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Nowruz: The New Year Festivity Celebrated in Iran

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Nowruz (literally translated New Day) is one of the oldest celebrations in ancient Persia, which is held vigorously in the first day of spring marking the beginning of the Iranian calendar year....

“The Creation of Inequality” published in Persian

TEHRAN – “The Creation of Inequality: How Our Prehistoric Ancestors Set the Stage for Monarchy, Slavery, and Empire”, co-authored by Kent Flannery and Joyce Marcus, has been published in Persian....

“Amusing Ourselves to Death” at Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – Iranian publisher Nilufar has recently published a Persian translation of America...

“The Cherry Orchard” laid out for Tehran performance

TEHRAN – Iranian director Mikail Shahrestani plans to put on stage Russian playwright Anto...

Somerset Maugham’s “The Circle” published in Persian

TEHRAN – “The Circle: A Comedy in Three Acts” by English writer William Somerset Maugham h...

“Elizabeth Finch” comes to Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – “Elizabeth Finch” by English novelist Julian Barnes has been published in Persian...

Jamos Parsa: Music is the common language of all cultures

A young artist in the field of music and a member of the artistic commission of the Nation...

Jean-Christophe Rufin’s novel “Brazil Red” appears in Persian

TEHRAN – Major Iranian publisher Saless has recently published a Persian translation of Je...

Persian edition of Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan’s book “Narrative Fiction” republished

TEHRAN – The second edition of a Persian translation of Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan’s book “Narr...

Caracas hosts Venezuelan-Iranian cultural exhibition

TEHRAN – A cultural exhibition underway in Caracas is highlighting the friendship between ...

News

Iran slams Zionist minister racist remarks about Palestinians

TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani slammed “racist and provocative” remarks by the Israeli finance minister about Palestinians....

Gov't efforts to fulfill promises to be round the clock

TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – Iranian President says his administration will do its best to fulfill promises, including improving people's livelihood, anti-corruption, controll...

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Sport

Iranian Wrestlers on Top of Freestyle Rankings

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Three Iranian freestyle wrestlers are on top of UWW rankings released on Monday....

VIDEO: Barca beat Real to go 12 points clear in La Liga

TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – Barcelona took a major step towards winning their first league title since 2019 after coming from behind to beat Madrid 2-1....

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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

Mehr News Agency - Leader speech in Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine

TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei addressed the nation on Tuesday at the Imam Reza holy shrine in Mashhad on the occasion...

Mehr News Agency - Historical Tekiye Moaven Al Molk in W Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – Takyeh Moaven-ol-Molk is a historical place located in Kermanshah city of Iran. It was built during the Qajar era as a Shia mourning site....

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Economy

Commodities worth over $1.4b exported from East Azarbaijan in 11 months

TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 2. 649 million tons of commodities valued at $1. 436 billion were exported from East Azarbaijan province, in the northwest ...

Over 206,000 tons of alumina powder produced in 11 months

TEHRAN- Iran has produced 206,887 tons of alumina powder during the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2022-February 19, 2023), according to ...

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Society

‘Spring celebration’ held in Tehran

Symbols of hyacinth, samanu, oleaster, garlic, and coin – five of the seven items on the Haft Sin table, took part in a celebration in Tehran on Friday to welcome the new...

Buying flowers to celebrate Noruz

In the run-up to Noruz, people are searching for decorative items, including flowers, to celebrate the new year that starts on March 21....

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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 now among exporters of petrochemical technologies

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – Iran is now among the exporters of petrochemical technologies, said the managing director of the country’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC)......

Iran building paper-making factory in Venezuela

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – The Iranian culture minister reported of the joint construction of a paper factory in Venezuela, holding cultural weeks and the establishment of a...

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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.