World commemorates Persian poet Sa’di
IRNA – Aficionados of literature across the world and in Persian-speaking countries are preparing to commemorate the world-renowned Persian poet and literary…
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Iran’s chess grandmaster Maghsoodloo clinches title at Sharjah Masters
Press TV – Junior Iranian chess grandmaster Parham Maghsoodloo has finished first to pick up the trophy at the end of the…
36th Fajr Festival opens on 120th anniversary Iranian Cinema
IFP – The 36th edition of Fajr International Film Festival opened last night as the country celebrated the 120th anniversary of the…
Iran develops apparatus to rehabilitate Autistic children
IFP – An Iranian researcher has developed a new rehabilitation apparatus used to coordinate the five senses in autistic children. Arezoo Faqihi,…
World to mark Day of Sa’adi, master of Persian prose and poetry
Press TV – Aficionados of literature across the world and in Persian-speaking countries are preparing to commemorate the Day of Sa’adi of…
5.9 earthquake strikes Bushehr Province in southern Iran
Press TV – A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has jolted the Iranian southern province of Bushehr, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.…
Old Tehran
Financial Tribune- O n Thursday from 9:30 am to 1 pm, Zhiwaar Tour will take enthusiasts to see a few attractions in…
Iranian architects among winners of prestigious A’ Design Award 2018
IFP – Several Iranian architects have once again managed to win the prestigious A’ Design Award 2018 in an unprecedented number of…
Iranian couple using Instagram to help needy children
IFP – An Iranian couple has, in a humanitarian move, shared photos of needy children on their Instagram page to provide the…
Iran, Turkey to boost cooperation in combating illicit drugs
Tasnim– Iranian Anti-Narcotics Police Chief General Mohammad Massoud Zahedian and his Turkish counterpart, Ibrahim Hakki Seydioglullari, agreed to promote cooperation between the…
Iran opens first cyber health clinic
IFP- The first cyber health clinic of Iran has been opened with a special focus on offering rehabilitation services to internet addicts…
Govt. offices banned from using foreign social messaging services
MNA– Iranian President’s Office has issued an order banning the government offices from using dominant foreign messengers such as Telegram. According to…
Top Iranian officials leave Telegram messaging app
IFP- A number of channels on the Telegram messaging service attributed to top Iranian officials, including that of the Leader of Islamic…
Rescue helicopter crashes in Iran, 2 dead
AP — Iran’s official news agency says a rescue helicopter has crashed in the Persian Gulf, killing at least two people on…
Iranian actor wins Best Actor Award at Las Palmas Filmfest.
MNA – Iranian film ‘No Date, No Signature’ by Vahid Jalilvand, has received the Audience Award and its main actor Navid Mohammadzadeh…
Iran welcomes cultural ties with Iraq: Minister
IRNA – Iranian minister of culture welcomed here the expansion of cultural relations with the neighboring country of Iraq. In line with…
Zahra Nemati receives World Archery 2017 Athlete of the year award
Tasnim – Iranian para-archer Zahra Nemati, who won the World Archery 2017 Athlete of the Year award in February, received her prize…
Jahromi seemingly against blocking Telegram
Financial Tribune- Telecoms Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi took to Instagram to give ear to the growing concerns of the public regarding…
Louvre-Lens highlights Qajar era masterpieces
Financial Tribune- A total of 19 relics of Qajar era (1786-1925), part of treasured collection of Golestan Palace in Tehran, are currently…
Iranian discus thrower Haddadi receives second gold at USSD Competitions
Press TV – Iranian discus thrower and London 2012 Olympics silver medalist Ehsan Haddadi has maintained its perfect composure at the USSD competitions in…
Iranian judokas claim 3 medals in Junior Asian Judo Cup
Press TV – Iranian judo practitioners have displayed fine athletic skills at the Junior Asian Cup in Uzbekistan, and been awarded three medals,…
Jean-Pierre Léaud to attend 2018 Fajr filmfest.
MNA – French actor Jean-Pierre Léaud, best known for Francois Truffaut’s 400 Blows and Jean Luc Godard’s Masculin Feminin, is heading his…
Iranian discus thrower Haddadi harvests gold in USSD Competitions
Press TV – Iranian discus thrower and London 2012 Olympics silver medalist Ehsan Haddadi has featured dazzling performances at the USSD competitions in the United…
SCI puts Iran’s winter unemployment rate at 12.1%
Financial Tribune- Iran’s unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year (Dec. 22, 2017-March 20) stood at 12.1%, registering…
4.1-magnitude quake jolts SE Iran
IRNA – An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale jolted the village of Hojdak in southeastern province of Kerman on Wednesday.…
Newly-discovered rock carvings prove ancient history of boxing in Iran
IFP- Researchers have recently found some ancient engravings in the city of Khomeyn in Iran’s Markazi Province that show boxing competitions used…
Iranian chess player takes crown in Asian Youth Chess Championships
Press TV- Iranian Woman International Master (WIM) Vesal Hamedinia has displayed commendable performances at the Asian Youth Chess Championship and Asian Youth…
Tanavoli and Assar’s works at Bonhams Fine Art Auction
Financial Tribune- The London branch of Bonhams Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers will hold an auction titled ‘Awakening and Modern and Contemporary…
Kitaro talks of his interest in Iranian folk music
IFP – Acclaimed Japanese musician and composer Masanori Takahashi, globally known by his nickname Kitaro, say he often listens to the Iranian…
Italy returns smuggled stone inscription to Iran
IRNA – Italian police returned a 17th century gravestone which has been smuggled out of Iran to the Iranian Embassy in Rome.…
Iran, Senegal to boost scientific cooperation
IFP – Iran’s Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology and the Senegalese government have agreed to forge closer scientific cooperation, especially in the…
Iran to mark Islamic Revolution Art Day on Avini’s martyrdom anniversary
Iran Daily – Several organizations nationwide will hold cultural programs on the martyrdom anniversary of documentary filmmaker Morteza Avini (April 9) which…
Iran’s 2018 Fajr Int’l Film Festival unveils Cup of Divination lineup
Press TV – The 2018 Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) has announced the names of films playing in its Cup of Divination…
Documentary depicting holy shrine defender screened in Qom
MNA – In a ceremony attended by Iranian, Iraqi, Yemeni, Bahraini political figures, a documentary film about a 17-year-old holy shrine defender…
Iran, Syria pre-FIFA World Cup friendly cancelled
Press TV- A friendly fixture between the Iran men’s national football team, domestically known as Team Melli, and Syria, which was meant…
Ivankovic hails Persepolis claim of title in Iran Professional League
Xinhua — Head coach of Iran’s Persepolis soccer club Branko Ivankovic said that he was happy that Persepolis won the title of…
Persepolis wins Iran’s Persian Gulf Pro League title race
Press TV- Iran’s professional soccer club Persepolis has claimed the championship of Iran’s Persian Gulf Pro League, formerly known as Iran Pro League (IPL), for the…
Absence of Russia, Iran mars US-held wrestling World Cup
AP — This year’s freestyle World Cup could have been one of the most intriguing wrestling tournaments outside of the Olympics in…
‘We go deeper’: the artists spearheading the boom in Iranian art
The Guardian | Saeed Kamali Dehghan: Their works, which capture a different side of life in Iran, are shifting for vast sums.…
Inspired by Plasco tragedy, scientists build firefighter robot
IFP – A group of Iranian scientists have invented a robot that can extinguish fires of up to 1000 Celsius degrees while…