Iran welcomes scientific cooperation related to Caspian Sea
Iranian academic and scientific institutions have always supported scientific initiatives in relation to the Caspian Sea, Kazem Jalali, Ambassador of Iran to Russia said.
Alarm bells ringing: Persian gazelle facing extinction
Habitat destruction and overhunting have reduced the population of 20,000 Persian gazelle to less than 500 in habitats of South Khorasan province, putting the species in danger of extinction.
Iran-Cuba vaccine to complete clinical trials by mid-June
Soberana-02 COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Iran and Cuba will complete clinical trials by mid-June by being administered to 24,000 Iranians.
National day for rare diseases approved
The eighth day of Esfand (the last Iranian calendar month) which falls on February 26 has been approved to be designated as the national day of rare diseases in the national calendar, ISNA news agency reported on Saturday.
rally in Washington anti-Palestine atrocities as US MPs back Israel
More than one hundred pro-Palestinian groups across the US have sponsored another major protest rally in Washington DC against the Israeli regime’s latest terror campaign in Palestine as hawkish American lawmakers introduced yet another bill reiterating support for the occupying entity.
Tobacco imposes annual loss of $33b: deputy health minister
Estimates show that tobacco costs the country 1.4 quadrillion rials (nearly $33.3 billion at the official rate of 42,000 rials) annually, Alireza Raeisi, the deputy health minister, has announced.
Domestic, foreign experts to exchange ocean sciences
The National Institute of Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences with the cooperation of the UNESCO and maritime organizations will hold various programs on the occasion of World Oceans Day 2021.
Vaccination against coronavirus to end by late November
If the volume of COVID-19 vaccine required by the country is provided, the vaccination of people with underlying diseases will be completed by late July, and the whole population will be vaccinated by late November, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday.
Leader urges Iranians to participate in election
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has backed up the Constitutional Council against recent criticism of its disqualification of some presidential hopefuls.
Iranians Proud of Peaceful Coexistence of Different Religions and Ethnics
Homayoon Sameh Yeh Najafabadi, a Jewish MP and representative of the Jewish community in the Iranian parliament, in meeting with Australia’s Ambassador to Tehran Ms. Lyndall Sachs pointed to the relations of the two countries despite ups and downs in some periods of time and said the Islamic Republic of Iran and Australia for long time have had enjoyed good relations and it is hoped the interactions between the two states would increase.