Asia

These Cinephile Despots: An Overview of North Korean Cinema

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Most Iranians have either watched South Korean TV series and films, or at least heard about them, thanks to Persian-speaking satellite channels and, of course, those of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. But North Korea’s cinema is not so popular.
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Mayor: All Citizens Evacuated from Plasco Building before Its Collapse

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The Mayor of Tehran Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says all ordinary citizens and shop owners had been evacuated from the blazing Plasco building in central Tehran before its total collapse. Qalibaf asked people not to pay attention to rumours.
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Iran’s President Orders Minister to Pursue Plasco Building Collapse

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged Interior Minister to immediately pursue the disastrous collapse of Plasco shopping centre in Tehran, which has killed dozens of firefighters so far.
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At Least 300 Entrapped in Collapse of High-Rise Shopping Centre in Tehran (+Video)

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Plasco shopping centre, one of the oldest high-rise buildings built in the 1960s, totally collapsed after hours of fire. Dozens of firefighters and residents are entrapped inside the building.[:ar]
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 19

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 15 them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Environment

Iranian President Test-Drives Homegrown Electric Car

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani test-drove a domestically-manufactured electric car on the National Clean Air Day.
Handicrafts

Rural Women in Iran Weaving Carpets with Two Silky Sides

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Women in Doidokh village in northeastern Iran are well-known for the silk carpets they weave, the majority of which are exported to other countries.
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Exclusive Hangouts for Girls in Tehran

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Girls in Tehran can enjoy their leisure time in exclusive centres with facilities such as resorts, coffee shops and amphitheatres.
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Stories behind a Gun Used for Assassinaton

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It was recently claimed that the late ex-president Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani had collaborated in assassinating a former Iranian Prime Minister in the 1960s. But what was the real story?
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Rouhani’s Gov’t Overexcited by Airbus Plane Arrival: Conservative Journalist

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The extreme happiness of a number of Iranian statesmen over receiving only one Airbus plane is both surprising and ridiculous, said a senior Iranian conservative journalist.
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 18

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 29 them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
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Saudi Arabia Has No Choice but to Revise Its Iran Policies: Analyst

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Sabah Zanganeh, a senior Middle East analyst, believes that Riyadh has no choice but to change its regional policies, and Oman can play an important role as a mediator to moderate Saudi Arabia’s policies towards Iran.
Art

Late Filmmaker Kiarostami to Be Commemorated at Art Basel

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The late Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami will be commemorated at this year’s Hong Kong edition of Art Basel, a massive Swiss art fair and one of the premier events of the international art world.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s FM Arrives in Switzerland to Attend World Economic Forum

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Zurich, Switzerland, on Tuesday night to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.
Foreign Policy

Iran Ready to Help Saudi Arabia in Regional Affairs: President Rouhani

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Iranian President says Tehran is prepared to help Riyadh resolve its regional problems, particularly the crisis in Yemen, if Saudis make correct decisions.
Foreign Policy

Trump Doesn’t Know Nuclear Deal Is in His Favour: Iran’s President

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani referred to the US President-elect Donald Trump’s opposition to the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, and stressed that JCPOA is a win-win deal that benefits all sides, including the US.
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Iranian Parliament Votes for Increased Bandwidth

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The Iranian Parliament authorized the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology to increase the country’s bandwidth by 30 terabytes per second during the Sixth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (2016-21).
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President Rouhani Urged to Answer 12 Questions in Today’s Presser

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The leading conservative newspaper Kayhan has called on President Hassan Rouhani to answer 12 questions in his Tuesday press conference.
Foreign Policy

Iran Signs 5 Documents of Cooperation with Syria

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In a meeting attended by Iran’s first vice-president and Syria’s prime minister in Tehran, Tehran and Damascus inked five cooperation documents in economic areas on Tuesday.
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 17

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 27 them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Cultural Heritage

8000-Year-Old Stone Works Discovered in Iran

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40 stone works dating back to 8,000 years ago have been discovered in Chaldoran, northwestern Iran.
Crisis

ISIS Leader Seeks Arab Sponsors’ Financial Aid

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The leader of the ISIS terrorist group, Ibrahim al-Samarrai, also known as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has asked for financial assistance of his Arab sponsors to plot a bomb attack in western Mosul, northern Iraq.
Crisis

Journalists Targeted by ISIS Drone Attack in Mosul (+Photos)

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An Iraqi TV channel’s news crew were targeted by a drone belonging to the ISIS terrorist group near the tomb of Prophet Jonah in northern Iraqi city of Mosul.
Agriculture

Philippines Interested in Iranian Apple

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The Philippines may start importing apples from Iran once test analysis and sampling have been approved, the country’s Department of Agriculture (DA) said.
Agriculture

Iran Home to 800 Species of Medicinal Herbs

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An Iranian environmentalist says a total of 800 species of medicinal plants have been identified in Iran.
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