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Nature and Wildlife

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.
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.
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