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Books by Honore de Balzac available in Persian

TEHRAN-The Persian translations of two books by the French novelist and playwright Honore de Balzac have been released in the Iranian market....

Iranian feature “No Prior Appointment” wins awards at Kazan International Muslim Film Festival

TEHRAN-The Iranian film “No Prior Appointment” directed by Behrouz Shoeibi has won two awards at the 19th Kazan International Muslim Film Festival, held in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, September 5-9....

“Persecution and the Art of Writing” at Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN –A Persian translation of German-American scholar Leo Strauss’s book “Persecution a...

Iran’s Titovak to perform “Macbeth of Zar” at Baghdad theater festival

TEHRAN – The Titovak Theater Troupe from Iran is scheduled to perform its acclaimed produc...

"A Brief History of Equality" appears in Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN –A Persian translation of French economist Thomas Piketty’s book "A Brief History o...

Book Garden to commemorate Jalal Al-e Ahmad’s 54th death anniversary

TEHRAN-On the occasion of the 54th death anniversary of the celebrated Iranian writer Jala...

Painter Asadi Jozani dies at 56

TEHRAN- Iranian painter Mohammad Asadi Jozani, who was best known for his works on the Isl...

Short film “Sampo” to represent Iran at Port Townsend Film Festival

TEHRAN-Iranian short film “Sampo” by Marzieh Riahi will represent Iran at the Port Townsen...

Audiobook on Musa al-Sadr unveiled in Tehran

TEHRAN – An audiobook featuring the life story of the Lebanese-Iranian philosopher and Shi...

Iranian musician’s book on viola concertos released in global market

TEHRAN-The book “Famous Viola Concertos” by Iranian musician and viola player Amir Hossein...

News

Iran intel. min. detains foreign-based riot provokers

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – The Iranian Intelligence Ministry said on Tuesday night that its forces have arrested some key organizers of last year's anti-Islamic Republic of ...

Iran’s Javadi wins gold at 2023 World Weightlifting C'ships

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Iran’s Mir Mostafa Javadi gained a gold medal in the Men’s 89KG division at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships on Monday....

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Sport

Iran thrash Angola in friendly match

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Iran national football team defeated Angola 4-0 in a friendly match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Tuesday....

Iran rout Angola in friendly match

TEHRAN – Iran national football team defeated Angola 4-0 in a friendly match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Tuesday....

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Travel

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Amir Nezam Garousi Mansion

The house has now turned into a museum showcasing items belonging to the Qajar era. It was built during the time when Amir Nezam Garousi was an advisor to Naser al-Din Sh...

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Shirz Canyon

The canyon with its great geo-tourism capacities is located 45 kilometres northeast of Kuhdasht. Shirz is 5 kilometres long with springs that join the stream of Seymareh ...

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Culture

'No Prior Appointment' to go on screen at Italy film festival

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Directed by Behrouz Shoaybi, the Iranian movie 'No Prior Appointment' will go on screen at Religion Today Film Festival in Italy....

The Sea nominated for best low-budget film at Wales festival

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Directed and Written by Sahra Ramezanian, the Iranian short film 'The Sea' was nominated for best low-budget movie at the 7th edition of Wales Int...

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Economy

TEDPIX gains 4,600 points on Tuesday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 4,629 points to 2. 127 million on Tuesday....

TEDPIX loses 976 points on Monday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), dropped 976 points to 2. 122 million on Monday....

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Society

Iran’s knowledge-based delegation to attend IMEX Istanbul

TEHRAN- A delegation of Iranian knowledge-based companies will present their products and display their capabilities by setting up a pavilion at Turkey’s IT, Software, Co...

A village hospitable to storks

For a couple of years, storks have been building nests on top of electricity poles and trees in Khoshinan, a village in the western province of Kermanshah....

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Life and Style

Abriz; Delicious Dish Indigenous to Bakhtiari Tribe

The local Bakhtiari food, a popular one among people of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, is mostly made with lamb heart and liver, but a mix of liver and mutton or chi...

Tomshi; A Tasty Bread Made of Soil!

is part of Hormozgan Province. There is a strange mountain on the island whose soil is used as a kind of spice by the locals! This seems to be the only edible mountain of...

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Technology

Iran developing stem cell therapy for cerebral palsy patients

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – The head of Royan Research Institute says the center is developing a treatment method that could help people with cerebral palsy (CP) to recover f...

Iran, Russia working on joint research spacecraft

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Top universities from Iran and Russia have embarked on a joint project to manufacture a research spacecraft....

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Photography

Mount Damavand is the highest peak in Iran and the highest volcano in Asia.

Travel tips

Things to Know Before Trip
One of the most important things to remember is that Iranians aren’t Arabs, they’re Persian. They speak Farsi (and other dialects), not Arabic, and some people might feel offended if you great them with Arabic words.