During Nowrouz holidays; Enjoy unique taste of Zanjan’s nutritious traditional foods
One of the most exciting parts of traveling to Zanjan province, especially during the Nowrouz holidays, is the experience of unique tasting…
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Iran’s ambassador joins Iftar ceremony with Saudi counterpart in Norway
Iran’s ambassador to Norway joins an Iftar ceremony hosted by his Saudi counterpart in the Scandinavian country, weeks after Tehran and Riyadh…
Chaharshanbe Suri; Eve of last Wednesday before Nowruz
Chaharshanbe Suri is an Iranian festival celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz. The concept is indeed intriguing: The…
Embassy of Iran in Tbilisi denies Azerbaijan’s claims on Nezami
The Embassy of Iran in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi has denied claims made by Azerbaijan that Nezami Ganjavi is an Azerbaijani…
Iran unveils local nominees for Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava
Iran has selected nine books to compete in the 29th Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), which will take place from October 4…
Drama on assassinated Iranian nuclear scientist wins award at US film competition
“Henas”, a drama that portrays the true story of the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist who was shot dead by Mossad…
“World War III” wins awards at Belgrade Int’l Film Festival
Iranian feature film “World War III” directed by Houman Seyyedi managed to win 3 awards from different sections at the 51st Belgrade…
Persian painting biennial returns after six-year hiatus
The 11th edition of Iran’s National Biennial of Persian Painting opened on Saturday after a six-year gap resulting from mismanagement and the…
Calligraphy exhibit features collaboration between Hong Kong, Iranian artists
A calligraphic art exhibition underway at the Hong Kong Central Library highlights cultural exchange between Hong Kong and Iranian artists. The exhibit…
Iranian, Indian officials ink cultural cooperation MoU
Iranian and Indian officials in the field of publication and international book exhibitions signed a memorandum of understanding. The MoU was signed…
Iranian Studies Center to unveil Persian paintings inspired by Nezami poetry
The Iranian Studies Center plans to unveil five Persian paintings produced based on stories from the works of Nezami Ganjavi, the greatest…
Barbad Awards winners honored on Fajr Music Festival final day
The winners of the Barbad Awards were honored at the closing ceremony of the 38th Fajr Music Festival on Thursday at Tehran’s…
Webometrics rankings: Tehran University among world’s top institutions
The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities has ranked the University of Tehran (UT) among the top 300 in the world. Iran’s…
Mab’ath; beginning of holy Prophet’s mission to spread Islam
Muslims across the globe are celebrating the auspicious Eid al-Mab’ath, the day Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was chosen as God’s final Messenger to…
38th Fajr Music Festival unveils program
The Fajr Music Festival has announced a program for its 38th edition, which will take place in Tehran and 16 provinces from…
Iranian Cultural Days open in Turkmenistan
The Iranian Cultural Days opened on Sunday in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, to celebrate the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. Groups of Iranian artists…
Iran says ready to host Turkmenistan’s cultural week
Iranian Minister of Culture Mohammad Mehdi Esmaeili said on Monday that Tehran is ready to host Turkmenistan’s cultural week. Esmaeili made the…
41st Fajr International Film Festival wraps up
Once again, the international Fajr Film Festival brought together filmmakers and movie critics from across the world as well as movie lovers…
Culture Ministry holds banquet for Fajr filmfest foreign guests
The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance held a banquet on Thursday at Tehran’s Azadi Hotel in honor of foreign guests attending…
International section of 41st Fajr Film Festival
This International Section of the 41st Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) aims to identify quality international and national films and to strengthen…
Fajr festival hosts Conference of Islamic World Theater Union
The 41st Fajr International Theater Festival organized a conference on Sunday at Tehran’s City Theater Complex to launch the Islamic World Theater…
Saba Institute to host 15th Fajr Festival of Visual Arts
The 15th edition of the Fajr Festival of Visual Arts opened on Friday evening at the Saba Art and Cultural Institute in…
Moscow Museum of Oriental Art to showcase works by Hassan Ruholamin
The Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow plans to hang paintings by Iranian artist Hassan Ruholamin in an exhibition opening on February…
Fajr Film Festival unveils official lineup
The 41st edition of the Fajr Film Festival, Iran’s most important film event, has announced its lineup for the official competition. As…
Five Iranian children win in intl. painting contest in Japan
Five Iranian students have won awards at the 13th Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children. As many s 13,214 drawings had…
Iran’s “Motherless”, “Life & Life” win top awards at Dhaka film festival
Iranian drama “Motherless” was named best film while “Life & Life” garnered the best director award for Iranian filmmaker Ali Qavitan at…
Serbia’s first lady Tamara Vucic visits Iran national library
Tamara Vucic, the wife of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, visited the National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) on Saturday. She was…
41st Fajr Intl. Theater Festival: 12 plays to be performed on 1st day in Tehran
The capital city of Iran is hosting 12 plays on the first day of the 41st edition of the Fajr International Theater…
“The Runner” picked for Houston museum’s Festival of Films from Iran
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) has picked Amir Naderi’s 1984 drama “The Runner” to screen at its 30th annual Festival…
Movies from Iran to compete in Big Sky documentary festival
Five Iranian movies will compete in the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, which will take place from February 17 to 26 in…
Iranian artist awarded at LA Music Video Awards 2022
Iranian artist Ramin Hosseinpour was chosen as the Best Male Vocalist at the LA Music Video Awards 2022 for his video art…
A Look at Iranian Turkmen Clothing
The term Turkmen (pronounced as To-ku-mong) was first mentioned in the 8th century. Some 2,000 years ago, they were living in the…
A Look at Iranian Turkmen Clothing
The term Turkmen (pronounced as To-ku-mong) was first mentioned in the 8th century. Some 2,000 years ago, they were living in the…
Iranian minister attends event naming Nouakchott 2023 Islamic Culture Capital
Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad-Mehdi Esmaeili, attended a meeting on Friday in Nouakchott, Mauritania to celebrate the city as…
Play presents life of Hazrat Fatima (SA) in seven stages
A play portraying the life of Hazrat Fatima (SA), daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (S), in seven chapters went on stage on…
Yalda Night, celebration of longest night of year
Every year, on 30 Azar in the Iranian calendar that falls on December 21 this year, Iranians celebrate the arrival of winter,…
Iranian movies line up for Dhaka festival
Over a dozen of Iranian movies will be screened at the 21st Dhaka International Film Festival, which will take place in the…