TEHRAN - The national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year 1402, which starts on March 21, has increased the budget for women’s affairs by over 50 percent compared to the current year’s budget.

Some 580 billion rials (about $1.5 million) has been proposed by the budget bill for the next year compared with 320 billion rials (about

TEHRAN - The fight against narcotics is very expensive due to the complexity of the mafia level of this business, a cost that the Islamic Republic of Iran has been paying alone for years despite the support claims of the international community.

Iran is also known as the first station and the front line of dealing with all kinds of drugs due to its

TEHRAN - Turkmenistan Ambassador to Iran Ahmad Kakabayevich Gurbanov has said his country is ready to boost relations with Iran, especially in academic and technological areas.

“We are interested in sending students to study in Iran,” he said, adding that due to the importance of scientific issues, various scientific and technological fields can als

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), gained 6,373 points to 1.687 million on Tuesday.

As reported, over 16.369 billion securities worth 94.628 trillion rials (about $236.57 million) were traded at the TSE.

The first market’s index rose 4,174 points, and the second market’s index climbed 14,347 points.

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