Some $2b allocated for marriage loans to support couples
A total of 670 trillion rials (nearly $2 billion) have been provided as low-profit loans to couples over the first six months of the current [Iranian calendar] year (began on March 21), director of youth social development and planning office of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, has said.
National festival of medicinal plants to be held
The 6th National Festival and Exhibition of Medicinal Plants, Natural Products, and Iranian Traditional Medicine will be held in Tehran on November 1 to 4.
“Hope” comes back to Iran
For the 15th year in a row, the last survivor of the Siberian crane, called ‘Omid’ (meaning Hope in Persian), came once again to the Fereydunknar International Wetland on Thursday.
IORA should become familiar with achievements of Iranian women: VP
The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) should become familiar with the remarkable achievements of Iranian women, Ensieh Khazali, the vice president for women and family affairs, has said.
52 Iranian universities listed as top institutions worldwide
–According to the latest edition of the best global universities ranking released by U. S. News, 52 Iranian institutions were ranked among the best institutions worldwide.
Over 700kg of heroin seized in Hormozgan
The Iranian police have seized 725 kilograms of heroin in a cargo in the southern province of Hormozgan, the IRIB News Agency reported Thursday.
1,870 Iranians among world’s top 2% most-cited researchers
Stanford University listed 1,870 Iranian researchers among the top 2 percent of the most-cited scientists in the world, which has grown significantly compared to past years.
Achievements of women after the Islamic Revolution
The Vice Presidency for Women's Affairs released a report on the achievements of women after the 1979 Islamic Revolution in 7 areas of “education”, “health”, “employment and entrepreneurship”, “media”, “sports”, “decision-making”, and “environment, climate, and crises”.
Iran, Tajikistan sign MOU to enhance medical co-op
Health Minister Bahram Einollahi and his Tajik counterpart Jamaluddin Abdullahzadeh inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand medical and health cooperation.
WHO welcomes Iran’s initiatives to curb obesity
The World Health Organization has welcomed initiatives taken by Iran to control and reduce the rate of obesity.