Category: 6. Culture

TEHRAN – International Day of Plant Health is held annually on May 12 to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect biodiversity and the environment, and boost economic…

TEHRAN – A total of 247 earthquakes hit Iran over the past calendar month, from March 21 to April 20, indicating a 44 percent drop compared to 558 earthquakes that struck Iran in the first month of the spring last year.

Statistically, 237…

TEHRAN – Niger’s Minister of Public Health, Colonel-Major Garba Hakimi, has commended the high-quality health services offered at a medical center affiliated with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) in Niamey, capital of Niger.

Accompanied…

TEHRAN – The head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Shina Ansari, in a note, has described birds as the messengers of peace and life, holding the international community responsible for ensuring the safety of the sky where birds’ wing…

Harvesting Damask rose annually begins in May in Meymand, a city in the southern province of Fars. The city produces over 10,000 tons of rose water per year. 

Iranians use Damask rose in cooking, tea serving, and celebrations. Damask rose is…

TEHRAN – According to the health ministry, about two million patients with rare and hard-to-treat diseases are covered by the Health Insurance Organization.

The Rare Disease Foundation also covers the patients, IRNA quoted Sajjad Razavi, an…

TEHRAN – The second exhibition on Iran’s advanced technologies in Persian medicine (known as Farre Iran) will be held to introduce the country’s technological and knowledge-based products.

The main objective of the exhibition is to identify,…

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) is updating and completing an existing national document on public participation in environmental protection.

The document involves perspectives, objectives, and governing principles, including…