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Cinema

Fajr Intl. Film Festival Underway in Tehran

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The 41st edition of fajr Internation Film Festival is underway in Tehran. The event is being held to mark the 44th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
Music

Iranian song “Baraye” among Grammy 2023 winners

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An Iranian is named among the winners of Grammy Awards 2023.
Religion

Iranians celebrate National Father’s Day

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Iranians are celebrating the National Father’s and Men’s Day on the birthday anniversary of Imam Ali, the first Shia Imam, who is a great role model for each and every Shia Muslim worldwide.
Tourism

City of Chelgard in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province covered in snow

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Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province covered in snow Over the past 48 hours, snow melted in Kouhrang Station has been reported be be 212 milimeters high.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Gerdabben lake freezing

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Following a sharp drop in temperature in Iran’s Charmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Gerdabben lake in the provincial capital, Shahrekord, froze, creating a spectacular and beautiful scenery.
Urban

Tehran citizens experience extremely polluted air for roughly 2 weeks

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The Iranian capital Tehran has been choked by heavy smog for roughly two weeks now.
Incidents

Deadly quake hits Iranian city of Khoy, northwestern Iran

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A powerful earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale has jolted the city of Khoy in Iran’s West Azerbaijan Province and surrounding areas.
Urban

Iran’s desert city of Zahedan gets rare snowfall

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Rare snowfall blankets the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan, which has typically a hot desert climate and long summers.
Nature and Wildlife

Omid, single surviving West Siberian crane, no longer alone

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Omid (Hope), the only remaining Siberian crane that keeps returning to Iran every winter, will no be longer alone, as officials transfer a mate from Belgium to the Fereydounkenar wetlands, Omid’s favorite residence for the cold season in northern Iran.
Theatre

People watch street performances in Tehran on sideline of intl. theatre festival

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On the sixth day of the 41st edition of the Fajr International Theatre Festival, marking the 44th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, four street performances went on stage in the City Theatre of Tehran and elsewhere in the Iranian capital on Thursday.
Urban

Heavy smug blankets Tehran’s Milad Tower

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A clip captured by Iran’s ISNA News Agency shows that a thick smug blanketing landmark Milad Tower in the Iranian capital Tehran.
Sport

Iranian karateka seeks asylum in Switzerland

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An Iranian karateka has applied for asylum in Switzerland after participating in competitions in France.
Local

Official: Brain drain in Iran escalating into general immigration

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The rate of migration by Iranians has increased 1.5 times in recent years. That’s according to the head of the immigration observatory of Iran.
Environment

Panther sighted in Damavand area of Iran

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The environment department in Damavand County, north of the Iranian capital Tehran, has confirmed the rare sighting of a panther in the area.
Urban

People celebrate snowfall with snowman festival in Iran’s Hamedan

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People in Iran’s northwestern province of Hamedan join a snowman festival as heavy downpours cover the region in white.
Tourism

Iran Tourism: Flower and Bird Museum of Shiraz

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One of the places that has recently been added to the tourist attractions in Shiraz, the capital city of the southern Iranian province of Fars, is the Flower and Bird Museum of Shiraz.
Environment

Official: ‘Iran burning mazut in 14 power plants’ as major cities suffer from air pollution

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A Health Ministry officials says 14 Iranian power plans currently burn mazut, a low-quality fuel oil that negatively affects the quality of air.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Akhlamad Frozen Waterfall in Khorasan Razavi

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The Akhlamad tourist resort is in the city of Chenaran, some 80 kilometers northwest of the Iranian city of Mashhad.
Incidents

200 people injured, 500 homes damaged as magnitude 5.4 quake jolts NW Iran

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Officials say at least 200 people have been injured and around 500 homes sustained damage in a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck an area near the city of Khoy in Iran’s northwestern province of West Azarbaijan.
Environment

Iran records nearly 21k deaths caused by air pollution annually: Official

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An Iranian health official says the country registers 20,800 fatalities caused by air pollution in 27 cities every year, a figure that accounts for 12.6 percent of the total death toll.
Urban

Heavy snow blankets Tehran 

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Heavy snowfalls on Sunday caught urban service authorities unawares and icy roads slowed the traffic across the Iranian capital.
Tourism

Iran tourism: East Azarbaijan’s beautiful nature

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Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi (East Azarbaijan) Province of Iran was called Azarbaijan-e-Khavari before the 1979 Islamic revolution. Both Khavari and Sharghi are Persian words for East or Eastern.
Environment

Picturesque foggy forests in northern Iran

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The proximity to the Caspian Sea and the Alborz mountain range are considered to be the main reasons for the survival of the forests in the northern part of Iran.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Karaftu Cave, a major historical sight in Kurdistan Province

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Karaftu Cave is a mysterious and wonderful cave in Iran that is located 67 kilometers off the city of Divandarreh in Iran's Kurdistan Province.
Religion

Armenian-Iranians celebrate Christmas, Baptism of Jesus

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Armenian-Iranians, who follow the Christian faith, have participated in celebrations to mark Christmas and the Baptism of Jesus.
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