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Iran ready to provide Lebanon medical needs: Health minister
Iran has the potential to provide Lebanon with its medical needs, Iran's visiting Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi has said.
All missing Iranian Hajj pilgrims identified: Iran
All Iranian pilgrims listed as “missing” in last year's deadly crush during Hajj rituals in Mina, near the holy Saudi city of Mecca, have been identified, the head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization says.
Training instead of jail, an unusual sentence for an environment offender
A man who has been convicted of poaching has been sentenced to receiving environment training instead of imprisonment in Golestan Province.
Orthodox Christians observe Christmas in Iran (PHOTOS)
Iranian Christians have observed Christmas Day on January 6.
Iran calls off Major Hajj
The spokesman of parliament's Judicial and Legal Affairs Committee has said Major Hajj has been cancelled due to the severance of ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Iran, ideal destination for renewable energies investment: VP
We are required to work out scientific strategies and make effective decisions, based on applied studies, to overcome the country's environmental problems, said the Iranian environment chief.
Iran taking urgent action on air pollution
President Rouhani has said that necessary decisions have been made to deal with the pressing problem of air pollution in Iran.
Surgical operations in field hospitals in predominantly Sunni areas to mark Unity Week
The IRGC Ground Forces have set up field hospitals in the southeast to offer medical services to the needy there.
Leader voices hope for establishment of new Islamic civilization
The Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday voiced hope for establishment of new Islamic civilization and cautioned Islamic World about enemies' divisive plots.
Leader meets with family of Assyrian martyr (PHOTOS)
The visit was to mark the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ.
Muslim unity pivotal in fight against violence: Rouhani
The president criticized certain Muslim countries for purchasing US arms and either delivering the weapons to militant groups or using them against other Muslim nations.
Ceremonies to mark anniversary of Zoroaster’s demise (PHOTOS)
Followers of the Zoroastrian faith hold ceremonies in memory of the Prophet Zoroaster
2016 New Year Shopping in Tehran (PHOTOS)
Members of the Christian community in Tehran are getting ready for New Year.
Orumiyeh Lake (Aerial PHOTOS)
The likelihood of the lake's drying up a few years ago caused a flurry of activities to save it, but it is still in anything but ideal conditions.
Siberian tiger returns to zoo after quarantine (PHOTOS)
Officials with the Veterinary Organization have eventually given the Siberian tiger the all clear to return to the zoo.
Muslims of all creeds reject terrorist ideology: Larijani
Muslims of all creeds worldwide have repeatedly denounced the Takiri terrorists' acts of violence and distanced themselves from the terrorists
Air pollution in Tehran (PHOTOS)
The level of particles 2.5 micrometers or less in size was seven times the level deemed acceptable by the World Health Organization.
New determination to end US monopoly of the Internet
Many Western countries participating in the Wuzhen summit stressed the need for serious confrontation with cybercrimes and cyber-terrorism, the Iranian communications minister said.
Medicinal leeches (PHOTOS)
Northern Iran is ideal for breeding these creeping blood suckers.
Ali Akbar Salehi on Nature’s “Ten people who mattered this year” list
Salehi is described as fiercely loyal to his country, but also a voice of reason to whom negotiators could appeal in times of crisis.
A message from Darul Quran to Al-Azhar
In a letter to Egyptian religious figures, a Koranic center in Iran has said that the Koran is the divine reference for all Muslims, advising Islamic nations against making a strategic mistake in telling friends from foes.
Female leopard fitted with GPS tracking neckband (PHOTOS)
Unlike the previous four, the leopard is a three-year female weighing in at 40 kg.
Valuable legislation, meritorious enforcers
An Iranian Shiite cleric has said that the country needs to reverse the decline in ethical values before it becomes too late.
Wall of Compassion in Shiraz (PHOTOS)
People hang their excessive clothes on the wall for the poor and needy to collect directly.
Iranian Red Crescent gains maximum rank in int’l evaluation
The Iranian Red Crescent Society is one the world's most competent, a senior official with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says.