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Today 18:00
Iran, Slovakia to enhance pharmaceutical, medical co-op
TEHRAN – Slovak Deputy Foreign Minister, Ingrid Brockova, and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy, Mehdi Safari, discussed ways to expand cooperation between the two countries, mainly in the pharmaceutical and medical industries.
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Today 17:58
SDSs mitigation requires regional cooperation: expert
TEHRAN – Sand and Dust Storms (SDSs) have increased significantly in recent years as a result of climate change. So, a convention is needed to be set up in the region to come up with a solution, Abdolreza Faraji-Rad, a professor of geopolitics, has said.
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Today 17:56
Iran to mark World Environment Week 2022
TEHRAN – The national environment week will be celebrated on June 6-12 under the theme of “People-based, smart and technological environment”, concurrent with the World Environment Day 2022, IRIB reported on Wednesday.
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Yesterday 17:58
Preclinical studies of Cov Pars vaccine published by prestigious journal
TEHRAN – The preclinical studies on the Razi Cov Pars vaccine have been published in the Frontiers in Immunology as one of the world’s leading journals of immunology.
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Yesterday 17:53
Iran on par with developed countries in children’s health
TEHRAN – Many diseases have been eradicated through mass vaccination programs in Iran, and the children’s health is equal to that of developed countries, deputy health minister Kamal Heydari, has said.
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2022-05-15 18:03
Raisi began ‘biggest turning point’ in curbing COVID-19: American think tank
TEHRAN - RAND institution, an American nonprofit global policy think tank, has reported that the biggest turning point in containing the coronavirus pandemic in Iran was when the country began accelerating the daily administration of vaccines last summer by the administration of President Ebrahim Raisi.
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2022-05-15 18:02
230,000 foreign nationals vaccinated against measles
TEHRAN – The measles vaccination program has so far inoculated 230,000 foreign nationals, given the surge in the disease infection in the neighboring country, Mohsen Zahraei, head of the department of preventable diseases with vaccines of the Ministry of Health, said.
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2022-05-15 18:00
Iran, Russia set up joint technology center
TEHRAN – The Iran-Russia Joint Technology Center was established at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University with the aim of implementing joint projects and developing bilateral technological cooperation.
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2022-05-14 17:48
Pakistani official lauds Iran's progress in knowledge-based ecosystem
TEHRAN – Iran's progress in the field of the knowledge-based ecosystem is significant, Azra Fazal Pechuho, Health and Population Welfare Minister of Pakistan’s Sindh Province, has said.
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2022-05-14 17:41
Sources of SDS increase year by year
TEHRAN – Over the past two years, the precipitation rate has been on a downward trend, as a result, sources of sand and dust storms (SDSs) have increased compared to a year before, Ahad Vazifeh, head of the national center for drought and crisis management has said.
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2022-05-14 17:39
KANS award announces winners
TEHRAN – The winners of the 2nd edition of the Knowledge Application and Notion for Society (KANS) competition were announced on Friday.
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2022-05-13 16:21
Iran has capacity to increase share of medical equipment market
TEHRAN – Iran holds a share of one percent (about $5 billion) in the global market for medical equipment of approximately $500 billion, but the country has the potential to increase the share, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Health.
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2022-05-13 16:19
National document prepared on developing medicinal plants
TEHRAN – A national document has been prepared to define perspectives, macro policies, and strategies for technology development in the field of medicinal plants, IRIB reported on Wednesday.
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2022-05-13 16:15
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Dim the lights for birds at night
TEHRAN – Iran celebrates World Migratory Birds Day 2022 under the slogan “dim the lights for birds at night.”
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2022-05-11 17:04
Over 1,600 inmates of involuntary crimes released in Ramadan
TEHRAN – A total of 1,670 prisoners of unintentional crimes have been released over the holy month of Ramadan (started on April 3 this year), according to the head of the Blood Money Organization.
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2022-05-11 17:01
Germany, Norway ready to support Iran improve refugee services
TEHRAN – The ambassadors of Germany and Norway to Tehran have said the two countries are ready to support Iran in improving services to refugees.
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2022-05-11 16:59
Japan seeking to use IRCS volunteer experiences
TEHRAN – Otohiko Hori, Executive Director General for Operations Sector of the Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS) is seeking to use successful experiences of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) in volunteer services.
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2022-05-10 18:04
Key role of health houses in maintaining quality workforce
TEHRAN – There are 4,000 health houses in the country, and more than one million workers are covered by the services of these centers, Hojjatollah Abdolmaleki, the minister of cooperatives, labor, and social welfare, has announced.
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2022-05-10 18:02
Iran, India to boost fight against narcotics
TEHRAN – Majid Karimi, the chief of the Iranian anti-narcotics police, and Satya Narayan Pradhan, the director-general of the Indian Narcotics Control Bureau, discussed further counter-narcotics cooperation.
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2022-05-10 18:00
Charity builds 150 schools nationwide
TEHRAN – Barekat Charity Foundation, affiliated with the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, inaugurated 150 schools across the country on Tuesday, IRIB reported.
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2022-05-09 18:23
Education Ministry adopts measures for "family and youth support"
TEHRAN – The Ministry of Education has taken steps in line with implementing the "Law on Family and Youth Support", said Zahra Panahi-Rava, an advisor to the ministry for women and family affairs.
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2022-05-09 18:21
IFRC praises Iran’s support for refugees amid sanctions
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has done its best in providing support to refugees despite U.S. sanctions and international pressures, Francesco Rocca, head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), said.
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2022-05-09 18:19
All immigrants to be vaccinated against polio, measles
TEHRAN – All foreign immigrants and refugees under the age of five will be vaccinated against polio and measles.
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2022-05-08 18:34
Turkey blamed for boom in dust storms into Iran
TEHRAN - Building several dams over the Aras border river and constructing walls on the zero point of the border by Turkey has led to a spread of sand and dust storms into western and southern parts of Iran, Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri has said.
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2022-05-08 18:34
Drought causes $107m damage to environment
TEHRAN – Drought has so far incurred a loss of 28 trillion rials (about $107 million) to the environment, Hassan Akbari, deputy head of natural environment and biodiversity of the Department of Environment, has said.
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2022-05-08 18:32
By Faranak Bakhtiari
A century of sincere voluntary service
TEHRAN – Coinciding with World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) celebrated its 100th anniversary on May 8.
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2022-05-07 18:24
KANS scientific event hosts 20 technological ideas of Islamic world
TEHRAN – Some 20 technological ideas of the Islamic world competed in the second edition of the Knowledge Application and Notion for Society (KANS).
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2022-05-07 18:22
$15m allocated to restore Gomishan wetland
TEHRAN – A total of 4 trillion rials (nearly $15 million) has been earmarked to revive the Gomishan international wetland in the northern Golestan province, Mohammad Reza Kanani, head of the provincial department of environment, has announced.
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2022-05-07 18:17
527,000 foreign students educating in Iran
TEHRAN – Some 527,000 foreign students are studying in Iran, the majority are Afghans and the rest are from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iraq, and other countries, the deputy minister of education for international affairs and schools abroad, has stated.
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2022-05-06 17:21
Flooding hits over 70 cities across Iran
TEHRAN – Flood has stricken 73 cities in 17 provinces across the country over the past ten days, the ISNA news agency reported on Friday.
