Digital Health Bridges: Breaking Barriers Of Distance And Inequality In Care

In many parts of the world (especially in the remote regions, impoverished communities, and underserved rural areas), access to healthcare remains a persistent challenge. Barriers such as distance, cost, and absence of specialist doctors, weak...

World News | Russia-Iran Comprehensive Partnership Treaty Comes into Force

Moscow [Russia], October 2 (ANI): The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Russia and Iran has officially come into effect, Russia's Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday, according to the country's state media. The coming into...

Turkey Freezes Assets of Iranian Individuals, Institutions

Thu 02 Oct 2025 | 12:45 PM Turkey has announced the freezing of assets, funds and bank accounts belonging to 20 Iranian individuals and 18 institutions over their links to Iran’s nuclear program. The decision, issued on Wednesday through an...

Plastic pollution is a public health emergency, says Dion George

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dion George. (@DrDionGeorge/X) Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dion George has sharply criticised the process behind the latest round of talks to develop a global plastics treaty in...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards call to extend missile range in wake of war with Israel

The range of Iran’s missiles will be increased to any point deemed necessary, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander told the semi-official Fars news agency on Wednesday, in response to what he said were Western demands to curb Tehran’s missiles....

What Is Hing Called in English? Know Its Amazing Health Benefits

Know what Hing is called in English and explore its amazing health benefits. Learn how this traditional spice supports digestion, immunity, and overall wellness. What Is Hing Called in English? Know Its Amazing Health Benefits Written by Muskan...

Family of couple detained in Iran call on ministers to ‘secure urgent release’

Lindsay and Craig Foreman have been detained in Iran (Family handout/PA)The family of a British couple detained in Iran is calling on the Foreign Office to “secure their urgent release”, saying the couple’s “physical health is really starting to...

A decade after the nuclear deal, Iran faces sweeping sanctions, bombed sites

Michael Jansen Sweeping sanctions have been imposed on Iran a decade after Tehran signed the deal limiting its nuclear programme in exchange for lifting sanctions. From the time the deal was implemented in January 2016, until May 2018, signatories...

Tehran dam runs dry, Lake Urmia collapse displaces residents

Authorities confirmed this week that the MamlouDam, one of five major reservoirs supplying the capital, has fallen below usable levels. Only 8% of its 250 million cubic meter capacity remains, with storage at 19 million cubic meters -- below the...

Iran paper says 26 students killed in decade of bus crashes

The paper said the latest crash occurred on the Semnan–Sorkheh road when a minibus carrying paramedical students overturned, killing two and injuring 11, three of whom remain in intensive care. Police blamed driver negligence and failure to yield...

Physiologists urge AI adoption, seek better pay for health workers

Physiologists have called on healthcare professionals to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a tool to enhance service delivery, while also urging the government to improve the remuneration of health workers to curb brain drain. The call was...

Turkey freezes assets linked to Iran’s nuclear program

The decision, signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, extends to organizations across Iran’s energy, shipping, banking, and research sectors. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Bank Sepah and several firms involved in nuclear fuel...

Iranian refugee 'one of two women shortlisted to be next Archbishop of Canterbury'

An Iranian refugee who fled to Britain at the age of 13 is one of at least two female bishops in the running to be the new Archbishop of Canterbury. Bishop of Chelmsford, Rt Revd Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, arrived in the UK as a refugee in the wake...

Iran faces 4–6 month delays in allocating foreign currency for drug imports

Health Ministry officials have repeatedly pledged to secure strategic medicines, but suppliers say the central bank’s slow allocation of funds, coupled with sanctions-related banking hurdles, has left companies months behind in receiving payments,...

Mental health app encourages mindfulness

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have a reputation of reinventing the tried and true, from how we communicate and socialize, to how we consume entertainment. And now founder and CEO Nima Yazdani wants to reintroduce meditation to a new generation with...

Iranian refugee among women shortlisted to be archbishop of Canterbury

A woman who fled to Britain from Iran at the age of 13 is one of at least two female bishops shortlisted to be the new archbishop of Canterbury, The Telegraph understands. The Rt Rev Guli Dr Francis-Dehqani, the Bishop of Chelmsford, who arrived...

Disgruntled students protest at Iranian universities, videos show

In one video, filmed at night, students are seen protesting disciplinary measures and calling for an end to harsh punishments. At Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology they chanted, “University is not a barracks; expulsion is no longer the...

Pezeshkian’s UN Speech: A Hypocrisy That Insults Iranians and Fools the World

Watching Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian address the United Nations General Assembly was not only nauseating but also infuriating for millions of Iranians. To hear a man with the blood of countless citizens on his hands lecture the world about...

ROP warns against Iranian bottled water after poisoning deaths

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has warned citizens and residents not to consume bottled water of the brand Uranus Star, originating from the Islamic Republic of Iran, after two people died in a poisoning incident in North Al Batinah...

‘He’s in the right place now’: Father jailed for 13 years for stealing phone is finally transferred to hospital

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A father who set himself alight in desperation as his mental...