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Docs from Iranian filmmakers to compete in IDFA

TEHRAN – “Aleppo: The Silence of the War” and “Beloved” from Iranian filmmakers will be screened in various categories of the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA)....

Kordolia: A Unique Ancient Underground City in Heart of Iran

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Kordolia underground city, located in the town of Tiran in Isfahan province, central Iran, is one of the world’s most unique subterranean cities....

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...

Farah Abad Historical Complex in Iran's Sari

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

Religious play crew pays tribute to actor Anushirvan Arjmand

TEHRAN – The crew of “Khatun” commemorated actor Anushirvan Arjmand, mostly famous for his...

Rahim Abad Historical Manison Northeast of Iran

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Rahim Abad Mansion and Garden is in Birjand City and is one of the beaut...

Iranian artists to attend French fine craft biennial

TEHRAN – Iran will be attending the 4th Revelations, an international fine craft and creat...

News

Iran, China ink contract for building water desalination project

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) and China’s ZSM Company signed a contract for the transfer of technical know-how...

Mehr News Agency - Family National Congress

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – The opening ceremony of 'Family National Congress' was held in Tehran on Wednesday in the presence of the head of Islamic Propagation Organization...

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Sport

Iranians Head to Budapest to Participate at Wrestling World C’ships

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has sent 10 wrestlers to Budapest, Hungary for the 2018 Wrestling World Championships....

Ex-Iran striker Hashemian lauds performance against Bolivia

TEHRAN – Former Iran national football team striker Vahid Hashemian has applauded the performance of Team Melli against Bolivia....

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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

Mehr News Agency - Family National Congress

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – The opening ceremony of 'Family National Congress' was held in Tehran on Wednesday in the presence of the head of Islamic Propagation Organization...

Mehr News Agency - Family National Congress

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – The opening ceremony of 'Family National Congress' was held in Tehran on Wednesday in the presence of the head of Islamic Propagation Organization...

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Economy

NIGC exports 7.1m tons of LPG in 6 months

TEHRAN- National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) exported 7. 1 million tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-S...

Over $580m of FDI approved for industry, mining, trade projects in 5 months

TEHRAN- Some $580. 7 million of foreign direct investment (FDI) has been approved by the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade during the first five months of th...

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Society

Tehran city council to start electing new mayor by next week: chairman

TEHRAN — Tehran city council will start the process for electing a new mayor for the capital by the next week, the council chairman Mohsen Hashemi has said....

Half a million visas issued for Arbaeen pilgrims

TEHRAN – Over 500,000 visas have so far been issued for Iranian pilgrims who are to make their ways to the holy Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala....

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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.