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2024-12-18 16:24
Intl. environmental exhibition kicks off
TEHRAN –The 22nd international environmental exhibition started on Wednesday in Tehran with the theme of ‘public involvement, green economy, sustainable future’.
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2024-12-18 15:44
Yalda Night adorns marketplaces
A woman is buying dried nuts for Yalda Night which is traditionally celebrated on the last day of the final month of autumn in the Iranian calendar that falls on December 20 this year.
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2024-12-18 15:42
Over 29,000 ID cards issued for children born to Iranian women, foreign men
TEHRAN –Under the nationality law amended in 2019, a total of 29,045 Iranian identity cards have been issued for children born to Iranian mothers and foreign fathers.
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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.
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2024-12-17 16:08
Anti-Narcotics Police attend workshop on addressing drug-related crimes
TEHRAN –A group of senior police officers of the Iranian Anti-Narcotics Police have attended a training workshop on ‘Investigation of Crimes related to Drug Trafficking’.
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2024-12-17 16:08
Warmer temperature, lower rainfall forecasted
TEHRAN –According to the Metrological Organization, the weather is forecast to get 1 ° C warmer than normal, and the precipitations are expected to decrease till the end of next week (December 27).
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2024-12-17 16:08
Iran-Cuba health ties ‘strategic’: official
TEHRAN –Ali Jafarian, a senior advisor to the health minister, has stated that the relations between Iran and Cuba in the health sector are strategic.
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2024-12-17 16:08
ESCAP, ESCWA to drive United Nations efforts on sand and dust storms
TEHRAN — At the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, the Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) of ESCAP and the Arab Centre for Climate Change Policies (ACCCP) of ESCWA took over the co-chairship of the UN Coalition on Combating Sand and Dust Storms.
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2024-12-17 11:43
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2024-12-16 16:50
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TEHRAN - Today, countries start by focusing on common problems and turn the resulting experiences and even knowledge-based ideas into exchangeable products in the development of international relations and cooperation.
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2024-12-16 16:26
UNODC highlights Iran’s substantial efforts in fight against drug trafficking
TEHRAN –The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has lauded the Iranian government for its substantial efforts and steadfast commitment to tackling drug trafficking.
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2024-12-16 16:23
Intl. environmental exhibition to be held
TEHRAN –The 22nd international environmental exhibition will kick off on Wednesday, December 18, in Tehran and will conclude on Sunday.
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2024-12-16 16:21
COMSTECH secretariats in Iran to be strengthened
TEHRAN –The Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology is planning to strengthen the three secretariats affiliated with the Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific, and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), whose headquarters are in the country.
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2024-12-16 16:15
Kazakhstan interested in enhancing medical ties with Iran
TEHRAN –The Kazakh ambassador to Tehran, Ontalap Onalbayev, has expressed his country’s interest in expanding cooperation with Iran in the fields of medicine, medical education, and treatment.
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2024-12-15 16:17
Initiatives of the Kyrgyz Republic on promoting sustainable development of mountain regions
Interview with the Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to Iran Mr. Turdakun Sydykov
Climate change poses a serious threat to the most important aspects of life in mountain countries. These include an increase in natural disasters, threats to food security, growing hungry populations, the most vulnerable of whom are women and girls, slower economic growth, water scarcity and growing tensions between countries.
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2024-12-15 15:38
Obesity getting more prevalent in Iran
TEHRAN –Obesity is getting more and more prevalent in Iran, so the health ministry is planning to compile a map of obesity for the next ten years.
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2024-12-15 15:34
More than 940 cases of dengue fever reported
TEHRAN –According to the health ministry, 945 cases of dengue fever have been diagnosed so far in the country.
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2024-12-15 15:32
‘Paradise of birds’ hosting migratory swans
TEHRAN –A Flock of whooper swans have been observed in Kani Barazan International Wetland, which is known as the ‘paradise of birds’ in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan.
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2024-12-15 15:30
Over 3,400 people trapped in blizzards rescued
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) rescued 3,407 individuals trapped in heavy snow and blizzard conditions in 15 provinces on Saturday.
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2024-12-14 16:41
Farmers picking oranges in Savadkuh
With autumn nearing the end, farmers are busy picking oranges in Savadkuh, northern Mazandaran province.
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2024-12-14 16:08
Knowledge-based companies to attend Ruplastica expo in Russia
TEHRAN – Supported by the Organization for Development of International Cooperation in Science, Iranian knowledge-based companies will participate in the 27th edition of the Ruplastica exhibition which will be held in Moscow from January 21 to 24.
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2024-12-14 15:33
Second-born children account for over one-third of live births
TEHRAN –More than 36.8 percent of the births in the first eight months of the current calendar year that started on March 20 were second-born children, according to the Civil Registration Organization.
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2024-12-14 15:31
Population aging five times faster than population growth
TEHRAN –According to the latest census, the number of aged citizens in the country is growing by 3.62 percent which is five times faster than the total population growth rate, which is 1.24 percent.
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2024-12-14 15:28
VP for women pays visit to Christian charity
TEHRAN –Zahra Behrouz-Azar, the vice president for women and family affairs, paid a visit to Agounk Christian charity in Tehran on Saturday to become familiar with activities of the center toward empowering women and children.
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2024-12-13 17:25
Students attend innovation, technology festival
A festival on innovation and technology was held for students from Tuesday to Friday in the city of Tabriz.
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2024-12-13 14:54
WHO helps Iran enhance disaster, emergency preparedness
TEHRAN –The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated four trauma and emergency surgery kits (TESKs) to health centers in vulnerable provinces to enhance disaster and emergency preparedness in the face of health emergencies.
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2024-12-13 14:34
Tehran hosting national expo on research achievements
TEHRAN –The 25th exhibition on national achievements of research and technology kicked off in Tehran on Friday and will run until Monday.
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2024-12-13 14:32
By Maryam Tavassoli
Climate change mounting pressure on mountains
TEHRAN –Since climate change intensifies environmental pressures on mountains, adaptation becomes essential to build resilience and reduce vulnerability.