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Sport

Qalenoie named as manager of Iran’s National Football Team

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

Iranian actor Shahab Hosseini refuses Russian festival award due to Ukraine war

IFP Editorial Staff -
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.
Nature and Wildlife

Iran spotted 18 Asiatic cheetah cubs in past year: Official

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

Iranians hold mass gathering in shrine city of Mashhad to mark Imam Mahdi birth anniversary

IFP Editorial Staff -
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.
Nature and Wildlife

3 Persian leopards spotted at protected reserve in Iran’s Semnan

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

Stay of proceeding order granted to Iranian daily 

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

Iran’s unknown art of darning

Fatemeh Askarieh -
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.
Nature and Wildlife

Pirouz, Iran’s rare cheetah cub, dies of kidney failure

IFP Editorial Staff -
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.
Nature and Wildlife

Watch Persian leopard walking in Iran’s northern forests

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

Two fires hit trade buildings in Tehran, one fireman killed

IFP Editorial Staff -
Two fires on Saturday happened separately in the Iranian capital Tehran killing one fireman.
Sport

Iran lifts travel ban on football legend Ali Daei

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on football legend Ali Daei and his wife.
Cinema

Iranian actor Shahram Abdoli passes away at 46

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

Iranian sports minister severely injured in helicopter crash

IFP Editorial Staff -
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.
Incidents

Magnitude 5.2 quake jolts southwestern Iran, no report of casualties yet

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

Iranian official denies impoundment of Chamshir Dam

IFP Editorial Staff -
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.
Nature and Wildlife

Orumia’s wintry nature in Iran’s West Azarbaijan Province

IFP Editorial Staff -
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.
Local

Iranian Army helicopters helping with relief operations in snow-hit areas

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

38th Fajr Music Festival opens in Tehran, 16 other provinces

IFP Editorial Staff -
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.
Environment

Height of snow surpasses 2 meters in western Iranian county

IFP Editorial Staff -
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.
Cinema

Iranian documentary filmmaker released from jail

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

Mysterious poisoning sends 412 students to hospital in Iran’s Qom

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

41st edition of Iran’s Fajr filmfest comes to close; winners announced

IFP Editorial Staff -
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.
Cinema

Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi to chair intl. jury of Luxembourg Film festival

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

Iran home entertainment products enter international festivals

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

Belgian Crane released in Owja Keleh wetland, northern Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
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.
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