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2025-04-16 15:15
WFP releases March report on Iran
TEHRAN – The World Food Program (WFP) has released a report, expounding on activities in Iran over the month of March.
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2025-04-16 15:14
DOE developing action plan for conservation of sharks, rays
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) is drafting an action plan for the preservation of sharks and rays.
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2025-04-16 15:11
Knowledge-based companies to attend EXPO MED 2025
TEHRAN – Supported by the Organization for Development of International Cooperation in Science and Technology, Iranian knowledge-based firms will participate in EXPO MED 2025, which is planned to be held from April 24 to 26, in Istanbul, Turkey.
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2025-04-15 15:16
Tehran crisis management team attends INSARAG intl. training course
TEHRAN – Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization team has represented Iran in the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) training course, conducted in cooperation with the Emergency Situations and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters of the Russian Federation (EMERCOM), and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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2025-04-15 15:14
Some $100 million allocated to develop AI
TEHRAN –The Vice Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy and the National Development Fund (NDF) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create a 100-million-dollar fund for the development of the artificial intelligence (AI) sector in the country.
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2025-04-15 15:12
Iran, Japan, UNESCO join hands to address natural hazards, boost climate change resilience
TEHRAN – The international project of managing natural disasters and enhancing resilience to climate change impacts was inaugurated officially by representatives from the Department of Environment (DOE), the Embassy of Japan, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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2025-04-14 15:06
Some 300,000 kids getting vaccinated against polio in spring
TEHRAN –In line with the polio eradication campaign that kicked off in winter, around 300,000 more children under five years of age are getting vaccinated in two phases in high-risk areas in the country's northern half in spring, according to the health ministry.
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2025-04-14 15:02
Iranian, Italian universities ink MOU to broaden scientific ties
TEHRAN – Allameh Tabatabai University of Tehran and the University of Salento, Italy, have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance scientific collaborations in social and human sciences.
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2025-04-14 12:04
FAO workshop on pistachio safety, trade underway
TEHRAN – A specialized workshop titled “Pistachio Safety and Trade: Navigating Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Codex Standards”, is currently being held in Tehran and will run until April 16.
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2025-04-13 16:01
First indigenous plasma therapy clinic inaugurated
TEHRAN – The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) in cooperation with Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, southern Fars province, has launched the first cold plasma therapy clinic for the treatment of wounds using indigenous technology.
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2025-04-13 15:50
University of Tehran, Beijing Intl. Exchange Association ink MOU
TEHRAN – The Caspian International Campus of the University of Tehran and the Beijing International Exchange Association (BIEA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to foster scientific ties.
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2025-04-13 15:46
DOE to enhance co-op with natural resources, watershed management organization
TEHRAN – The head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Shina Ansari, and the head of the natural resources and watershed management organization, Ali Teymouri, have discussed ways to develop joint activities.
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2025-04-12 15:30
Parkinson’s in Iran 40% higher than global average: expert
TEHRAN – The incidence rate of Parkinson’s disease in Iran is 40 percent higher than the global average, according to the vice president of Iran’s Parkinson’s Association.
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2025-04-12 15:28
Iran ranks 72 in technology and innovation: UNCTAD
TEHRAN -According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report 2025, Iran is ranked among upper middle-income countries, ranking 72 among 166 countries.
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2025-04-12 15:25
‘Coercive measures, digital gap main challenges of information society’
TEHRAN – The head of the Information Technology Organization of Iran, Mohammad-Mohsen Sadr, has called the unilateral coercive measures and the digital divide the main challenges of the information society.
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2025-04-11 15:54
Iran to foster scientific ties with China, Russia in line with strategic partnership
TEHRAN – Iranian universities are exploring the potentials for developing scientific and research collaborations with Chinese and Russian institutions under the strategic partnership with the two countries.
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2025-04-11 15:18
Researchers warn against mangrove loss in Persian Gulf
TEHRAN – According to a study by researchers at National Institute of Oceanography, mangrove ecosystems in the northern Persian Gulf are facing a range of environmental and anthropogenic pressures.
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2025-04-11 14:36
Blood donation rises by 1.5% yr/yr
TEHRAN – Some 2.36 million Iranians donated blood over the past Iranian calendar year (March 2024-March 2025), indicating an increase of 1.5 percent compared to the year earlier.
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2025-04-09 15:18
Iran, Japan underscore boosting technological ties
TEHRAN – The deputy minister for information, communications, and technology (ICT), Ehsan Chitsaz, and the Japanese vice-minister for international affairs and communications, Imagwa Takuo, have highlighted the need to expand technological cooperation in key sectors including artificial intelligence (AI), digital economy, and the development of sustainable communications infrastructure.
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2025-04-09 15:16
Tehran, Belgrade discuss ways to implement co-op in ICT
TEHRAN – Iranian and Serbian officials have discussed potential ways to implement the formerly reached agreements in the Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT) sector.
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2025-04-09 15:09
WHO reps attend FDA meetings on regulatory system for biological drugs, blood products
TEHRAN – Adham Rashad Ismail Abdel Moneim, the World Health Organization (WHO) director of program management, and Rogério Gaspar, WHO director of regulation and prequalification, have participated in technical meetings hosted by the Iran Food and Drug Administration.
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2025-04-08 16:12
Less than normal, normal rainfall forecast for next six weeks
TEHRAN – According to Metrological Organization, average precipitation is projected to be less than normal from April 8 to 20, and normal from April 21 to May 18.
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2025-04-08 16:09
Iranian, Turkmen officials discuss Caspian Sea issues
TEHRAN – The Iranian deputy foreign minister for the Caspian Sea affairs, Alireza Jahangiri, and the special representative of Turkmenistan on Caspian Sea issues, Murad Atajanov, have met in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, to discuss the issues on the Caspian Sea.
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2025-04-08 16:07
Iran ranks second among Islamic nations in SCImago 2024
TEHRAN –According to the recent ranking published by SCImago 2024, Iran, with 75501 documents, ranks second among Islamic countries.
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2025-04-07 16:00
Iranians are into humanitarian activities: ICRC representative
TEHRAN – Vincent Cassard, the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iran, has said people in Iran are highly interested in supporting and helping each other as exemplified by their participation in humanitarian and healthcare programs.
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2025-04-07 15:57
Over 6 million Afghan nationals residing in Iran
TEHRAN – According to the head of the National Organization for Migration, Nader Yar-Ahmadi, a total of 6.1 million authorized and unauthorized Afghan nationals are living in the country.
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2025-04-07 15:52
Benefactors help free some 11,400 prisoners of involuntary crimes
TEHRAN – Over the past Iranian calendar year (March 2024–March 2025), benefactors contributed to releasing 11,380 prisoners of unintentional crimes in the country.
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2025-04-06 15:02
FIRA Open Competition to be held in Tehran
TEHRAN – The 12th edition of the Federation of International RoboSports Association (FIRA) Open Competition is scheduled to be held from April 15 to 18 in Tehran.
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2025-04-06 14:53
Tabriz to host intl. symposium of kid's utopia
TEHRAN – An international symposium titled ‘kid's utopia’ is planned to be held from May 14 to 15 in Tabriz, the capital of East Azarbaijan Province.
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2025-04-06 14:51
Rainfall drops by almost 30% compared to long-term average
TEHRAN – From the beginning of the spring till April 5, some 14.5 mm of rainfall has been recorded in the country, indicating a 28.1 percent decrease from the long-term average of 20.2 mm, according to the Metrological Organization.