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CISM Volleyball Games in Tehran: A Step towards Peace and Friendship

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Iran bears the message of peace and friendship. This is what Iranian officials said in opening ceremony of 35th World Military Volleyball Championship held in Tehran.
Iran in Pictures

Iran Commemorates Victims of Mina Tragedy

Fatemeh Askarieh -
A mourning ceremony was held in Behesht-e Zahra Cemetry in southern Tehran on Thursday in commemoration of the victims of the last year's deadly crush of people in Saudi Arabia's Mina, which led to the death of more than 7,000 people, including 465 Iranians.
Media

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 10

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 25 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Middle East

Saudi Mismanagement Has Killed 90,000 Pilgrims in 14 Years, Documents Reveal

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Documents recently leaked from Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry disclosed that over 90,000 pilgrims have lost their lives during the Hajj rituals in Mecca over the past 14 years.
Nuclear

Construction of 2nd Unit of Bushehr Nuclear Plant Kicks Off in Iran

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Iran and Russia on Saturday started the construction of the second unit of a nuclear power plant near the Iranian southern port city of Bushehr.
Cinema

“Red Peace” Bags Golden Lion Award at Indonesian Festival

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The Iranian short film ‘Red Peace’ received the Golden Lion Award at the Jiffest, the Jakarta International Film Festival.
Middle East

Iranians Hold Massive Rallies to Protest Saudi, Bahraini Crimes

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Iranians have staged demonstrations in the capital, Tehran, and several other major cities across the country to condemn the Saudi crimes and the Bahraini regime’s crackdown on dissent.
Middle East

Anti-Iran Terror Cell Received US Training: Report

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An anti-Iran Kurdish terrorist group says it has received many rounds of military training from US advisers as well as arms and ammunition from both Washington and European countries.
Middle East

Arab League Must Stop Saudi Support for Terrorists: Iran

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Iran says the Arab League must urge Saudi Arabia to put an end to its killing of civilians in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Bahrain and supporting terrorist groups founded and nurtured by the Saudi regime itself.
Sport

Javanmardi Wins Iran’s First Gold Medal at Rio Paralympic

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Sareh Javanmardi claimed a gold medal at the women’s 10m air pistol SH1 event at the Paralympic Games on Friday.
Cultural Heritage

Remnants of 2m-Year-Old Elephant Discovered in Iran

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The remains of an elephant which date back to two million years ago were found in a county named Bileh Savar located in Iran’s north-western province of Ardabil.
Religion

I Wasn’t Forced into Wearing Hijab: Iran’s Volleyball Coach

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Slovenian coach of Iranian national women volleyball team said that no one has forced her into observing Hijab.
Sport

Female Athlete in Ihram Clothing, Flag-Bearer of Iran’s Paralympics Team

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Iran’s team arrived at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Rio Paralympics at the Maracana stadium on Wednesday, with Eshrat Kordestani, the female Iranian sitting volleyball player, bearing the team’s flag in the white clothing of Hajj pilgrimage.
Foreign Policy

Iran, France Can Help End Region’s Wars: Velayati

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Iran and France can work together to end the ongoing destructive wars in the Middle East, specifically in Syria, says a senior Iranian official.
Tourism

Iran Home to 19 UNESCO-Registered Sites

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Iran is home to 19 UNESCO-registered sites, including the ancient city of Bisotun and the ancient Persian capital of Persepolis.
Media

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 8

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 21 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Foreign Policy

Spokesman Condemns PGCC Chief’s Anti-Iran Remarks

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly condemned recent claims made by the secretary general of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), who accused the Islamic Republic of Iran of “politicizing” Hajj rituals.
Local

Iran’s Black Friday: Massacre of Thousands in 1978

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Black Friday is the name given to September 8, 1978, and the shootings in Jaleh Square in Tehran, Iran. The deaths and the reaction to them have been described as a pivotal event in the Iranian Revolution when any "hope for compromise" between the protest movement and Mohammad Reza Shah's regime was extinguished.
Middle East

Anti-Saudi Outrage in Streets of Iraqi Capital

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Shortly after the anti-Saudi remarks made by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, streets of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad are now full of billboards showing people’s hate towards the Al Saud regime.
Nature and Wildlife

Iran Unveils 7m-Year-Old Fossils Excavated in Lorestan

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A number of fossils dating back to 7 million years ago were unveiled on Wednesday, September 7, in Iran’s Department of Environment (DoE).
Media

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 7

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 24 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Middle East

Ayatollah Khamenei Blasts Global Silence over 2015 Hajj Tragedy

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei slammed human rights organizations and other countries for choosing to remain silent over the deaths of pilgrims during last year’s Hajj rituals in Saudi Arabia
Judiciary

President Vows Iran’s Political, Legal Action on Mina Tragedy

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underscored on Wednesday that his administration will press ahead with legal and political measures to restore the country’s rights in connection with a fatal crush of Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia that killed hundreds of Iranians last year.
Iran in Pictures

Historic Kalantari Bazaar in Tehran

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Most of the businessmen in Kalantari Bazaar, an ancient trading district in Grand Bazaar of the Iranian capital city of Tehran, are selling domestic products.
Energy

Oil Exporters, Consumers Both Harmed by Unstable Market, Low Prices

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says an unstable oil market and low prices will be detrimental to both oil exporting countries and consumers.
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