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Art

Top Iranian poet Ebtehaj hospitalized in Germany

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Veteran Iranian poet Hooshang Ebtehaj has been hospitalized in Germany for kidney failure, according to his son.
Religion

Iraq welcoming up to 50k Iranian pilgrims for upcoming Arafat Day

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The Iraqi government says the country will be open to up to 50,000 Iranian pilgrims in the shrine city of Karbala for Arafat Day, which falls on July 09 this year.
Art

40 days into deadly collapse: Metropol photo exhibit

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A photography exhibition focusing on the Metropol Building collapse in Abadan, in the southern Iranian province of Khouzestan, has opened in Tehran.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Gorgeous sunflower fields of North Khorasan Province

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Sunflower fields are among the tourist attractions that catch the eyes of any visitor to the North Khorasan Province.
Nature and Wildlife

Car collision kills brown bear cub in Iran’s Karaj

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A brown bear cub has died after reportedly sustaining wounds in a collision with a vehicle in Iran’s Karaj near the capital Tehran.
Agriculture

Iranian foundation supporting Inmates through agriculture

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A cooperative foundation in northeastern Iran is financially supporting inmates through selling crops of a farmland dedicated to this charity work.
Custom

Kurmanji wedding ceremonies still festive after centuries

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For the Kurmanji Kurds in Iran’s northeastern North Khorasan province, tying the knot is the most important event in anyone’s life that is celebrated with a colorful and joyful ceremony.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Attractions in Nour County

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Nour County is one of the must-see places in Iran’s northern province of Mazandaran. Parts of the region are home to the central Alborz mountain range, which is covered with trees and dense vegetation.
Religion

Iraq opens land borders to Iranian pilgrims for Day of Arafat

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Iran’s embassy in Baghdad says the land borders with Iraq has been opened to pilgrims seeking to take part in the Day of Arafat ceremonies at the holy shrines of the country.
Nature and Wildlife

Iran tourism: Shimbar plain a jewel in southwestern Iran

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Shimbar or Shirin Bahar plain is the border between the southwestern Iranian provinces of Khuzestan and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.
Local

Ex-Iranian president’s daughter indicted after ‘insulting’ Islam’s Prophet

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Fa’ezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, an Iranian politician and ex-lawmaker, has been indicted in a legal case brought against her over her comments deemed insulting to Islam’s Holy Prophet Muhammad as well as accusations of propaganda activities against the country’s Islamic establishment.
Cinema

Iran movie Leila’s Brothers wins Honorable Mention in Munich Film Festival

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Iranian movie Leila’s Brothers has won an Honorable Mention from the Munich International Film Festival, where Broker by Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda won the prize for the best foreign film.
Local

Tributes pour in after death of Japanese mother of Iranian martyr

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Iranian officials, dignitaries, and institutions are sending condolences messages over the death of the revered Japanese mother of an Iranian Sacred Defense martyr.
Local

Iranian caveman dies aged 81

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An Iranian man has died in Iran after decades of living alone in a cave.
Sport

Iran’s Taremi among 100 best soccer players in Europe

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The Portuguese Primeira Liga club Porto’s Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi has turned heads again for shining on the field.
Education

Iranians, mostly youths, sitting national university admission exam

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Hundreds of thousands of Iranians, mostly youngsters, have been taking part in the national university entrance exam, a highly-competitive test that applicants need to pass to gain admission to higher education institutions in Iran.
Nature and Wildlife

Anzali Wetland, habitat of swamp tulips

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Anzali Wetland is in Iran’s northern Gilan Province near the port city of Bandar Anzali.
Local

Bodies of 35 Iranian martyrs of 1980s Iraqi war back home

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The bodies of 35 Iranian martyrs of the 1980s Iraqi war against Iran have been retrieved from the neighboring country and brought back home after over three decades.
Science and Technology

Iran becomes 1st Mideast state to indigenize cloud seeding radar tech

Golrokh Askarieh -
For the first time in the Middle East, Iranian scientists have successfully indigenized the advanced technology used in cloud seeding radars as part of efforts to address the issue of water scarcity in the country.
Media

Iranian minister rejects rumors of ‘planned ban’ on Instagram, WhatsApp

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Iran’s minister of information and communications technology dismisses rumors of a government decision to ban widely-used WhatsApp and Instagram social networking services.
Theatre

“Night of Doubt” play, produced by prominent Iranian actor, banned

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Just a few days after the banning of Iranian movie Leila’s Brothers, which received an accolade at the Cannes Film Festival, a play produced by Navid Mohammadzadeh, the movie’s actor, has been stopped from being performed.
Religion

Over 30,000 Iranian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for Hajj

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Iran’s Hajj headquarters in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, says 30,776 Iranian pilgrims have so far arrived in the country for the major annual pilgrimage.
Cinema

Leila’s Brothers director: Movies shows how Iranians suffered under sanctions

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Iranian director Saeed Roustaei who is in Munich for a screening of his Leila’s Brothers feature film says his film shows how Iranian people...
Sport

First female Iranian FIFA physician to take part in Qatar World Cup

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Dr. Zohreh Haratian has been picked as the coordinator for medical affairs for the 2022 Qatar World Cup as the first Iranian physician to take part in the international tournament.
Sport

Iran parliament seeking to replace manager of natl. soccer team

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The Iranian Parliament is considering replacing the manager of the country’s National Soccer Team, Dragan Skočić.
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