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Two renowned Iranian actresses sued for not wearing head veil at public event

A report says renowned Iranian actresses Fatemeh Mo’tamed-Ariya and Afsaneh Baygan face judicial action for not covering their hair at a public event, required under Iran's dress code.

Official: Iran universities hosting 40k Afghan students, ready to admit female ones

The Iranian deputy minister of science, research and technology says the country is hosting around 40,000 university students, and that three Iranian universities are ready to give admissions to female Afghans, who are denied of the right to higher education at home.

National Teacher’s Day marked in Iran

Iranian students, teachers, and officials marked Teacher’s Day in Iran on Tuesday.

Iran Covid fatalities on decline

Iran's Health Ministry announced Monday that 11 more patients have died of the Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, increasing the overall death toll to 146,118 since the pandemic hit the country.

Covid in Iran: Daily deaths drop to 11

Eleven patients have lost their lives to the coronavirus in Iran over the past 24 hours, showing a decline in death toll compared to the recent weeks’ fatalities, according to the health ministry's daily update on Sunday.

Local police chief, wife shot dead in Iran’s southeast

The chief of Iranian Police Criminal Investigation Department for Saravan County, in Iran’s Sistan-and-Baluchestan Province and his wife have been shot dead by unknown assailants.

‘Red’ disappears from Iran’s Covid-19 map as coronavirus recedes

Latest updates released by the Health Ministry shows no ‘red’ or ‘high risk’ spots on Iran’s color-coded Covid-19 tracking map as the coronavirus continues to wane across the country.

Iran Intelligence Ministry: Poisonings at schools not caused by toxic agents, escalated after riots abated 

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has issued a detailed statement about the recent poisoning incidents at a number of schools in the country saying they were not caused by toxic agents.

People in Iran’s Mashhad camp outdoors overnight after quake

Residents in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad camp on the streets and in parks overnight, after a 4.6-magnitude earthquake shakes the city, the capital of Khorasan Razavi Province.

4.6-magnitude quake shakes northeastern Iran

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake jolts Iran’s northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi, with no reports of casualties and material damage yet.

Iran’s Navy seizes foreign ship after it collided with Iranian vessel in Persian Gulf

Iran’s Navy has seized a foreign ship in the Persian Gulf following a collision that left two Iranians missing.

Iran Cleric’s assassin says he mistook victim for someone else

The man who shot and killed Ayatollah Abassali Soleimani, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, on Wednesday says he mistook the victim for someone else.

Funeral ceremony held for newly-found Iranian Assyrian martyr of Iraq war

Iranians join a funeral procession in Tehran for Assyrian Christian soldier Johnny Bet Oshana who was martyred in the 1980s Iraqi war against Iran and whose remains returned home after 39 years.

Iran registers 17 Covid deaths, 341 new cases

The Iranian health ministry said on Wednesday that 341 new cases of coronavirus infection have been identified across the country during the past 24 hours. It added that 17 patients have died in the same period of time.

Member of Iran’s Experts Assembly shot dead

Ayatollah Abassali Soleimani, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts and Zahedan’s former Friday prayers imam, has been assassinated in Iran’s northern city of Babolsar, local officials say.

Iranian soccer player dies of cardiac arrest on football pitch 

A young Iranian soccer player has died of cardiac arrest on a football pitch in the province of Mazandaran, northern Iran.

Covid in Iran: 19 dead, over 300 infections

The Iranian Health Ministry figures on Tuesday showed that more than 320 people had tested positive for the Coronavirus over the past 24 hours. The deadly disease has also killed 19 patients during the period.

Official: Huge numbers of Iranian nurses migrating to foreign countries 

Iranian nurses are migrating to the UAE, Kuwait, Oman and Europe. That’s according to the head of Iran’s Nurse House, Mohammad Sharifi Moghaddam.

Iran Coronavirus fatalities keep declining

Iran's Health Ministry announced Monday that 17 more patients have died of the Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, increasing the overall death toll to 146,022 since the pandemic hit the country.

Iranian health minister: WHO has confirmed eradication of measles and rubella in Iran

Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi says the World Health Organization has confirmed Iran’s successful eradicating of measles and rubella.

Iran has first female sea captain  

An Iranian woman, who previously grabbed the attention of media and state officials as the first female seafarer of Iran, has made history this time around after being promoted to the rank of naval captain.

Perspolis defeat Estaghlal in 100th derby of Iran’s capital Tehran 

Persepolis football team on Sunday afternoon defeated Esteghlal 1-0 in Iran’s Professional League (IPL) at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.

Police: 116 killed in road crashes during Eid ul-Fitr holiday in Iran 

The commander of Iran’s traffic police for roads says driving accidents have killed 116 people during the Eid ul-Fitr holiday.

Athletes join Locho wrestling completion in Iran’s Mazandaran

Athletes in Iran’s northern province of Mazandarean have joined a competition of Locho wrestling, a traditional field of Pahlavani sports practiced in the region.

Lightning sets fire to parts of Meighan desert wetland in central Iran

Parts of Meighan Wetland in Iran’s central deserts have been hit by fire following a crash of thunder in the area.

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