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Art

Award-winning Iranian photo-journalist Ashouri-Nia dies at 42

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Award-winning Iranian photo-journalist and photo blogger Arash Ashouri-Nia passes away at the age of 42 due to electrocution.
Local

Former Iranian TV host arrested over ‘ties to unrest’

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A former Iranian television host has been arrested by security agents on charges of ‘inciting riots and sympathizing with the enemy’ following the deadly protests in several Iranian cities after the death of a woman in police custody, according to Mehr News Agency.
Local

Family of Mahsa Amini files lawsuit against police who arrested Iranian girl

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A lawyer for the family of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian girl who died in morality police custody in Iran, says her family has filed a lawsuit against those who arrested her, that's according to national Iranian TV.
Cinema

Iranian actor Amin Tarokh dies of heart failure aged 69

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Famous Iranian actor Amin Tarokh has died of a heart disease at a hospital in Tehran.
Education

Iranian students start new school year

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The new school year in Iran started earlier on Saturday after two years of coronavirus pandemic that closed educational centers.
Local

Protests grip Iranian cities after death of young woman in custody

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Street protests break out in many Iranian cities amid anger in the country over the death of a young woman who had a heart attack in the custody of morality police, as official investigations continue to determine the exact cause of the tragedy.
Cinema

‘World War III’ picked to represent Iranian cinema in Oscars

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The jury in charge of submissions for the Academy Awards has picked "World War III", directed by Houman Seyyedi, to represent the Iranian cinema in the 2023 Oscars.
Sport

2022 world championship: Iran freestyle wrestling team finishes runners-up

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Iran's national freestyle wrestling team won 2 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals and 150 team points, standing as the runner-up of the 2022 World Championships in Serbia.
Local

Father of Iranian woman who had heart attack in police custody demands full probe into her death

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The father of an Iranian woman who died after a heart attack in morality police custody last week, has once again rejected reports that her daughter had background medical conditions, asking for a full probe into the cause of his daughter’s tragic death.
Religion

Iranians hold huge gatherings on Arbaeen

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This year, Iranians who missed the Arbaeen march toward Imam Hussein’s shrine in the Iraqi city of Karbala, held their own walk from Tehran’s Imam Hossein Square to the Abdol Azim Hassani shrine in Shahre Ray on the outskirt of the Iranian capital.
Cinema

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi elected president of Zurich film festival’s jury

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Renowned Iranian director and two-time academy awards winner, Asghar Farhadi, has been elected as the president of the jury in the 2022 edition of Zurich international film festival.
Incidents

Dramatic car crash leaves two dead, another injured in Iran’s capital

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Two young people lose their lives as their car falls from an elevated expressway and catches fire in the northern part of the Iranian capital, Tehran.
Sport

Queiroz back in Iran as head coach of natl. football team ahead of World Cup

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Former Real Madrid coach Carlos Queiroz returns to Iran days after he was re-appointed as head coach of the country’s national football squad (Team Melli) ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Transportation

Police: Road accidents in Tehran leave 600 deaths annually

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At least 600 people die and 20 thousand people are injured every year in traffic-related accidents in the Iranian capital Tehran, according to a traffic police official.
Cinema

Iranian filmmaker Yousefinejad dies of stroke at 53

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Iranian writer and filmmaker Asghar Yousefinejad has died of a stroke in the city of Tabriz. He was 53.
Tourism

Iran Tourism: Kerman’s Kalut Shahdad, hottest desert land on earth

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Kalut Shahdad, a district of Iran’s Kerman Province, is one of the world’s lowest land points and considered to be the hottest place on earth, with a record temperature of 63 °C. The desert region has turned into a popular tourist attraction.
Local

Husband of Iranian woman who jumped to death to prevent rape demands speedy execution

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The husband of an Iranian woman, who recently lost her life after jumping from a building’s second floor in the western city of Marivan to escape a rape attempt, says he wants to see the culprit at the gallows immediately.
Judiciary

Iranian court sentences dagger wielding robber to death

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A court in Tehran has sentenced to death a young man after he was found guilty of robbery, mostly by force using a dagger in broad daylight. That’s according to Ali Alghasi, the Chief of Tehran province’s Justice Department.
Local

New chapter in Iran’s brain drain: ‘migrating university professors’

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An Iranian academic official says during the past several years Iran has witnessed one of the fastest human capital flights in the world, losing its highly educated and skilled manpower mainly to sanctions-hit frail economy.
Local

Iranian interior minister: One fourth of Arbaeen pilgrims have returned home

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Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi says a fourth of the Iranian Arbaeen pilgrims have returned to the country from Iraq.
Cinema

Iranian films win three awards in Venice Film Festival

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Two Iranian films directed by Houman Seyyedi and Jafar Panahi have won three awards from the 79th edition of Venice Film Festival.
Tourism

Iran Tourism: Raz and Jargalan, the land of mysterious mountains and valleys

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The Turkmen-majority and border county of Raz and Jargalan, which has various cultures and beautiful scenery and an ancient history, is located in Iran’s North Khorasan Province. Its capital is the city of Raz.
Sport

Carlos Queiroz appointed as head coach of Iran national football team

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Former Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz was officially appointed as the new head coach of Iran’s national football team (Team Melli) to lead it for 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Science and Technology

Iran’s communications minister unveils details of ‘Child Internet’ plan

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Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology Issa Zarepour has unveiled details of a plan that will enable parents to control the access of their children to the Internet, known as “Child Internet.”
Tourism

Iran’s Kish Island hosts cultural tourism exhibition

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Iran’s southern Kish Island hosts the first edition of a cultural tourism exhibition putting on display the Islamic Republic’s arts, tourism and culture as well as different ethnic groups and costumes in the country.
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