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Improving productivity in open-plan offices: 5 hacks

Today, the open-plan office is the most widely adopted layout in companies. Its proliferation over the years has led to extensive research regarding its impact on productivity, which elements are increasing employee efficiency and happiness, as well as its drawbacks.

Public campaign launched to safeguard Zagros forests

TEHRAN – A public campaign aimed to help national authorities save the endangered valuable Zagros forests was launched across the country on Wednesday.

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Iran, UN working to map out new partnership on sustainable development

TEHRAN – The United Nations and the Iranian government are going to map out a new partnership on sustainable development for the next five years, UN Iran Resident Coordinator, Stefan Priesner, has said.

Iran has been generous to host refugees over past decades: UNHCR

TEHRAN –Millions of Afghans have fled their country over the past few decades, and Iran as a neighboring country has been generous to host many of them, said Ivo Freijsen, UNHCR’s Representative in Iran.

Fars province looks to woo Iraqi nationals with fam tours, direct flights 

TEHRAN – The Iraqi tour operators and travel insiders are welcomed to visit Fars on a series of familiarization tours across the southern Iranian province, the deputy provincial tourism chief has announced. 

Iran, UNWTO discuss rural tourism targets

TEHRAN – On Tuesday, Iran’s deputy tourism minister Ali-Asghar Shalbafian and UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili discussed ways to develop bilateral ties and to gain previously-defined rural tourism targets.

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Designing your office: 5 tips to maximize productivity and wellness

Whether working from home or at the office, it is certainly critical to cultivate an atmosphere of productivity. It has been proven over time that a well-designed workspace can have a huge impact on your ability to focus, and most importantly, stay focused. While it may not be possible to completely redesign your office space, here are 5 tips to boost productivity at work and promote well-being:

Bonyadifar to officiate Tehran derby

TEHRAN – Mooud Bonyadifar will referee the match between Esteghlal and Persepolis football teams.

Iran, Tajikistan confer on implementing agricultural co-op MOU

TEHRAN -Iranian Ambassador to Dushanbe Mohammad Taghi Saberi and the Tajik Agriculture Minister Sulaymon Rizoi Ziyozoda discussed expanding agricultural ties between the two countries and the implementation of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the two sides for agricultural cooperation, ISNA reported on Tuesday.

500 MW capacity of new renewable power plants to be launched by late June 2022

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Ministry's Spokesman for Electricity Industry Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi has said his ministry plans to construct and put into operation 500 megawatts (MW) of new renewable power plants by the next summer’s peak consumption period (Iranian calendar’s summer begins on June 22), IRIB reported.

Iran, Azerbaijan discuss ongoing joint projects

TEHRAN - Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Seyed Abbas Mousavi has said the latest status of 15 major joint projects between the two countries were reviewed in a meeting with the Azeri deputy prime minister.

Hazfi Cup round of 32: Esteghlal, Persepolis learn fate

TEHRAN – Esteghlal and Persepolis football teams learned their opponents at the Iran’s 2021-22 Hazfi Cup Round of 32.

Tehran, Damascus ink trade, industrial cooperation documents

TEHRAN – Iran and Syria have signed four documents to boost cooperation in the fields of trade and industry, especially areas related to standards, IRNA reported on Wednesday.

Iran to leave Tehran for 2021 World Women's Handball C’ship on Thursday

TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s handball team will travel to Spain on Thursday to compete at the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship.

Iranian team must only focus on result-oriented negotiations, MP says

TEHRAN- A member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament has said the new round of the Vienna talks, which started on Monday after a five-month break, must prove “fruitful” in lifting sanction on the Islamic Republic.

Foreign Ministry says most families of Ukraine plane victims have been compensated

TEHRAN — In response to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry statement about the Ukrainian plane crash incident, the Iranian Foreign Ministry released a statement on Tuesday clarifying on the latest developments surrounding the issue.

AEOI chief says U.S. must lift all sanctions

TEHRAN — The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has noted that the Vienna talks are about return of the United States to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), reiterating Tehran’s long-held position that the U.S. must lift all sanction against Iran.

Sassanid fire temple demarcated to receive better care 

TEHRAN – A team of archaeological and cultural heritage experts has defined boundaries for an ancient fire temple, which is situated in central Iran.

Ground broken for tourism complex near UNESCO-registered tower 

TEHRAN – Construction of a recreational and hospitality center officially began on Sunday in a ceremony held in Gonbad-e Kavus, which is home to a UNESCO-registered tower of the same name in northern Iran. 

Fars province to host daffodils festival

TEHRAN – A flower festival dedicated to the daffodils is planned to be held in Khafr county, southern Fars province, on December 8, the provincial tourism chief has announced. 

MP says provocative act won’t affect Iran’s position in Vienna

TEHRAN — A senior Iranian MP has said certain provocative acts by the West, such as creating unrest in the country or making borders insecure, will not affect Tehran’s position in the Vienna talks.

Two Para snowboarders qualify for 2022 Paralympics

TEHRAN – Two Iranian Para snowboarders Sedigheh Rouzbeh and Pouria Khaliltash booked their places at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Landgraaf in the Netherlands.

IRCS in Sierra Leone to combat typhoid, malaria

TEHRAN – The medical team of the Red Crescent Society (IRCS) started to provide services in order to fight the spread of typhoid and malaria in Sierra Leone.