TEHRAN – A lineup of 63 short films from 19 countries will be competing in the international section of the 37th Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF), which will open tomorrow....
Play on top IRGC commander Borunesi to go on stage at City Theater Complex
Tuesday, 19 January 2021 16:50
Tehran Times
TEHRAN – A play about the life story of Abdolhossein Borunesi, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, will go on stage at the Sayeh Hall of Tehran’s...
'The Switchman' wins best animation prize of FluXus
Monday, 18 January 2021 19:30
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Iranian animation ‘The Switchman’ directed by Mehdi Khorramian has won the best animation prize of the FluXus Animation Film Festival in the Nethe...
Hirmand publishes two short stories by D. H. Lawrence in one book
Monday, 18 January 2021 16:40
Tehran Times
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of D. H. Lawrence’s short stories “A Modern Lover” and “Tickets, Please” has been published in a single book by Hirmand Publications in Teh...
“Dead Poets Don’t Write Detective Novels” at Iranian bookstores
Sunday, 17 January 2021 16:41
Tehran Times
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Bjorn Larsson’s book “Dead Poets Don’t Write Detective Novels” has recently been published by Nimaj Publications in Tehran....
Movies from Iran line up for Bangladesh children’s festival
Sunday, 17 January 2021 16:31
Tehran Times
TEHRAN – A lineup of 22 Iranian movies including features, shorts and animations will be competing in the 14th Bangladesh International Children’s Film Festival, which w...
Iranians mark martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh (PBUH)
Sunday, 17 January 2021 08:10
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Today, the twentieth of lunar month of Jamadi- al-Thani, in Iranian calendar marks the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (PBUH), the n...
Iran to host calligraphy conf. among Silk Road countries
Saturday, 16 January 2021 15:50
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Iranian National Commission for UNESCO will host the 1st International Exhibition and Conference of the Silk Road Calligraphy....
Mehr News Agency - Leader attends 2nd night of Hazrat Zahra mourning ceremony
Friday, 15 January 2021 19:37
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – The second night of the mourning ceremony of the martyrdom of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (PBUH), the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), was held Frida...
28 plays to compete at 39th Fajr Intl. Theater Festival
Wednesday, 13 January 2021 16:27
Tehran Times
TEHRAN – 28 plays have been selected for the national competition section of the 39th Fajr International Theater Festival, the organizers announced on Wednesday....
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.