Iran, Syria to develop health tourism, pharmaceutical co-op
Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi and Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous discussed ways to expand bilateral cooperation in the fields of health tourism and pharmaceuticals.
$103m allocated to rural development plans
The Majlis (the Iranian Parliament) has approved a total of 31 trillion rials (nearly $103 million) for rural development in the budget bill for the current Iranian calendar year (March 2022-March 2023), IRIB reported on Sunday.
UN ambassador calls for lifting sanctions to protect Persian leopards
Jane Goodall, the United Nations Messenger of Peace has urged lifting sanctions on protection for the big cats, including the Persian leopard.
43% of wetlands to become dust-rising hotspots
Some 43 percent of the country’s wetlands have the potential to become a source of sand and dust storms (SDSs), Sedigheh Moddares, an official with the Department of Environment (DOE) has stated.
No new wave of coronavirus for next three months
There will not be a new wave of coronavirus and a significant increase in the incidence of this disease over the next three months, Hamidreza Jamaati, secretary of the National Scientific Committee of Coronavirus, has said.
Rainfall increases by 26%
The whole country has received 183.3 mm of rain since the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2021), showing a growth of 26 percent compared to the 146 mm of the same period last year.
IRGC chief vows revenge for slain colonel amid Israeli bluster
In a visit to the family of the recently assassinated colonel, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) General Hossein Salami vowed revenge for the slain colonel.
Tehran, Baghdad Discuss Fighting Dust Storms
The head of Iranian Department of Environment Ali Salajegheh and the Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held a joint press conference in Baghdad on Sunday to discuss the dust storms.
Iran criticizes discrimination in global health
In an address to the seventy-fifth World Health Assembly which was held in Geneva, Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi criticized discrimination in global health.
Water level of dams drop by 8%
The total volume of water in dam reservoirs experienced an 8 percent decrease since the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2021), compared to the same period last year.