Radio Farda - The Islamic Republic's Deputy Health Minister says Iran is suffering from a "serious shortage of physicians," since thousands of local doctors have emigrated. Speaking to the state-run Iran Students News Agency (ISNA), Iraj Harirchi disclosed, "For every 1,000 Iranians, there are only 1.6 general practitioners, dentists, and specialists,...

Tehran Times The performance style of Irans icon of Islamic eulogy, Salim Moazzenzadeh Ardebili, was made a National Intangible Cultural Heritage item on Tuesday. The eulogist of the Prophet Muhammads household had his own unique style, which was then followed by his numerous disciples who dubbed him the king of Irans eulogists, although he used ...

Tehran Times - Considering the current population of students educating in Tehran, there is a shortage of 12,000 classrooms which will increase to 18,000 over the next few years, director of the organization for renovation of Tehran schools has stated. Currently, 8,500 classrooms are beyond repair and must be reconstructed, while 14,500 others need ...

IRNA Iranian lawmakers on Sunday adopted capital punishment for those found guilty of acid attack to prevent such a grave crime to be committed in the society. According to a clause, approved by 161 votes out of the total number of 245, the perpetrators of acid attacks are defined as responsible for disrupting law and order in the society or and ...

Al Monitor | Mohammad Reza Niknejad: May 1 is recognized by many governments across the world including Iran as International Workers' Day and is celebrated in various forms. In Iran, May 2 is Teachers' Day. Therefore, the beginning of May is of great importance for two large groups of Iranian wage earners. Following previous trends, this year ...

Tehran Times - About three million and 300 thousand Iranians have registered their blood pressure information at the health ministrys comprehensive network, entitled SIB, Persian acronym for Integrated Health System, the executive secretary of the national campaign for controlling hypertension announced, Fars reported on Saturday. The campaign, ...

MNA Intelligence forces of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps have dismantled a major fuel smuggling circle, seizing more than 10 million liters of fuel. IRGC forces managed to intercept the export of a large cargo of smuggled fuel before it could leave Iran, IRIB reported on Monday, adding that the cargo consisted of over 10 million liters of ...

MNA Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that expansion of Islamic thought and doctrine can settle many social issues in the country. Spread of religious and Islamic thought within the framework of theological seminaries is a panacea for resolving social and economic problems in the country, Larijani reiterated. Speaking on Thuseday ...

IFP - A political analyst says advocates of different political camps in Iran should set their differences aside to pave the way for the new administration to work towards boosting national development. Political commentator Fathollah Amoli has, in an article published in the Persian-language Ettelaat daily, weighed in on the division ...

IFP- In an interview with Ebtekar newspaper, as translated by IFP, Mowlaverdi said that certainly, once equality is ensured in the society, the path to realization of justice will be paved by itself; and everyone, no matter what sex they may belong in, will enjoy the social and family status they are fit for depending on their capabilities and qualities....

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) Iranian Society of Acoustics and Vibration (ISAV) will provide an international forum for presentation and exchange of the latest scientific achievements and technological developments in the fields of acoustics and vibration. The 5thInternational Conference on Acoustics and Vibration (ISAV2015)follows four previous conferences ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has detained managers of a number of mobile social networking groups on charge of acting against moral security in the Iranian society. Over 170 managers were identified following a complicated intelligence operation and a number of them were taken into custody by the IRGC forces in the ...

A Saudi woman who has lived in Iran for the past ten months says, Iranians are very hospitable and are able to separate between politics and people in a way that I think is really unique to the Middle East. The experiences of a Saudi woman who has lived in Iran for the past ten months were covered by observers.france24.com on October 15. One day ...

Tehran, Oct 18, IRNA Addressing the opening of a gathering of knowledge-based economic firms here on Sunday, President Hassan Rouhani said Iran is now seeking to build a knowledge-based society. The president said Irans success in nuclear talks was due to its use of the best and most knowledgeable negotiators who were experts in political, legal,...