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Overseas publishers acquire rights to Ebrahim Hassanbeigi’s books

TEHRAN – The Pol Literary and Translation Agency, a Tehran-based institution that translates Iranian books and presents Persian language publications around the world, has sold rights to eight books by Iranian writer Ebrahim Hassanbeigi....

Shazdeh Hossein Shrine, Qazvin, Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Shazdeh Hossein Shrine in Iran's northern city of Qazvin is the mausoleum of one of the sons of the eighth Shiite imam Ali ibn Musa al-Reza (765-818)....

Sri Lanka hosts Iranian film festival

TEHRAN – A festival of Iranian films entitled “Cinema of Post Islamic Revolution Iran” was...

The Ribat-i Sharaf: One of The Main Caravanserais on Silk Road - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Robat-i Sharaf is in Razavi Khorasan Province, northeast of Iran, near I...

Tokyo meeting reviews Persian, Japanese poetry

TEHRAN – The Iranian Embassy in Tokyo organized a meeting on Saturday to discuss the simil...

Shamkhal Valley, Village: The Paradise in Iran's Khorasan - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Named after the borderline town of Shamkhal in province of Khorasan Raza...

Movies from Iran to compete in Palm Springs festival

TEHRAN – Three Iranian films will go on screen in the various sections of the 30th Palm Sp...

Stone Garden: Iran's Most Amazing Garden - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Although Kerman is truly an astonishing area due to unique ancient, hist...

Artists from Iraq’s Kurdistan hang works at Tehran exhibit

TEHRAN – The Saba Art and Cultural Institute in Tehran is playing host to an exhibition of...

Underground City of Nooshabad in Central Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Nooshabad Underground City, with one thousand and five hundred years’ re...

News

West needs to facilitate resolving Syrian crisis: FM Zarif

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran, Turkey and Russia have always insisted on a political solution to the Syria crisis, c...

Mehr News Agency - Iran Marine Industries Intl. Exhibition

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – The Navy of Iranian Army opened an international exhibition entitled “Iran Marine Industries International Exhibition” on Monday that will contin...

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Sport

Iran can end Asian Cup title drought: Dejagah

TEHRAN – Iran midfielder Ashkan Dejagah believes that Team Melli can end their 43-year title drought in the AFC Asian Cup....

Ali Kafashian Resigns as Vice President of FFIRI - Sports news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Ali Kafashian, Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) vice president, has stepped down as his role on Tuesday....

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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

VIDEO: Santa rappels skyscraper in Berlin to surprise children

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Santa Claus ditched the traditional chimney and rappelled down a high-rise tower on a downtown public square in Berlin on Sunday (Dec. 6) to deliv...

Mehr News Agency - Intl. storytelling festival in Tehran

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – The 21st round of International Storytelling Festival was held in Tehran on Monday. Prominent Iranian poets and authors, including the author of c...

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Economy

Falahatian appointed deputy oil minister for planning

TEHRAN- Houshang Falahatian was appointed as Iran’s deputy oil minister for planning, Shana news agency reported on Tuesday....

Tehran hosting 29th ECO Regional Planning Council meeting

TEHRAN - The 29th meeting of Regional Planning Council (RPC) of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) kicked off on Monday at the ECO secretariat in Tehran....

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Society

Academic ecosystem can develop research projects: VP

TEHRAN – Establishing an appropriate academic ecosystem based on the private sector can develop research projects, the vice president for science and technology Sourena S...

Khwarizmi Youth Award announces winners

TEHRAN — The 20th Khwarizmi Youth Award ceremony which was held on Monday announced winners for scientific achievements, IRNA news agency reported....

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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

Intl. Neurology Center of prof. Samii inaugurated in Beijing

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Professor’s Samii’s International Neurology Center was launched in Beijing on Tue. y Professor Samii, an acclaimed outstanding and distinguished I...

Over 1mn active websites with Iranian domain names on internet

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – According to the latest figures, there are more than 1 million websites registered with an Iranian domain name on the internet, with ‘. main name ...

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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.