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Cultural Heritage

Flooding damages historical district in Iran’s Yazd

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An Iranian official says recent flash flooding in Iran’s central city of Yazd has destroyed almost one percent of the historical district of the city.
Food

Dolma pepper; A Delicious Iranian Food

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Dolma Pepper of different colors coupled with a variety of ingredients make dolmas not only colorful but also extremely tasty and nutritious.
Music

Iran’s celebrated singer helps free over 800 inmates

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Renowned Iranian singer, Mohsen Chavoshi, has helped release more than 800 prisoners who were behind bars for financial problems during the past 2 years.
Sport

Iranian soccer star shines as Porto win Portuguese Super Cup

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Iranian international striker Medhi Taremi scored twice in a soccer match for FC Porto, helping the team win the Portuguese Super Cup.
Incidents

Death toll from Iran floods rises to 69

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The death toll from the recent spate of flooding across Iran has risen to 69 with 45 people still missing, the Crisis Management Organization of Iran says.
Handicrafts

Iran handicrafts: Largest Iranian kilim woven

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The largest Iranian kilim, measuring 105 square meters, has been woven by seven full-time and three part-time weavers in a matter of 40 days in Havarz Village in Iran’s Fars Province, with a design by and under the supervision of a distinct entrepreneur lady.
Religion

The Leader says hijab issue must be dealt with “very gracefully and logically”

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The leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution says everyone should act “very gracefully, logically and away from unnecessary emotions” on the issue of hijab – the Islamic dress code -- and clear reasoning must be employed to expose the western colonialist attitude in rejection of hijab.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Soleyman Tangeh Dam, spectacular resort in Mazandaran Province

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The Soleyman Tangeh Dam is located some 45 kilometers southwest of the city of Sari, the capital city of Mazandaran Province in northern Iran, and near a village named Afra Chal.
Cinema

4 Iranian films to be screened at Venice Film Festival

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The Venice Film Festival has picked four Iranian movies for screening. Iranian films have thus set a record in the festival.
Incidents

Floods cause outage in several villages in southeast Iran

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Floods triggered by heavy rainfall have hit Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Balouchestan Province, inundating 8 towns and 33 villages there.
Education

Data show sharp rise in tendency among Iranian students for migration

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New data show the age of migration in Iran has witnessed a sharp decline over the past decade, with a growing tendency among school students for leaving the homeland.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Historical House of Anisoddoleh, unofficial Qajar queen

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The House of Anisoddoleh dates back to the Qajar era. The building is on Tehran’s Valiasr Street. The monument was registered as a national heritage site in 2003.
Tourism

Isfahan’s Abbasi Hotel to be listed as Memory of the World Programme site

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Thanks to efforts by the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, Abbasi Hotel in Isfahan is going to be listed as a Memory of the World Programme site.
Environment

Tehran air quality at critical levels again

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Hospitals and emergency centers have been put on standby as the air quality index in the Iranian capital Tehran reached 327, meaning it is dangerous for everyone and may prompt emergency condition alerts.
Art

Iran’s museum authority confirms smuggling of historical painting to UK

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A senior official with the Iranian ministry of cultural heritage confirms reports that a portrait of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar was taken out of the Golestan Palace in Tehran and later smuggled and sold abroad.
Science and Technology

Mealworm beetles, a nutritious food source for livestock, poultry and aquatic animals

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A group of Iranian researchers have developed a nutritious food product to serve as livestock inputs through the semi-industrial breeding of yellow mealworm beetles. According to them, mealworm beetles were authorized for consumption by the European Food Safety Authority back in 2003 due to the rich levels of protein and unsaturated fat in them.
Incidents

Governor declares day of mourning in Iran’s Fars province over deadly flooding

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The governor of Iran’s Fars Province has declared Sunday a day of mourning in the southern region due to the death of a number of people in a flood there.
Incidents

Report: Brother of Metropol Building’s owner shot dead

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Unknown gunmen have reportedly shot dead the brother of the owner of Metropol Building that collapsed in May in Abadan amleaving dozens dead.
Judiciary

Iran executes man for murdering police officer

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Iran has executed a man convicted of murdering a police officer on duty, the chief justice of the southern Iranian Fars Province has confirmed.
Sport

First Iranian female climber conquers K2 summit

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Afsaneh Hesami Fard’s name went down in history as the first Iranian female climber who reached the 8611-meter K2 peak in the Karakoram Range on the China-Pakistan border on Friday.
Sport

Iran grabs seventh spot in Volleyball Nations League

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The Iranian national team moved up to the seventh spot in the world ranking after the 2022 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) quarterfinals on Thursday.
Local

Iranian media activist sentenced to jail

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An Iranian media activist whose recent claim about personal issues pertaining to the family of the parliament chief caused uproar among Iranians, says he has been sentenced to two years in jail by a court in Tehran.
Local

Iran FM visits people injured in accident involving ministry cars

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Following an accident involving a ceremonial vehicle of the Iranian Foreign Ministry motorcade and two pedestrians in Tehran, the Iranian foreign minister visited the injured at hospital.
Local

Police members disciplined for Tehran detention incident

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Iranian police have been criticized for ignoring a woman’s appeal to not take away her daughter who had been detained in the capital Tehran for failing to observe Islamic dress code.
Local

Tehran’s 3-milion-strong celebrations trigger heated debate in Iran

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A heated debate has been underway in the Iranian press over the holding of a massive public gathering in the capital, Tehran, attended by millions of people, to celebrate the joyous occasion of Eid al-Ghadir earlier this week.
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