungry deer toward nearby farmlands in search of... -
06/18/2018Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization is in talks with the Central Bank of Iran to develop a mechanism within travel agencies whereby tourists' money could be exchanged. ... -
06/18/2018Turkey expects 40 million tourists with $32 billion of revenue from the industry in 2018, President Recep... -
06/18/2018Construction of the "grand museum" in Kermanshah Province will resume after a long-term hiatus thanks to the allocation of 90 billion rials ($2.1 million) by the Plan and Budget Organization. The... -
06/18/2018Ways to tap the employment potential of the tourism sector were explored in talks between Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabiei and Ali Asghar Mounesan, head of Iran's... -
06/18/2018The Seoul Metropolitan Government will restrict tourists from visiting the popular Bukchon Hanok... -
06/18/2018An illustrated glossary of Iranian local dishes was unveiled on the sidelines of a conference in Kashan late last week on the role of food in tourism. It took Nasrin Salehi, a tourism researcher,... -
06/14/2018Local reports of livestock loss to predators across rural and nomadic settlements of Ilam Province have pointed to Persian leopards as the primary culprit, while experts and authorities maintain... -
06/14/2018The air quality in Delhi on Wednesday deteriorated beyond the "severe" level because of a ground-level... -
06/14/2018A wide expanse of forests in the western province of Kordestan has been enhanced and replanted as part of a scheme to restore the destroyed patches of woodland. The plan targeted the woodlands,... -
06/14/2018Two pieces of fossil tooth belonging to ancient mammoths have been recently discovered during archaeological excavations in the northwestern province of Ardebil. Dating back to the Quaternary... -
06/14/2018The oldest African baobabs (between 1,100 and 2,500 years old) are dying abruptly, according to... -
06/14/2018The central province of Yazd is going through the most polluted Iranian month caused by the spread of dust particles since at least March 2016, a provincial weather official said. "Yazd has so far... -
06/13/2018A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Agricultural, Rural and Nomadic Insurance Fund and Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization to provide insurance to... -
06/13/2018Hawaiian Airlines is reducing the number of flights between Honolulu and the Big Island starting next month. -
06/13/2018Recent tensions in Iran's relations with the western world following the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal and the imminent resumption of sanctions have been grounds for worry about the safe... -
06/12/2018Gusting winds driving the flames of a largely uncontrolled wildfire are expected to keep... -
06/12/2018A draft bill on the global limit for sulphur in fuel oil used by ships has been recently prepared and proposed to the Cabinet for approval. Jointly drafted by the Department of Environment and... -
06/12/2018The Energy Ministry has denied the recent accusations by the Department of Environment and officials with the Urmia Lake Restoration Project regarding its refusal to release water from dam... -
06/12/2018A new study on ballast water discharge has found Great Lakes ships are moving non-native... -
06/12/2018The second National Metal Production and Recycling Competition will be held on September 2-3, by Amirkabir University of Technology to explore the best ideas on recycling industrial waste. The... -
06/12/2018Authorities in the southern province of Hormozgan moved to stop unauthorized mining activity in Hormuz Island that had sparked a firestorm of protest on social media. The island is a popular...
