IRCS ready to vaccinate 3 million refugees, rare disease patients
The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has announced readiness to vaccinate some three million refugees and people with special diseases against coronavirus if the required doses of the vaccine are provided.
36 Iranian universities among world’s top 1,000
Thirty-six Iranian universities have been listed among more than 1,000 major universities worldwide, according to the Center for Science and Technology Studies Leiden Ranking for 2021.
Italian Embassy Hosts 3rd Episode of Video Series on Fine Arts
The residence of the Italian Ambassador in Tehran, Giuseppe Perrone, s hosted on June 3 the screening of the third episode of the video-series "From Tehran to Rome. A Journey through Art ", featuring the life and work of Iranian contemporary master Khosrow Khorshidi.
Leader’s support for Guardian Council ‘heartens us’
Guardian Council secretary Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati on Wednesday thanked Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for backing the Guardian Council, saying the Leader’s support has heartened the members of the vetting body.
Some €450m allocated to tackle SDSs in 3 years
A total budget of €450 million has been earmarked to contain sand and dust storms (SDSs) nationwide over the past three years, deputy head of the Department of Environment (DOE) for the human environment has stated.
Iran’s fertility rate alarmingly low
No more than a decade ago, Iran boasted one of the world's youngest populations all thanks to a baby boom that began in the mid-seventies and reached its peak soon after the revolution of 1979. Millions of Iranian baby boomers are now either reaching middle-age or are well into it.
Preparing national document on ecotourism ‘necessary’
It is necessary to prepare a national document and provide the legal infrastructure for expanding educational and cultural activities to develop ecotourism in the country, the director of the Natural History Museum and Genetic Resources of the Department of Environment, has said.
Iranian university grants scholarships to Afghan girls
Al-Zahra University in Tehran has approved granting scholarships to 50 graduates of an Afghan girls’ high school, which was targeted by a terrorist bomb attack on May 9.
Spicogen vaccine to begin human testing in Iran
The second and third phases of clinical studies of the Iranian-Australian Spicogen vaccine for coronavirus will be performed in Iran, Iranian Food and Drug Administration spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said.
COVID-19 inoculation to rollout by homegrown vaccine
Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced that immunization against coronavirus by the domestic vaccine (COVIRAN BAREKAT) will start by the next week, ISNA reported on Monday.