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  • Iranian football in paddy field 2021-05-22 16:48

    Iranian football in paddy field

    TEHRAN – The people of north of Iran play a new type of football namely, footshal in their fields during paddy season.

  • Tehranis rally in support of Palestinians 2021-05-19 21:59

    Tehranis rally in support of Palestinians

    TEHRAN— A large group of people gathered in Imam Hussein Square in Tehran on Wednesday to express their support for the defenseless Palestinians over the recent brutal attacks carried out by the usurper Israeli regime.

  • Tehran Municipality highlights solidarity with Palestine 2021-05-18 16:32

    Tehran Municipality highlights solidarity with Palestine

    TEHRAN — Following the recent brutal atrocities committed by the Israeli regime against the Palestinians, especially the defenseless people of Gaza, the Municipality of Tehran declared its support for the Palestinians by video mapping a picture of the Palestine flag on Azadi Tower.

  • People over 75 being vaccinated against coronavirus 2021-05-15 17:24

    People over 75 being vaccinated against coronavirus

    TEHRAN – Coronavirus vaccination started for people aged 75 or above on Saturday, Alireza Raeisi, the deputy health minister, has announced.

  • Iranian vocalist Abdolvahab Shahidi in an undated photo. 2021-05-10 18:38

    Iranian vocalist Abdolvahab Shahidi dies at 99

    TEHRAN – Iranian singer and composer Abodolvahab Shahidi, who was also an oud and santur virtuoso, died of heart failure at Tehran’s Resalat Hospital on Monday. He was 99.

  • Iranians gather to support Palestine 2021-05-08 15:26

    Iranians gather to support Palestine

    TEHRAN— On the anniversary of International Quds Day (last Friday of Ramadan, May 7), Iranians gathered to declare their support for the Palestinians and urge them to move forward and continue their fight against the usurping regime. 

  • Dedicated teacher holds classes on prairies during pandemic 2021-05-04 15:20

    Dedicated teacher holds classes on prairies during pandemic

    Kolsoom Faqiri, 39, is a teacher who works in an elementary school in a village, suburb of Gorgan, the capital of northern Golestan province.

  • Iranian Arabs celebrate traditional festival of Girgian 2021-04-30 17:10

    Iranian Arabs celebrate traditional festival of Girgian

    TEHRAN –Tens of thousands of Iranian Arabs marked the mid-Ramadan celebration of Girgian or Gargee’an on Wednesday amid concerns over Covid-19.

  • Iranian anti-corona spray unveiled 2021-04-30 15:51

    Iranian anti-corona spray unveiled

    TEHRAN – Iran unveiled a domestically-made spray on Thursday, which is used to convert ordinary masks into masks that can kill coronavirus.

  • Second phase of COVID-19 vaccination begins in Iran 2021-04-27 17:23

    Second phase of COVID-19 vaccination begins in Iran

    TEHRAN – The second phase of vaccination against coronavirus began in Iran on Tuesday with vaccinating people above 80 years and those elderly with comorbidities.

  • Art Bureau showcases Palestine Is Not Alone 2021-04-27 12:15

    Art Bureau showcases Palestine Is Not Alone

    TEHRAN – An exhibition showcasing a selectin of artworks submitted to the Palestine Is Not Alone International Cartoon, Caricature and Poster Contest opened at the Abolfazl Aali Gallery of the Art Bureau in Tehran on Monday.

  • bird species 2021-04-24 17:32

    By Faranak Bakhtiari

    Kish Island hosting 30% of Iran’s bird species

    TEHRAN – Kish island, stretching to 91 square kilometers, is home to 30 percent of the whole bird species in the country.

  • Pakistan FM Qureshi visits Imam Raza shrine in Mashhad 2021-04-24 12:46

    Pakistan FM Qureshi visits Imam Raza shrine in Mashhad

    Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi paid his respects at the shrine of Imam Raza (AS) in Mashhad on Thursday and met the custodian of Astan Quds Razavi Ahmed Marvi.

  • underground troglodyte of Faridan 2021-04-17 17:11

    Discover 7,000-year-old underground troglodyte

    The underground troglodyte of Faridan, central Isfahan province, dates back to more than 7,000 years ago. It was discovered on January 8, 2017 under a hill overlooking a village near the city of Faridan. 

  • Leader 2021-04-16 15:44

    Leader: Nuclear deal talks must not be prolonged

    TEHRAN — In a televised speech broadcast late on Wednesday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pointed to the ongoing negotiations in Vienna for a possible revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, saying negotiations must not last long.

  • Tulip festival underway in Arak 2021-04-14 11:43

    Tulip festival underway in Arak

    The third festival of tulips kicked off in the city of Arak, central Iran, on Monday. More than 120,000 tulips in 43 varieties along with violet flowers and ornamental shrubs have been prepared on a land measuring 8,000 square meters. However, people are not allowed to participate in the festival due to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Iran opens National Center for Quantum Technology  2021-04-13 12:15

    Iran opens National Center for Quantum Technology 

    TEHRAN— Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, was present at a ceremony opening the National Center for Quantum Technology. He talked about progresses made by the Iranian scientists in this field.

  • Village alleys named after world’s masterpieces of literature 2021-04-12 17:06

    Village alleys named after world’s masterpieces of literature

    Alleys in a village in Hamedan province, northwestern Iran, have all been named after world’s masterpieces of literature.

  • Martyrdom anniversary of Sayyad Shirazi marked 2021-04-11 17:19

    Martyrdom anniversary of Sayyad Shirazi marked

    A ceremony was held on Thursday to commemorate the memory of Lt. Gen. Sayyad Shirazi who was martyred in front of his house in Tehran 22 years ago. The ceremony was arranged by the General Headquarters of the Army. Adbolrahim Musavi, the commander of the Army, attended the commemoration ceremony. Lt. Gen. Sayyad Shirazi was martyred by a senior MKO terrorist named Zohreh Qa’emi.

  • Funeral held for environmental defenders 2021-04-09 13:51

    Funeral held for environmental defenders

    TEHRAN – A funeral ceremony was held in the city of Zanjan on Wednesday for two environmental defenders who were martyred on Monday. Mikaeel Hashemi, 42, and Mehdi Mojallal, 34, were martyred by illegal hunters while protecting the environment.

  • COVID-19 vaccination for nurses in Qom 2021-04-07 12:25

    COVID-19 vaccination for nurses in Qom

    On Tuesday, nurses at emergency departments of hospitals in the city of Qom received the coronavirus vaccine.

  • IIDCYA mobile theater trucks roll out for rural Iran 2021-04-05 19:06

    IIDCYA mobile theater trucks roll out for rural Iran

    TEHRAN – The Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) launched four mobile theater trucks in a special ceremony in Tehran on Monday to entertain people in remote Iranian villages.

  • Fox at stadium 2021-04-05 10:16

    A fox steals the show in Iran football

    TEHRAN – A fox has stolen the show in Iran football in recent days.

  • Street sweepers getting COVID-19 vaccine 2021-04-04 11:07

    Street sweepers getting COVID-19 vaccine

    On Saturday, the first group from a total of 500 street sweepers received the coronavirus vaccine in the city of Arak, central Markazi province.

  • Industry, mining, trade projects worth over $1b inaugurated in 5 provinces 2021-04-02 12:36

    Industry, mining, trade projects worth over $1b inaugurated in 5 provinces

    TEHRAN- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated some major projects of the Ministry of Industry, Mining, and Trade in five provinces via videoconference on Thursday.

  • معدن نمک 2021-03-30 18:04

    Garmsar home to largest salt mines in West Asia

    Garmsar in northcentral Iran has the largest salt mines in West Asia. With more than 40 salt mines, the city holds the lion’s share of salt extraction in the country.

  • Horse racing competition held in Gonbad-e Kavus 2021-03-14 16:52

    Horse racing competition held in Gonbad-e Kavus

    TEHRAN – The 16th week of the horse racing competition was held in Gonbad-e Kavus in Iran's northeastern province of Golestan on Friday.

  • Centuries-old craft still alive in Iranian village 2021-03-09 22:43

    Centuries-old craft still alive in Iranian village

    Iranian craftspeople make domed ceilings using dried branches in the village of Mayan, northeast Iran, March 9, 2021.

  • Mobarak Puppet Theater Festival 2021-03-08 18:40

    Mobarak Puppet Theater Festival honors winners

    TEHRAN -- Iran’s 18th Mobarak Puppet Theater Festival was brought to an end on Sunday honoring the winners in an award-winning ceremony held at the Vahdat Hall in Tehran. 

  • Defense Minister Hatami shows locally-made modern shooting gun 2021-03-08 11:00

    Defense Minister Hatami shows locally-made modern shooting gun

    TEHRAN -- Defense Minister Amir Hatami is showing a locally-made modern shooting gun. The unveiling of the gun took place at a ceremony named “the young soldier”. At the ceremony on Sunday morning, five models of the gun were also put on show. A number of families whose sons have been martyred during the military service were also honored.