Culture

Films from Iran to compete in intl. festivals

Monday, 20 August 2018 16:41 Tehran Times

TEHRAN – A lineup of movies by Iranian filmmakers will be competing in two international festivals in the coming weeks....

Mehr News Agency - Golden wheat harvest in Kurdistan

Monday, 20 August 2018 12:12 Mehr News Agency

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – The western province of Kurdistan is among the top wheat producing provinces in Iran. The yields are reported to have been great this year as more...

Syria to screen “Damascus Time”

Sunday, 19 August 2018 16:28 Tehran Times

TEHRAN - “Damascus Time” by Ebrahim Hatamikia will hit the silver screens in Syria on Friday, a public relations team announced on Saturday....

Mehr News Agency - Iranian veteran actor's burial ceremony

Sunday, 19 August 2018 13:21 Mehr News Agency

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – After a splendid funeral held in central Tehran, where many actors and cinema lovers bid farewell to Ezzatollah Entezami, his body was conveyed to...

Mehr News Agency - Closing ceremony of first festival of Iranian choirs

Saturday, 18 August 2018 16:45 Mehr News Agency

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The first edition of Iranian Choirs Festival was held in the southwestern city of Shiraz....

“The Blind Owl” published in Kazakh

Saturday, 18 August 2018 16:19 Tehran Times

TEHRAN – Iranian writer Sadeq Hedayat’s “The Blind Owl” has recently been published in Kazakh....

Review of Chinese cinema conducted in Iranian cities

Friday, 17 August 2018 16:37 Tehran Times

TEHRAN – A program reviewing Chinese cinema was conducted in six Iranian cities over the past three days....

Mehr News Agency - 12th Natl. Youth Music Festival on 4th day

Friday, 17 August 2018 15:00 Mehr News Agency

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – The 4th day of 12th National Youth Music Festival was held on August 16 in Niavaran Cultural Complex. The festival kicked off on August 13 and wil...

Culture minister calls for focusing on national unity, amity

Thursday, 16 August 2018 16:52 Mehr News Agency

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyed Abbas Salehi Amiri called on government officials to practice unity, amity and consider nat...

Mehr News Agency - 13th national ‘Ash’ Festival in Zanjan

Wednesday, 15 August 2018 18:14 Mehr News Agency

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – In the 13th edition of the National ‘Ash’ Festival, cooks compete to win the judges’ approval with delicious bowls of ‘Ash’, a famous category of ...