The first Iranian accelerator for In Vitro Diagnostic Device (IVD) was inaugurated by a knowledge-based company during a ceremony on Saturday, Mehr reported. A medical device is an IVD if it is a reagent, calibrator, control material, kit, specimen receptacle, software, instrument, apparatus, equipment or system, whether used alone or in combination with other diagnostic […]

Climate change has taken its toll on the environment worldwide and three years after the adoption of the Paris Agreement, global climate action is not yet sufficient to limit global warming to well below 2°C and to pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C. According to the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2019 in the […]

Iran national football team booked a place at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup semi-finals on Thursday. Carlos Queiroz’s team defeated China 3-0 at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the UAE. Sardar Azmoun set up Mehdi Taremi for the Iranian opener just 18 minutes into the match. He robbed a hesitant Feng Xiaoting […]

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 […]