TEHRAN –The 16th edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2026 has included 10 Iranian universities in three broad subject areas.

TEHRAN – Abdolhossein Khosropanah, Secretary of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution and Behzad Valizadeh, former head of National Tobacco Control Secretariat have received the World Health Organization (WHO) for their outstanding contributions to tobacco control.

TEHRAN – Iran’s scientific counselor in East Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, Alireza Tavakolpour, in a meeting with officials of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), has announced the science ministry’s readiness to reopen the Persian Language and Literature course in UPM.

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has called for increased efforts to promote the culture of childbearing, saying that the country’s growth as a great and influential power is directly related to the growth of its population.

TEHRAN – Prominent Iranian and foreign scholars have called on global health communities to deploy their full capacity to protect health-care infrastructures and to foster the full restoration of the Pasteur Institute of Iran's essential laboratory and its diagnostic, surveillance, and vaccine capabilities, which were damaged during the US-Israeli strikes against the country’s scientific facilities.

TEHRAN –Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi has called on delegations attending the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) to condemn attacks against civilians and health infrastructures, noting that ‘health can and must remain a bridge for peace’.

TEHRAN - The Chinese embassy in Tehran has provided financial assistance to help rebuild houses damaged during the US-Israeli attacks on residential areas in the country.

TEHRAN – The Welfare Organization, in cooperation with the Health Ministry, is preparing a comprehensive national document on rehabilitation to integrate and develop rehabilitation and specialized services, as well as designing a proper referral system, Javad Hosseini, the head of the Welfare Organization, has said.

TEHRAN - The deputy health minister has said no case of Hantavirus has been reported in Iran so far, and the risk of its epidemic is very low.

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) has confirmed that the oil slick observed near the Persian Gulf island of Kharg was due to the discharge of contaminated ballast water from a damaged tanker.

TEHRAN – The head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Shina Ansari, has called for Iraqi President, Nizar Amedi, to benefit from his previous experience and expertise to help tackle the environmental challenges of the two neighboring countries.

TEHRAN – The Vice-Presidency for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy has elaborated on the measures that would contribute to the advancement of the biotechnology sector and the development of health technologies in the country.

TEHRAN – The member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have expressed deep concern over US-Israeli cyberattacks that targeted information, communication, and technology (ICT) infrastructures in Iran.

TEHRAN – April 30 is celebrated in Iran every year as the Persian Gulf National Day to raise awareness about its precious environmental characteristics and unique biodiversity.

TEHRAN – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, has commended the efforts, bravery, and accomplishments of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) during the recent imposed war by the United States and the Zionist regime of Israel on Iran.

TEHRAN - A ceremony was held on Sunday to plant ten thousand of saplings at the premises of Azadi Sports Complex in Tehran in memory of the students martyred by a US missile attack in Minab, southern Hormozgan province on February 28.

TEHRAN - A large group of girls held a gathering on Sunday evening on Keshwar Doot Street, central Tehran, where the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was martyred during a US-Israeli airstrike that targeted his office on February 28.

TEHRAN – A group of Iranian students and teachers have published a letter in seven languages, calling on students and teachers around the world not to remain silent in the face of the crimes of the Zionist regime and the United States.

TEHRAN - In a letter to Pope Leo XIV, a group of families of the students martyred by a US missile attack in the city of Minab on February 28 expressed their appreciation for the Pontiff and asked him to be the voice of their voiceless children.

TEHRAN – More than 268,000 Iranians have referred to blood donation centers across the country since the beginning of the imposed war on February 28, till April 4, donating over 220,000 units of blood.

TEHRAN – Some 360 health infrastructures have been so far destroyed during the US-Israeli airstrikes, started on February 28, the head of Emergency Medical Services Organization has said.

TEHRAN – The Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) and BRICS Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Framework will support the implementation of major, strategic collaborative research projects through joint regular and flagship calls to help find sustainable solutions to global challenges, and bring about fundamental revolutions in science, technology, and society.