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2025-01-14 15:36
Over 600 prisoners released to mark Father’s Day
TEHRAN – On the occasion of National Father’s Day, which fell on January 14 this year, a total of 603 prisoners of unintentional crimes were freed across the country.
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2025-01-14 15:35
Iraq seeks Iran’s expertise in establishing sci-tech parks
TEHRAN – Iraqi Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Naeem Al-Aboudi, in a meeting with Science, Research, and Technology Minister, Hossein Simaei-Sarraf, has announced Iraq’s interest in benefiting from Iran’s experience and knowledge in establishing science and technology parks.
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2025-01-14 15:23
ICRC underscores boosting ties with IRCS in rehabilitation, mental health
TEHRAN – Vincent Cassard, the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iran, in a meeting with Razieh Alishvandi, the director of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) for international affairs, has highlighted the need for expanding cooperation in humanitarian sectors, mainly rehabilitation and mental health.
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2025-01-14 15:19
Over 14,000 multiple births registered in 9 months
TEHRAN –Within the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 20, 2024), 14,090 multiples were born in the country, according to the Civil Registration Organization.
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2025-01-12 16:50
Hundreds of couples celebrate wedding
Some 650 university student couples celebrated their wedding in a ceremony which was held on Friday.
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2025-01-12 15:37
Blood donation rises by 2% in 9 months
TEHRAN –Blood donation in Iran has increased by more than two percent in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year which started on March 20, 2024, compared to the same period last year.
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2025-01-12 15:35
Iraq seeks to foster co-op with Iran anti-narcotics police
TEHRAN –The Iraqi anti-narcotics police chief, Ahmed Al-Zarkani, has highlighted the need to enhance joint activities on combating drug smuggling and sharing expertise between the two countries.
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2025-01-12 15:32
By Maryam Tavassoli
Don’t lose hope for cheetah’s survival
TEHRAN –The Department of Environment (DOE) is taking new steps to further protect the Asiatic cheetahs in the country.
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2025-01-12 15:30
IRCS, intl. societies cooperate to aid Syrian refugees
TEHRAN –In cooperation with other international societies, the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has provided rescue services to Syrian refugees in the south of Lebanon.
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2025-01-11 15:56
National Clean Air Week to be marked
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) is planning to observe National Clean Air Week from January 18 to 22, with the theme of ‘National determination for clean air with renewable energy’.
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2025-01-11 15:12
Iran announces readiness to help victims of LA wildfires
TEHRAN –The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pirhossein Kolivand, has announced the country’s readiness to dispatch humanitarian aid to assist the people affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles.
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2025-01-11 15:08
MOU signed for using AI in medical treatment
TEHRAN – The Vice Presidency for Science and Technology and Tehran University of Medical Sciences have signed a memorandum of understanding to use artificial intelligence for medical treatment purposes.
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2025-01-11 15:07
Land subsidence, waste management main environmental challenges: head of DOE
TEHRAN –According to the head of the Department of Environment, Shina Ansari, controlling land subsidence and improving waste management are the two critical issues the country is facing.
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2025-01-10 14:48
Hundreds of classrooms to be constructed in Sistan-Baluchestan
TEHRAN –To expand the educational space in Sistan-Baluchestan province, the administration has allocated 20 trillion rilas (almost $30 million) to construct 3,000 classrooms in the underdeveloped province.
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2025-01-10 14:46
Benefactors in Isfahan donate over $19m to health sector
TEHRAN –Over the past three years, benefactors in Isfahan province have donated more than 13 trillion rials (almost 19 million dollars) to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
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2025-01-10 14:43
Illegal refugees to be expelled from Semnan province in a year
TEHRAN –By the end of the next Iranian calendar year 1404 (March 20, 2026), all undocumented foreign nationals in Semnan province will be dispatched to their home countries.
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2025-01-08 16:39
Siberian gulls wintering in Shiraz
Every year with the arrival of winter, Siberian seagulls migrate to the southern city of Shiraz. The presence of these birds creates a beautiful and attractive scene for the citizens.
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2025-01-08 16:10
IRCS ready to provide relief services to quake-hit Nepal
TEHRAN –The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has announced readiness to assist people affected by the recent earthquake in Nepal.
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2025-01-08 15:30
Japan remains committed to support Iran in hosting Afghan refugees
TEHRAN –Japanese ambassador to Tehran Tamaki Tsukada has highlighted the Japanese government's determination to support Iran in hosting Afghan refugees.
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2025-01-08 15:28
No HMPV cases reported in Iran: health minister
TEHRAN –According to Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi, there has been no report of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in the country so far.
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2025-01-08 15:26
Cuba is Iran's top Latin American partner in health sector: official
TEHRAN –Cuba is one of the countries in Latin America with the highest level of cooperation with Iran in different fields, including the health sector, according to an official with the health ministry.
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2025-01-07 16:34
Combating wildfires necessitates stricter laws
TEHRAN – Wildfires in forests and pastures have increased by 27 percent in terms of frequency, and 299 percent in terms of affected areas from the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2024) till June 21, 2024, compared to the same period in the year before.
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2025-01-07 15:17
Normal, lower-than-normal rainfall projected for next six weeks
TEHRAN – According to Metrological Organization, average precipitation is forecast to be normal and less than normal in the next six weeks, from January 6 to February 18.
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2025-01-07 15:15
Should we be worried about HMPV? expert explains
TEHRAN –Following the outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China which has sparked concerns worldwide, the secretary of the association of infectious and tropical diseases experts has provided some explanations about the situation as well as current common respiratory diseases in Iran.
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2025-01-07 15:13
Iran-Iraq academic ties to enhance sustainable development: official
TEHRAN – The cultural attaché of Iraq in Iran, Yasser Abdul Zahra Al-Hajjaj, has highlighted the significance of boosting academic cooperation between Iranian and Iraqi universities as an important way to enhance sustainable development.
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2025-01-06 16:02
Polio vaccination campaign kicks off in southeast
TEHRAN –The annual door-to-door polio vaccination campaign has commenced in southeastern provinces and is scheduled to be implemented in two phases from January 4 to 18, an official with the health ministry has said.
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2025-01-06 15:05
National plan prepared to empower elderly women
TEHRAN –A national plan to empower the elderly women has been prepared and is scheduled to be unveiled soon, Mojgan Rezazadeh, head of the secretariat of the National Council of the Elderly, has announced.
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2025-01-06 15:03
Bolivia, Venezuela seek to further sci-tech ties with Iran
TEHRAN –Delegations from Bolivia and Venezuela have paid a visit to Iran house of innovation and technology (iHiT) to explore avenues for boosting scientific and technological cooperation with Iran.
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2025-01-06 14:59
Belgrade interested in enhancing educational ties with Tehran
TEHRAN – Serbian Ambassador to Tehran, Damir Kovacevic, has announced his country’s willingness to foster scientific, research, and educational collaborations with Iran.
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2025-01-05 16:33
WHO declares no global health emergency on HMPV pandemic: official
TEHRAN –The World Health Organization (WHO) has not flagged the outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in any country as a health emergency, so there is no need to worry, an official with the ministry of health, has said.