• Tehran, Islamabad explore ways to boost scientific cooperation

    Tehran, Islamabad explore ways to boost scientific cooperation

    TEHRAN – Minister of Science, Research and Technology, Hossein Simaei-Sarraf, and Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, have explored the potential to expand scientific and academic collaborations.

  • Iran showcases active health diplomacy at BRICS ministerial meeting

    Iran showcases active health diplomacy at BRICS ministerial meeting

    TEHRAN – Attending the 16th BRICS Health Ministerial Meeting, being held in Chandigarh, India, from July 21 to 25, the Iranian delegation has so far actively participated in drafting a declaration and putting forward technical and legal proposals to strengthen health cooperation among BRICS member states.

  • FAO lays groundwork for livestock production in northwest Iran

    FAO lays groundwork for livestock production in northwest Iran

    TEHRAN – A delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), led by the FAO Representative in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Farrukh Toirov, conducted a four-day field mission to Ardabil, East Azarbaijan, West Azarbaijan and Kordestan provinces from 12 to 15 July 2026 to support sustainable livestock development.

  • Iran marks World Zoonoses Day

    Iran marks World Zoonoses Day

    TEHRAN – Representatives from the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, the Veterinary Organization of Iran, the Department of Environment, municipalities, universities, and the World Health Organization (WHO) got together in Tehran on Tuesday to observe World Zoonoses Day 2026.

  • ‘Islamabad is committed to developing sci-tech diplomacy with Tehran’

    ‘Islamabad is committed to developing sci-tech diplomacy with Tehran’

    TEHRAN – Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, has highlighted the significance of bilateral ties between Iran and Pakistan, noting that Islamabad is committed to boosting scientific and technological diplomacy with Tehran.

  • Iran, India agree to boost co-op in traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine

    Iran, India agree to boost co-op in traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine

    TEHRAN – Iranian and Indian officials have agreed to enhance collaborations between the two countries in traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine.

  • DOE chief to spotlight environmental consequences of war at UN climate conference

    DOE chief to spotlight environmental consequences of war at UN climate conference

    TEHRAN – Shina Ansari, the Head of the Department of Environment, has announced that the country's primary focus at the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) will be to highlight the environmental impacts of war and call for greater international accountability.

  • Some 75 earthquakes hit Iran in a week

    Some 75 earthquakes hit Iran in a week

    TEHRAN – A total of 74 earthquakes have been recorded across the country in a week from July 11 to 17, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.

  • IRCS volunteers provide diverse services in 3 months

    IRCS volunteers provide diverse services in 3 months

    TEHRAN – The volunteers affiliated with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) have provided a wide range of services, from dispatching medical teams and donating blood to conducting projects in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year that started on March 21.

  • Science minister in Islamabad for ECO meeting

    Science minister in Islamabad for ECO meeting

    TEHRAN - Minister of Science, Research and Technology, Hossein Simaei-Sarraf, arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday to participate in the 6th Meeting of Science Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and hold talks with senior Pakistani officials.