TEHRAN - Yazd tourism directorate has warned about the possibility of land subsidence in the ancient Iranian city.

“Due to the flooding in recent days, there is a possibility of land subsidence in many places inside the historical core of Yazd,” a provincial tourism official said on Friday.

According to the tourism minister, Ezzatollah Zarghami,

TEHRAN - The Vice Presidency for Science and Technology is set to take 11 measures to achieve a 3 percent share of the global biotechnology market.

Achieving a 3 percent share of the world market of biotechnology products is one of the country's major goals, and in this direction, 11 national measures will be implemented in three areas of policy,

TEHRAN – Some half a million mourners from Iran and other countries have gathered in the Great Husseiniya of Zanjan to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) and his loyal companions, slain in 680 CE at Karbala in modern-day Iraq.

Located in Zanjan, west-central Iran, the Husseiniya is world-famous for hosting a large gathering

Having a long history of physical, productive, and socio-political interplay, the relationship between Iran and Russia goes back to 1521 when the first envoy was sent to Russia from Iran by Safavid Shah Ismail I to the Tsar Vasili III.

This event marked the first diplomatic contact between the two nations. As time passed, they shared a 2000-km