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Iranians Go on Outdoor Picnics to Celebrate Nature Day

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Iranian people have gone for a picnic at parks or in the countryside on Monday to mark Sizdah-bedar, an ancient festival in celebration of the 13th day of spring, which is an official holiday in Iran known as the Nature Day in the calendar.
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Tehran History Summarized in Baharestan Neighbourhood

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Baharestan is one of the oldest squares of Tehran, built by Mohammad Shah Qajar about 231 years ago when the city became the capital of Iran.
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Riyadh Spreading Wahhabism at West’s Request: Crown Prince

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Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman has confessed that Riyadh is spreading Wahhabism ideology in the region at the request of the west.
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Iran Beats Algeria in FIFA World Cup Warm-up

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The Iran men’s national football team, domestically known as Team Melli, has defeated Algeria in a friendly fixture as part of its preparations for the 2018 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup.
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Mashhad’s Ferdowsi Boulevard Decorated with Shahnameh Murals

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Young Iranian artists have painted murals depicting inspirational Shahnameh (Book of Kings) designs at the Ferdowsi Boulevard in Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad.
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Saudi-led Bloc Wants Qatar to Abandon World Cup Hosting to Lift Blockade

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The Arab countries that imposed a blockade on Qatar have asked Doha to give up its right to host the football world cup in 2022 in exchange for lifting of the siege, a Qatari official claimed.
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Dozens Killed, Missing after Huge Fire at Russian Mall (+Video)

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The death toll from the fire at the Winter Cherry shopping centre in Kemerovo, Sunday, has increased to 37, with reports of 69 people still missing, including 40 children.
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Taj-Mir Village; A Centre of Iranian Dolls

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Taj-Mir is a village in the Central District of Sarbisheh County of Iran’s South Khorasan Province near the Afghan border. In this village, locals make such beautiful dolls that the place is now considered as the country’s hub of dolls.
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Iran’s Northern Forests Burning in Fire (+Video)

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Jungles in parts of Gilan province in northern Iran caught fire on Saturday night, a provincial official said, leaving no casualties but consuming hundreds of hectares of forests.
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First Vertical Garden of Mideast Being Built in Iran’s Shiraz (+Video)

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Amid the ongoing water crisis in the Middle East, an Iranian architectural group at the request of Shiraz municipality has designed modern vertical gardens which are irrigated by the gray water of the tower’s recycling and hydroponic system.
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Iran President Joins ‘No to Road Accidents’ Campaign

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has joined a nation-wide campaign called 'No to Road Accidents' as the Nowruz vacations begin.
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Tehran Preparing for Nowruz with Colourful Street Arts

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The third edition of “Baharestan” (Land of Spring) street art event is currently underway in the Iranian capital with the aim of promoting happiness and enthusiasm among the citizens ahead of the New Persian Year.
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“Use of Persian Language on Internet Sharply Increased”

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Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi has congratulated the Iranian netizens on a boost in the share of Farsi contents on the Internet.
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Iran’s Southwest Hit by 5-Magnitude Quake

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An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale jolted an area in Iran’s southwestern province of Bushehr on Monday but there are no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
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Iran Holds First Women’s Triathlon National Championship

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The first national triathlon championship was held in Tehran’s Azadi sports complex on Thursday, in the presence of International Triathlon Union President Marisol Casado.
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Tehran’s Dead Trees Turned into Magnificent Artworks

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Several dead trees of Tehran’s Valiasr Street, one of the longest streets in the Middle East, have been carved by wood artists and turned into beautiful pieces of art ahead of the Persian New Year or Nowruz.
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2,700 NGOs Working in Iran on Women, Family Affairs: VP

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Iran’s Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs says the hundreds of governmental and non-governmental organizations working in the fields of women rights are ‘national assets’ of the country.
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Popularity of Iranian Friday Prayers Imam Growing in Tabriz

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The popularity of the Friday Prayers Imam of the city of Tabriz in northwestern Iran is on the rise as he continues to show that he is a man with the common touch.
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Will Iran Block Telegram Messaging App Forever?

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While there are reports that a decision has been made by Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace to permanently ban the popular messaging app Telegram, the Council has kept denying such allegations.
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Iran to Appoint Three Female Ambassadors

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A new report says the Iranian Foreign Ministry is to appoint three female ambassadors, including a Sunni woman, in the near future in a move that would increase the total number of women envoys to four.
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Charity Concert Held in Tehran to Raise Funds for Mothers in Prison

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Iran’s Vice-Presidency for Women and Family Affairs has organized a benefit concert in Tehran to raise funds for the release of incarcerated moms as part of a campaign called “Prison No Place for Mothers”.
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Street Gymnastics Contest Held in Iranian Capital

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The first edition of a gymnastics competition was recently held in the middle of the iconic Azadi Tower in central Tehran.
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Tehran Hosts Exhibition of Rural, Nomadic Lifestyles

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The third exhibition of “Achievements and Capabilities of Iranian Villagers and Nomads” was recently held in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
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Tehran Mayor Resigns Due to “Health Issue”

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Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani, the chairman of Tehran City Council, has confirmed receiving the resignation of Tehran’s reformist mayor, Mohammad-Ali Najafi, amid conflicting reports over the reason behind his decision.
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“JCPOA Has Specified ‘Forbidden Scientific Area’ for Iran”

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An Iranian official says the key disadvantage of the Iran nuclear deal is that it allows for “a scientific area that is off limits.”
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