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2024-12-29 17:03
Over 7,000 prisoners of involuntary crimes freed in 9 months
TEHRAN –During the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 20 – December 20), a total of 7,706 prisoners of unintentional crimes were released.
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2024-12-29 17:01
No lack of medical supplies for EB despite sanctions
TEHRAN –Despite sanctions, Iran’s Food and Drug Administration (IFDA) has managed to procure and store the essential medical supplies needed by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) patients, an official with IFDA has said.
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2024-12-29 16:59
Over 6,000 female benefactors abroad contribute to school construction
TEHRAN – More than 6,000 Iranian women who are residing out of the country are actively engaged in constructing schools, a member of the international committee of the Association of School-building Benefactors, has said.
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2024-12-28 16:08
Health minister slams Israeli attack on Gaza hospital, urges Guterres to take action
TEHRAN –Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi in a letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has condemned the renewed attacks by the Zionist regime on Kamal Adwan Hospital, the only active medical center in northern Gaza, calling for immediate action by the United Nations.
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2024-12-28 16:05
Conference on management of technology, innovation slated for January
TEHRAN – The 14th Conference on Management of Technology and Innovation is scheduled to be held on January 8 and 9 in Tehran.
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2024-12-28 15:52
Tehran, Riyadh to foster co-op in ICT sector
TEHRAN –The head of the Information Technology Organization of Iran, Mohammad-Mohsen Sadr, and the head of Saudi Arabia's Communications, Space & Technology Commission, Mohammed Altamimi, have explored the potential for enhancing collaborations between the two countries in different fields.
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2024-12-27 15:08
Plan to restore Gorgan Bay, Miankaleh Wetland needed: official
TEHRAN –Regarding the significance of conserving valuable ecosystems, a comprehensive plan to revive Gorgan Bay as well as Miankaleh Wetland, in northern Golestan province, should be implemented, an official with the Department of Environment (DOE), has said.
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2024-12-27 15:06
Educational equity is not a slogan but a fundamental goal: Pezeshkian
TEHRAN –President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that the administration intends to transform the education system where no student is deprived of the right to quality education, highlighting that educational equity is not a mere slogan but a fundamental goal.
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2024-12-27 15:04
Training workshop held on “adolescent positive parenting”
TEHRAN – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) has organized a comprehensive training workshop on “Adolescent Positive Parenting” in Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Province, to ensure adolescents in vulnerable areas will benefit from supportive environment.
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2024-12-25 16:51
Environmental diplomacy needs to be strengthened
TEHRAN –Being transboundary, many complicated environmental challenges can be addressed through environmental diplomacy, which means negotiations among two or more countries.
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2024-12-25 15:06
Iran ready to set up joint sci-tech park in Iraq
TEHRAN – Science, Research, and Technology Minister, Hossein Simaei-Sarraf, has announced the country’s readiness to establish a joint science and technology park in Iraq.
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2024-12-25 15:04
Female literacy rate up 2.5 times after Islamic Revolution
TEHRAN –Following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the literacy rate among women has increased by 2.5 times, the head of the Literacy Movement Organization has said.
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2024-12-24 15:28
Normal, less than normal rainfall forecast for first half of winter
TEHRAN –Average rainfall is forecasted to be normal and, in some areas, less than normal for December 21-February 2, according to Metrological Organization.
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2024-12-24 15:26
Over 2,000 schools to install solar power panels
TEHRAN –The Ministry of Education has signed a memorandum of understanding with benefactors to equip more than 2,000 schools with solar power panels.
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2024-12-24 15:22
UNICEF improves access to safe water in flood-affected areas
TEHRAN –Following the devastating floods that struck Sistan-Baluchestan province, specifically in Chabahar and its vicinity, at the end of February 2024, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has been providing critical assistance, including access to safe water, to the affected communities.
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2024-12-23 15:35
WFP releases November report on Iran
TEHRAN –The World Food Program (WFP) has released a report, expounding on activities in Iran over the month of November.
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2024-12-23 15:32
Iran has capacity to accept more Iraqi students
TEHRAN – An official with the Iranian science ministry has said the country's universities hold the capacity to accept more Iraqi students.
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2024-12-23 15:30
Iranian women making headway in technology
TEHRAN – Having made great strides in manufacturing high-tech products and growing the knowledge-based economy, Iranian women are conveying to the world the message that they have the potential to shine in the field of ‘technology’, the same as other fields.
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2024-12-22 15:50
1,000 female prisoners freed to mark Mother's Day
TEHRAN – On the occasion of National Mother’s Day, which fell on December 22 this year, a total of 1,000 female prisoners of unintentional crimes were released across the country.
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2024-12-22 15:47
Public participation essential in environmental protection: DOE chief
TEHRAN –According to Shina Ansari, the head of the Department of Environment (DOE), no single organization will be able to successfully preserve the environment on its own; environmental issues will be best addressed through public participation.
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2024-12-22 15:41
Administration aims to raise women’s presence in entrepreneurship: VP
TEHRAN –The administration has focused on increasing women's share of entrepreneurship in the science and technology sector from currently 12 percent to 30 percent, Zahra Behrouz-Azar, the Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, has said.
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2024-12-21 15:39
Winners of intl. scientific Olympiads honored
TEHRAN –During a ceremony held in Tehran on Saturday, the winners of international scientific Olympiads were honored in the presence of President Masoud Pezeshkian.
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2024-12-21 15:37
Collegiate programming contest for West Asia held
TEHRAN –Sharif University of Technology students have claimed the first top three positions in a programming contest known as the 25th International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) for the West Asia region.
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2024-12-21 15:34
Women increase share of most-cited Iranian researchers
TEHRAN – Female scholars constitute 665 out of 4,818 most-cited researchers of the country, more than 13 percent of the total, Ahmad Fazelzadeh, the head of the Islamic World Science Citation (ISC) Institute, has said.
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2024-12-20 15:43
Atlas of biosphere reserves, endemic fish poster unveiled
TEHRAN –During a ceremony held on Thursday, the head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Shina Ansari, unveiled an atlas of the country’s biosphere reserves as well as the endemic fish poster.
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2024-12-20 15:42
Intl. congress on nanoscience, nanotechnology slated for January
TEHRAN –The tenth international congress on nanoscience and nanotechnology is scheduled to be held from January 29 to 30 in Rafsanjan, a city in the southern Kerman province.
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2024-12-20 15:40
Iran tops SCO Countries Worker Skills Contest
TEHRAN – The Iranian robotics team ranked first, securing a gold and a silver medal in the third Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Countries Worker Skills Contest, held in Qingdao, China’s Shandong, from December 15 to 18.
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2024-12-18 15:39
4th Persian Medicine Festival to be held in February
TEHRAN –The fourth Persian Medicine Festival is planned to be held in February with the theme of ‘integration of Persian medicine into the healthcare system’.
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2024-12-18 15:35
Iran's transition into an aging country seems inevitable
TEHRAN – Considering the fact that the fertility rate in Iran is stabilized at around 1.6 children per woman, which is much lower than the rate required to replace its aging population, the transition of society from young to middle-aged has become inevitable.
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2024-12-18 15:32
UNESCO, KOICA to update Iran's technical, training centers
TEHRAN –The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in collaboration with the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), has started a project to modernize and update the Instructor Training Center (ITC) and the Technical and Vocational Training Organization (TVTO) of the country.