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Spanish festival picks “Stairs” from Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian animation “Stairs” by Siamak Vahed will be competing in Prime the Animation, a festival running in the Spanish city of Valencia from October 3 to 6, Iran’s Experimental and Documentary Film Center (EDFC) announced on Wednesday....

The Divankhaneh Mansion: A Historic Mansion in The Former Iranian Capital - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Divankhaneh Mansion is one of the precious buildings constructed under the Zand Dynasty rule in the city of Shiraz near the Karimkhani Citadel....

Contemporary Istanbul displays works by Iranian artists

TEHRAN – The Contemporary Istanbul (CI), a leading annual art fair in Turkey, hosted the I...

The Divankhaneh Mansion: A Historic Mansion in The Former Iranian Capital - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Divankhaneh Mansion is one of the precious buildings constructed und...

Tom Stoppard’s “A Separate Peace” to go on stage in Tehran

TEHRAN – The Bistun Theater Group led by Iranian actor and director Kurosh Soleimani plans...

Tom Stoppard’s “A Separate Peace” to go on stage in Tehran

TEHRAN – The Bistun Theater Group led by Iranian actor and director Kurosh Soleimani plans...

Sarandoon, Balandoon Wetland Complex in Sari, Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The wetland is located near the village of Siyah Mahaleh, at a distance ...

Literati to commemorate Shahriar in Tabriz, Tehran

TEHRAN – Literati will gather in Tehran and Tabriz to commemorate Iranian poet Mohammad-Ho...

Sarandoon, Balandoon Wetland Complex in Sari, Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The wetland is located near the village of Siyah Mahaleh, at a distance ...

Fereidun Jeirani’s “Agitation” to screen in Europe

TEHRAN – “The Agitation” by director Fereidun Jeirani will be screened in Europe during Oc...

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VIDEO: Iran vs India highlights at 2019 Asian Volleyball C’ship

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s national volleyball team gained a 3-0 easy win over the national volleyball team of India on Wednesday evening in its second match of the s...

Mehr News Agency - Funeral of Asadollah Asgaroladi in Tehran

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – A funeral ceremony was held for the influential ex-chairman of Iran-China Joint Chamber of Commerce Asadollah Asgaroladi who passed away last Frid...

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Sport

Iran gains easy win versus India at 2019 Asian Volleyball C’ship

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s national volleyball team trounced the Indian national team 3-0 in its second match in the second stage of the 2019 Asian Senior Men’s Volle...

Asian Volleyball Championship: Iran ease past India

TEHRAN – Iran defeated India in straight sets (25-16, 25-21, 25-21) at the 2019 Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship at the 12,000-seater Azadi Sports Complex here on Wedn...

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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

Iran, Austria to expand cooperation on tourism: Austrian deputy min.

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – "Iran and Austria can expand cooperation on exchanging tourists and professors, as the sector cannot be put under sanctions," Cultural Deputy of t...

Iran, China discuss cinematic coop.

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Chinese Ambassador to Iran Chang Hua met with the director of Cinema Organization of Iran Hossein Entezami on Monday in Tehran, where the two sid...

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Economy

Privatization methods should be amended: fin. min.

TEHRAN- Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Farhad Dejpasand said the government should amend its policies and methods of setting the prices and transferring th...

Iron ore concentrate output exceeds 19m tons in 5 months

TEHRAN- Production of iron ore concentrate in Iran during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – August 22) reached 19. 25 million tons, r...

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Society

Relics relating to Kingdom of Urartu found in northwest Iran

TEHRAN – Archaeological relics relating to Kingdom of Urartu (860 BC – 590 BC) has recently been found in Anaqizli mount, Chaypareh county, northwest Iran....

450 cochlear implants conducted within 5 months: deputy health minister

TEHRAN – Some 450 cochlear implants have been conducted on the children diagnosed with hearing impairment during the first 5 months of the year (started March 21), Qasem ...

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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

Iranian drones ‘better than foreign ones’: VP Sattari

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari said that some domestically-produced drones are better than their foreign versions....

Sanctions ‘opportunity’ for scientific sector

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mansour Gholami said that sanctions are an opportunity for the scientific sector of the countr...

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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.