A member of the special parliamentary board in charge of overseeing the May 19 city council elections said plans for e-voting in 11,000 polling stations, out of the total of 66,000, have been…

The head of a parliamentary committee on the nuclear program said a deal has been reached with Moscow to convert Iran's Fordo uranium enrichment plant into a production facility for heavy isotopes…

Two vocal Iranian supporters of the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers, including a former Islamic Republic official, were hosted at the White House when Barack Obama was president…

Ali Akbar Velayati, the foreign policy advisor to the Leader of Islamic Revolution, expressed optimism over the future of peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups, a round…

The number of labor-delivery-recovery (LDR) rooms where women can stay for two hours after delivery, will be increased to 1,800 in more than 300 state-run hospitals across the country before the…

People incarcerated as juveniles may have worse physical and mental health as adults than youths who did not spend time in detention centers or correctional facilities, says a new study.

The number of births in China has risen nearly 8% in 2016 after the government loosened its unpopular one-child policy.

China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission said this week…

In the wake of the Plasco Building collapse, people not only in the capital Tehran, but the entire country have joined hands to help alleviate the grief of those who survived the tragedy.

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The Afghan Committee for People with Disabilities has been launched in Mashhad, the capital of northeastern Khorasan Province, to enhance community-based activities and to bring together the…

Tehran Fire Department Spokesperson Jalal Maleki said on Tuesday that the number of people trapped under the rubble of Plasco Building is not more than 25. “We have reports of 25 people missing,…

Figures released by the Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization (IBTO) state that during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (ends March 20), 306,194 Tehranis donated blood, a 9%…

There are one billion people living with disability in the world, said Sadollah Nasiri Gheydari, secretary-general of the National Commission for UNESCO.

“Around 11.5 million in Iran or 15…

The rate of literacy among Afghan refugees in Iran has reached 60% over the past 30 years, said Ahmad Mohammadifar, director general of the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants’ Affairs (BAFIA…

Iran is proving to be an increasingly and consistently popular destination with air travelers, according to a recent study by ForwardKeys.

The leading travel intelligence analyst revealed…

The initial phase of a plan to establish seven holiday resorts along Makran coastal strip in southeastern Iran shifts into gear, according to a tourism official at Iran's Cultural Heritage,…

Attracting Russian tourists is a priority for Iranian tourism officials, but tapping into the market is a costly affair.

"Entering the Russian market is expensive," said Ebrahim Pourfaraj,…

China’s tourism administration has urged tour operators to sever ties with the APA hotel chain after an escalating row over the hotelier’s denial of the 1937 Nanking Massacre.

Across three continents, the kind of futuristic high-speed transport that sends passengers far faster than a speeding bullet train to where they want to go is being built. It may be ready much…

In spite of a visible increase in the number of ecolodges, Iran is still facing a shortage in the sector. 

A Chinese tourism expert said tourists from China and other East Asian countries are shunning France due to rising crime and violence, and turning to Russia as a safer destination. Jean-François…

Iran moved to fourth generation (3/4G) mobile and home Internet in 2015. But  that broadcasting technology is becoming a thing of the past and will be  superseded by another next-…

The first startup accelerator center focused on Information and Communication Technology was inaugurated in Isfahan’s Science and Technology Town. 

The accelerator known as Axell was…

Samsung Electronics’ profits leaped in the fourth quarter, it said Tuesday, despite the humiliating Galaxy Note 7 recall that hammered the reputation of the world’s largest smartphone maker.

A deal is being negotiated with South Korea’s Samsung company to use Iranian handicraft for decorating phones, said the head of the Trade and Export Bureau of Iranian Handicrafts affiliated to…

Production of video games in Iran is on the rise, growing 35% in the past 11 months, chief executive officer of Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation said Monday.

“The operations of 2000…