More than 30,000 urban and rural residential units will be renovated by the end of the current fiscal year in March 2017, said Ebrahim Baziyan, director general of the Housing Department at Imam…

A Japanese city has introduced a novel way to keep track of senior citizens with dementia who are prone to getting lost -- tagging their fingers and toes with scanable barcodes. A company in Iruma…

At the 6th International Conference on Sustainable Development and Urban Construction (SDUC) held December 8, Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Molaverdi underscored the…

Iran’s first female urologist was honored at the 1st International Congress of Neurology that started on Thursday, December 8, in Tehran. Dr Farzaneh Sharifi Aqdas took up the major about 30 years…

Public participation in economic and social development is no longer a choice, but a compulsion, says the director of the Health Ministry's Health Network Management Center.

The 15-year old water crisis across the country has compelled the government to think of ways to imbibe a new culture of water consumption and conservation.

With a population of over 8…

New research suggests women who have a positive outlook on life are less likely to die prematurely than those who are less optimistic.

Mobile HIV/AIDS buses are operating in Tehran and five other cities since December 3 and will continue to offer services for 18 days until Dec. 20.

A new publication by the UK’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) says that social media is fueling a nation of “deeply unhappy” children due to self-harm.

Data from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology shows that up to September 21, the total number of SIM cards sold in Iran was an estimated 160 million, 78.6 million of which…

The Islamic Republic of Iran has developed the science and technology skills necessary to be a global player in more than oil and gas but needs to invest more in innovation to compete effectively…

A technology and science park has been proposed for the Persian Gulf Island of Hendurabi following a recent visit of top government officials including the president’s brother,…

During a recent visit to Iran, a delegation from Moscow-based Kalibr Technology Park signed a memorandum of understanding with the Fars and the Khuzestan technology parks, according to a report…

In an effort to "shatter" Rio de Janeiro's "negative image", the city's mayor-elect Marcelo Crivella has proposed a new tourist tax designed to raise funds that could be used to reimburse visitors…

With the arrival of migratory birds in the wetlands of northern Iran during fall and winter, the provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran are seeing a boom in ecotourism, especially in birdwatching tours…

Having abolished the visa regime with Armenia and Georgia earlier this year, Iran is now in talks with Russia, Azerbaijan, India and China to promote visa-free travel.

Ali Baqer Nemati…

The warming of relations between the United States and Cuba this year has created a boom in tourism for the island country.

A lawmaker said the rise in funding for Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization next year is negligible, given the rate of inflation (11.2%).

An Italian company is exploring investment opportunities in restoring historical buildings in Iran that are under the control of the Fund for Restoration and Administration of Historical and…

Tehran-based Aseman Airlines says being banned from flying in Europe does not affect its operations, as it does not currently serve European destinations.

The European Union on Thursday…

Turkey is sending 300 more troops to northern Syria to reinforce an operation aimed at pushing the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group and Syrian Kurdish fighters away from its southern…

At least one civilian was killed and dozens of others wounded during protests in Indian-administered Kashmir that erupted after a gun battle between fighters and security forces.

Police…

US President Barack Obama has ordered a waiver for restrictions on military aid for foreign forces and others in Syria, deeming it “essential to the national security interests” of the US to allow…

The government has approved changing Iran’s monetary unit from rial to toman, which will lop off one zero from the current national currency rial.

The decision was made when ratifying the…

The Central Bank of Iran’s grand plan to overhaul its financial oversight regime is almost complete and will be unveiled soon, announced the bank’s governor.

“The plan to overhaul CBI’s…