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Iran mourns Imam Reza’s martyrdom

Grief reigns supreme across Iran on Saturday as mourners commemorate the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Reza, the eighth Shiite Imam.

Mashhad mourns Prophet’s demise, Imam Hassan’s martyrdom

Iran’s northeastern holy city of Mashhad is mourning for the passing away anniversary of the revered Prophet Muhammad and the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hassan Mojtaba, the second Shia Imam.

Iranian nomads: hardworking, brave people with no fixed abode

Nomadic life is completely different from that in villages and cities in Iran. Bakhtiari nomads are one of the nomadic tribes living in Iran. They live in the southwestern province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari and are stockbreeders.

Iran to complete first phase of Chabahar Space Center by March 2025

Iran is planning to finish designing and construction of the Chabahar Space Center by March 2025 which will pave the ground for low orbit launches, the spokesperson of the Iranian Space Agency says.

Wars imposed by extraregional powers source of dust storms in West Asia: Iran

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has stated one of the main reasons behind sand and dust storms in West Asia is the wars imposed on the region by extraregional powers.

Gas leak at Iran refinery leaves one dead, two injured

A gas leak at a refinery in the South Pars field in southern Iran has left one person dead and two injured.

Specialist warns of growing number of Covid cases in Iran

A contagious diseases specialist has warned of a rising number of coronavirus cases in Iran.

Iran president urges forming joint fund to finance environmental measures, tackle dust storms

The Iranian president has called for the establishment of a joint international fund to tackle dust particulates.

Iran military commander thanks Iraqi armed forces, Hashd al-Sha’abi for Arbaeen security

Chairman of the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri has expressed his gratitude to the head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU), known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, and the Chief of the Joint Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces for providing security for the Arbaeen march.

Iran seeking joint action with Saudi Arabia on sand storms

Iran mulls a joint action with Saudi Arabia to contain the sand and dust storms that emanate from the Arab country’s Empty Quarter desert, according to head of the Iranian Department of Environment.

Iranian wrestlers runner-up at world deaf championships

Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers with hearing impairments have won eight medals at the 5th edition of World Deaf Cadet and Junior Greco-Roman & Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Kyrgyzstan, and finished as the overall vice champion of the competition.

Iranian students grab 4 medals at International Olympiad in Informatics

Iran has won four medals, one gold and 3 silvers, at the 35th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) in Szeged, Hungary, further strengthening the confidence of high-achieving Iranian students taking part in global competitions.

Huge crowd commemorates Arbaeen in Tehran

A large crowd of black-clad mourners, who couldn’t make it to this year’s Arbaeen walk towards Karbala, held a rally in the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday to mark the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam.

Iran: 4mn pilgrims depart for Iraq’s Karbala for Arbaeen rituals

Iran’s Interior Minister said nearly 4 million pilgrims have left Iran to visit Karbala in neighboring Iraq, with over 2.3 million having already returned.

All 6 bodies trapped in collapsed mine in Iran’s Damghan found

Rescues teams found the dead bodies of the miners who were trapped in a mine in the central Iranian city of Damghan, after it collapsed in an explosion on Sunday evening.

Iranian basketball legend Hamed Haddadi retires from national team after two-decade career

Hamed Haddadi captain of Iran’s national basketball team announced his retirement shortly after Iran lost to also-ran Asian side Lebanon, 73-81, in Jakarta on Saturday.

Woman arrested in Iran for killing 7 elderly men

A woman has been arrested in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran for killing 7 elderly men.

About the nature and benefits of yoghurt in the Iranian traditional medicine

All recommendations in Iranian traditional medicine are based on modifying one’s nutritional pattern. Many medications in Iranian medicine are made according to the properties of foods and natural substances. Meanwhile, many precautions devised by traditional medicine practitioners have been formed by knowing the medical rules of the properties, advantages and disadvantages of each food.

IRGC chief inspects Iraq border amid Arbaeen pilgrimage, reaffirms security

The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) visited the Shalamcheh border with Iraq on Friday to check the transit of Arbaeen pilgrims to the Iraqi holy shrine city of Karbala.

Major Petrochemical plant in southern Iran catches fire

A petrochemical plant in southern Iran caught fire on Wednesday.

Premature fall in summer in Isfahan

Climatic changes, drought, temperature stress and lack of water flow in the landmark Zayandehroud River have led to chlorosis, or yellowing of normally green leaves, and premature fall of plantain trees in recent years in Isfahan.

Iran cleaning up oil spill in Genaveh, Persian Gulf

Work is under way to clean up two large stretches of oil patches off the southern Iranian port city of Genaveh in  the Persuan Gulf, head of Iran’s Environment Protection Organization said.

Iranian environmental chief denies claim Lake Urmia on cusp of death

Head of Iranian Environment Protection Organization says Lake Urmia in Iran’s West Azerbaijan Province, is not on the verge of dying.

Ex-Iranian VP criticizes dismissal of university professors

Iran’s former atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi has criticized the sacking of a number of professors and lecturers from universities in the country and their replacement with new ones.

Oil pipeline blast hits village in Iran’s Hormozgan, Persian Gulf

An oil pipeline blew up in a village near Bandar Khamir in southern Iranian Hormozgan Province along the Persian Gulf, in the early hours of Monday, according to local sources.

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