Chairman of the Biotechnology Development Council said Wednesday that the country is planning to develop 30 new biopharmaceuticals in the future. Mostafa Ghanei, Chairman of the Biotechnology Development Council, said biopharmaceuticals in Iran are developed by Iranian scientists and experts, voicing the Council’s support for the production of new medicine. He maintained that there are […]

The second court session for jailed US-born Iranian TV anchor, Marzieh Hashemi, will be held on January 23 in Washington, the official website of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reported Monday. According to the IRIB World Service website, a US court in Washington, DC, will hold the second hearing for Press TV’s anchor […]

Iranian archaeologists have discovered skeletal human remains near a petrol station in the country’s northern Gilan Province. According to Shahram Ramin, the head of the archaeological excavation team at the ancient site of Shahran near Rostamabad, several graves were discovered in the site with grave goods. This group of graves, which according to archaeologists is […]

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey announced on Friday that the number of Iranian tourists visiting the country has dropped by 18.17 percent in January – November 2018, compared to same period last year. In January-November 2018, 1.894 million Iranian tourists visited Turkey, which is 18.17 percent less than in the same period […]

Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Mohsen Assadi Lari met with Iraqi Health Minister Alaa al-Alwani in Baghdad on Sunday, conferring on a host of issues regarding the expansion of ties in the field of medicine. Heading a high-ranking delegation from Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education, the official expressed Iran’s readiness to broaden the scope […]

Migratory birds have winged their ways to Karun River, southwestern province of Khuzestan, once again this year. The area is hosting various bird species including large white-headed gulls, herons, and cormorants every year with the onset of cold seasons. The birds normally will stay until late April. Over the past few years low precipitation amounts […]

The Iranian Youth Cinema Society will review Spanish short films on Wednesday during a program entitled “Spain Short Film Evening”. The program will be organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain at the Film Museum of Iran. “Such events are important to us, as we can share our culture properties with Iranians,” Spanish Ambassador […]

The number of suspects arrested in connection with a recent terrorist attack in the city of Chabahar, Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, has reached 10, Police Commander Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari said. In comments on Sunday, General Ashtari said 10 suspects have been apprehended by the police and other security organizations. A number […]

In its latest report on traffic-related deaths, the World Health Organization reported that traffic-related accidents are killing over one million people annually, with one death occurring every 24 seconds. The number of road traffic deaths continues to climb as well, reaching 1.35 million in 2016, the report states. The number of fatalities has increased by […]

Iran’s anti-narcotics police forces have managed to capture more than 12,000 kilograms of various kinds of illicit drugs across the country over the past week, the deputy commander of Anti-Drug Headquarters announced on Wednesday. The total amount of seizures over the past week stood at 12,676 kg of various kinds of narcotics, showing a 25 […]