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Yesterday 15:31
National Youth Population Award held
TEHRAN – The third National Youth Population Award was held today with the presence of President Masoud Pezeshkian.
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Yesterday 15:27
Sistan-Baluchestan hosts workshops on positive parenting skills
TEHRAN – To promote positive parenting skills, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has organized workshops targeting counselors from Primary Health Care (PHC) centres and schools across 14 cities in the southern and eight in the northern parts of Sistan-Baluchestan province.
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Yesterday 15:10
Iranian students clinch gold medals in ISIF 2025
TEHRAN –Iranian students have secured three gold medals and a special award in the International Science and Invention Fair (ISIF) 2025, ranking them among the top innovators worldwide.
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2025-11-14 15:39
ROPME approves Iran’s three initiatives
TEHRAN – The 39th Executive Committee Meeting of the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) has approved three initiatives proposed by Iran.
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2025-11-14 15:19
Burkina Faso seeks Iran’s expertise in combating drugs
TEHRAN – Burkina Faso’s Security Minister Mahamadou Sana has voiced the country’s willingness to benefit from Iran's anti-narcotics police expertise in the fight against drugs.
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2025-11-14 15:00
Over 70 countries attend Intl. Combinatorics Olympiad in Tehran
TEHRAN – The fifth International Combinatorics Olympiad (ICO 2025) took place in Tehran on October 30 and 31, bringing together approximately 5,000 competitors from over 70 countries both in person and online.
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2025-11-12 15:21
Over 83% of Iranians tend to use traditional medicine
TEHRAN – According to a recent survey, 83.8 percent of people in the country tend to benefit from Iranian traditional medicine, the director of the health ministry’s Persian medicine office has said.
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2025-11-12 15:18
Iran attends 26th Meeting of South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council
TEHRAN – The vice president of the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has represented Iran at the 26th Meeting of the South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC-26).
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2025-11-12 15:14
Tajik envoy calls for establishing joint scientific committee with Iran
TEHRAN – Tajikistan’s ambassador to Iran, Nizamuddin Zahedi, has underlined the need for the establishment of a joint scientific committee between the two countries.
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2025-11-11 16:00
WHO, Drug Control Headquarters seek to boost joint efforts
TEHRAN – A delegation of the World Health Organization (WHO) paid a visit to the Iranian Drug Control Headquarters on Monday to explore avenues for expanding cooperation, particularly in the prevention and treatment of drug addiction.
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2025-11-11 15:02
Tehran mayor, Spain envoy discuss urban management co-op
TEHRAN – Tehran mayor Alireza Zakani and Spain’s ambassador to Iran, Antonio Sánchez Benedito Gaspar, met here on Tuesday, exploring ways to boost collaboration, particularly in areas related to urban management.
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2025-11-11 14:56
'Digital education' aims to protect children against cyber threats
TEHRAN – The Welfare Organization plans to implement a digital education project for the first time in 11 provinces across the country, aiming to improve digital skills among children and young adults and protect them against cyber threats.
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2025-11-10 15:11
IRCS head, Saudi envoy discuss ways to boost services during Hajj
TEHRAN – Pirhossein Kolivand, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), in a meeting with Abdullah bin Saudi Al-Enzi, the Saudi ambassador to Tehran, explored ways to enhance cooperation in health and relief fields throughout the Hajj pilgrimage.
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2025-11-10 14:54
Iranian, Uzbek universities aim to expand health co-op
TEHRAN – Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and Tashkent State Medical University have explored ways to enhance scientific, research, and educational cooperation, as well as health tourism between the two universities.
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2025-11-10 14:52
Iran-China workshop on decarbonization, sustainable environment underway
TEHRAN – Supported by the Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), an Iranian-Chinese workshop is being held from Monday to Wednesday, focusing on new technologies for decarbonization and the sustainable built environment.
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2025-11-09 14:52
Tehran, Moscow highlight strengthening scientific relations
TEHRAN – During a meeting held between Iranian and Russian officials, the two sides explored avenues to expand scientific and technological collaborations between the universities of the two countries.
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2025-11-09 14:48
Iran, Kenya to foster environmental ties
TEHRAN – Iranian and Kenyan officials have announced their readiness to enhance cooperation in different environmental fields.
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2025-11-09 14:45
National diabetes week being marked
TEHRAN – The health ministry is observing the national diabetes week from November 8 to 14 to raise public awareness of the dangers of diabetes on health, improve the lives of people with diabetes, and highlight the urgent need for prevention, early detection, and treatment of the disease.
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2025-11-08 15:40
Iranian, Dutch officials hold talks over Afghan refugees
TEHRAN – Nader Yar-Ahmadi, the head of the National Organization for Migration, and Guusje Korthals Altes, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, have discussed ways to support Iran in hosting Afghan nationals.
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2025-11-08 15:38
International Week of Science and Peace: significant role of science in society
The International Week of Science and Peace, November 9-15, was first observed in 1986 as part of the observance of the International Year of Peace.
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2025-11-08 15:08
Despite sanctions, Iran has achieved remarkable progress in adapting to climate change: DOE chief
TEHRAN – Despite facing unilateral coercive measures, as well as restrictions on access to modern technologies, knowledge, financial support, and foreign investment, the Islamic Republic of Iran has achieved remarkable progress in adapting to climate change while considering further steps to take in the coming years, the head of the Department of Environment (DOE) has said.
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2025-11-07 14:48
Average age of first-time mothers in Iran continues to rise
TEHRAN – According to a report by the National Organization for Civil Registration, the average age of women in Iran giving birth to their first child stood at 27.6 years in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year that started on March 21, which has increased compared to 27.5 years in the year earlier.
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2025-11-07 13:40
Iraq seeks to benefit from IRCS's expertise, services
TEHRAN – The Iraqi deputy minister of interior has announced the country’s willingness to benefit from the services and products, as well as the experiences of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS).
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2025-11-07 13:38
Iran, UN underscore climate justice
TEHRAN – The head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Shina Ansari, and the secretary general of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, have emphasized the significance of climate justice in the face of coercive sanctions.
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2025-11-05 15:23
DOE chief to attend COP30 in Brazil
TEHRAN – The head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Shina Ansari, will participate in the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), which is scheduled to be held in Belém, Brazil, from November 6 to 21.
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2025-11-05 15:20
FAO awards GIAHS certificate to Qazvin's Baghestan
TEHRAN – The ancient traditional gardens of Qazvin (Baghestan) has received the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) certificate awarded by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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2025-11-05 15:16
UNICEF helps strengthen Iran's emergency health response
TEHRAN – In an effort to ensure Iran’s health system is strong and ready to protect everyone, especially the most vulnerable, when a crisis strikes, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has procured portable tents and rapid-response backpacks.
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2025-11-04 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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2025-11-04 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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2025-11-04 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.