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Yesterday 16:49
‘BRICS should capitalize on IRCS expertise’
TEHRAN – Marco Fernandes, the Brazilian representative at BRICS Civil Council, has highlighted the need to benefit from the experiences and knowledge of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS).
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Yesterday 16:45
DOE attends Lebanon, Azerbaijan conferences on combating SDSs, climate change
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) has participated in international conferences in Lebanon and Azerbaijan, expounding on activities to deal with sand and dust storms and climate change.
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Yesterday 16:08
DCHQ, UNICEF co-op to prevent addiction among children
TEHRAN – Brigadier General Hossein Zolfaqari, Secretary General of the Iranian Drug Control Headquarters (DCHQ), and Dorina Andreev-Jitaro, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Iran, have underscored the need for developing educational programs to prevent addiction among children and teenagers.
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2025-11-03 15:27
Tehran to host Iran Smart City Exhibition and Conference
TEHRAN – The sixth Iran Smart City Exhibition and Conference will kick off tomorrow in Tehran and will wrap up on Friday.
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2025-11-03 14:03
Pasteur Institute of Iran holds intl. pandemic preparedness course in Pakistan
TEHRAN – The Pasteur Institute of Iran has organized a week-long international training course in Pakistan to enhance the pandemic preparedness capacity in addressing future health threats.
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2025-11-03 13:54
Iran secures first place among Islamic nations in Leiden ranking
TEHRAN – The 2025 Leiden University ranking system has included 48 Iranian universities among the top 1,594 universities worldwide, up from 46 in 2024, ranking the country first among Islamic nations in terms of the number of universities for the second consecutive year.
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2025-11-02 16:09
Iran explores avenues to foster sci-tech ties with Pakistan, Nigeria
TEHRAN – Holding separate meetings with the Pakistani Minister of State for the Ministry of Federal Education, Wajiha Qamar, and the Nigerian Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmad, Science Minister Hossein Simaei-Sarraf has explored avenues to develop scientific and technological ties between Iran and the two other countries.
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2025-11-02 15:41
16th Iran Nanotechnology Exhibition kicks off in Tehran
TEHRAN – The 16th Iran Nanotechnology Exhibition opened at Tehran Permanent International Fairground on Sunday and will run till November 5.
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2025-11-02 15:26
IRCS highlights principles to manage Arbaeen, improve services
TEHRAN – The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pirhossein Kolivand, has elaborated on eight main principles used to manage Arbaeen and improve services during the pilgrimage.
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2025-11-01 15:16
Iran discusses expanding scientific ties with Uzbekistan, Slovakia
TEHRAN – Science Minister Hossein Simaei-Sarraf, in separate meetings with the presidents of Uzbekistan and Slovakia, has explored ways to promote scientific and technological collaborations.
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2025-11-01 15:00
Iran advancing towards future with safe, resilient health facility
TEHRAN – Thanks to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education's (MoHME) leadership and support from the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the UN, Iran is advancing towards a future where every health facility is safe and resilient and no one is left behind.
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2025-11-01 14:58
IRCS ready to dispatch aid relief to flood-hit Dominican Republic, Jamaica
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has announced its readiness to send humanitarian consignments to help individuals affected by floods in the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.
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2025-10-31 14:42
Over 11,000 multiple births registered in 7 months
TEHRAN – A total of 11,169 multiple births were registered in the country in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year that started in March 2025, the Civil Registration Organization has announced.
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2025-10-31 14:40
Science minister attending UNESCO Session of General Conference
TEHRAN – Science Minister Hossein Simaei-Sarraf is participating in the 43rd Session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) General Conference being held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from October 30 to November 13.
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2025-10-31 14:38
Indonesia seeks to boost sci-tech relations with Iran
TEHRAN – The Indonesian Ambassador to Iran, Roliansyah Sumirat, has emphasized the need to promote scientific, technological, and educational collaborations between Indonesia and Iran.
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2025-10-29 15:23
Tehran, Kabul discuss ways to enhance environmental co-op
TEHRAN – Iranian and Afghan officials have explored avenues to expand collaboration in the areas related to environmental protection, especially border wetlands and rivers.
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2025-10-29 15:17
Iran-Iraq sci-tech park inaugurated in Baghdad
TEHRAN – Sharif University of Technology has launched the first joint science and technology park in Baghdad University, following a year and a half of ongoing cooperation between the two universities.
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2025-10-29 15:10
Iranian Red Crescent, Armenian Red Cross ink MOU
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the Armenian Red Cross Society (ARCS) have signed a five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop humanitarian, relief, and educational cooperation.
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2025-10-28 15:24
Charity foundation creates over 30,000 jobs in 7 months
TEHRAN – Barekat Charity Foundation, affiliated with the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, has created 30,309 jobs in some 4,356 deprived areas in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year, which started on March 21.
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2025-10-28 15:20
First intl. AI symposium on education, research, production in health to be held
TEHRAN – The National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Tehran will host the first international artificial intelligence (AI) symposium on education, research, diagnosis, treatment, and production in the health sector.
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2025-10-28 15:13
Iran welcomes foreign investment in pharmaceutical industry: health minister
TEHRAN – Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi has announced the country’s readiness to attract foreign investment in its pharmaceutical industry.
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2025-10-27 15:49
Peace and environment are pillars of mankind's survival: DOE chief
TEHRAN -The head of the Department of Environment (DOE) has said that peace and environment are the two fundamental pillars of mankind's survival, as without peace, no conservation plan will be sustainable, and without a healthy environment, no peace can be lasting.
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2025-10-27 15:21
Japan funds FAO-UNDP project to help restore Lake Urmia
TEHRAN – With the financial support of the Government of Japan, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a cooperation document, aiming to help revive the drying Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran.
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2025-10-27 15:17
Tehran hosting 2nd Intl. Tech Olympics
TEHRAN – Over 1,100 technology experts from 16 countries, namely Pakistan, Oman, Russia, Vietnam, Turkey, Tunisia, Iraq, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, India, Lebanon, Indonesia, Romania, Algeria, and the Netherlands, plus Iran, are competing in the final round of the second International Tech Olympics which kicked off in Tehran on Monday and will run till October 30.
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2025-10-26 15:08
Some 400,000 authorized foreign nationals working in Iran
TEHRAN – Around 400,000 foreign nationals are legally working in the country, and the rest are unauthorized, Ali Baqeri, an official with the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, has said.
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2025-10-26 15:05
Kunming Biodiversity Fund to support Iran in addressing SDSs
TEHRAN – The Kunming Biodiversity Fund (KBF) in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has allocated financial resources to Iran to help the country mitigate sand and dust storms’ (SDSs) impacts.
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2025-10-26 15:04
National Cancer Institute making strides in improving public health
TEHRAN – The Motamed Cancer Institute, which has recently raised its status to the Iranian National Cancer Institute, continues to make significant steps toward improving the public health and well-being of society.
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2025-10-25 15:49
Iran attends Pasteur Network Annual Meeting 2025
TEHRAN – A delegation of health experts from the Pasteur Institute of Iran has participated in the Pasteur Network Annual Meeting 2025 to discuss ways for expanding scientific and operational interactions among member states.
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2025-10-25 15:15
Tehran, Moscow ink MOU on technology
TEHRAN – The Iran International Innovation Zone and the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance technological collaboration.
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2025-10-25 15:10
65 countries to attend 2nd intl. tech Olympics in Tehran
TEHRAN – Over 1,100 participants from 65 countries, including Pakistan, Oman, Vietnam, Tunisia, India, Turkey, Bangladesh, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Indonesia, the Netherlands, and Romania, will attend the second international technology Olympics, which is planned to be held from October 27 to 30, at Pardis Technology Park, Tehran.