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Iran’s footballer Taremi ranks 4th in top scorer ranking in 2022: UEFA

Striker of Iran’s national soccer team and FC Porto club, Mehdi Taremi, is among the top scorers for his club and country in 2022.

Tehran City Council urges govt. branches to take action against air pollution, offer apology to citizens

Members of the Tehran City Council have written to the heads of the Iranian government’s three branches over a worsening air pollution crisis in the capital, urging them to take action toward improving the situation.

Iranian universities ready to admit Afghan students after Taliban ban

Three gender-specific universities in Iran have expressed readiness to enroll hundreds of Afghan women after the Taliban barred female students from attending private and public universities in Afghanistan.

Christians in Iran celebrate New Year at Tehran church

Iranian Christians celebrate 2023 New Year at the Saint Sarkis Cathedral, an Armenian Apostolic church, in the capital, Tehran.

Iran’s health sector on alert as 8th wave of Covid-19 begins to rage

The Iranian Health Ministry orders all hospitals and health facilities to make preparations to face an eighth wave of infections with the coronavirus, driven by new sub-variants of the Omicron strain.

Iranian VP appoints caretaker for Intl. Center for Science and Technology Interactions

Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy Ruhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi has appointed Amir-Hossein Mirabadi as caretaker of the Center for International Science and Technology Interactions.

Iran’s Kurash lady crowned world’s best female player of year

Iranian Kurash player Fatemeh Barmaki has been crowned as the world’s best female athlete of the year 2022 in her sports category by the International Kurash Federation.

New Covid-19 wave to show face in Iran after New Year holidays: Health official

An Iranian Health Ministry official says the eighth wave of infections with new sub-variants of the coronavirus has already started in the country, and it is expected to show face after 2023 New Year holidays.

Iran Covid: No Coronavirus deaths reported

The Iranian health ministry announced on Friday that the country has experienced zero deaths from Covid-19 over the past 24 hours.

White Bridge, in southern Iran hosting migrant birds

Each year, with the beginning of the cold season, more than a million birds migrate to the rivers, wetlands and ponds of Iran’s Khuzestan Province from all over the world to spend the winter there.

Covid kills 5 more patients in Iran as health officials warn of 8th wave

The number of deaths from the Coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,682 with 5 more patients killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, according to the official figures. The health ministry has warned of a surge in the number of infections and deaths as three cases of the new strain of Covid-19 have been detected in the country.

“600k people die of exposure to tobacco smoke in Iran each year”

The head of the Secretariat of Iran’s National Tobacco Control Headquarters says 600 thousand people die each year because of exposure to tobacco smoke also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS).

Coronavirus infects 35 people in Iran, 2 killed

The Iranian Health Ministry figures on Tuesday showed that 35 people had tested positive for the Coronavirus over the past 24 hours. The deadly disease has also killed 2 more patients during the period.

Three Asiatic cheetahs spotted in Iran’s Touran protected reserve

An Iranian environmental official says three Asiatic cheetahs have been spotted in the Khar Touran National Park in the north-central province of Semnan.

Christmas shopping in Tehran on eve of New Year

According to the religious calendar of Iranian Armenians, Jesus Christ’s birthday is celebrated on January 6. But while Christmas Day is celebrated on December 25, some shops and stores in Tehran sell pine trees and other symbols and statuettes just days before that date.

Iranian official: New strain of Covid not detected in Iran yet

Iran’s health ministry says no cases of the new strain of Covid-19 have been detected in the country yet.

Iran president congratulates Pope, Christians on Christmas

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has penned a letter congratulating Pope Francis on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the Jesus Christ and the New Gregorian Year.

Official: Leopard returned to natural habitat in Tehran Province

The director general of Tehran's environmental protection organization says after some 3 weeks of monitoring the eastern edge of the Iranian capital, a leopard sought by authorities left the place in question and returned to its natural habitat in the region.

Iran’s Coronavirus deaths stand at one

The number of deaths from the Covid pandemic in Iran increased to 144,674 with one more patient killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Sunday.

Two Iranians selected top AAWC coaches of 2022

Mohammad Bana and Pejman Dorostkar have been crowned the best wrestling coaches of the Asian Associated Wrestling Committee (AAWC) in 2022.

Iranian specialist urges control over China flights amid shocking rise in Covid cases

An Iranian infectious disease specialist urges officials to keep flights to and back from China in check to prevent another explosion of coronavirus infections in the country, as the East Asian state is grappling with a shocking surge in the number of patients diagnosed with Covid-19.

Iranian Foreign Ministry says Afghan girls allowed to study in Iran 

An aide to Iran’s foreign minister says Afghan girls can study at Iranian universities through distant learning system and using the existing infrastructure in Iran.

Iranian health official warns of new surge in Covid cases 

The head of the Iranian parliament’s health commission has warned of a new surge in Covid cases in Iran.

Air quality in Tehran back to healthy level thanks to downpours

After days of severe pollution, the air quality in the Iranian capital of Tehran returns to a healthy level thanks to a windy weather and downpours of rain and snow.

Iranian court sentences 3 to feeding popular cheetah Pirouz for three months

A court in Iran’s West Azarbaijan Province has sentenced defendants in a legal case to preparation of food for the country’s highly popular Asiatic cheetah, Pirouz, for three months.

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