The aim of the national plan on cancer screening is two-fold: primary and secondary prevention. Under the former, a set of interventions that keep symptoms at bay are provided and include health…

The Urmia Lake Restoration Program was set to receive nearly half of its budget for the current Iranian year on Saturday, an official with the program said.

Tehran air quality has not seen any improvement despite the launch of the Low Emission Zone scheme.

Vahid Hosseini, director of Tehran's Air Quality Control Company, maintains that such…

Tehran's air quality, which deteriorated on Saturday following a short respite on Friday, is expected to last until Monday morning. Despite wind speed picking up, it will not be enough to have an…

China will slap a total ban on the domestic ivory trade within a year, the government announced on Friday, shutting the door to the world's biggest end-market for poached ivory.

Madrid’s City Hall has unveiled plans to boost its green credentials and set up gardens on the rooftops of buses and bus stops.

Despite alarming pollution levels, Delhi has seen a surge in private vehicles, while public transport is in decline, environmentalists have warned.

They quoted government figures showing…

Ecotourism, if managed properly, can help protect the fragile ecosystem of Ashouradeh and prepare the ground for sustainable development in the small but ecologically-diverse island, according to…

Out of 43 auto importing firms in Iran, only ten have been registered as official representations of the brands they sell. The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade had set a deadline demanding…

The past year has been transformative in the local auto industry as foreign car companies look to edge their way back into the country of 80 million people.

European car companies, mainly…

The US president-elect Donald Trump on Friday praised Russian President Vladimir Putin for refraining from retaliation in a dispute over spying and cyber attacks, in another sign that the…

UN Security Council will hold a meeting behind closed doors on Saturday and vote on the draft resolution proposed by Russia in support of ceasefire in Syria, the Russian Permanent Mission to UN…

A pair of bomb blasts targeting a market in central Baghdad on Saturday killed at least 28 people and wounded at least 54, according to police and medical officials. The attacks took place early…

Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Germans on Saturday to hold firm to democratic values in the face of terrorism, urging them to counter “murderers who are full of hate” with compassion and…

Police in Brazil believe that Greece’s ambassador to the country was killed by his wife’s lover under her orders in a house in the Rio area and have detained three suspects, authorities said on…

More than a dozen Nobel laureates have criticized Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi for failing to uphold the human rights of Rohingya Muslims in the country’s Rakhine State, calling for immediate…

The 15th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) in Bangladesh will be host to 187 movies from 60 countries in different sections, including 26 films from Iran.

Kermanshah, the capital of western Kermanshah Province will host a ceremony to honor one of its prominent living literary figures.

The master of Persian literature, renowned Iranologist,…

The comedy ‘Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!’ directed by Hadi Amel-Hashemi is underway at Nazerzadeh Hall of Iranshahr Theater in Tehran.

It is an adaptation of the 1974 play written by the Italian…

In comparison with other areas of photography, there’s relatively little online about street photography. But a number of young photographers like Eric Kim, 28, are helping tackle this problem and…

Ad Academy of Visual Arts in Tehran is organizing the Second Ceramic-Based Exhibition later this year.

The exhibition is titled ‘Frontier,’ and ceramic artists have been asked to ponder…

An Iranian instructor is among the 50 shortlisted teachers from around the world for the Global Teacher Prize 2017.

Ferdos Hajian is a teacher at an elementary school in Afrakoty village in…

Personal auto policy and health insurance accounted for 65% of insurers’ premium income during the eight months to November 20.

The Central Bank of Iran has announced that it will hand a list of people who traded large amounts of foreign exchange in recent weeks to Iran National Tax Administration for further investigation…

The end of the current Iranian year in March will bring about an end to currency fluctuations plaguing the market, as increased supply helps moderate the market, predicts the director of the…