The Persian New Year or Nowruz is celebrated in a wide range of ways in different cities of Iran as there are many different ethnic groups and a great cultural diversity across the country. However, there are also some Nowruz customs that are the same among all the people living in Iran.
People in different parts of Iran mark the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year by holding various festivities such as "Chaharshanbe Suri,"- the Fireworks Wednesday.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the top diplomats of Iran and Russia have, in a phone conversation, underlined their resolve to help improve the international community’s efforts to create mutual understanding between various groups in Venezuela.
Austrian head of state Alexander Van der Bellen, whom some view as the conscience of Austria, has voiced his objection to the US president’s recent moves on the international arena, despite Vienna’s long-cherished neutrality.
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Several people have sustained injuries after a 90-metre cargo vessel under the flag of Comoros capsized and sank on Tuesday at Shahid Rajaee port of the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas near the Persian Gulf.
President Hassan Rouhani says the government will sue US officials behind draconian sanctions on the country in Iranian courts before taking the case to international courts of justice.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, and picked headlines from 12 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
The Municipality of Bojnord, a city in North Khorasan province in north-eastern Iran, has prepared 300,000 flowerpots to use for decorating the city on the eve of the Persian New Year or Nowruz.
Iran’s Department of Environment says it does not agree with the development of dolphinariums as animals should not be exploited for recreational purposes.
Iran's top military commander says foreign forces, who are illegally present in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib and east of the Euphrates, should leave these areas at the earliest.
President Hassan Rouhani blamed the troubles in Iran on the US, the Zionists and regional reactionary governments, stressing, however, that the American pressures could never defeat Iran.
The deadly shooting incident in New Zealand which left at least 49 people dead has received strong condemnation by Iranian media, from both reformist and conservative camps.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday, March 18, 2019, and picked headlines from 14 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Although many experts have predicted the death of press release, it’s still alive and kicking. In fact, it’s the reason why online PR distribution services exist.
Head of Iran’s Customs Administration says despite the cruel sanctions imposed by the US, the Islamic Republic’s oil and non-oil exports have reached $70 billion.
The Pakistani army has informed Iran that it has begun operations to release a number of abducted Iranian border guards, a top Iranian security official said.
A Danish archaeologist says Europeans need to know more about Iran, as ancient sites in Iran symbolize some of the most significant turning points in history.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday officially launched four new phases of South Pars, the world’s largest gas field located in the Persian Gulf in southern Iran.
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says Tehran is suspicious about the terror attack in New Zealand and believes foreign governments might have masterminded it.
