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Milani sues E1 Gallery over early closure of her exhibition

TEHRAN – Filmmaker Tahmineh Milani has filed a lawsuit in a Tehran court against E1 Gallery over closing her painting exhibition early, the Persian service of ISNA reported on Monday....

Shiraz Izadkhast Fortress (Castle) - Tasnim News Agency

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Fortress of Izadkhast is located in the Fars Province of Iran, roughly 135 km south of Isfahan. This historical complex has been situated on a natural base along with unique characteristics....

Iranian scholar working on Persian-Ottoman Turkish dictionary

TEHRAN – An Iranian scholar is working on a dictionary that will contain over 15,000 Ottom...

Shiraz Izadkhast Fortress (Castle) - Tasnim News Agency

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Fortress of Izadkhast is located in the Fars Province of Iran, rough...

Iranian actor make director debut with Evgeny Schwartz “Dragon”

TEHRAN – Iranian stage actor Mehran Aslani will make his directorial debut with Russian wr...

Jahan Nama Village; A Tranquil Summer Resort North of Iran

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Jahan Nama, a village located in a protected area of the same name in Go...

“Silence” to compete in Portland Deaf Film Festival

TEHRAN – “Silence” by Iranian director Maryam Pirband will be competing in the Portland De...

Shiraz Izadkhast Fortress (Castle) - Tasnim News Agency

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Fortress of Izadkhast is located in the Fars Province of Iran, rough...

Iranian artist Siamak Azmi to hang works at Istanbul gallery

TEHRAN – Iranian artist Siamak Azmi who is renowned for his paintings of dolls plans to sh...

Shekar Dasht; Lost Paradise in Iran's Gilan Province

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Shekar Dasht, near Talesh in Iran’s northern Gilan Province, is one of t...

News

Zarif slams calling JCPOA ‘a personal agreement’ as shameful

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at the US special envoy for Iran Brian Hook for calling the JCPOA ‘a personal agr...

Iran GR wrestling team reclaimed title of Junior World C’ships

TRNAVA, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Gaining four gold and two bronze medals and a total of 136 points, Iran’s Greco-Roman team reclaimed the title of Junior World Championships for t...

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Sport

Iran football team stays as Asia’s best in latest FIFA ranking

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – According to the latest FIFA ranking released today, Iranian men's national football team has dropped one rung to 33rd on the world stage while st...

Iran Beats Singapore at AFC U-16 Women's Championship Qualification

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran earned its second win in a row at the AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2019 Round 1 Qualifiers on Wednesday....

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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 - Ashura mourning ceremony in Tehran

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – People of Tehran gathered at Imam Hussein Square in the center of the capital today to mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussein on Ashura Day....

Imam Hossein’s message is ‘standing up for justice yields victory’

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif posted a message on his Twitter account saying that the main message of Imam Hossein in Karbala is ‘...

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Economy

Exports from mining sector up 15%

TEHRAN - Iran’s exports of minerals rose 15 percent in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 21) compared to the same period last ye...

Sahraie appointed new director of TSE

TEHRAN- Board of directors at Tehran Stock Exchange appointed Ali Sahraie as the new director of TSE....

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Society

Muharram, rejoining families, promoting intimacy

Once I grew old enough to figure out the main reasons behind the mourning rituals of Muharram I became genuinely fond of it, as it is not just a month grieve, but a time ...

106 Parthian, Seleucid objects recovered in western Iran

TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently confiscated 106 historical relics from a smuggler in Harsin, Kermanshah province, CHTN reported on Monday....

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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

Two new Iranian helicopters awaiting intl. certificates

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Iranian experts have managed to design two new types of helicopters that are currently at the stage of obtaining international certificates, accor...

Iranian computer scientists bag 4 medals at IOI 2018

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s brightest young computer scientists took home four medals after competing at the 2018 International Olympiad in Informatics in Japan....

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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.