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September 14, 2021 19:26
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September 16,2019To tackle traffic congestion in major Iranian cities before the new school year (starting Sept. 23), Iran Traffic Police has proposed changes to work schedule during early autumn. -
September 11,2019Data released by the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization reveal that over 5,800 people lost their lives in road accidents in four months ending July 22. The rate has remained unchanged compared...
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September 07,2019In an ambitious initiative to provide Tehran’s residents with extensive and decent transportation services, four new lines have been designed for expanding the capital city’s subway network....
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September 04,2019Providing people with decent public transportation services is of high importance for cities worldwide and there is much room for improvement in Iran, a senior urban manager says. During a Sunday...
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September 04,2019Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi flew to Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday to participate in Bridge for Cities 4.0, a two-day event jointly organized by UNIDO and Finance Center for South-South Cooperation....
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September 02,2019Urban managers of Qom say that in the next Iranian year (starting March 20, 2020) the holy city’s subway network will partially become operational. Speaking to Borna News, Qom Mayor Seyyed Morteza...
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August 28,2019After the official launch of two new stations in Tehran Metro’s Line 7 early this week, urban managers assured the citizens of swift progress in the expansion of Tehran subway network. Speaking at...
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August 24,2019A plan modeled after Tehran's "odd-even" scheme has been launched by the municipality of Tabriz, the capital city of East Azarbaijan Province, to curb traffic congestion.
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August 24,2019From adding new vehicles to the public bus fleet to purchasing new wagons for the subway, urban managers across Iran are taking measures for tackling air pollution and facilitating the daily...
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August 21,2019Two more stations along the eastern flank of Tehran Metro’s Line 7 came on stream on Wednesday, CEO of Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Company announced. Ali Emam added that Basij and...
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August 21,2019The number of internal migrants in Iran stood at 711,154 in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2019), of whom 588,312 moved from an urban area to another and 122,841 were rural-rural migrants...
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August 20,2019Iran University of Medical Sciences hosted an international event, called Technology, Health and Life (aka THL) this week, to boost digital health development. Held on Sunday, the daylong event...
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August 17,2019Tehran Bus Company is to induct 100 new buses within two months to renew the city’s aging public transportation fleet. Peiman Sanandaji, the head of Tehran Bus Company, said based on a recent deal...
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August 16,2019As part of a collaboration between the education and ICT ministries to promote smart technologies in schools across the country, 34 tent schools in deprived areas have been upgraded and connected...
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August 14,2019From offering cheap loans for replacing old taxis to launching new subway lines and introducing eco-friendly modes of transportation, municipalities throughout Iran are implementing measures for...
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August 13,2019Iran’s push to establish a smart electronic healthcare system is on the cusp of bearing fruit, the health minister said. Saeid Namaki added that only a few security glitches in the system need to...
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August 12,2019A number of classic cars will participate in a rally in Tehran on Wednesday, the Touring and Automobile Club of Iran announced.
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August 12,2019Four-wheel motorcycles will be added to Tehran's fire extinguishing equipment within the next three months, Tehran Fire Department announced.
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August 10,2019The western flank of Line 2 of the urban subway system in the shrine city of Mashhad in the northeastern Khorasan Razavi Province was launched late last week to further expand the already operating...
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August 09,2019In order to expedite the processing of applications, increase transparency and curb paper use, Iranian schools are to record the documents of all primary school students electronically. As of the...
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August 07,2019Data released by the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization reveal close to 4,000 people lost their lives in road mishaps in the three months ending June 21. The death rate is 3.6% higher, compared...
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August 07,2019Iran’s Traffic Police have switched to e-ticketing and will no longer issue paper tickets for traffic violations nationwide. According to Fazlollah Shiri, the Traffic Police chief in Kermanshah...
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August 05,2019Tehran City Council has ratified the issuance of participatory bonds worth 300 trillion rials ($2.4 billion) by the municipality to finance the expansion of the capital’s subway network. After the...
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August 05,2019The Iranian Traffic Police must issue motorbike licenses to women, Iran’s Administrative Court of Justice ruled on Sunday. A woman living in Isfahan had filed a complaint with ACJ over traffic...
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July 29,2019Almost one-third of heavy-duty vehicles and passenger buses, as well as motorcycles, plying the country’s roads are dilapidated and release toxic fumes into the air, while they hold counterfeit...
