Beekeeping in Lorestan provinceBeekeeping in Lorestan province

Lorestan has become one of the leading provinces in honey production thanks to its richness of climate and diversity of vegetation.

Some 3,100 people are working in the beekeeping sector of the province. 

Photo: ISNA / Taraneh Bazdari 

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Women's safety, professional activities emphasized after Islamic RevolutionWomen's safety, professional activities emphasized after Islamic Revolution

TEHRAN – Since the very first days of its popular movement, the Islamic Revolution has emphasized the importance of the role and position of women in society as well as ensuring women’s rights in various fields.

With the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1977 [by the toppling of the Pahlavi regime (1925-1979)], significant changes happened in

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Iran may recalibrate mRNA vaccine against new COVID strainsIran may recalibrate mRNA vaccine against new COVID strains

TEHRAN – Iran's resolute commitment to combating the COVID-19 pandemic takes a momentous stride as the nation's pioneering mRNA coronavirus vaccine successfully completes its Phase 1 clinical trial, showcasing the potential to be recalibrated in response to evolving virus strains.

The Phase 1 clinical trial enrolled 30 volunteers and centered on

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TEDPIX loses 880 points on WednesdayTEDPIX loses 880 points on Wednesday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), dropped 886 points to 2.036 million on Wednesday.

As reported, over 5.946 billion securities worth 41.38 trillion rials (about $101 million) were traded at the TSE.

TSE is one of the four Iranian stock exchanges, and the most important one. The other three ones are Iran Mercantile Exc

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Iran, FAO to expand joint research on plant protection  Iran, FAO to expand joint research on plant protection  

TEHRAN-The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Iranian Ministry of Agriculture stressed the need for boosting bilateral cooperation in the field of plant protection.

Plant protection is a branch of agricultural sciences that studies biology and the ecology of crops' harmful organisms. It develops methods to control

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&Bone Fire& appears in Iranian bookstores“Bone Fire” appears in Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Hungarian writer Gyorgy Dragoman’s book “The Bone Fire” has recently been published by Now Publications in Tehran.

Abolfazl Allahdadi is the translator of the book first released in 2018.

The book tells the story of thirteen-year-old Emma, who grows up under an Eastern European dictatorship where oppression seems

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