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Managers’ foreign trips at culture ministry subject to approval by minister

TEHRAN – Managers and assistants at the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance must obtain the minster’s approval for their foreign trips based on the organization’s new policy to deal with conditions facing Iran after the U. on to return the sanct...

Protected Area of Bahra-e Goor Near Iran's Southern Shiraz City

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - In Iran, the last two onager populations live in protected areas (Bahram-e Goor and Touran). Very little is known about the ecology of these remaining populations....

Stéphane de Gérando to stage projection mapping on Azadi Tower

TEHRAN – The French composer and multimedia artist Stéphane de Gérando is scheduled to sta...

Hanam Village: One of the Beauties of Zagros Mountains in Lorestan Province (+Photos)

TEHRAN (Tasnim)- With its hardworking and hospitable people Honam is mostly an agricultura...

Chinese, Iranian cultural officials meet in Tehran

TEHRAN – Cinema Organization of Iran director Mohammad-Mehdi Heidarian met Ye Xiaowen, the...

The Shahrestan Bridge: The Oldest Bridge on Iran's Zayandeh River

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Shahrestan Bridge is the oldest bridge on Zayandeh Rud in central Iran. ...

New secretary appointed to Fajr Intl. Music Festival

TEHRAN – Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini has appointe...

The Shahrestan Bridge: The Oldest Bridge on Iran's Zayandeh River

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Shahrestan Bridge is the oldest bridge on Zayandeh Rud in central Iran. ...

Korean festival to screen two Iranian shorts

TEHRAN – “The Last Embrace” by Saman Hosseinpur and “I Love You” by Babak Habibifar, both ...

The Shahrestan Bridge: The Oldest Bridge on Iran's Zayandeh River

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Shahrestan Bridge is the oldest bridge on Zayandeh Rud in central Iran. ...

News

The reason for Iran’s power outages: exports or infrastructure?

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Since starting of the summer, an intense heat-wave has been blanketing over most of the cities of Iran, leading to an over-usage of airconditionin...

Iranian FM meets with new D-8 secretary general

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and talked with the new secretary general of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation....

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Sport

Iran’s Ali Daei AFC Asian Cup Top Scorer

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Ali Daei is the all-time top scorer in the AFC Asian Cup in all his participation....

FM spox offers congratulations on Asian wrestling title

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has congratulated young Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers on winning the Asian Championships....

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Travel

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Amir Nezam Garousi Mansion

The house has now turned into a museum showcasing items belonging to the Qajar era. It was built during the time when Amir Nezam Garousi was an advisor to Naser al-Din Sh...

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Shirz Canyon

The canyon with its great geo-tourism capacities is located 45 kilometres northeast of Kuhdasht. Shirz is 5 kilometres long with springs that join the stream of Seymareh ...

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Culture

Mehr News Agency - 75 martyr bodies returned home after nearly 30 years

AHVAZ, Jul. 18 (MNA) – The bodies of 75 martyrs who fell during the 8-year war between Iran and Iraqi Saddam regime, referred to as Holy Defense in Iran, were returned ho...

Mehr News Agency - 75 martyr bodies returned home after nearly 30 years

AHVAZ, Jul. 18 (MNA) – The bodies of 75 martyrs who fell during the 8-year war between Iran and Iraqi Saddam regime, referred to as Holy Defense in Iran, were returned ho...

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Economy

IRICA, IRU discuss easing transit between Iran, Europe

TEHRAN- In a meeting between head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) Foroud Asgari and secretary general at World Road Transport Organization ...

Prices of imported goods not allowed to be increased above 17%

TEHRAN- Managing director of Iran Chamber of Guilds announced that each business unit is permitted to increase the prices of imported goods between seven to 17 percent, T...

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Society

Mashhad to hold culinary festival

TEHRAN – The city of Mashhad, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province, will host a gastronomy festival from September 2 to 6....

Residences to be built for nurses in underprivileged areas

TEHRAN – Some residences for nurses and midwives will be set up in underprivileged areas in 30 cities nationwide, Maryam Hazrati, deputy health minister for nursing has s...

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Life and Style

Abriz; Delicious Dish Indigenous to Bakhtiari Tribe

The local Bakhtiari food, a popular one among people of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, is mostly made with lamb heart and liver, but a mix of liver and mutton or chi...

Tomshi; A Tasty Bread Made of Soil!

is part of Hormozgan Province. There is a strange mountain on the island whose soil is used as a kind of spice by the locals! This seems to be the only edible mountain of...

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Technology

Iran’s air force experts overhaul US-made F-14

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Iranian military technical experts at Shahid Babaei Airbase in Isfahan Province have overhauled an American-made F-14 tomcat....

Raw materials for vaccines, drugs supplied by H1 in coming year

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Head of Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute Ali Es’haghi said that raw materials needed to provide vaccines and drugs will hit the consumer ...

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Photography

Mount Damavand is the highest peak in Iran and the highest volcano in Asia.

Travel tips

Things to Know Before Trip
One of the most important things to remember is that Iranians aren’t Arabs, they’re Persian. They speak Farsi (and other dialects), not Arabic, and some people might feel offended if you great them with Arabic words.