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Hundreds of Iranian pilgrims were killed last year in a deadly crush in Mina, Saudi Arabia, during the Hajj pilgrimage. Earlier, two Iranian teenagers...

Iran's anti-narcotics police have managed to seize over 2,200 kilograms of opium in two search and seizure operations in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the provincial police chief said on Wednesday.

Archeologists have discovered 8,000-year-old pottery during the first season of excavations in Sarsakhti Castle in Shazand, Markazi Province.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Ayatollah Mohsen Qomi, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, believes that Saudi Arabia has made a lot of mistakes in recent years, for which it intends to blame Iran, considering the country its enemy. However, since Iran is aware of this plan and is not at all interested in fanning the flames of tension with the Arab state, it will not set any preconditions for any possible talks with Riyadh, he stated.

He’s holding a folded piece of paper in one hand, while with the other gripping the hand of a little girl. He passes the paper to the taxi driver’s window, then bends his neck a bit without saying a word. It’s noon under Hafez Bridge in Tehran. A soft breeze blows and there’s no sign of heat yet.

Behnam Shakibaie, an Iranian researcher and inventor specializing in oral surgery, delivered a speech and held a hands-on course on microsurgery in a conference recently held in Dubai, the UAE.

The European Union's Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini announced on a recent visit to Tehran that the EU plans to open a permanent office in the Iranian capital in the near future. This move by the European bloc can be described as a great development for Iran. Asr-e Iran news website explains why the upcoming opening of an EU office in Iran is a good piece of news for a nation after the end of Western-imposed sanctions, as per the recent nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.

The 34th edition of Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) in two sections of Cinema Salvation Cinema (International competition) and Eastern Vista (Competition of Asian and Islamic Countries) started today in Tehran.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with his American counterpart John Kerry in New York and discussed the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Tehran and six world powers.

An NIOC official has announced that Iran's sales of crude oil will reach 2mn barrels per day (bpd) in the current year.

Ali Jannati, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, said his Ministry and the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization are trying to arrange this year's Hajj pilgrimage, if Saudis cooperate.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian voiced Tehran’s support for the upcoming start of negotiations in Kuwait to end a deadly war in Yemen and restore peace to the crisis-hit country.

Javad Larijani: Enforcing sanctions for Human Rights is a shameful and dishonourable claim.

Deputy Transport Minister Ali Abedzadeh said Iran and France have agreed to jointly launch aviation training schemes in Iran, including pilot and personnel training programs.

Sareh Bayat was awarded the Best Actress title at the 10th Tiburon International Film Festival, for her role in Abbas Rafei’s Oblivion Season.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 23 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Alliance Française’s symphony orchestra will perform in Tehran, Kerman, Yazd, Shiraz, Isfahan and Kashan, under the leadership of an Iranian conductor.

An Iranian energy official says a US company seeks to purchase petrochemical products from Abadan’s Petrochemical Co.

Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says Tehran supports moves like the Doha conference which are aimed at tackling the consistent market volatility, saying that OPEC member "Iran has never had a role in the market instability".

Orsi Khaneh Residential Apartment, designed by Nima Keivani, has been awarded the Bronze A' Design Award Winner for Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category in 2015.

The head of the Iranian Investment Organization, Mohammad-Khazaie, joined the UN Conference on Financing for Development in New York.

IFP: The city of Palmyra, in Syria, was recently recaptured from ISIS . During their occupation, many antiquities were destroyed, including artifacts from the...

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged effective and real implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) by Washington.

Iranian Ministry of Industry has approved of importing cars produced at Germany’s Opel Automobile manufacturer company.