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Portugal Triste Para Sempre festival picks 3 Iranian films

TEHRAN – Three Iranian short films will be screened in the main section of the Triste Para Sempre (Sad Forever) film festival, in Lisbon, Portugal....

Jalaleddin Castle in Northeastern Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - In addition to the historical importance, Jalaleddin Castle is also today used as the Ethnography Museum and it was inscribed on the list of Iran National Heritages in 1356 SH....

IIDCYA photo contest on Arbaeen pilgrimage selects winners

TEHRAN – Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCY...

Varamin Grand Mosque: An Ilkhanate Feat - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Varamin Grand Mosque is one of Iran’s masterpieces of architecture c...

15 movies line up for Termeh Iranian Cultural Festival in Munich

TEHRAN – Fifteen movies from Iranian filmmakers will be screened during the 4th Termeh Ira...

Kermanshahi Shreds Stew: A Luxury Iranian Food - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Kermanshahi shreds stew is a local luxury food originally cooked in ...

Fajr Film Festival announces jury

TEHRAN – The organizers of the 38th Fajr Film Festival announced the jury for the document...

The Museum of The Qasr Prison: A Historical Complex in Tehran, Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - In Qajar period a building was built in Tehran that was called Qasr-e Qa...

“Historical Israelites” reviewing studies on Iran Judaism published

TEHRAN – “Historical Israelites”, a study that reviews books on Judaism in Iran, Israel, Z...

The Museum of The Qasr Prison: A Historical Complex in Tehran, Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - In Qajar period a building was built in Tehran that was called Qasr-e Qa...

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Trump unveils his so-called ‘Deal of the Century’

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump has unveiled his so-called ‘long-anticipated Middle East plan....

Mehr News Agency - 2nd night of Fatemeh Zahra's (PBUH) mourning ceremony

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – The second night of the mourning ceremony over the martyrdom of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (PBUH), the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), was held Mon...

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Sport

Iran cruise to win over Uzbekistan at CAFA U19 Girl’s Futsal

TEHRAN – Iran beat Uzbekistan 7-1 at the CAFA U19 Girl’s Futsal Championship 2020 penultimate match on Tuesday....

Persepolis Keeper Beiranvand to Join Antwerp at Summer - Sports news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Persepolis goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand will reportedly join Belgian top-flight football club Antwerp in summer....

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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

12th Tehran FICTS filmfest. names features in competition lineup

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – The 12th Tehran International Sport Film Festival, as the exclusive representative of the FICTS Sport Federation, has named features in the compet...

Iran hosts 8 million tourists in 10 months

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – Some 8 million tourists have traveled to Iran since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21- Nov. 21) which is the same amount of last...

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Economy

IUST hosts conference on railway transportation

TEHRAN - Iran University of Science and Technology hosted the country’s first conference on “Railway Transportation, Opportunities, Capacities, and Production Boom” on Mo...

TEDPIX up, IFX down on Monday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 2,355 points to 420,668 on Monday, IRNA reported....

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Society

WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region scales up preparedness for novel coronavirus

In light of the continued global situation related to the transmission of novel coronavirus, WHO’s Regional Office continues to work closely with Member States in the Eas...

Marble Palace set to open as art museum after four decades

TEHRAN – The Marble Palace, a historical royal residence in Tehran, is set to open to the public as an art museum after 41 years....

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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 1st Video Games Media Awards slated for March

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – Iran's first Video Games Media Awards (VIGMA), an event organized entirely by the press and critics to introduce and award the best games of the y...

VIDEO: Iran's nanotech advances over the past 15 years

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – Iran has managed to improve its nanotechnology publications ranking in the world to the fourth place in the last 15 years. The United States, Chin...

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Photography

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

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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.