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Persepolis

Human Face Carved in High Relief Unearthed in Persepolis

A stone carving showing a human face in bas-relief has been newly discovered at the historical site of Persepolis in southern Iran. The discovery was made during the fourth stage ...
Narges Mohammadi

Iran Releases Prominent Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi

Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist jailed for “acting against Iran’s national security” has been released from prison after 8.5 years. Her release came after her prison sentence was ...
Persepolis

Iran’s Persepolis to Host Asian, World Powerlifting Championships

  The World Power Sport Federation (WPSF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran on holding Asian world powerlifting championships at Persepolis, a world-famous historical site in southern ...
Iranian Inmates

Iranian Inmates Can Now Meet Their Families Online

For the first time in Iran, a prison in the southern city of Bandar Abbas has made it possible for inmates to contact their families and loved ones online. An ...
Arbaeen

Iran Closes Iraq Borders to Arbaeen Pilgrims to Stem Spread of COVID-19

Iran’s land and air borders will be closed to pilgrims who intend to go to the Iraqi holy city of Karbala on Arbaeen, the fortieth day after the martyrdom anniversary ...
NASA

NASA Invites Iran to Join Online Observation of Moon

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has once again invited Iran to observe the moon online. The Tehran Planetarium known as the Mina Dome measured up to all standards ...
Architecture

Iran’s Architecture in Photos: House of Mohammad Moein

Mohammad Moein was a prominent Iranian researcher and professor whose house in Tehran has turned into a museum. The Museum House of Mohammad Moein is indeed a complex of two ...
Day Cycling

European Envoys Join Tehran Mayor in Car-Free Day Cycling

The ambassadors of France, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Germany along with Pirouz Hanachi, the mayor of Tehran, used their bicycles on Tuesday on the occasion of World Car-Free Day. World ...
Milad Tower

Milad Tower lit up gold in support of children with cancer

Milad Tower in Tehran joined an international campaign per MAHAK’s invitation in a simultaneous action with 6 famous towers in Canada, the UK, Belgium, China and Malaysia. Milad Tower in ...
Egypt

Egypt discovers 14 ancient tombs at Saqqara

Egypt's Antiquities Ministry announced the discovery of 14 coffins in the Saqqara area that had lain buried for two and a half thousand years. The tombs were found during an ...
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