Fire breaks out at Iranian power plant, latest in series of incidents
Reuters – A fire broke out at a power station in southwestern Iran on Saturday, Iranian media reported, the latest in a…
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Esteghlal in shock after 8 members test positive for COVID-19
MNA – Officials of Esteghlal FC announced that the results of COVID-18 tests of eight members of the team have been positive.…
Congratulations to Muslims on birthday anniv. of Imam Reza
MNA – Today is the blessed birthday anniversary of Imam Reza (PBUH), the 8th Infallible Successor of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). On this…
Veteran cinema actor ‘Sirus Gorjestani’ dies at 76
MNA – Veteran Iranian stage, cinema and TV actor ‘Sirus Gorjestani’ died at the age of 76 on Thu. due to heart…
Leader urges Investigation into Tehran clinic tragedy
Tasnim – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei offered condolences over deaths in an explosion and an ensuing fire…
Iran makes arrest over second deadly blast in Tehran in week
Bloomberg – Iranian authorities detained one person and were seeking at least four others over a deadly blast at a clinic in…
Iran’s conservative parliament moves to ban Instagram
Al-Monitor – Iran’s newly inaugurated parliament is pushing for a new ban on the country’s already restricted social media, a campaign that…
Tehran Museums to showcase 8 Ilkhani terracottas
IRNA – Director of Glassware and Ceramic Museum of Iran said eight terracottas belonging to Ilkhani era will be showcased in National…
Mayor: Qom seeks to expand sisterhood with other cities
June 30, The Iran Project – Mayor of Qom says the municipality is seeking to expand sisterhood with other cities. He made…
Urmia Lake coming back slowly
Financial Tribune – The lake now has enough water to attract birds and aquatic species such as flamingos and Artemia, but it…
Majority of jobholders lack health, retirement benefits
Financial Tribune – Sixty percent of jobs in Iran lack health and retirement benefits, which are also not entitled to government support…
Minister: Iran to present 5G Internet within months
IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi said Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran will present 5G internet…
Minister: Martyrs Beheshti, Motahari, Imam Musa Sadr, three prominent scholars
IRNA – Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas Salehi said on Saturday that Martyrs Beheshti, Motahari and Imam Musa Sadr…
Foreign Ministry recalls cases of US human rights violations against Iranians
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry recalled the cases of human rights violations committed by the US against the Iranian nation, saying Washington…
Iran builds exoskeleton robot for disabled people
Iran Front Page – An Iranian knowledge-based company has built an exopad robotic exoskeleton robot for patients with physical disabilities in the…
Kalantari says DoE lacks clout to take on polluting carmakers
Financial Tribune – The pattern of procrastination by automakers and the influence of their strong lobbies notwithstanding, the Department of Environment insists…
The bell tolls for cheapest housing ownership mortgage
Financial Tribune – Since the year ending March 2016 to the year ending March 2020, the average home prices have increased 3.2-fold…
Iran cinema actively present at Cannes virtual film market
Press TV – Iran’s cinema is actively taking part in the 2020 special edition of the Cannes Film Festival’s market, which is…
Parliament alone cannot stop honor killings in Iran
Al-Monitor | Leila Alikarami: On the night of June 15, Reyhaneh Ameri, a 22-year-old Iranian woman living with her parents in the…
Chief rabbi of Iran: Israel does not represent Judaism
Al-Monitor | Mordechai Goldman: In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Rabbi Yehuda Garami, chief rabbi of the Jewish community in Iran, explains…
Tehran condemns ratification of anti-Iranian human rights resolution by UNHRC
MNA – The Spokesperson of the Iranian ministry of foreign affairs Abbas Mousavi censured approval of an anti-Iranian human rights resolution in…
Traffic schemes fail to improve Tehran air quality
Financial Tribune – Air quality data recorded daily by Tehran Air Quality Control Company show no decline in air pollution levels after…
Iran to make 18 satellites by yearend
FNA – Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi announced that the number of the country’s manufactured satellites will…
Iran’s wildfires leave trail of destruction, lingering questions
Al-Monitor – Wildfires that raged for two weeks turned significant swaths of Iran’s western forests into ash as state bureaucracy dramatically slowed…
Iran rocked by three honor killings in one month
Al-Monitor – A push for urgent legal reforms and greater public awareness is gaining momentum in Iran after the country reported three…
Iranian official criticizes Instagram for ‘immorality’
Al-Monitor – The remarks by the head of the Islamic Development Organization follow last month’s arrest of a popular Instagram star. A…
25th Shawwal coincides with martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (PBUH)
MNA – Imam Jafar Sadiq (PBUH) is the sixth Imam of Shi’ite world. He attained martyrdom on the 25th Shawwal 14 A.H.…
Solar power helping nomads
Financial Tribune – By the end of next Iranian year (March 2022), the number of nomadic households using solar energy will double,…
Iran’s rainfall and dam levels low
Financial Tribune – Since last September, the volume of water flowing into the dams reached 49 billion cubic meters, down 38% compared…
Official: Urmia Lake becomes over 3,160 square km wide
IRNA – The head of the provincial office of the Headquarters for Revival of Urmia Lake in West Azarbaijan province said on…
Army ready to help extinguish potential wildfire in Khuzestan prov.
MNA – A senior commander of the Army Khuzestan expressed the force’s readiness to contain possible wildfires in the province. Second Brigadier…
Iran criminalizes child abuse after outrage over killing of teenage girl
The New York Times | Farnaz Fassihi: The new law significantly expands the nation’s legal protection for children and adolescents, though it…
5.1-magnitide quake jolts Beyram in Fars province
IRNA – Earthquake measuring 5.1 on Richter scale shook Beyram, south of Fars province, at 22:35 local time on Sunday. According to…
Historic polo field found in western Iran
Iran Review – Archeologists have discovered a historic polo field in Iran’s western province of Lorestan by unearthing the stone goal posts…
Iran police arrest 428 foreign nationals without documents in Yazd
IRNA – Yazd police commander said on Sunday that over the last 48 hours, police officers in an operation identified and arrested…
Iran unveils its first capsule hotel
Iran Front Page – The Iranian tourism department has unveiled a first capsule hotel in the country as authorities seek to expand…
Actor Mohamad Ali Keshavarz passes away at 90
MNA – Nonagenarian actor Mohamad Ali Keshavarz passed away on Sunday at Atieh hospital in Tehran. He was suffering from age-related diseases…
Iran’s debt-ridden international broadcasters face closure
Al-Monitor – Iran’s state-funded international TV channels, including Press TV, could soon be taken off the air due to accumulated debt amid…
Asghar Farhadi casts 2 Iranian leads for “Hero”
ISNA – Amir Jadidi and Mohsen Tanabandeh are two male actors joining “Hero”, the new film by Iranian two- time Oscar winning…
Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes southern Iran
Reuters – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Fars province in southern Iran on Tuesday, the official IRNA news agency reported. There was…