Iran filmmaker gets standing ovation for secret film at Cannes
(Reuters) – An Iranian director who was jailed for anti-government propaganda in 2010 emerged at the Cannes film festival on Friday to…
(Reuters) – An Iranian director who was jailed for anti-government propaganda in 2010 emerged at the Cannes film festival on Friday to…
CANNES, France — By Thursday afternoon at the film festival here, over glasses of Côtes de Provence, the battle lines had been…
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted southern Iran at 2244 GMT on Thursday ( 0644 Beijing Time on Friday), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 9.80 km, was initially determined to be at 27.2095 degrees northlatitude and 53.6110 degrees east longitude. By China Daily The Iran Project is not responsible for the content of quoted articles.
Many Iranians have honored two ancient Persian poets Ferdowsi and Khayyam during ceremonies held in several parts of the country, Press TV has reported.…
The 30th Tehran International Qur’an Competition organizers have released the names of jurors selected to judge in various categories of the year’s…
“I didn’t want to portray Paris as tourists saw it,” says Asghar Farhadi. “So we found a house just outside of Paris to…
TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Paralympic gold medalist Zahra Nemati of Iran has been shortlisted for the annual SportAccord Spirit of Sport…
SAMARRA, Iraq — A car bomb exploded near a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims north of Baghdad on Monday, killing eight people, Iraqi…
Iranian and Italian scholars are planning to discuss on spiritual travelogues in Persian and West literature during two seminars that will be…
Iranian woman filmmaker Narges Abyar’s latest production has been selected to compete at the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) in China.…
Iran has mounted an exhibition on Persian culture in the Northern European Country of Lithuania to introduce true image of Iranian civilization.…
In Iran, your PhD is just a mouse click away – at least that’s what all the Internet ads promise. Plagiarism is…
Iran is preparing to hold the 2013 edition of International Short Film Festival (TISFF) in the capital city of Tehran with presenting…
Many Iranians from various ethnic groups have celebrated Cultural Heritage Week to honor their inherited traditions and culture, Press TV has reported. Iranian cultural…
A car packed with Afghanis smuggled into Iran collided with another vehicle and burst into flames on Sunday, killing nine Afghans and…
An Iranian-bound bus crashed in the northern province of Tokat’s Reşadiye district, killing six and wounding 14 others earlier today. The bus,…
Saudi Arabia will for the first time permit women into football stadiums to watch matches, it has been reported. According to English…
TEHRAN — Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month’s presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social…
Asghar Farhadi’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning A Separation is a finely-crafted, sinewy drama that anatomises clotted and complex relationships The Iranian film-maker Asghar Farhadi has…
Honoring cultural heritage in Iran. Regular people from all walks life: artists, officials and scholars are celebrating cultural heritage week. Iranian culture…
TEHRAN, May 18 (Xinhua) — An earthquake measuring 5.7- magnitude on the Richter scale hit Goharan in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province on…
A number of various nomadic handicrafts has been showcased during an exhibition mounted in the Iranian capital of Tehran, Press TV has reported. Many…
The fifth edition of Tehran International Wood Sculpture Symposium has hailed this year’s winners during a closing ceremony held at the Iranian…
USA Wrestling says that Iran has pulled out of a dual meet set for Sunday in Los Angeles. The organization said Friday…
Head of Iran Civil Aviation Organization Hamidreza Pahlevani says the Islamic Republic plans to launch two new airlines by the end of…
CANNES, France — Iranian Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi drew enthusiastic applause Friday for one of the most-keenly awaited films at Cannes, with a…
Late Monday night in a residential neighborhood in Moscow, Russian security agents detained American diplomat Ryan Fogle, shoving him to the ground and…
Iran’s former soccer star Mehdi Mahdavikia has been appointed as the first Grassroots Ambassador in Asia by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).…
TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Iran’s Firefighters Organization spokesman says a firefighter’s body parts will transplanted to other patients. Jalal Maleki told…
Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has granted a screening license to “The Past”, Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s first movie that was…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A member of Iran’s constitutional watchdog says women cannot be presidential candidates, effectively killing the longshot bids…
NEW YORK (AP) — Iran’s wrestling team visited the United States for the first time in a decade and found a virtual…
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – A Saudi Salafist cleric has prohibited women from turning the ventilation system on in the absence of…
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – The president of Saudi Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice has condemned…
An Iranian UN envoy has called on the international community to take effective measures against different types of smuggling, particularly human trafficking.…
The 10th International Cartoon Biennial has kicked off during a ceremony in Tehran, hosting various works created by the Iranian and foreign…
The governments of the United States and Russia can sometimes be at odds. Americans and Iranians rarely see eye to eye on…
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to mass-produce flu vaccine in the near future, Iranian Deputy Health Minister for Research and Technology Mostafa Qaneyee announced…