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Café Nanism; A Cozy Place in Tehran Run by Short People

IFP Editorial Staff - December 27, 2019

Nanism is the name of a café in Tehran run by short-height people.

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20-Year-Old Girl Breaks Iran Clean Sheet Record

IFP Editorial Staff - December 27, 2019

Zahra Khajavi, a goalkeeper playing for a women’s football club in Iran’s Kurdistan Province, has broken the country’s clean sheet record after not conceding a goal for 950 minutes.

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Iran Expresses Regret over Kazakhstan Plane Crash

IFP Editorial Staff - December 27, 2019

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has expressed regret over the crash of a passenger plane in Kazakhstan, which left dozens of Kazakh citizens dead and wounded.

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Iran, Russia, China Start Joint Marine Drills

IFP Editorial Staff - December 27, 2019

The naval forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation, and the People’s Republic of China have kicked off a four-day joint maritime exercise in the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman area.

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‘Citizenship Culture’ Book Unveiled in Iran

IFP Editorial Staff - December 26, 2019

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Minister of Education Mohsen Haji-Mirzaei has unveiled a 26-volume book entitled ‘Citizenship Culture’ in the city of Tabriz.

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Iran Building 11 Rubber Dams

IFP Editorial Staff - December 26, 2019

Iran’s Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian says 11 rubber dams are under construction across the country with the purpose of protecting the environment, particularly in the northern provinces.

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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 26

Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini Lahijani - December 26, 2019

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday, December 26, 2019, and picked headlines from 9 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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Iran, UN-Habitat Sign Agreement on Joint Projects

IFP Editorial Staff - December 26, 2019

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) have signed an agreement to carry out joint projects on the conservation of cultural heritage.

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INSTEX of No Use If Oil Revenues Not Secured: Iran

IFP Editorial Staff - December 26, 2019

Governor of Iran's central bank says as long as the Europeans do not buy Iran’s oil and Tehran does not receive the oil revenues, the European financial mechanism known as INSTEX will be of no use.

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Iran Says Ready to Help Syria with US Troop Pullout

IFP Editorial Staff - December 26, 2019

A senior advisor to Iran's Leader says the country is prepared to help Syria regarding the withdrawal of American troops from the Arab state.

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Iran Congratulates Uzbekistan on Successful Elections

IFP Editorial Staff - December 26, 2019

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has congratulated the Uzbek nation and government over the parliamentary elections successfully held in the country.

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Zarif Holds Phone Talks with Kuwaiti PM, FM

IFP Editorial Staff - December 26, 2019

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held separate phone conversations with Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah and Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah.

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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 25

Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini Lahijani - December 25, 2019

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday, December 25, 2019, and picked headlines from 9 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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