'Black Seed' to compete at India's Kerala film festival
Sunday, 30 July 2023 12:30
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – Directed by Iranian filmmaker Amirhoman Khosravani, the short film "Black Seed" is scheduled to vie at the 2023 edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala in India....
Shia Muslims hold mourning ceremony in Baqi in Medina
Friday, 28 July 2023 12:17
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Unlike previous years, the Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia have reportedly been allowed to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossain (AS)...
Mehr News Agency - Iranian long-standing Alambandan ritual in Muharram
Monday, 24 July 2023 22:01
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Alambandan ceremony, better known as Tughbandan, which is held every year on the sixth day of the lunar month of Muharram, was held in the norther...
Iran, Portugal to expand coop. in education, culture, sports
Saturday, 22 July 2023 20:46
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – The Iranian Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs said Saturday that Iran-Portugal cooperation bill in the fields of language, education, cultu...
Mehr News Agency - 40th Iran's Book of the Year Award
Saturday, 15 July 2023 21:30
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – The ceremony of the 40th edition of the Book of the Year Award was held in the presence of Iran's Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohamma...
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.