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Environment

Watch popular cheetah cub Pirouz preparing to sleep in good health

Golrokh Askarieh -
A new video emerges of highly popular Iranian cheetah cub Pirouz preparing to sleep at night, soothing fresh concerns over the eight-month-old’s health conditions.
Local

Iranian MP warns of “water war” within next 10 years

IFP Editorial Staff -
The vice chairman of the Iranian parliament’s agriculture, water, natural resources and environment commission has issued a stark warning about the consequences of the drying up of underground water resources in the country.
Urban

Official: Iran burns mazut as alternative fuel in 14 thermal power stations

IFP Editorial Staff -
A senior environmental official says Iran burns highly-polluting mazut as alternative fuel in 14 out of 16 thermal power stations across the country, but that is not the root cause of severe air pollution in metropolis like Tehran.
Urban

Iran’s capital gets fresh snowfall amid air pollution

IFP Editorial Staff -
Residents of Tehran woke up to fresh snowfall on Thursday as the Iranian capital continues to grapple with unhealthy levels of air pollution.
Cinema

Renowned Iranian actress, Alidousti, released from prison

IFP Editorial Staff -
Famous Iranian actress Taraneh Alidousti who was recently jailed for “supporting counter-revolutionary groups”, has been released on bail.
Local

Iranians mark 3rd anniv. of Gen. Soleimani’s murder by US military

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Large groups of Iranian mourners gather at the burial place of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the US in early 2020, to pay tribute to the iconic anti-terror commander on the third anniversary of his martyrdom.
Sport

Iran’s footballer Taremi ranks 4th in top scorer ranking in 2022: UEFA

IFP Media Wire -
Striker of Iran’s national soccer team and FC Porto club, Mehdi Taremi, is among the top scorers for his club and country in 2022.
Religion

Christians in Iran celebrate New Year at Tehran church

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian Christians celebrate 2023 New Year at the Saint Sarkis Cathedral, an Armenian Apostolic church, in the capital, Tehran.
Sport

Iran’s Kurash lady crowned world’s best female player of year

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian Kurash player Fatemeh Barmaki has been crowned as the world’s best female athlete of the year 2022 in her sports category by the International Kurash Federation.
Environment

White Bridge, in southern Iran hosting migrant birds

IFP Editorial Staff -
Each year, with the beginning of the cold season, more than a million birds migrate to the rivers, wetlands and ponds of Iran’s Khuzestan Province from all over the world to spend the winter there.
Nature and Wildlife

Watch Persian leopard cub playing with mom in Iran’s northern heights

IFP Editorial Staff -
A Persian leopard cub has been caught on camera playing with his mom in the mountains of Iran’s northern Mazandaran Province.
Architecture

Where is the oldest human settlement in Iran?

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The results of recent excavations conducted jointly by Iranian and French archeological teams at the Qal-e Kord Cave in the city of Avaj, in the northwestern province of Qazvin, show the cultural deposits in the vicinity of the cave are more than 400,000 years, making it the oldest human settlement discovered in Iran.
Healthcare

“600k people die of exposure to tobacco smoke in Iran each year”

IFP Editorial Staff -
The head of the Secretariat of Iran’s National Tobacco Control Headquarters says 600 thousand people die each year because of exposure to tobacco smoke also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS).
Local

Iranians hold mass funeral for unidentified martyrs

IFP Media Wire -
The Iranian people hold a funeral procession for 200 unidentified martyrs who fell during the eight-year Iraqi-imposed war on Iran in the 1980s.
Local

Former Iranian footballer Ali Daei criticizes removal of wife, child from Dubai-bound flight

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s former footballer Ali Daei has criticized a move by authorities to return his wife and child to the Iranian Island of Kish while they were en route from Tehran to the United Arab Emirates.
Religion

Christmas shopping in Tehran on eve of New Year

IFP Editorial Staff -
According to the religious calendar of Iranian Armenians, Jesus Christ’s birthday is celebrated on January 6. But while Christmas Day is celebrated on December 25, some shops and stores in Tehran sell pine trees and other symbols and statuettes just days before that date.
Sport

Two Iranians selected top AAWC coaches of 2022

IFP Media Wire -
Mohammad Bana and Pejman Dorostkar have been crowned the best wrestling coaches of the Asian Associated Wrestling Committee (AAWC) in 2022.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Qazaq Khaneh building in Tehran

Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini Lahijani -
In the vicinity of the Shahrbani Palace in the heart of Tehran sits the Qazaq Khaneh building, an old monument with a minimal architecture. It can be described as one of the first-ever buildings serving military and administrative purposes in the capital which lives to this day.
Environment

Air quality in Tehran back to healthy level thanks to downpours

IFP Editorial Staff -
After days of severe pollution, the air quality in the Iranian capital of Tehran returns to a healthy level thanks to a windy weather and downpours of rain and snow.
Environment

Iranian court sentences 3 to feeding popular cheetah Pirouz for three months

IFP Editorial Staff -
A court in Iran’s West Azarbaijan Province has sentenced defendants in a legal case to preparation of food for the country’s highly popular Asiatic cheetah, Pirouz, for three months.
Cinema

Barack Obama’s favorite movies of 2022 include Farhdai’s “A Hero”, Panahi’s “Hit the Road”

IFP Media Wire -
Former US President Barack Obama stuck to an annual tradition Friday, releasing a list of his favorites for the year of 2022, including movies. His list includes two films from the Iranian cinema: "A Hero" directed by Asghar Farhadi, and "Hit the Road" directed by Panah Panahi, the son of acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jaafar Panahi.
Nature and Wildlife

Iran nature and tourism: Zrebar Lake birds

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The reeds of Zaribar Lake in Marivan, in Iran's Kurdistan Province, have turned into a refuge for native and migrant birds and a very safe place for aquatic and waterside birds of the wetland.
Culture

Yalda Night shopping in Rasht, northern Iran

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Yalda Night (Shab-e Yalda) or Chelle Night is one of the most ancient Iranian festivals celebrated each year on the winter solstice. On the last evening of Autumn, Iranian families get together to celebrate the occasion.
Sport

Iranian bodybuilder wins 2022 Mr. Olympia title

IFP Media Wire -
Renowned Iranian bodybuilder Hadi Choopan, known as ‘Iranian Wolf', won the 2022 Mr. Olympia contest.
Cinema

Iranian filmmakers gather outside Evin prison to get word on colleague Alidousti

IFP Editorial Staff -
A group of Iranian artists including actors, actresses and filmmakers have gathered outside Tehran's Evin prison to get word about famous actress Taraneh Alidousti who is held at the jail.
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