The State Welfare Organization has plans to issue specific protocols to all kindergartens across the country to improve their services. “We aim to enhance the quality of services offered in all…

The second conference on Methods to Increase Shelf Life of Food Products (Technofood 2017) is to be held February 27-28 at Tehran’s Eyvan Shams Hall.

Bilinguals are equipped to stave off cognitive ageing or dementia, a new study has found.

Researchers from the University of Montreal in Canada compared what are known as functional brain…

Drug addicts account for 40% of minor criminal activities in the country such as small-scale drug deals, pick-pocketing and petty thefts, and therefore can create insecurity in the community. One…

A new stem cell treatment for skin rejuvenation developed by the Skin Research Center of Iran University of Medical Sciences will be mass produced soon, according to IUMS faculty member Dr.…

Currently, 12 million people are living in informal settlements in the outlying areas or city fringes, and the State Welfare Organization has taken measures to support children from poor families…

Digital technologies for dental implant treatment, modern porcelain veneer techniques, new methods of dental surgeries, and digitalized radiography are among the topics to be discussed at the 11th…

Renowned theater director and playwright Chista Yasrebi is staging a new play “Night” at Tehran City Theater until January 20.

The play in two parts is a psychological excursion into a…

The National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) has organized an exhibition of old dissertations from the Qajar era (1785-1925).

Prolific Iranian illustrator Negin Ehtesabian, 38, has made a series of enchanting images for part of ‘Mantiq-o-Tair’ (Conference of Birds), a long and celebrated Sufi poem written by Persian poet…

A joint exhibition between Iran and Austria is currently open to the public in Isfahan at the Isfahan Museum of Contemporary Art.

Titled ‘RTL:LTR’ (right to left, left to right), the…

Tehran Beautification Organization (TBO), affiliated to the Tehran Municipality has called on visual artists to help adorn the city walls with new murals.

A plan detailing comprehensive management strategies to protect the fragile ecosystem of Gwadar Bay is being drafted, according to an Iranian official.

Speaking to ILNA, Mohsen Soleymani…

The recent report of a six-year-old child attacked by a dog in Robat Karim, a Tehran suburb, has restarted public calls for a permanent solution to the increasing numbers of stray dogs around…

Tehran’s wildlife need to be fed artificially during winter as their habitats at lower altitudes, where food is plentiful naturally, have been obstructed by urban structures, according to a local…

The UK will try to convince the incoming US administration of Donald Trump that it should take climate change seriously, climate minister Nick Hurd said on Tuesday.

“The Trump election is a…

In response to the worsening air quality in the highly populous city, the Chinese capital of Beijing will reportedly be launching an “environmental police force” to track down persistent polluters…

Tehran’s air quality index was 127 on Wednesday, leading to health warnings that sensitive groups, especially children, the elderly, pregnant women and people suffering from cardiovascular and…

Taiwan has scrambled jets and navy ships to track a group of Chinese warships sailing north through the Taiwan Strait. Beijing’s move has been seen as a show of strength amid deteriorating ties.…

Five humanitarian workers from the UAE have been killed in a bomb attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, officials have confirmed.

They died in blasts at the governor of Kandahar’s guesthouse on…

North Korea is not yet capable of launching inter-continental ballistic missiles but has boosted its nuclear potential over the past two years, the South Korean Defense Ministry said on Wednesday…

Talks on Syria’s political future will take place in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on January 23, a source in the Russian foreign ministry confirmed to AFP on Wednesday. “At this time there is no…

Barack Obama has addressed the US and the world for the final time as president, in an emotional speech that listed the landmark achievements of his presidency and stressed unity as nation.

The US troops have arrived in the small town of Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, as part of the largest armed military brigade deployed in Europe since the end of the Cold War.

The US troops,…

Far-right French presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen, said on Tuesday she would seek to repatriate the production of French motor vehicles and other industrial goods—just as US president-elect,…