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Yadollah Javanian is an Iranian street sweeper who has won national karate medal and speaks English fluently.

The religious Carpet Washing Ceremony, one of the rituals of Shiite Muslims, is annually held in Mashhad-e Ardehal, near the central city of Kashan.

Asian rock climbing competitions kicked off on Wednesday in Tehran with participants from Japan, South Korea, China, Malaysia and Singapore in attendance.    

Abdul-Samad Khoramabadi, an Iranian judiciary official, said the state-run institutions that make use of Telegram in their administrative affairs will be indicted for breaking the law.

Iran advanced to the semi-final of the AFC U-16 Championship India 2016 after a 5-0 victory over Vietnam at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium On Sunday.

A senior Iranian Sunni cleric said the recent remarks by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei about the need for respecting Sunnis were very pleasing to these Muslims.

Fatemeh and Ainaz Mohammadi and Fatemeh Mehdipour are the three students of Shahid Najafi School in Asbsara Village of Talesh County in northern Iran.

Mohammad Hossein Hamisi, the security head of Iran's Football Federation, announced that most betting activities in Iran are being led from outside the country; therefore, the Federation has started correspondence with FIFA and Interpol to counter betting websites.

Iranian nomads of Amir Abad village in Kalat County, northeast of Iran, rang in the new school year in their tribal schools.

Iranian national futsal team beat Paraguay 4-3 in the Futsal World Cup quarterfinal match in Colombia early Sunday.

Iranians have begun taking part in the country’s first national online census, with one official saying general response on the first day was “unprecedented”.

A photo of an Iranian mother and her child swimming in Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran was selected by Instagram as its photo of...

Iran’s top officer hailed the country’s missile and drone capabilities, saying that Moscow is willing to use Tehran’s experience in building long-range drones.

President Hassan Rouhani in a symbolic gesture rang the bells at a girls’ high school in downtown Tehran on Saturday to mark the first day of school year in the country.

Saudi Arabia’s refusal to apologize for the deaths of thousands of pilgrims in a deadly crush of people in last year’s Hajj or its failure to identify those at fault raises doubts about involvement of government officials in the incident, top Iranian official Ali Shamkhani said.

Given the Saudis’ incompetence in running hajj rituals last year, some Islamic countries have voiced their criticism against the Al Saud.

Iran National Futsal Team defeated the giant Brazil in FIFA Futsal World Cup, but they didn’t go to the locker room to celebrate their victory; they stayed to throw the retiring Brazilian legend in the air.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani voiced concerns over the spread of extremist groups who act in the name of Islam, calling on all Muslim governments and scholars to promote unity and present the “true image” of the religion.

An Iranian man is getting married for sixth time at the age of 110.

Ayatollah Khamenei issued a message of appreciation and congratulation to the athletes who participated in Rio 2016 Paralympics games and acquired several medals.

Thanks to the gold medal won by Iran’s sitting volleyball team, the country finished 15th in the Rio Paralympic Games total medal ranking.

An Iranian cyclist died following a crash in the men’s C4/C5 road race at the Rio Paralympics.

Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Salami warned of hostile attempts to change people’s lifestyle in Iran and undermine the country’s Islamic and revolutionary spirit.

Falafel is always a tempting option for members of the middle or working class who are less likely to splurge on expensive food in restaurants and often look for frugal meals in small shops.

The 48th edition of the Armenian Olympics was kicked off at Tehran’s Ararat Sports Complex on Tuesday, September 13. Around 800 Armenian athletes from Iran, Armenia and Georgia compete in the games in 9 fields.