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Mcgill University displays photos of Arbaeen rituals

TEHRAN -- Mcgill University in Montreal has hosted an exhibition of photos, putting a spotlight on the religious ritual of Arbaeen, which is observed at the end of the 40-day mourning period following the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) and his loyal ...

Farah Abad Historical Complex in Iran's Sari

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Farah Abad Historical Complex comprises of a set of historical buildings related to the remains of the ancient Farah Abad City that is located on Sari-Farah Abad Road....

Asghar Farhadi to receive Stockholm Visionary Award

TEHRAN – The two-time Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi will be honored with the Stock...

Farah Abad Historical Complex in Iran's Sari

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Farah Abad Historical Complex comprises of a set of historical buildings...

Docs from Iranian filmmakers to compete in IDFA

TEHRAN – “Aleppo: The Silence of the War” and “Beloved” from Iranian filmmakers will be sc...

Kordolia: A Unique Ancient Underground City in Heart of Iran

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Kordolia underground city, located in the town of Tiran in Isfahan p...

Biography of Iranian author Mohammad Mirkiani published in Turkish

TEHRAN – A biography of Iranian children’s book writer Mohammad Mirkiani has recently been...

Mount Khajeh: A Flat-Topped Black Basalt Hill

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Kooh-e-Khajeh is one of the most valuable and historical relics of Iran'...

Tour a fantasy world of Persian tales in “Tehran Times”

TEHRAN – “Tehran Times” — no, not the newspaper… an art exhibit in Tehran — can tickle the...

Iranian films line up for Poland’s Tofifest

TEHRAN – Four Iranian movies will be screened at the 16th Tofifest International Film Fest...

News

Iran rejects as absurd US election-meddling claims

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – The Spokesman for Iranian Foreign Ministry Bahram Ghasemi has rejected as absurd and fundamentally groundless the US' attempts at accusing Iran of...

At least 50 feared dead after being hit by train in India

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – At least 50 people are feared dead after being hit by a train in the city of Amritsar in northern India, according to reports....

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Sport

Iran football federation sends condolences over the death of Peter Velappan

TEHRAN - The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has expressed condolences over the death of Peter Velappan, former Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ge...

ACL: Valentin Kovalenko to Officiate Persepolis v Al Sadd

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Uzbek football referee Valentin Kovalenko has been chosen to officiate the match between Iran’s Persepolis and Al Sadd of Qatar....

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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: Arbaeen photo exhibition at Mcgill University

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – A photo exhibition of the world's largest annual peaceful gathering, Arbaeen, was held in Mcgill University, Quebec, Canada, on 15 October 2018, t...

Iran short 'Loop' to vie at Izmir Intl. Short Film

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Iran short film 'Loop' has been accepted into the competition section of 2018 Izmir International Short Film Festival in Turkey....

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Economy

Asia oil buyers said to see more chance for U.S. waivers on Iran

Asian buyers of Iranian oil are gaining confidence they will win U. S. consent for some imports to continue even after American sanctions snap back next month....

Iran’s oil exports total 2.2m bpd in first 2 weeks of Oct.

Iranian crude oil and condensate exports averaged 2. 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in the first two weeks of October, an increase of 195,618 bpd over the full month of ...

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Society

Bronze-Age wall discovered in northeast Iran

TEHRAN - Vestiges of a massive wall have recently been unearthed by a team of international archaeologists conducting a stratigraphy survey across the Tape (Hill) Naderi ...

National family assembly to open within months

TEHRAN – National family assembly will be launched in the country by the next few months in coordination with the Ministry of Interior, head of the national family founda...

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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

Health min. unveils ‘Arash’ social robot, drone for disaster relief

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – ‘Arash’ social robot and a drone for disaster relief were unveiled on Thursday in the presence of Minister of Health Ghazizadeh Hashemi....

Iran’s intl. cryptography conf. calls for submissions

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – The 3th International Conference on Combinatorics, Cryptography and Computation (I4C2018), scheduled for Nov. 15-16, is calling for submissions on...

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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.