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1,400 plant species on the verge of extinction in Iran

1,400 plant species on the verge of extinction in Iran

'Out of 8,000 plant species in Iran, 1,400 of them are seriously on the brink of extinction,' said Mohammad Alamuti, Iran's Secretary of the Coordination Council of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) on Environment Protection.He was speaking in a gathering in the city of Qazvin themed the International Day for Biological Diversity. …

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China sends relief aid to flood-stricken people in Iran

China sends relief aid to flood-stricken people in Iran

The Chinese government's aid includes 10 portable 100-kw diesel generators, 100 boats, 600 tents and 10,000 life vests, IRCS said.The Red Crescent Society said diabetes, anti-depression, antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals drugs weighing about 120 kg, donated by Iranian donators in Austria. Serious flooding has wreaked havoc in parts of Iran …

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Iran, Indonesia sign MoU on health cooperation

Iran, Indonesia sign MoU on health cooperation

Under the MoU, the two countries are to broaden cooperation in production of vaccines, pharmaceutical drugs, PHC, fight against contagious disease, first aid, health management and natural disasters.Iran attaches importance to the expansion of cooperation with Asian countries in this sector, Namaki said. Iran and Indonesia can bolster and expand …

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Iranian, Finnish universities sign MoU

Iranian, Finnish universities sign MoU

The MoU is aimed at increasing mutual cooperation in research, educational and academic fields.Tampere University is a Finnish university that was established on January 1, 2019 in a merger of the University of Tampere and Tampere University of Technology. The Finnish university with over 2,000 faculty members and 35,000 students …

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Harvard, Amir Kabir universities publish book

Harvard, Amir Kabir universities publish book

The book has six chapters and deals with the laws of nanomaterials to be used in medicine and different classes of nanomaterial and their uses. Founded in 1874, the IOP is a scientific charity that works to promote physics education, research and application. The IOP's publishing company is of great …

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Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on May 22

Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on May 22

** IRAN NEWS- Leader calls for protecting Persian language from erosion - 690 rockets make a splash- EU facing huge US pressure over INSTEX** IRAN DAILY- Rouhani: Trump steps back from threats against Iran- Iran-Russia economic commission meeting due next month- Leader calls for promotion of Persian language** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL- …

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Iran, Indonesia sign action plan on health cooperation

Iran, Indonesia sign action plan on health cooperation

The meeting was held on the sidelines of Geneva Health Forum in Geneva. The action plan deals with both countries' cooperation in manufacturing vaccines, health coverage, Primary Health Care (PHC), communicative diseases, medical emergency and disaster management. The plan was signed by managing director of Iran Health Ministry for international …

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Iran seeks 'joint formula' with Turkey on gender justice

Iran seeks 'joint formula' with Turkey on gender justice

'Positive discrimination and girls' education is very important for us,' Masume Ebtekar, Iranian Vice President for women's’ affairs told Turkish Ambassador to Iran Derya Ors on Tuesday. She criticized western countries for calling for gender equality, saying they “ignore the differences between men and women at birth”. 'Given the common …

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Iran, Iraq to make joint film on fight against Daesh

Iran, Iraq to make joint film on fight against Daesh

Al-Hamdani made the remarks speaking in a statement after a meeting in Baghdad with Iran’s cultural attaché in Iraq Gholamreza Abazari. He said that Iran and Iraq have had many different ideas and subjects for joint filmmaking projects, including Arbaeen rituals and al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces). Young Iraqi filmmakers, …

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Iran, Japan plan tourism development in NW region

Iran, Japan plan tourism development in NW region

The plan, whose first phase of studying started on Tuesday, is made up of three phases of field visits, detailed investigation and devising the final plan of tourism in NW Iran, according to Ali Reza Rahimi, Director General of Tourism Planning and Development. He said Japanese researchers and experts will …

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