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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 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 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 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.
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2025-01-05 16:28
Pezeshkian lauds Razi Institute for scientific achievements
TEHRAN –President Masoud Pezeshkian has congratulated the 100th anniversary of Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute establishment, highlighting that the institute, as a reliable scientific center, has played a pivotal role in developing needed vaccines in the country.
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2025-01-05 15:01
Tehran hosts intl. conference on AI in health
TEHRAN –An international conference on artificial intelligence (AI) in the health sector was held from January 1-5 at Razi Conference Center in Tehran.
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2025-01-04 15:59
Knowledge-based companies to hold exhibition in Uzbekistan
TEHRAN – The second exhibition of Iranian knowledge-based companies operating in technology and engineering sectors will be held from February 11 to 14 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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2025-01-04 15:20
Empowering families facing social problems a top priority: VP
TEHRAN - The Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, Zahra Behrouz-Azar, has said empowering families struggling with social problems should be prioritized.
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2025-01-04 15:16
Administration fulfills ‘women in management’ promise
TEHRAN –The appointment of 70 women in management positions proves the current administration has fulfilled its promise to appoint women in managerial positions.
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2025-01-03 16:30
Welfare, relief entities support more women heads of household
TEHRAN – According to a recent report by the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI), the number of female heads of households supported by Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation and Welfare Organization has increased from 1,566,606 and 180,120 individuals in 2017 to 1,264,269 and 278,353 in 2023, respectively.
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2025-01-03 16:10
By Maryam Tavassoli
World Braille Day highlights equal access to information for all
TEHRAN –World Braille Day is observed annually on January 4 to raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights of blind and partially sighted people.
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2025-01-03 16:06
Tehran to host intl. conference on AI, future civilization
TEHRAN –An international conference on artificial intelligence (AI) and the future civilization is scheduled to be held in Tehran on January 29.
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2025-01-01 15:34
Students, teachers help free female prisoners
TEHRAN –Students and teachers of a school in Tehran have contributed to the release of two women who had been imprisoned for financial issues.
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2025-01-01 15:32
Rainfall declines by over 40% compared to long-term average
TEHRAN –Since the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2024), precipitations have dropped by 42 percent compared to long-term average, according to Metrological Organization.
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2025-01-01 15:29
Tehran, Dushanbe foster co-op in agricultural biotech, molecular genetics
TEHRAN –Iranian and Tajik officials have agreed to boost scientific collaboration in different fields, including agricultural biotechnology and molecular genetics.
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2024-12-31 15:51
Knowledge-based companies to attend IETF 2025
TEHRAN –A delegation of Iranian knowledge-based firms will attend the International Engineering & Technology Fair (IETF), which is scheduled to take place in New Delhi, India, from February 18 – 22.
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2024-12-31 15:45
Iranian, Slovak universities ink MOU on scientific research
TEHRAN –Meybod University of Iran and Pavol Jozef Šafárik University (UPJŠ) of Slovakia have signed a three-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand scientific research cooperation.
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2024-12-31 15:42
IRCS, UNICEF hold workshop to support children’s mental health
TEHRAN -The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have organized a workshop to support children’s mental health through games.
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2024-12-30 15:19
FAO, Iran collaborate to strengthen integrated management of date palm diseases
TEHRAN - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture Jahad and the Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, has launched an Integrated Management Approach to address the threat of pests and diseases in the country’s date palm groves.
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2024-12-30 15:17
Kazakhstan interested in expanding medical ties with Iran
TEHRAN –The high capabilities of Babol University of Medical Sciences in the health and tourism sectors have made Kazakhstan interested in cooperation with the university, Yerbol Akhmetov, Kazakhstan’s consul general in Gorgan has said.
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2024-12-30 15:15
Tehran to enhance relations with Ankara, Dushanbe in education sector
TEHRAN –Holding separate sessions with ambassadors of Turkey and Tajikistan to Tehran on Sunday, Education Minister Alireza Kazemi explored avenues to expand educational cooperation between Iran and the two other countries.