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Iranian art galleries suffered worst year: curator

TEHRAN – Rozita Sharafjahan, the curator of Tarrahan Azad Gallery, a major gallery in Tehran for young artists, has said that Iranian art galleries suffered their worst year as the government withheld its support from the galleries....

Falak-ol-Aflak Castle in Khorramabad: A Tourist Attraction of Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The reputed and historical castle is located on a stony hillock in the midst of the city of Khorramabad, West of Iran....

Falak-ol-Aflak Castle in Khorramabad: A Tourist Attraction of Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The reputed and historical castle is located on a stony hillock in the m...

Saba animations to provide tips for dealing with coronavirus

TEHRAN – Iran’s Saba Animation Center is producing an animation series reminding people of...

Hafezieh: The Tomb of Famous Iranian Poet in Shiraz - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Tomb of Hafez is in a peaceful, garden setting that drips with an am...

“Colors of the Homeland” painter Edman O’Aivazian dies from coronavirus in London

TEHRAN – The London-based Iranian-Armenian painter Edman O’Aivazian passed away from a cor...

Iranian artists rush to amuse people during home quarantine

TEHRAN – Hundreds of Iranian artists have launched the nationwide #Moshahonar movement to ...

The Shazdeh Mahan: One of The Magnificent Historic Gardens of Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The city of Mahan is located in the southeast of Kerman. At a distance o...

Five Iranian publishers announce top 10 bestsellers of the year

TEHRAN – Iranian publishers Nimaj, Ruzbehan, Qoqnus, Cheshmeh and Afraz have announced the...

Golestan Palace: One of The Most Beautiful Palaces in Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Golestan Palace was constructed in the year 1268 AH. Under the order of ...

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VIDEO: Wildlife in Iran's Mahvelat

MAHVELAT, Mar. 30 (MNA) – Mahvelat wildlife looks more beautiful in the spring season. Due to its special ecological status, it is the main habitat of the two species of ...

Russia to support Iran amid medical sanctions: Russian official

TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) – A shipment containing medical masks, disinfectant gels and medical equipment from Moscow was delivered to Iran's Ambassador to Russia....

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Sport

Esteghlal Doctor Sotoodeh Released from Hospital after Covid-19 Diagnosis - Sports news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Esteghlal football team doctor Kaveh Sotoodeh has recovered enough to get out of intensive care on Monday....

Esteghlal Doctor Sotoodeh Released from Hospital after Covid-19 Diagnosis - Sports news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Esteghlal football team doctor Kaveh Sotoodeh has recovered enough to get out of intensive care on Monday....

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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

Mesr Village: A shining diamond in heart of Iran’s deserts

TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) – Mesr is a small rural area surrounded by an ocean of sand at the heart of Iran’s Great Salt Desert (Dasht-e Kavir), Isfahan Province, which attrac...

A glance at tourist attractions, must-see sites of Ardabil province

TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) – Ardabil Province is one of the thirty-one provinces of Iran. It is located in the northwest of the country, bordering the Republic of Azerbaijan, ...

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Economy

Finance Ministry outlines plans to materialize ‘Surge in Production’

TEHRAN- Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Ministry has outlined a roadmap to materialize the motto of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 20) which is ...

Indigenizing petchem catalysts: a big step toward total independence

TEHRAN – As the second-biggest source of revenue for Iran, the petrochemical industry is one of the most important pillars of the country’s resilient economy and one of t...

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Society

5,000 drivers fined in Iran for breach of social distancing rules amid coronavirus outbreak

TEHRAN - The Iranian police have fined some 5,000 drivers who were on the roads in breach of the social distancing rules amid the coronavirus outbreak....

Century-old Iranian man recovers from coronavirus

TEHRAN - A 101-year-old man in Iran's northern Golestan province was released from the hospital Saturday after recovering from the coronavirus....

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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

35-day-old baby tests positive for COVID-19 in NE Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) – A 35-day-old baby has confirmed being infected by the COVID-19 in Gonabad, Khorasan Razavi province, according to officials....

Mustafa Prize Laureate Ugur Sahin makes breakthrough in finding Covid-19 Vaccine

TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) – Ugur Sahin's BioNTech has made great advances in developing a vaccine for Covid-19, ready to be tested on humans by the end of April....

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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.