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.

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.

$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.

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.

Tehran Times, Mehr News Agency journalists visit China Railway

TEHRAN - A delegation consisting of journalists from the Tehran Times and Mehr News Agency visited the China Railway newspaper affiliated to the Ministry of Railways.

10-day foreign arrivals in Khorasan Razavi nearly doubles y/y

TEHRAN – The number of international travelers to Iran’s northeastern Khorasan Razavi province has nearly doubled in a ten-day period ending August 1 compared to the same period last year.

Lut Desert’s World Heritage base renovated

TEHRAN – A refurbishment project has been recently completed on the World Heritage base of Iran’s UNESCO-registered Lut Desert in a bid to encourage tourism, IRNA reported.

By Afshin Majlesi

Meybod: Open-air museum of ancient watermills

Some 50 kilometers north of Yazd, central Iran, lies the sprawling mud-brick city of Meybod, whose tourism officials are planning to internationally promote it as the “city of watermills”.

Iran’s “city of the mouthless” to get more attention!

TEHRAN – Shahr-e Yeri, a unique archaeological site in northwest Iran, is set to be turned into a national heritage base, a privilege that may bring more attention to the ancient city sometimes referred to as the “city of the mouthless”.

Iran, Iraq, Syria to join hands against SDSs

TEHRAN — A plan on combating sand and dust storms (SDS) is scheduled to be prepared in a collaborative initiative with three countries of Iran, Iraq and Syria under the auspices of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the current Iranian calendar year (ending on March 20, 2019), head of national working group on SDS has said.

1,887 prisoners of unintentional crimes freed during spring

TEHRAN — As many as 1,887 prisoners jailed for unintentional financial crimes were released over the spring, Blood Money Organization’s director Asadollah Joolaei has said.

PM concentration 12 times above safe levels in southeastern Iran

TEHRAN — Particulate matters (PM) concentration peaked at 12 times the safe levels in the southeastern Sistan region on Tuesday morning, IRNA reported.

Tehran Times, Mehr News Agency journalists visit China Daily

TEHRAN — A team of journalists from the Tehran Times and Mehr News Agency paid a visit to the official English language China Daily newspaper recently.

55% of Iranian villages have internet coverage

TEHRAN – “Up to now 55 percent of Iranian villages have internet coverage,” the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi said on Monday, IRNA reported.

Largest amount of plastic waste enters Caspian Sea by Iran

TEHRAN – Among the Caspian Sea states, Iran discharges the lion’s share of plastic waste into the sea, the deputy head of the Department of Environment (DOE) for marine affairs has said.

Iranian ranger shot dead in armed conflict with poachers

TEHRAN – Iranian ranger, Ali Khajavi, lost his life after getting shot in an armed conflict with poachers in the southeastern province of Kerman, the chief of provincial department of environment announced on Monday.

Smart banking in limelight at IC-Tech 2018

TEHRAN -- The International Congress on Smart Technology (IC-Tech 2018) will be held on the theme of smart banking, the IC-Tech director Morteza Kazemian said in a press release on Monday.