Relief foundation earmarks $10m for marriage of the underprivileged

TEHRAN – The Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation has allocated over 410 billion rials (nearly $10 million) in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (starting on March 21) to facilitate marriage for financially struggling individuals.

Tehran to host traditional medicine, medicinal herbs festival

TEHRAN – The fourth festival of medicinal herbs, natural products and traditional medicine aiming to showcase Iran’s potential in the field of medicinal herbs will be hold on November 12-15 in Tehran, secretary of headquarters for developing medicinal herbs and traditional medicine science and technology headquarters has said.

Iran’s stem cell council bidding for investment

TEHRAN – The Council for Stem Cell Sciences and Technologies plans to attract investors for research projects, the council’s secretary Amirali Hamidieh announced on Tuesday, Mehr reported.

Central Insurance of Iran’s services to go online

TERHAN -- Central Insurance of Iran, known as Bimeh Markazi, plans to provide a broad range of online services to its clients in the near future, the head of High Council of Insurance Gholamreza Soleimani said in a press release on Tuesday, ILNA reported.

Iran to promote export of nano-tech products

TEHRAN – The Communication and Information Technology Ministry plans to promote export of nanotechnology products.

Tourism projects worth $10b underway in Iran

TEHRAN — Some 1,884 tourism projects valued at 430 trillion rials (nearly $10.2 billion) are underway in Iran, tourism chief Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Sunday.

On the occasion of marriage of Hazrat Fatima al-Zahra (SA) and Imam Ali (AS)

Many of us have probably placed ourselves and even others in difficult conditions and unnecessary expenses only to pass through the regular routines of life. Interestingly enough if we think clearly, many of these hardships we put ourselves through are rootless, and derive only from an unnecessary norm and culture that have found its way into society affecting our lives either willingly or unwillingly.

Iran revives intl. federation of Muslim women’s sports

TEHRAN – After eight years of halt, the International federation of Muslim women’s sports restarted its work here on Saturday.

Industry ministry forms unit to address entrepreneur women’s problems

TEHRAN – The Ministry of Industry, Mining, and Trade has formed a special unit with the aim of dealing with entrepreneur women’s problems.

Extremely high PM level pollution closes offices in southeastern Iran

TEHRAN – Particulate matters (PM) concentration peaking at 12 times the safe levels, led to the closure of offices in Rigan county, southeastern Kerman province, on Sunday, Rigan’s deputy governor has said.

24/7 LEZ scheme aim to help combat air pollution in Tehran

TEHRAN —Low Emission Zone (LEZ), a traffic pollution charge scheme, will become operational twenty four-seven across Tehran as of the beginning of [the seventh Iranian calendar month of] Aban (October 23), in a bid to help fight air pollution in the megacity.

19% of Iranians aged 15-64 afflicted by hypertension

TEHRAN — Some 19 percent of Iranians aged 15-64 suffer high blood pressure (hypertension), while out of five individuals in Iran, one is diagnosed with the disease, an official with the Ministry of Health has said.

DOE asks govt. body to help restore Anzali wetland

TEHRAN — The chief of the Department of Environment (DOE) Issa Kalantari has put in a request to the head of the Budget and Planning Organization Mohammad Baqer Nobakht to financially support a scheme proposed by researchers to revive the endangered Anzali wetland.

BTS radiation is monitored in Iran: minister

TEHRAN – The radiation level of base transceiver station (BTS) is persistently controlled in different cities of the country, communication and information technology minister told IRNA on Saturday.

By Setareh Behroozi

Talented conscripts can do military service at knowledge-based companies

TEHRAN -- The educated and talented conscripts can serve their two years of compulsory military service at knowledge-based companies, the chief conscription officer at the armed forces Mousa Kamali announced in a press conference on Sunday.

‘Technology development eradicates economic favoritism’

TEHRAN – The development of technology eradicates economic favoritism through transparency, the head of innovation and prosperity fund Behzad Soltani said in a press conference on Saturday.

Tehran set to host 30th national crafts exhibit in August

TEHRAN – Craftspeople from every corner of Iran will promote skills in the 30th National Crafts Exhibition, which will open at the Tehran Permanent International Fairground on August 25 and will run until August 31.

Iran’s Samqavor village a hub of woodcarving

TEHRAN – Diligent craftspeople in Samqavor village, central Iran, make an average 88,000 square meters of woodcarved surfaces per annum, turning it to a hub of such expertise. 

Iran to be guest of honor at Chinese cultural expo 

TEHRAN - Iran has been designated as a guest of honor for the 9th Western China Cultural Industries Expo, which will be held in the city of Xi’an from September 7 to 10, CHTN reported. 

 Ancient pottery kiln unearthed in Rey

TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has recently unearthed an ancient pottery kiln near Tepe Bahram in Moqimabad village of Rey, southern Tehran.

Foreigners astonished by Iran’s failure to introduce tourist attractions

TEHRAN – International travelers visiting Iran are confounded why Iran is appearing so weak in introducing its historical and natural attractions, the director of Iran’s center of the International Council of Museums (ICOM-Iran) has said.

Tehran refinery oil leak contaminates groundwater resources

TEHRAN — Oil leak from Tondgouyan refinery, southern Tehran, to nearby groundwater resources used for irrigation has contaminated the water and caused it to become unsafe and unfit for human use.

$65m allotted to address social vulnerability among students

TEHRAN — The social affairs organization, affiliated to the Ministry of Interior, has allotted some 270 billion rials (nearly $65 million) to address social vulnerabilities among students, the organization’s director has said.

IRCS domestically produces dialysis equipment, supplies

TEHRAN — Helal Iran Medical Devices Company affiliated to the Iranian Red Crescent Society has succeeded in producing homegrown equipment and supplies for dialysis patients, Farzad Salaraddini, Helal Iran Medical Devices Company CEO said on Friday.

Wildfire contained in Miankaleh peninsula

TEHRAN — Wildfire which erupted on Friday night in Miankaleh peninsula, northern province of Mazandaran, was contained on Saturday morning, the province’s chief of department of environment said.

Iran’s Kopet Dag added to UNESCO's world network of biosphere reserves

TEHRAN — Kopet Dag in Shirvan county, northeastern North Khorasan province, has received UNESCO recognition for biosphere reserves, North Khorasan provincial chief of department of environment has said.

Iran, Georgia to boost technological cooperation

TEHRAN – An Iranian delegation comprised of representatives from 50 knowledge-based companies attended the Iran-Georgia B2B forum on technological cooperation which was held in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on August 8 and 9, Mehr reported.

Iran plans to boost aerospace economy: minister

TEHRAN – Iran plans to boost aerospace economy as a new prospect for development in the national space industry, the communications and information technology minister has said.

By Setareh Behroozi

National Foundation for the Talented supports return of expat experts: VP

TEHRAN – Iran’s National Foundation for the Talented supports the return of Iranian expat experts to their homeland, the foundation’s president and the vice president for science and technology said in an interview with the Tehran Times on August 5.

Telling people the truth about water problem a must: DOE chief

TEHRAN – The chief of the Department of Environment Issa Kalantari has said that the government must tell the people the truth about water shortage as a serious challenge the country is facing.