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Iran’s northern province of Gilan is full of exquisite mountains and hidden villages. “Olasa Blanga” village is one of the most picturesque, located at...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Iran on Sunday May 22 and plans to meet the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in the Iranian capital.

Robab Shahriyan, the Deputy Sport Minister for Women’s Sport Affairs, stressed the need for making it possible for Iranian women to attend sporting events along with their families.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 22 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

ISIS (also known as Daesh and ISIL) militants began to destroy the historical sites in Iraq after they took control of vast swathes of the country, and have reportedly damaged the Assyrian ancient palace in Mosul in recent days.

The Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah has reportedly appointed Mustafa Mughniyeh as the Movement’s new military commander following the recent killing of his uncle, Mustafa Badreddine, near Damascus airport.

A recent meeting of Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, the daughter of ex-president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, with a Baha’i leader in Iran drew criticism from several clerics and officials in Iran, including Ayatollah Rafsanjani himself.

To much of the world and certainly to English-speaking readers, he is the poet of beautiful Rubaiyat (quatrains), but Omar Khayyam is also known and loved by Iraniand as a great philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 23 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

A senior Iranian official has dismissed a recent report that European banks had asked Iran to provide guarantees to compensate for possible future penalties imposed by the US for resuming banking activities with Iran. Text from IRNA, translated by IFP.

On Friday May 13, US Secretary of State John Kerry met with heads of 10 European banks. According to a report by Javan newspaper,...

In a letter to the Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement, 251 Iranian lawmakers extended both their congratulations and condolences over the recent martyrdom of a senior Hezbollah commander, and voiced Iran’s full support for the Movement.

On Wednesday night, May 11, a female cheetah unfortunately died in a collision with passing vehicles on a road between Semnan and Mashhad, near...

Indian officials are reportedly trying to repay their oil debts to Iran before an upcoming visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Tehran, which is due to take place on May 22.

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

It is possible to protect the environment in many ways; however, it needs a strong will and motivation. Such a resolve seems to have been reinforced in Iran in recent years to an extent that environmental protection has even become part of the traditional marriage ceremonies.

Renowned Iranian director, known for his Oscar-winning film “A Separation”, categorically denied a recent report that claimed Qataris have produced or invested in his latest film, “The Salesman”, which is going to compete in the Cannes Film Festival.

Three Iranian works including two sites in Tehran and one in Kashan are among the 19 nominees that will compete to receive Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA), a prestigious award that is worth $1m.

Based on a motion passed in a Sunday session of the Iranian parliament, the country’s universities will be able to establish branches in other...

The Iranian journalist Serge Barsaghian won the 9th Hope Award, which is given to young and creative journalists working in Iranian press.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 19 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in a ceremony in southeast of Iran will present a plaque to the Iranian officials for registration of Hamoun Lake in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.

ISIS have killed 16 members of a Real Madrid fan club in Iraq, in the city of Samarra, reported by Fars News, and translated by IFP.

Among classic Persian poets, there are none who have given as much richness to the nation’s language and literature as Ferdowsi has. His place...

A huge number of Iranian twins, triplets, and other multiples gathered together on Thursday evening at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in a ceremony whose motto...