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Iran busts Facebook band involved in criminal acts

The Internet group had a mission to spread corruption, change the Iranian lifestyle and target the families across the country.

Kerman holds biggest Zoroastrian Sadeh Festival

The mid-winter festival celebrated 50 days before the Persian New Year marks the approach of spring and displays the defeat of the forces of darkness, frost and cold.

Iran must continue nanotechnology progress

The Islamic Revolution Leader has stressed that political motivations should not affect what Iran is doing in scientific and research arenas.

Goshawk rescue in Iran (Photos)

The environmental guards in Iran have rescued and treated an injured goshawk in Semnan Province.

Italian Red Cross opens school for volunteer nurses in Iran

The nurses receiving training at the school will be able to take part in rescue operations and rapid deployment in disaster-hit areas as well as military conflicts.

Oppressive governments main reason for spiritual vacuum: Judiciary chief

In a meeting with the Patriarch of Armenian Catholic Church, Iran's top judge has called recent French cartoons an insult to over 1.5 billion Muslims.

Individual actions have no place in the world

The Chairman of the Expediency Council has said in a message to an International Brand Strategy Conference that Iran’s dignity is closely interwoven with the quality products it makes at home or sends abroad.

Iranian game Search for Happiness designed for the deaf

The Iranian-developed computer game aimed at educating gamers on morality is intended for the hearing-impaired.

Blasphemous cartoons insult all divine prophets: Iranian official

Expressing gratitude to Pope Francis for his firm position on abusive cartoons in the French magazine, Younesi said the move was not only an insult to Islam but to all divine prophets.

Help 10 individuals acquire literacy and get $2,300 in return: Official

Youngsters with a university degree can assume the responsibility of teaching literacy to the illiterate in Khuzestan Province in their free time and get paid in return.

Show of thoroughbred horses in Khuzestan in photos

The southern city of Shushtar has played host to a third show of thoroughbred Arabian horses in the presence of international judges.

Carlos Quiroz proud of Iran football team

Carlos Queiroz has said that he is very proud of the way Iran’s football team played the game and the way they fought against Iraq in the quarterfinals of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

Beaten by Iraq on penalties, Iran say goodbye to Asian Cup

Iran lost to Iraq in the AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals on penalties, failing to break a 39-year drought after winning three successive tournaments from 1968 to 1976.

Supreme Leader message to the youth in Europe and North America

Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has addressed the young generations in Europe and North America.

Leader warns about global campaign to undermine religion

The Supreme Leader has praised Iranian athletes for their spiritual resistance and insistence on promoting religious values during the sporting events.

Drought will continue to worsen in Iran by 2050

The director of the Environment Protection Organization says that worsening drought conditions threaten the future of Iran, the region and the entire world.

Insulting Islam’s Prophet, playing with fire: Larijani

The Iranian parliament (Majlis) speaker says those insulting the holy Prophet of Islam are playing with fire, as Muslims will surely react to any irreverence to their most respected figure.

Iran denounces acts of terror, blasphemy

President Rouhani has said that Iran condemns terror, violence and extremism under the pretext of defending religions and insults to religions in the name of defending freedom.

Restored Sphere by Arnaldo Pomodoro is unveiled in a Tehran Museum

Organization of such a ceremony is a reflection of good relations between Iranian and Italian artists, said the director of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.

A bedside visit by the health minister to an acid attack victim

Iran’s health minister, who is a veteran ophthalmologist, has paid a third bedside visit to a 27-year-old woman who fell victim to an acid attack in Isfahan in late 2014.

Iranians hold rally on insulting cartoon outside French embassy

The protesters chanted ‘Islam will be victorious’ and carried placards in condemnation of the cartoons insulting the Prophet Muhammad.

We are entitled to blue skies

Participants in the Clean Air Day carnival in Tehran asked for more efforts to help improve air conditions in cities which are gasping for fresh air.

Iran beat UAE 1-0, win top spot in AFC Asian Cup 2015 Group C

Iran beat the UAE 1-0 in their final Group C game, booking a spot in the Asian Cup quarterfinals.

Next rounds of nuclear talks in Davos, Munich

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Davos [in Switzerland] and Munich [in Germany] will host the next rounds of negotiations between Iran and 5+1.

I feel extremely comfortable and totally safe in Iran: female Norwegian diplomat

Iran is a fascinating country; the Iranian people are extremely friendly and hospitable and such matters help me feel at home in Iran, said the Norwegian ambassador to Iran.

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