IRNA | Seyed Mosleh Pirkhezranian: The valley of Judas trees is a must-see site located alongside the Sirvan River in Kurdistan province, western Iran. Judas tree is one of the most beautiful trees of the world, with flowers that bloom earlier than leaves. Compatible with the cool climate, this is a wild species that grow alongside the Sirvan River....
Tasnim The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps forces clashed with a team of anti-revolution elements in a border region in western Iran, during which three servicemen were martyred, the IRGC said.
According to the public relations department of the IRGCs Hamze Sayyid al-Shohada Base, its servicemen clashed with the anti-revolution team in Irans western ...
Al-Monitor | Sarbas Nazari: "Without this Quran manuscript, darkness would prevail and bitterness would replace blessing," said Tawfiq, who has spent his entire life in Negel, a Sunni Muslim village of some 4,000 residents in Iran's Kurdistan province.
Sitting at a high altitude overlooking a deep valley less than 60 miles from the Iraqi border,...
Al-Monitor | Sarbas Nazari: Located in Iran's Kurdistan province, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the Iraqi border, Hawraman is an ancient village with an unfathomable uniqueness. Houses have been built on rugged mountains, where a family's rooftop serves as the upper neighbor's yard, making the entire village resemble a gigantic stairway from afar. Sitting ...
Tasnim Director of the Intelligence Ministrys office in Irans western province of Kurdistan said 100 members of Takfiri terrorist group have been arrested in the province during the last year.
Speaking to reporters, the intelligence official said all hostile plots in the province of Kurdistan have been foiled in the past Iranian year, which ended ...
MNA Chairman of National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iranian Parliament says that Iran in cooperation with Russia, India and Caucuses region are trying to implement an initiative to confront terrorist attacks in Central Asia region.
Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, Chairman of National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iranian Parliament,...
MNA Intelligence forces in Kurdistan province have dismantled a criminal ring involved in taking advantage of government's foreign currency reserves, according to a statement by Intelligence Ministry on Monday.
In a statement issued on Monday, the Intelligence Ministry reported the dismantling of a criminal network on charges of economic corruption,...
MNA The chairman of Kurdistan provinces Industry, Mine, and Trade administration said Sun. that an estimated $ 497 million worth of goods was exported through border crossings of the province during the first 8 months of the Iranian year.
The Chairman of Kurdistan provinces Industry, Mine, and Trade administration Mohammad Draawzmi said ...
Mehr | Aryan Nasrollahi: The traditional ritual of praying for rain, also known as the Bridge of the Rain, is among the ancient traditions in Kurdish-populated regions in northwestern Iran.
The Bride of the Rain, which is still held in some villages of Kurdistan province, is a ritual in which children sing a special song to pray for the rain....
IRNA - Deputy chief of political, security and social affairs in Iran's western province of Kurdistan said one border guard has been killed following clashes between illegal border crossers and border forces in the city of Baneh.
Hossein Khosh Eqbal said on Tuesday evening the clash broke out during efforts of some individuals along the border to ...
Tasnim | Keyvan Firouzei: Kurdistan is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located west of Iran and bound by Iraq on the west, the province of West Azarbaijan to its north, Zanjan to the northeast, Hamedan to the east and Kermanshah to the south.
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MNA Forest fires have killed at least four people, injured several others near the western city of Marivan, Kurdistan province.
According to the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network TV (IRINN), wildfires that have recently been burning the forests in Marivan governorate in the western province of Kurdistan have killed and injured several conservationists....
IFP- Bilo, a small village in Western Iran, is the habitat of storks, and is widely known as the home of these birds. The village is located around 10 kilometres from Lake Zrebar in Marivan in Irans western province of Kurdistan. The people of this village believe white storks are symbols of luck and peace. What follows are the photos of the attractive ...
IFP- Jila Sajjadi, a lady from the western city of Sanandaj in Irans Kurdistan province, is due to be appointed as the countrys Deputy Interior Minister and the Head of the Interior Ministrys Applied Sciences and Technology Institution.
Sajjadi holds a degree in human geography from the UK. She is currently a member of the faculty of Earth Sciences ...
ISNA | Vahid Hosseini: Kurdistan province in western Iran is widely known for its beautiful landscapes, the unique architecture of its villages, and its historic buildings and monuments.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) An informed source at the Iranian Foreign Ministry dismissed reports on detention of two European diplomats by police forces in a western province of the country.
The two European diplomats were not detained and their trip to the province was made with prior notice, the source said on Tuesday.
The police stopped the vehicle of ...