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Yesterday 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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Yesterday 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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Yesterday 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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Yesterday 15:15
Health minister attending Global Health Exhibition
TEHRAN – A delegation of senior managers in the pharmaceutical and medical equipment industries, led by Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi, is participating in the eighth edition of the Global Health Exhibition, running from October 27 to 30 at Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center, Saudi Arabia.
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2025-10-26 16:03
Education, a right for refugee children
Nader Yar-Ahmadi, the head of the National Organization for Migration, paid a visit to a school for Afghan refugee children in Tehran on Saturday.
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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 16:00
Iran Energy Efficiency Conference slated for December
TEHRAN – Tehran will host the 4th Iran Energy Efficiency Conference (IREEC) 2025 from December 8 to 9.
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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.
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2025-10-24 16:37
World Development Information Day highlights mobilization of public opinion
In 1972, the General Assembly established World Development Information Day to draw the attention of the world to development problems and the need to strengthen international cooperation to solve them.
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2025-10-24 16:34
Workshop on vaccination held with WHO, GAVI Alliance support
TEHRAN – Supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI Alliance), Kerman University of Medical Sciences played host to a 3-day regional workshop on vaccination and vaccine-preventable diseases.
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2025-10-24 16:08
Iranian companies attending Health Asia expo in Pakistan
TEHRAN – Six Iranian companies are participating in the 22nd Health Asia International Exhibition and Conference, being held from October 23-25 in Karachi, Pakistan.
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2025-10-24 16:05
Health Insurance Week to be held
TEHRAN – Health Insurance Week will be marked from October 25 to 31 across the country with the theme of ‘Health insurance, national consensus for healthier Iran’.
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2025-10-22 15:30
Knowledge-based companies to attend AgroExpo Uzbekistan
TEHRAN – Supported by the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, Iranian knowledge-based firms will set up their pavilions at the AgroExpo Uzbekistan 2025, which is scheduled to take place from November 26 to 28 in Tashkent.
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2025-10-22 15:18
National Nurses Week to be marked
TEHRAN – National Nurses Week will be observed throughout the country with the theme of ‘Iran, the heart of the nurse’, from October 24 to 30.
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2025-10-22 15:03
Iranian physician grabs 2024 Kuwait Prize for control of NCD
TEHRAN – Majid Ghayour Mobarhan, an Iranian professor at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, has won the State of Kuwait Prize for the Control of Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Diabetes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
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2025-10-22 15:01
Iran attending Extraordinary Session of World Meteorological Congress
TEHRAN – An Iranian delegation led by the head of Meteorological Organization, Sahar Tajbakhsh, is participating in the extraordinary session of the World Meteorological Congress (Cg-Ext(2025)) being held from October 20 to 23, in Geneva, Switzerland.
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2025-10-21 17:19
Pezeshkian honors top university students
President Masoud Pezeshkian attended a ceremony on Monday to honor top university students and Olympiad medal winners of the country.
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2025-10-21 16:12
Seventh nationwide screening campaign launched for prevalent cancers in women
TEHRAN - The seventh nationwide screening campaign for prevalent cancers in women has been launched in line with marking October, the Global Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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2025-10-21 16:02
Tehran, Baghdad hold talks on Hour al-Azim wetland
TEHRAN – Iranian and Iraqi officials have discussed the challenges facing Hour al-Azim wetland, located on the border of the two countries, particularly drought and spontaneous combustion.
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2025-10-21 15:59
118 earthquakes hit Iran in a week
TEHRAN – A total of 118 earthquakes were recorded across the country in a week from October 11 to 17, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.
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2025-10-21 15:30
FAO, Iran launch regional project to strengthen climate-resilient agriculture
TEHRAN - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has launched a new Regional Technical Cooperation Project aimed at strengthening national and regional capacities for climate-resilient agriculture.
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2025-10-20 16:05
Iran marking national bone health week
TEHRAN – The health ministry is observing the national bone health week from October 18 to 24 nationwide to raise public awareness on ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat osteoporosis, and related musculoskeletal diseases
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2025-10-20 15:56
JWENT explores AI, nanotech solutions for water, environmental challenges
TEHRAN – The 2026 special issue of the International Journal of Water and Environmental Nanotechnology (JWENT) focuses on exploring innovative and sustainable solutions to address challenges through the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and nanotechnology.
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2025-10-20 15:40
IRCS, Intl. Organization for Migration to boost co-op
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have discussed ways to boost collaborations on refugees.
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2025-10-20 15:26
Voluntary return of illegal Afghans up by 30% in October
TEHRAN – The voluntary return of undocumented Afghan refugees to their homeland via the Dogharon border terminal in the city of Taibad, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province, has increased by 30 percent since the beginning of autumn compared with summer.
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2025-10-19 15:27
World Statistics Day highlights role of reliable data in global progress
TEHRAN – Marked on October 20 every year, the World Statistics Day 2025 underlines the key role of reliable data in global progress.