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 […]

Tehraners have breathed clean air for 14 days over the current year (Starting on March 21), Fars news agency reported on Sunday. According to the Tehran Air Quality Control Company the amount shows a two-day increase compared to the last year (March 2017-March 2018). So far since the beginning of the current year Tehraners have […]

Some 36 volunteer dentists have offered free of charge dental care services in underprivileged villages of Rigan county, southeastern province of Kerman, IRNA reported on Saturday. Mohammad Nasiri, an official with the Red Crescent Society, explained that volunteer dentists have set up 19 dental unites in the area and offered services to the financially struggling […]

More than 630 people were injured after an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck western Iran near the border with Iraq on Sunday night. According to Tehran’s Institute of Geophysics, the quake struck 17 km west of the city of Sarpol-e-Zahab, 18 km from Qasr-e Shirin and 33 km from the city of Gilan-e-Gharb in […]