Actor Ebrahim Abadi dies at 85
Tehran Times – Veteran stage and screen actor Ebrahim Abadi died at a Tehran hospital on Thursday after going into a coma…
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3 movies to represent Iran at 2020 Oscar
IRNA – Three Iranian movies, including a short film, documentary as well as animation are to compete at The 92nd Academy Awards.…
Shiraz to host Germany Cultural Week to commemorate Hafez, Goethe
MNA – Iranian city Shiraz, birthplace of highly revered 14th-century Persian poet and mystic Hafez, will be hosting Germany Cultural Week to…
Iran’s Sanandaj joins UNESCO Network of Creative Cities in music
IRNA – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday named 66 urban settlements, including one Iranian city, to join…
Iran’s hard-liners force controversial film off screen
Al-Monitor – Since its completion nearly a decade ago, “The Paternal House” has been surrounded by controversy. The film was directed by…
Iranian artist grabs best actress award in Int’l Street theater fest
IRNA – Iranian actress Nastaran Javad Nia was selected as the best actress in the International Street theater Festival of Darbandikhan. Iranian…
‘My Dream Was to Be Famous’: Iranian TV airs interviews arrested ‘Angelina Jolie Zombie’ lookalike
Sputnik – The detained 22-year old Instagram model admitted that she had not finished high school, apparently focusing her efforts on pursuing…
Iranian renowned musician granted WOMEX Artist Award
FNA – Globally-renowned Iranian traditional music maestro of kamancheh Kayhan Kalhor was awarded on Sunday the prestigious WOMEX artist prize for “bringing…
Have you ever tried a lifetime Persian ancient spa?
MNA – A humble usually brick alcove entrance with a tiled or miniature designed portal leads to an open hall underground with…
Hafez as fresh as flower in public memory: Minister
IRNA – Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas Salehi said on Friday that Hafez is the most popular poet who is…
Iran displays 300 Achaemenid tablets returned from US after judicial saga
Press TV – The National Museum of Iran is exhibiting some 300 cuneiform tablets returned from the United States following a judicial…
1,700 centuries-old clay tablets returned to Iran: FM spokesman
MNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has said that as many as 1,700 centuries-old clay tablets have been returned…
Iranian director selected juror of Iraqi Int’l Filmfest
IRNA – Iranian prominent filmmaker Puran Derakhshandeh was selected as a jury member of the Fourth Slemani International Film Festival in Iraq.…
UNESCO official highlights Silk Road important role in dialogue of civilizations
IRNA – “UNESCO believes , the Silk Road can play an important role in the dialogue of nations and civilizations” , said…
Parsa Pirouzfar to play Rumi in Iran-Turkey co-production ‘Drunk on Love’
MNA – The lead cast of Iran-Turkey co-production ‘Drunk on Love’, directed by Hasan Fat’hi, includes Parsa Pirouzfar as 13th-century Persian poet…
Iran one of world’s top religious tourism destinations
Ahlul Bayt News Agency – The Islamic Republic of Iran has emerged as one of the top destinations across the globe for religious…
Iran most affordable tourist spot in world
Financial Tribune – Iran has been ranked first worldwide in terms of price competitiveness in the World Economic Forum’s “Travel & Tourism…
UNESCO to visit Iran for inscription of domestic railway network as industrial heritage
MNA – Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Mohamamd Hassan Talebian announced on Sunday that UNESCO officials are to pay…
Iran taking part in 31st edition of Syrian Book Fair
MNA – Iran Cultural Fairs Institute (ICFI) is taking part with as many as 350 titles at the 31st edition of Syrian…
Two Iranian films among 100 best films of 21st century
IRNA – Two Iranian films are among the 100 best films made since the year 2000, according to London-based daily, The Guardian,…
Eye-opening experience: As many Americans as possible should visit Iran
Tehran Times – Judith Bello, a long-time American peace activist, who has visited Iran for two times, believes such a journey “will…
Can this documentary bring Iran its third Oscar?
Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: The selection of a documentary instead of a feature film to represent Iran at the Oscars has stirred…
A glance at essential elements of traditional architecture in Iran
Tehran Times – Persian architecture has a long and complex history. The Elamite, Achaemenian, Hellenistic, and other pre-Islamic dynasties left striking stone…
Tabriz hosting intl. forum on urban development, conservation of historical texture
Tehran Times – The 10th international forum on urban development with an approach toward conservation of historical texture is being held in…
“Finding Farideh” to represent Iran at Oscars 2020
IRNA – “Finding Farideh”, a documentary co-directed by Azadeh Mousavi and Kourosh Ataei, has been selected to represent Iran in the upcoming…
No more ban on foreign travelers riding big motorcycles
Tehran Times – Foreign travelers with motorcycle above 250cc are now allowed to enter and ride in Iran, deputy tourism chief has…
Austrian company sign agreement on tourism ties with Tabriz
IRNA – Tabriz Municipality in northwestern Iranian province of East Azarbaijan and an Austrian company signed an agreement to cooperate on tourism…
Silk Road a suitable opportunity to introduce ancient Iran
Tehran Times – The possible inscription of the ancient Silk Road on the UNESCO World Heritage list will open up a suitable…
Prominent Iranian Musician Kayhan Kalhor receives WOMEX 2019 Artist Award
IRNA- Kayhan Kalhor an internationally acclaimed Iranian virtuoso on the kamancheh (spiked fiddle) was granted this year’s WOMEX (World Music Expo) Artist…
Akbarieh garden: Tourist resort, Iran cultural heritage
IRNA – Akbarieh Garden and Historic Mansion is a precious collection in the city of Birjand, South Khorasan province, registered as a…
The paradox at the heart of Abbas Kiarostami’s early films
The New Yorker | Richard Brody: The nearly complete retrospective of the films of the late Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, which runs…
‘A Separation’ among 100 Best Movies of the Decade
MNA – ‘A Separation’ directed by Asghar Farhadi has been selected among IndieWire’s “100 best movies from a decade that changed everything.”…
Isfahan, St. Petersburg to develop sister-city ties
IRNA – The two sister cities of Isfahan and the Russian St. Petersburg will develop ties in various economic, tourism, scientific and…
Japan grants medal of honor to Iranian filmmaker Kamal Tabrizi
MNA – The Foreign Ministry of Japan has granted a medal of honor to Iranian filmmaker Kamal Tabrizi for his cinematic contributions…
Restored creamy tiles to be reinstalled on Iranian architecture masterpiece
Tehran Times – Some two eighths of delicately floral tiles, which for centuries adorned the creamy dome of Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, have…
Iran’s Pouran Derakhshandeh to open 10th Jagran FilmFest. in India
MNA – Globally acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Pouran Derakhshandeh is slated to open the 10th Jagran Film Festival in India, also known as…
Iran to woo Chinese tourists with visa-free entry
Financial Tribune – Iran is hoping to attract up to one million Chinese tourists from next month to shore up its economy,…
15% rise in visits to historical sites in Rey
Tehran Times – Visits to historical sites in Rey surged 15 percent during the first three months of the current Iranian calendar…
Interest in Iran tours rising globally despite Americans’ fears
Skift – While the U.S. State Department has long issued strong advisories against traveling to Iran, leisure tourism from the U.S. and…
Kharanagh village: An amazing village in Yazd, Iran
Tasnim – Kharanagh village is placed in Ardakan’s suburb, 84km eastern of Yazd city in Iran’s central province of Yazd. Kharanagh village…