Society and Culture

Amir Qalenoie was rehired as the head coach of Iran’s National Football Team, known as Team Melli. He will replace Carlos Queiroz.

Popular Iranian actor Shahab Hosseini refuses to accept an award granted at a Russian festival to a movie that he produced due to Moscow’s military campaign against Ukraine.

An official with Iran’s Environment Organization says 18 Asiatic cheetahs were registered in the country in the past year.

Iranians have held a massive gathering in the eastern shrine city of Mashhad to mark the birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi, the 12th Shia Imam from the infallible household of Prophet Mohammad.

Three Persian leopards, from a rare and endangered species, have been spotted in a protected reserve in Aradan County of Iran’s Semnan Province.

A stay of proceeding order has been granted by a court in Iran to suspend proceedings of the Sazandegi Newspaper.

Darning is a traditional and old art in our country, Iran, which came into existence alongside the art of carpet weaving, and it is a skill that can re-enliven an old carpet.

Pirouz, Iran’s popular Asiatic cheetah cub, dies at a veterinary hospital due to kidney failure, dealing a blow to hopes of saving the endangered species.

A Persian leopard was caught on camera walking at night in forests of Savadkooh County in Iran’s northern Mazandaran Province.

Two fires on Saturday happened separately in the Iranian capital Tehran killing one fireman.

Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on football legend Ali Daei and his wife.

Iranian actor Shahram Abdoli passes away at a hospital in Mashhad, days after he slipped into a deep coma due to cerebral hemorrhage.

Iran’s Sports Minister Hamid Sajjadi has been severely injured in a helicopter crash in the southetn province of Kerman which killed one of his colleagues.

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolts an area in Iran’s southwestern province of Fars, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The CEO of water utility in the Iranian province of Kohkiloyeh and Boyerahmad Province has denied a claim by a UN expert about the impounding of Iran’s Chamshir Dam in the province.

Heavy snow covers Orumia’s natural sceneries, creating gorgeous winter scenes. These are pictures of the Band heights, the Orumia-Oshnavieh road, the Nazlou region, and Golmarz wetland.

The Iranian Army’s helicopters are helping with relief operations in some regions in the country that have been hit by heavy snowfall.

The 38th edition of the Fajr Music Festival, Iran’s most significant music event, has opened in the capital, Tehran, as well as 16 other provinces.

The height of snow reached over two meters in Kouhrang County of Iran’s western Chaharmahal and Bakhtriari Province, cutting off routes connecting cities and villages in the region.

An Iranian documentary filmmaker has been released from jail after being arrested for participation in the recent unrest and riots in the country.

Local health officials say the number of students who have sought medical assistance for poisoning in the Iranian city of Qom has reached 412.

The 41st edition of the prestigious Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) comes to a close in the Iranian capital of Tehran. The seven-member jury announced the winners on Saturday, the final day of the event.

The International Jury of the Luxembourg Film festival will be chaired by Iranian Film Director Asghar Farhadi in the upcoming competition in March.

Iranian home video series “The Actor”, released recently, has been selected to contest France’s Series Mania Festival, the most prestigious event in Europe.

The crane which was brought from Belgium to Iran’s Mazandaran Province to accompany another crane from Siberia, has been released in Owja Keleh wetland in Fereydounkenar, northern Iran.