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Books

Italian Professor: Malek Manuscript Collection is Valuable and Peerless

Emad Askarieh -
Amos Bertolacci from Scuola Normale Superiore University visited the Malek National Library and Museum, and studied the oldest version of Shifa’, the immortal work of Avicenna.
Foreign Policy

Tehran Saudi Embassy Attackers Are in Prison: Minister

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati reaffirmed the immunity of diplomatic missions in Iran, and announced that the culprits behind a recent attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran have been imprisoned.
Iran in Pictures

Aerial Photos of Persian Gulf on Its National Day

Fatemeh Askarieh -
National Persian Gulf Day is an annual observance in Iran that was first suggested in January 2004 and approved by the government in July...
IFP Exclusive

Independent MPs Will Play Vital Role in Forming Parliament Majority

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A couple of reports published by Tabnak news website state that the reformists and the conservatives have gained the same number of seats in the Iranian parliament, which means that independents will play a great role in determining the next parliament’s majority.
Custom

Jannati: Establishing Persian Gulf Foundation is Historical Necessity

Emad Askarieh -
Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Ali Jannati said that the establishment of the Persian Gulf Foundation in Bandar Abbas is a historic necessity.
Energy

30% Rise in North Azadegan Oil Deposits

Emad Askarieh -
Engineering studies over North Azadegan oilfield indicate that the field holds 30% more crude oil in its despite than was previously estimated in the field's 2008 master development plan (MDP).
Local

Run-off Election Turnout at 59%: Interior Ministry

Emad Askarieh -
Iran's Deputy Interior Minister Hossein-Ali Amiri announced that the turnout in the second round of the 10th parliamentary elections was 59 percent.
Foreign Policy

Iran Getting Close to South Korea Rather than North

IFP Editorial Staff -
Ahead of the Sunday visit by the South Korean president to Iran, a comment published by Asr-e Iran hails the official visit, and describes it as an outcome of the nuclear deal.
Crisis

Italy Ready to Upgrade Iranian Anti-Drug Police Equipment: Official

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Anti-Narcotics Police Chief Brigadier General Ali Moayyedi said Italy has voiced its readiness to boost police cooperation with the Islamic Republic in various areas and provide Iran with surveillance equipment used in fighting against drugs.
Cultural Heritage

Museum of Persian Gulf Maps Opens in Hormuz Island

Emad Askarieh -
The Museum of Persian Gulf Maps was inaugurated on Hormuz Island in a ceremony attended by Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Ali Jannati, held concurrently with National Persian Gulf Day (April 29).
Economy

Britain-Iran Chamber of Commerce: Serious Negotiation with Banks to Ease Work with Iran

Emad Askarieh -
The chairperson of the Britain-Iran Chamber of Commerce said currently banking issues are the main problem in engagement with Iran, so in Britain there is serious negotiation for resolving the problem.
Art

Shiraz to Display Gunther Uecker’s Paintings Inspired by Hafez

Emad Askarieh -
A collection of paintings by German sculptor and op artist Gunther Uecker, all inspired by ghazals of Persian poet Hafez, will be displayed in an exhibition in Shiraz opening on May 1.
Science and Technology

Iran Produces High-Energy-Storage Supercapacitors

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian researchers have managed to produce polymer-ceramic nanocomposites through the synthesis of ceramic nanoparticles.
Asia

Asian Oil Imports from Iran up by 50% in March

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s oil exports to Asian countries have increased by 50% in the third month of the current year compared the corresponding period last year.
IFP Exclusive

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on Apr. 30

IFP Editorial Staff -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 22 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Iran in Pictures

People in Tehran Observe World Tai Chi, Qigong Day

Fatemeh Askarieh -
A group of people in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Friday marked World Tai Chi and Qigong Day.    
Parliament

Parliamentary Election Results: 34 Reformists, 22 Principalists, 11 Independent

Emad Askarieh -
In the runoff elections held Fri. to determine the makeup of Iran’s 10th parliament, 34 Reformists, 22 Principalists, 1 on both lists and 11 Independent candidates secured a seat in the 290-member assembly.
IFP Exclusive

An American’s Adventure in the Streets of Tehran

IFP Editorial Staff -
Rob Jackson is 29 and from Manhattan. He travels in an unusual way – he is not in a rush to visit a whole country. Instead, he to picks a single important city and explores it from to top to bottom in three to four days. IFP translates an ISNA report on his experiences in Tehran.
Finance

UN Says Open to Help Resolve Iran-US Assets Dispute

Emad Askarieh -
The United Nations on Friday suggested it would be willing to assist in a dispute between Tehran and Washington after Iran requested UN help in convincing the United States to stop what the Islamic Republic says are violations of state immunity.
Americas

Zarif Sends Official Letter to UN Chief over US Asset Seizure: Full Text

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sent a letter to the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, stressing that Tehran will take whatever action to get back the Central Bank of Iran’s assets that the US has recently seized under a court ruling.
Parliament

Iran’s New Parliament Completed with Run-Off Votes

Emad Askarieh -
Elections were held in 21 provinces of Iran on Friday to fill 68 parliamentary seats left vacant after the countrywide February polls.
Iran in Pictures

Persian Gulf Day

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iranian people hold nationwide celebrations every year to mark National Persian Gulf Day, the anniversary of the victory over Portuguese troops during a war...
Iran in Pictures

Candidates Preparing for Parliamentary Run-Off Elections in Iran

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Many candidates failed to obtain the required minimum 25% of votes cast in their constituencies in the first round of Iran's parliamentary elections held...
IFP Exclusive

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on Apr. 28

IFP Editorial Staff -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 16 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Crisis

Local People Kill ISIS Rapist in Mosul

IFP Editorial Staff -
A group of civilians in the Iraqi city of Mosul killed a terrorist who had raped a woman in the ISIS-held city in north of the country.
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