Iran celebrates Father’s Day; birth anniversary of Imam Ali
The 13th day of Rajab, the 7th month of the lunar calendar, is the birthday anniversary of Imam Ali (PBUH), the 1st…
Culture
Nine Iranian provinces host 37th Fajr Music Festival
The 37th Fajr Music Festival is being held in 9 other provinces of Iran in addition to the capital. During the festival…
Fajr Film Festival: “Mehdi’s Position”, The Grassland” and “The Last Snow” win main awards
The closing ceremony of the 40th Fajr Film Festival was held in the presence of the filmmakers contesting the competition on Friday…
Closing ceremony of 40th Intl. Fajr Film Festival kicks off
Closing ceremony of 40th edition International Fajr Film Festival in underway in Iranian capital of Tehran and the winners are due to…
Iranian Film Festival opens in Lahore with presence of Pakistani art figures
An Iranian Film Festival has opened in Pakistan eastern city of Lahore to mark the 43rd anniversary of the victory of the…
Fajr Intl. Music Festival to be held in Tehran
The 37th Fajr International Music Festival will kick off on February 11 in the Iranian capital Tehran, hosting artists from Italy, Germany,…
Serbia cinematic official calls for cultural coop with Iran
A Serbian cinematic director pointed to appropriate cultural collaboration between Belgrade and Tehran, urging for expansion of cultural and cinematic cooperation between…
Pakistani scholars, cultural figures congratulate Iran on anniversary of Islamic Revolution
A group of heads of cultural centers, university professors and Persian language students in Pakistan visited the cultural consulate of the Islamic…
Senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Safi Golpaygani passes away
Senior Iranian theologian Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani passed away early Tuesday. Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani who was the author of several…
Prominent painter Iran Darroudi dies at 85
Iran Darroudi, prominent Iranian painter, film director and art critic passed away on Friday. Her Instagram account confirmed her demise at the…
Farhadi’s ‘A Hero’ to represent Iranian Cinema in 2022 Oscars
The Iranian jury in charge of submissions for the Academy Awards has picked Ghahreman (A Hero), directed by Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi,…
Iran marks National Day of Hafez Shirazi
October 12 is designated as Hafez Day in Iran to commemorate Shams al-Din Mohammad Hafez-e Shirazi, better known as ‘Hafez’, the 14th-century…
Iran marks National Day of Rumi, greatest mystical poet
Mehr 8 in the Iranian calendar corresponding with September 30 is considered a significant cultural event for Iranians to commemorate the prominent…
Iran defeats Iraq 3-0 in Asian Qualifiers
Iran football team defeated Iraq 3-0 in its second match in the 2022 World Cup qualification Tuesday night. Alireza Jahanbakhsh, who scored…
Trans-Iranian Railway now on UNESCO’s World Heritage Site
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have designated the Trans-Iranian Railway a World Heritage Site. The designation was finalized…
Iran honors National Day of Saadi Shirazi, Master of Speech
Today is the National Commemoration Day of the renowned Persian poet Saadi Shirazi, born in Shiraz around 1200 and died around 1292.…
Iran’s FM Zarif congratulates Christians on Jesus Christ’s birthday
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif extended congratulations on the advent of Christmas to all Christians around the world. “The birth of…
Iran lauds inclusion of Persian miniature in UNESCO list
Iran’s minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts congratulated the Iranian people on UNESCO’s decision to inscribe the art of miniature on…
“Our City” media festival calls for works
The first edition of media festival of “Our City” has called on participants to submit their works for the event, scheduled to take…
Hafez Day commemorated online with focus on love, peace
Hafez Day was celebrated online from his tomb far on Saturday evening observing the restrictions on conventions due to corona pandemic. Several…
Iran’s legendary singer Shajarian laid to rest in Tous
Mastero Mohammadreza Shajarian, Iran’s Classic Music legend, and world-acclaimed vocalist was laid to rest in the city of Tous near his hometown,…
Iran’s Resistance Film Festival key to undo hegemony of US films: Canadian journalist
Tasnim – A Canadian journalist and political analyst described the 16th Resistance International Film Festival underway in Iran as important in the…
Tasu’a, commemoration day of a tragic incident
MNA – Tasu’a in the Islamic calendar refers to the ninth day of Muharram. A day before Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his…
Remains of humans, animals found in Persepolis ruins
Tasnim – Remains of over a dozen humans and animals have been unearthed in the ancient ruins of Persepolis in southern Iran.…
Iran complains to UNESCO against Turkey’s bid to register Islamic calligraphy
IRNA – Deputy head of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran said that Iran has officially complained to UNESCO…
16th Resistance Intl. Film Festival announces timetable
MNA – The 16th Resistance Intl. Film Festival will be held in two time periods in coincidence with auspicious Basij Week and…
Ancient relics smuggled to Austria back home
Tehran Times – A batch of Iranian ancient relics, which had been smuggled to Austria, was recovered and surrendered to a representative…
Iran’s Resistance International Film Festival opens for entries
Press TV – The 16th Resistance International Film Festival in Iran has called on world filmmakers to submit their entries for the event, scheduled…
Veteran cinema actor ‘Sirus Gorjestani’ dies at 76
MNA – Veteran Iranian stage, cinema and TV actor ‘Sirus Gorjestani’ died at the age of 76 on Thu. due to heart…
Tehran Museums to showcase 8 Ilkhani terracottas
IRNA – Director of Glassware and Ceramic Museum of Iran said eight terracottas belonging to Ilkhani era will be showcased in National…
Iran cinema actively present at Cannes virtual film market
Press TV – Iran’s cinema is actively taking part in the 2020 special edition of the Cannes Film Festival’s market, which is…
Parliament alone cannot stop honor killings in Iran
Al-Monitor | Leila Alikarami: On the night of June 15, Reyhaneh Ameri, a 22-year-old Iranian woman living with her parents in the…
Historic polo field found in western Iran
Iran Review – Archeologists have discovered a historic polo field in Iran’s western province of Lorestan by unearthing the stone goal posts…
Actor Mohamad Ali Keshavarz passes away at 90
MNA – Nonagenarian actor Mohamad Ali Keshavarz passed away on Sunday at Atieh hospital in Tehran. He was suffering from age-related diseases…
Asghar Farhadi casts 2 Iranian leads for “Hero”
ISNA – Amir Jadidi and Mohsen Tanabandeh are two male actors joining “Hero”, the new film by Iranian two- time Oscar winning…
Music common language of all civilizations: Iranian vocal artist
Press TV – Iranian vocal artist Mohammad Saeidi says music is the common language of all civilizations and music lovers beyond Iran…
Iran marks National Day of Omar Khayyam; Persian poet, polymath
MNA | Zahra Mirzafarjouyan: Today is considered a significant cultural event for Iranians to commemorate the great Persian poet, astronomer, writer, and mathematician…
Ancient area with 10,000 stone carvings discovered in Iran
Iran Review – A new ancient region with about 10,000 historical stone carvings has been discovered in the Iranian city of Meshkinshahr…
Iran marks National Day of Ferdowsi, father of modern Persian language
MNA – Ordibehesht 25 in the Persian calendar corresponding with May 14 is National Commemoration Day of the renowned poet Ferdowsi, the…