MNA Three Persian leopards and an Asiatic cheetah have been spotted in Khar Turan National Park of Shahroud, Semnan province, a senior official at the Department of Environment (DOE) said. Amir Abdoos, director of Semnans DOE office, said the three mature leopards were spotted by the trap cameras while approaching the protected zones in search ...

MNA Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived at Shahroud Airport to make a 2-day visit to Semnan province, central Iran. The president is slated to inaugurate some project in the province, participate in a meeting with academics, and also hold a press conference. Some ministers and vice-presidents also accompany Rouhani in this trip ...

IRNA Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to pay an official visit to the northern province of Semnan on Tuesday. President Rouhani together with some of the ministers of his cabinet will visit Semnan province on Tuesday, caretaker of the governorate of the province, Saeed Naji announced on Friday. The president is scheduled to address ...

Tasnim An interesting video has emerged showing an Iranian cheetah cub stealing a wildlife park rangers shoe outside his guarding post in the protected area of Seidowa Wildlife Refuge in Irans northeastern Semnan province. The video emerged on a social media page associated with the Iranian Environmental Protection Agency showing a trio family of ...

IFP - A female Asiatic cheetah and her four cubs were recently observed by the National park rangers in the protected area of Touran Wildlife Refuge in Irans Semnan province. Spotting the cute family was a great news for those concerned about the highly-endangered species. Asiatic cheetah is a highly endangered subspecies of which only ...

IRNA A 4.6-magnitude earthquake on Sunday morning jolted an area to the northeastern Iranian Province of Semnan, about 200 kilometers to the east of capital Tehran. The tremor jolted Kalateh Khij, a region in the province's Shahroud district, neighboring the northern Province of Golestan, at 6:23:14 according to the Seismological Center affiliated ...

IFP - The first edition of a music festival for eastern Iranian ethnic groups is set to be held in the historical city of Sorkheh in Irans central province of Semnan. The first edition of the festival, which is due to be held on September 1 and 2, will host various musical bands from various provinces of Golestan, Sistan and Baluchestan,...

Financial Tribune- Two rare Persian leopards have been spotted in Khonar, a no-hunting zone near Aradan in Semnan Province, raising hopes that their numbers may be increasing. Speaking to Mehr News Agency, Javad Shah-Hosseini, the head of Aradan Department of Environment, said the sighting increases the tally of leopards spotted in the area in recent ...

IRNA President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated 18 development projects in the north central Iranian province of Semnan through video conference on Thursday. President Rouhani arrived in Semnan earlier on Thursday along with a number of his cabinet members. The projects were made with a budget about 12,000bn Rials (over $370m) in line with the government's ...

IRNA Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said the parliament is seriously following up the tragic train incident recently happened in Semnan. Addressing the Wednesday morning open session of the parliament, he said that Majlis is carrying out due measures to investigate the incident during which two trains collided near the city of Semnan in north central ...

IFP- The motion to impeach Transport Minister Abbas Akhoundi has been signed by 70 ministers and presented to the Parliaments presiding board, Nader Qazipour, an Iranian lawmaker, noted on Sunday. According to a report by the Parliaments Persian news website ICANA, Qazizadeh went on to say that people expect lawmakers to pursue the deaths of their ...

Tasnim Irans Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi offered his apologies to the people of the country for a recent train crash that killed at least 45 people in the province of Semnan. In a message to the bereaved families of victims of the train crash on Monday, Akhoundi expressed deep condolences to all the people and said ...

Tasnim Iranian Judiciarys Deputy Chief and Spokesman Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei stressed the need to identify and put on trial those responsible for a recent train crash that killed 45 people in the province of Semnan. Regarding this incident, the administration should take two steps, Ejei said on Sunday. First, it should make sure the injured ...

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IRNA Turkey's Foreign Ministry, issuing a statement on Saturday evening, extended condolences on demise of a number of Iranians as a result of train collision in Semnan. The statement, which was posted on Foreign Ministry website, said, 'Regretfully, we received news concerning train collision in Iran, which left 45 dead and more than 100 passengers ...

IRNA Azeri President Ilham Aliyev on Saturday expressed condolence to President Hassan Rouhani on dozens deaths of passengers and crew caused by train crash in northern province of Semnan. Sympathizing with the families of the victims, Aliyev prayed for the souls of those killed in the disaster to rest in peace. He also prayed to God for immediate ...

Press TV- The head of Irans state-owned railway system has stepped down over a fatal collision between two passenger trains in the countrys north-central province of Semnan. Mohsen Poor-Seyed Aghaie, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI), appeared on state television on Saturday night and offered an apology to his fellow countrymen ...

Iran Front Page- The top story in todays newspapers was the train collision in Irans Semnan province and the ISIS terrorist attack on Shiite pilgrims in Iraqs Hilla. Newspapers also criticized the mismanagement of executives that has led to serious problems for Iranian people following the heavy snowfall across the country. The conflict between ...

AP -- Iran's judiciary is saying authorities have detained three employees of the state railroad company over Friday's train collision, which killed 45 people. The Saturday report by Mizanonline.ir, the judiciary news website, says authorities are continuing to investigate the incident. The accident took place about 250 kilometers (150 miles) east ...

Tasnim Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani ordered the provincial judge in Semnan to hold an inquiry into a deadly train crash that killed 45 people in the province on Friday. In a letter to Chief Justice of Semnan, Ayatollah Amoli Larijani expressed grief at the loss and injury of people in the train crash. The top judge ...