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E-book version of President Rouhani’s memoirs published

TEHRAN – The e-book version of the first volume of “The Memoirs of Dr. Hassan Rouhani” has recently been published.

 

The book includes President Rouhani’s memoirs from 1962 to 1979.

 

The e-version of the book is available on the website of the Islamic Revolution Document Center, which published the original version in 2009.

 

 

Damonfar biennial to honor Alireza Sami-Azar

 

TEHRAN -- The 5th Damonfar Painting Biennial will honor art expert and former director of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Alireza Sami-Azar with a lifetime achievement award at the closing ceremony of the event on October 24.

 

The biennial, which is currently underway at Tehran’s Mellat Cinema Complex, was organized by Damonfar, the Iranian representative of France’s Pebeo and Canson, and Germany’s Faber-Castell, three companies that manufacture art materials.

 

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