Success of the imperiled Lake Urmia’s revival program is contingent on the redistribution of Zab River’s water to the lake, according to a member of the program.
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Scientists are struggling to explain why half of a particular species of antelope died off in a two-week period earlier this year.
The adult saiga antelopes, most of which reside on the…
Discharge of Karoun River in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, increased for the second time this week, thanks to continuous heavy rainfall in Iran’s western regions, a senior provincial official was…
Three journalists from a state-run weekly newspaper in Zimbabwe will be charged with slander for a front-page story that implicated an unnamed top police officer and other officials in fatal…
The Energy Ministry and its subsidiaries are prepared for the possible repercussions of El Nino this winter, Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian said.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday,…
An exhibition aimed at raising awareness toward environment protection and its impact on human health will be held in Shahr-e-Rey in south Tehran in January. The ‘Environment, Health and Safety…
Noise pollution has reached critical levels in Tehran. For the first time, sound pollution has hit an all-time high, says Zohreh Hesami, head of the Environment and Sustainable Development…
Emotional support from a spouse is key when dealing with marital problems, but according to a new study, men do not perceive it that way.
The study found that while a wife perceives…
Waste disposal in landfills should take place at night and not during the daytime.
“This will prevent waste pickers from collecting discarded material in an unhealthy environment that can…
The Iran Health Insurance Organization (IHIO) and the Health Ministry signed a letter of understanding recently to provide quality primary care to rural inhabitants, nomads and residents of towns…
Three truckloads containing 400 tents and 1000 blankets have been sent to the quake-stricken regions of Afghanistan, said Morteza Salimi, head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society team in…
The Iranian Cyber Police (FATA) has been equipped with 11 new laboratories, said Brigadier General Seyed Kamal Hadianfar, cyber police chief. “The laboratories specialize in digital forensic…
Due to the saturation of the domestic market with pharmaceutical companies, the Health Ministry is tightening rules to monitor their compliance with international standards, said Akbar Abdollahi…
Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization (IHPO) will facilitate pilgrimage to the Iraqi holy city of Karbala on Arba’een, the 40th day after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain (AS),…
The Second Iran International Congress on Human Brain Mapping will be held November 14-16 at Tehran’s Milad Tower conference hall.
Technology start-ups are flourishing across Africa which is helping to boost the economy and offer a fresh image to international tourists, travel news website eTurbonews reported, citing the…
The role and significance of reliable data, facts and figures in developing tourism and ways to improve Iran’s data gathering methods was debated and discussed during a three-day workshop (Oct.…
Students in Dezful, Khuzestan Province, are being taught how to read cuneiforms. The courses are part of a national program named Mirasban (Persian for heritage guardian), and have been conducted…
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago has invited Mohammad Hassan Talebian, the cultural heritage deputy at Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, to inspect…
Flash floods in Ilam Province in western Iran have cost the province’s tourism infrastructure an estimated 45 billion rials ($1.3 million) in damages, a senior official said.
The government has so far allocated $3 million in compensation to those who suffered losses in the recent floods which hit the western provinces of the country, said Esmaeil Najjar, head of the…
The Health Ministry is revising its tuberculosis agenda for the current Iranian year (began March 21), as the World Health Assembly (WHA) laid down a new strategy to fight the potentially serious…
Gastric cancer is the deadliest among Iranians, said Esmaeil Akbari, head of the Cancer Research Center at Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.“While breast cancer is the most…
The WHO has mobilized 510,000 doses of oral cholera vaccine to help control cholera outbreak among high-risk groups in Iraq.
A MoU was signed between the Education Ministry’s Department of Secondary Education and the Majlis (Parliament) Science and Technology Commission to exploit knowledge-based companies to their full…
