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Iranian Artists Forum to host exhibition of theater posters, photos

TEHRAN – Collections of theater posters and photographs will be showcased in an exhibition, which will open at the Iranian Artists Forum on Friday....

Pashtoo Castle: One of The Old Fortresses in Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Pashtoo castle (Pashtu or Poshtab Castle) is one of the most important and valuable historical monuments of Ahar in northwestern Iran....

Translations of Persian writers’ books to go on display at Tehran exhibit

TEHRAN – Copies of Persian books translated into other languages will be showcased in a fa...

Pashtoo Castle: One of The Old Fortresses in Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Pashtoo castle (Pashtu or Poshtab Castle) is one of the most important a...

Two projects share Vista Contemporary Art Prize

TEHRAN – Two projects by artists Kolsum Salehi and Hamidreza Azad shared the third edition...

Triple Banmasity Cave: A Tourist Attraction of Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Triple Banmasity Cave seems to have served as either a shelter or a plac...

Fajr festival announces short films lineup

TEHRAN – A lineup of 10 short films have been selected to go on screen at the 38th Fajr Fi...

Triple Banmasity Cave: A Tourist Attraction of Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Triple Banmasity Cave seems to have served as either a shelter or a plac...

Iran’s “Douch” to go on screen in Japan

TEHRAN – “Douch” by Iranian director Amir Mashhadiabbas will go on screen in a special pro...

Shahar Yeri: Historical Place in Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The ancient site of Shahr Yeri near Piraz village is situated at a dista...

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Mehr News Agency - Snow brings joy to Shahr-e-Rey

SHAHR-E-REY, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Heavy snow on Sunday night has been a source of joy for people of Shahr-e-Rey County in Tehran Province. Snow-covered parks are not dismissed...

Pars Petchem Plant aims to shatter its output record by year end

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Pars Petrochemical Complex announced it would beat its production record by the end of the current Iranian calendar year [to end on March 20]....

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Sport

Iranian football teams refuse to play in neutral field

TEHRAN - Four teams representing Iran in the AFC Champions League - Persepolis, Esteghlal, Sepahan and Shahr Khodro – have announced that they will not play in neutral fi...

Iran Is a Safe Country: Volleybal Coach Igor Kolakovic - Sports news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran national volleyball team's head coach Igor Kolakovic feels really good being in the Middle East country and says that Iran is a safe country....

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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

Three Iranian docs to go on screen at US’ Big Sky filmfest.

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Three Iranian documentaries, ‘Asho’ by Jafar Najafiand, ‘Asak’ by Mehdi Zamanpour, and ‘Sunless Shadows’ by Mehrdad Oskouei, will be screened at 1...

VIDEO: Sarein, city of magical springs

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Sarein a city in Ardabil Province, Iran is one of the most beautiful Iranian cities that lies at the foot of the Sabalan Mountains. It is a natura...

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Economy

TEDPIX slides after 2 days of gains

TEHRAN- Iran’s major stock market, Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), witnessed drops on Monday, while it had experienced growth since the start of this Iranian week (Saturday)...

Stock market advances on Sunday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 732 points to 410,694 on Sunday, IRNA reported....

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Society

Markazi province exports over $46,000 of handicrafts

TEHRAN - Handicrafts exports from Markazi province reached $46,400 during the first nine months the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2019), compared with ...

Fatemeh and Amir-Ali, most popular Iranian baby names

TEHRAN – "Fatemeh" and "Amir-Ali" were respectively the most popular names for baby girls and boys born in Iran during the first nine months of the current Iranian calend...

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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 Army unveils Inflight AIP

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Inflight AIP (Aeronautical Information Publication) was unveiled on Sunday at the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force headquarter....

Mehr News Agency - Delivering ceremony for Zafar 1, 2 satellites

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – The Zafar 1 and 2 satellites, which have been manufactured by Iranian scientists, were delivered to the Iran Space Agency during a ceremony held a...

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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.