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Winter Is Coming for Iran’s Bakhtiari Nomads

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Bakhtiari tribes spend the six coldest months of the year in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, then, after climbing the cold and snowy heights...
Books

Taxi-library in northern city promotes book-reading

Fatemeh Askarieh -
A taxi-driver in the northern city of Rasht has accommodated his car with books in a bid to encourage his passengers to read while travelling in his taxi.
Environment

Young Iranian couple taking care of injured animals

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Marivan – A young Iranian couple in the city of Marivan in the western province of Kurdestan have a passion for taking care of...
Healthcare

FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence Inaugurated in Tehran

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The Iran Football Medical Assessment and Rehabilitation Center (IFMARC) opened on Monday Apr 25, attended by Mahmoud Goudarzi, the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, and FIFA representatives, at Iran’s national football team training camp.
Environment

Saving the Earth Needs a Revolution in Environmental Protection

Emad Askarieh -
The Head of Department of Environment said a big revolution is needed in dealing with nature and the environment in order to save the earth and mankind.
Healthcare

Increasing Threat of Non-Communicable Diseases: Deputy Minister

Golrokh Askarieh -
Non-communicable diseases are growing, threatening the health of Iranians, the deputy health minister Ali-Akbar Sayyari said.
Middle East

Tehran Slams Riyadh for Politicizing Hajj Pilgrimage

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari censured Saudi Arabia for its attempts to politicize the issue of Hajj pilgrimage and its refusal to cooperate with the Islamic Republic to facilitate the travel of Iranian pilgrims to the Arab country for the upcoming Hajj.
Art

Kurdish Artist Buries His Sculpture of Renowned Poet

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An Iranian-Kurdish sculptor buried a statue he had made of a famous Kurdish poet, after municipal officials refused to install it in the western...
Energy

Qazvin, Italian Investors Sign Solar Plant Deal

Golrokh Askarieh -
Qazvin provincial officials and Italian investors have signed a deal which will build a 1000-mW solar power plant and photovoltaic panels.
Int'l Relations

Rally Held in Tehran to Remember Armenian Killings of 1915

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian Armenians gathered at a cathedral in Tehran on Sunday to commemorate victims of the killings of ethnic Armenians by Ottoman Turks over a century ago.
Architecture

Natanz Jame’ Mosque

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Natanz Jame' Mosque is located near Sheikh Abdol Samad Isfahani Tomb in Isfahan province. Its dome house is a heritage of Al-e Bouyeh dynasty.    
Healthcare

World’s Largest Brain Research Centre under Construction in Tehran

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Based on a proposal by Professor Majid Samii, the world’s largest brain and neuro ​logy ​research centre is being constructed in the Iranian capital​, under...
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Iran Stood with Armenians in Grief over 1915 Genocide: Archbishop

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Speaking in a press conference held on Saturday in Tehran to mark the 101st anniversary of the genocide of the Armenian population in the Ottoman Empire, Sebouh Sarkissian, the Armenian archbishop in Tehran, appreciated Iran’s solidarity with the Armenian people over the grief, and criticized Turkey over its refusal to recognize the killings.
Economy

First VP Underlines Importance of Knowledge-Based Economy

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Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri referred to the knowledge-based economy as being a key factor in the realization of the Resistance Economy, whose principles were outlined by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.
Iran in Pictures

Water skiing competitions in Kish

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The qualifying competitions of Iran’s national water skiing team was held in Kish Island of Persian Gulf on Friday.    
Environment

Iran’s President Urges Long-Term Plans for Environmental Protection

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to conserving the environment, calling for long-term plans on environmental issues.
Environment

Iran Signs Climate Change Deal to Reduce Greenhouse Effects: Ebtekar

Golrokh Askarieh -
Masoumeh Ebtekar, Head of Department of Environment, said that on Saturday that Iran had signed the Paris Climate Change Deal to reduce greenhouse effects, and that this signature shows Iran's commitment to protect the environment.
Iran in Pictures

Isfahan Flower Garden

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Flower Garden of Isfahan offers a beautiful collection of Iran’s floral diversity.    
Environment

Iran’s Zarif signs Paris Agreement on climate change

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has signed the historic Paris Agreement on climate change during a ceremony at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Healthcare

Iranian Dentist Gives Free Street Dental Exams

Golrokh Askarieh -
Shafi Ja’fari is a young dentist who gave out free dental examinations to people around Enqelab Square, in central Tehran, ISNA news agency reported.
Lifestyle

Clothes That Taste of Food

Golrokh Askarieh -
Imagine a day when you can eat your clothes as food – this dream which has come closer to reality, thanks to an Iranian professor at the Swedish University of Boras.
Cultural Heritage

Polo Nominated for UNESCO Cultural Heritage Status

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Polo was invented and first played in Iran thousands of years ago. The original name of polo was Chogan which is a team sport...
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Should Iran Boycott Hajj Pilgrimage Given Saudi Arabia’s Stonewalling?

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Hundreds of Iranian pilgrims were killed last year in a deadly crush in Mina, Saudi Arabia, during the Hajj pilgrimage. Earlier, two Iranian teenagers...
Incidents

Iranian Police Seize over 2 Tons of Narcotics in Southeastern Province

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iran's anti-narcotics police have managed to seize over 2,200 kilograms of opium in two search and seizure operations in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the provincial police chief said on Wednesday.
Religion

Hezbollah a source of pride for Muslims: Leader

Golrokh Askarieh -
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has denounced a recent Saudi-led campaign against Hezbollah, praising the Lebanese movement as a source of pride for Muslims.
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