TEHRAN – The Asian Movie Pulse website has announced the 15 Best Asian Documentaries of 2020 with two Iranian movies “Asho” and “Khatemeh” among them....
“Our Happy Comrade” on Commander Soleimani’s valor published in Turkish
Wednesday, 30 December 2020 16:25
Tehran Times
TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Office in Turkey has published a Turkish translation of “Our Happy Comrade” (“Bizim Bahtiyar Dostumuz”), a book on Commander Qassem Soleimani’s v...
Kyrgyzstan Ala Archa exhibit honors Iranian photographers
Wednesday, 30 December 2020 16:24
Tehran Times
TEHRAN – Several Iranian photographers were honored with awards at the 2nd Ala Archa International Exhibition of Photography in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the organizers announ...
1st solo exhibition of Iran handwoven carpets opened in China
Tuesday, 29 December 2020 19:30
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – First solo exhibition of Iran handwoven carpets and handicrafts was inaugurated in historical-cultural city of Nanjing, capital of China’s Jiangsu...
TEHRAN – Winners in various categories were honored during the 6th Arbaeen International Awards on Monday at the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) in Tehr...
TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – A fossilized 100,000-year-old tooth is being displayed at a museum in Qazvin, west-central Iran, where it was discovered in a nearby cave....
Iranian bookstores offer “A Map Is Only One Story”
Monday, 28 December 2020 16:32
Tehran Times
TEHRAN – “A Map Is Only One Story: Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family, and the Meaning of Home” compiled by Nicole Chung and Mensah Demary has recently been published ...
TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Iranian film 'Shahin' directed by Salar Tehrani, has won at LIFFT India Filmotsav - World Cine Fest in the Indian city of Lonavala....
Mehr News Agency - Imam Ali shrine on eve of martyrdom anniv. of Hazrat Fatemeh
Monday, 28 December 2020 02:30
Mehr News Agency
NAJAF, Dec. 28 (MNA) –On the occasion of the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh (PBUH), the staff of Imam Ali (PBUH) shrine covered the entire courtyard of the holy ...
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.