Foreign students in Iran to get coronavirus vaccine
Foreign students who are studying at Iranian universities will be vaccinated against the virus along with Iranian students, Afshin Akhoundzadeh, an official at the Organization of Student Affairs has said.
Lake Urmia revival is gratifying: Japanese envoy
Good measures have been taken to rehabilitate Lake Urmia and it is gratifying to see that the water body is being revived, Japanese Ambassador to Iran Ikawa Kazutoshi said.
High salinity of Lake Urmia reduces flamingo population
The population of flamingos in Lake Urmia National Park has decreased by 30 to 35 percent due to the lack of proper living conditions, mainly as a result of the lake’s high salinity, Omid Yousefi, head of the wildlife surveillance of West Azarbaijan’s department of environment, stated.
donating $1.4b to construct schools nationwide
School building benefactors have allocated a total of 60 trillion rials (nearly $1.4 billion at the official rate of 42,000 rials) to construct educational spaces over the past four years, IRNA reported on Wednesday.
First intl. innovation center to open in Tehran
The first international innovation center of Iran will open next week in Tehran, ISNA reported on Wednesday.
First ID cards issued for children of Iranian mothers, foreign fathers abroad
The first identification cards for children born to an Iranian mother and a foreign father living abroad were issued on Monday, IRINN reported.
Iran to produce uranium metal for Tehran research reactor soon
Iran's ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations announced on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic will soon produce enriched uranium metal for the Tehran research reactor.
fifth wave of coronavirus as Delta variant spreads
Iran is at risk of the fifth wave of the pandemic as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads all over the country.
Barekat plans to generate 9,300 jobs for persons with disabilities
Barekat Charity Foundation, affiliated with the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, will open up 9,300 jobs for persons with disabilities, YJC reported on Saturday.
Road crash mortality increases by 31%
Traffic-related accidents have claimed the lives of 2,596 Iranians during the first two months of this year (March 21- May 21), which shows an increase of 31 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the Legal Medicine Organization.