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Food

“Kalaneh”, a reason for getting together in Iran’s Sardasht

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One of the good customs in the Iranian city of Sardasht, which has its roots in popular beliefs there, is getting together for different reasons. And making traditional food is one of the main reasons for people to assemble socially. One of these traditional dishes is "Kalaneh".
Cinema

Iran’s ‘Cinema Verite’ underway in Tehran

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The 15th edition of the Iran International Documentary Film Festival “Cinema Verite" is underway in the capital Tehran.
IFP Exclusive

Iran’s ‘A Hero’ nominated for Golden Globe

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Nominations for the 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced on Monday, and Asghar Farhadi’s acclaimed film ‘A Hero’ is among the five nominees in the Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language category.
Society

Iran keeper again best player of match in IHF women world champs

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Iran’s goalkeeper Fatemeh Khalili has once more won the the title of the best player of the match in the President’s Cup of the IHF women world championships underway in Spain.
IFP Exclusive

Owner of Tehran’s first pizza restaurant dies

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The owner of Tehran’s oldest pizza restaurant has died. Davoud Faraji Pour launched Tehran’s, and perhaps Iran’s, first pizza restaurant in 1961 in Neauphle-le-Château Street in downtown Tehran.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian soldier praised for defending woman against thief

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In Iran, a soldier has been granted a 6-month reduction on his military service after he defended a woman against a thief in Tehran.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian National Football team goalie has entry in Guinness Book

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The Iranian National Football Team’s goalie Alireza Beiranvand has entered the Guinness Book of Records for the longest goalie throw of all time.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian rapper acquitted of premeditated murder

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A lawyer for an Iranian rap singer says Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a verdict acquitting Hamid Sefat of premeditated murder.
Nature and Wildlife

Iran wildlife refuge home to various species of animals

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Footage recorded by a trap camera in a protected area in northern Iran shows leopards, eagles, bearded vultures, foxes and martens feeding on the carcass of a wild goat.
IFP Exclusive

Iran thrash Syria, edging closer to world cup

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Iran’s Team Melli (National Football Team) have edged closer to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, with a 3-0 win over Syria in Group A.
IFP Exclusive

Iran names newly discovered species of fish after Ali Daei

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A new species of fish discovered by Iranian and German researchers is named after former international Iranian footballer Ali Daei.
IFP Exclusive

People of Bandar Abbas out on streets following earthquake

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Hours after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Laft region in Iran’s Hormozgan province, people are out on the streets.
IFP Exclusive

Iran maintain unbeaten run with dramatic win over Lebanon

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Iran's national football team have secured a dramatic win over Lebanon, retaining their position at top of Group A of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
IFP Exclusive

Brain-dead kid’s girl organs save 4 lives

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Parents of an Iranian child suffering from brain death have donated her body organs to save the lives of four other children.
IFP Exclusive

Traditional pumpkin festival held in north iran

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The traditional pumpkin festival has been held in the city of Sari in northern Iranian Mazandaran Province.
IFP Exclusive

“Mother of Iran’s environment” dies at 104

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Mahlagha Mallah, an activist known as the mother of the environment of Iran, has died at the age of 104.
Culture

Museum of Iranian ethnic groups in Garmsar

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The city of Garmsar is known as “the island of tribes” due to the presence of five great and important Iranian ethnic groups there.
IFP Exclusive

First Batch of French Tourists in Iran after Covid Curbs Eased

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The first batch of French tourists has arrived in Iran after the country ended visa restrictions for foreigners, which were imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
Media Wire

Iranian Film Festival underway in France

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The Iranian Film Festival in France starts at the Elysee movie theater of Chantilly in the presence of the city’s mayor.
Media Wire

Prominent Iranian cartoonist Derambakhsh dies at 79

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Kambiz Derambakhsh, well-known Iranian cartoonist, died on Saturday afternoon in Tehran after a short illness due to the infection of coronavirus.
IFP Exclusive

“Tally Stick”, a combination of calligraphy and sculpture

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An exhibition of Iranian artist Einoddin Sadeghzadeh's works entitled "Tally Stick" is underway in Negar Gallery in Tehran.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian family raises red deer cub

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In the spring of 2021, a shepherd found a red deer cub in the heights of Iran’s Mazandaran Province in northern Iran and decided to sell it.
IFP Exclusive

Report: Halloween in Iran, cultural onslaught or a way to have fun

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Iranian Labor News Agency has published an opinion piece on the occasion of Halloween saying the celebration, is inconsistent with Iranian culture.
IFP Exclusive

Pomegranate harvest from Abarkooh gardens in Yazd

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Pomegranate is a garden product that is very compatible with the saline soil and desert climate of Yazd and each year more than one hundred thousand tons of pomegranates are harvested from gardens in this central province.
Cultural Heritage

Exhibition of Vintage Cars Opens in Tehran

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An exhibition of Iran’s classic cars has opened in Tehran, showcasing an invaluable collection of vintage cars of historical importance.
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