Parvin Etesami Film Festival kicks off
TEHRAN – The 8th edition of the Parvin Etesami Film Festival, which highlights films on the theme of women, opened at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran on Monday. Two actresses, Negar Javaherian...
View ArticleIranian group to perform “Justice Oratorio” based on Nahj-ul-Balagha
TEHRAN -- An Iranian group plans to stage a solo performance entitled “Justice Oratorio” based on the Nahj-ul-Balagha of Imam Ali (AS) in Tehran. Oratorio is an extended musical composition with a...
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Pakistani Qawwali singers captivate audience in Tehran
TEHRAN – The Badr Ali Khan & Brothers Qawwali group from Pakistan captivated the audience during a concert at Tehran’s Milad Tower on Monday night. The musical extravaganza was organized jointly...
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Iran’s “ParVaNeh” receives nomination at Paris Game Connection awards
TEHRAN – Iranian computer game “ParVaNeh: Legacy of the Light’s Guardians” received a nomination for the Development Awards at the Game Connection, which will be held from October 29 to 31 in Paris,...
View ArticleTehran to host South Korean cultural festival
TEHRAN -- The embassy of South Korea in Tehran plans to organize a cultural festival from October 26 to 29. Musical performances and a festival of Korean cuisine entitled “Yangom Project” have been...
View ArticleIICAS representatives visit National Library and Archives of Iran
TEHRAN –Representatives from the International Institute for Central Asian Studies (IICAS) visited the National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) on Tuesday. They arrived in Tehran earlier this...
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Lily Afshar’s new album released in Iran
TEHRAN – U.S-based Iranian guitarist Lily Afshar’s latest album “Bitter and Sweet”, featuring Vladislav Uspensky’s “Musical Sketches” on Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin, has been released by Mahur...
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Iran-Kuwait cultural relations are expanding: Jannati
TEHRAN – Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati, who is visiting Kuwait, says that the two countries have made significant progress in the cultural arena over the past few years....
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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mahtab Keramati asks people to see “The Snowman”
TEHRAN -- Iranian actress Mahtab Keramati, who is the UNICEF goodwill ambassador, has asked the people of Zahedan in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan to go to see “The Snowman”,...
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“With Others” receives Silver Gateway of India at Mumbai filmfest
TEHRAN – The Iranian movie “With Others” has won the Silver Gateway of India -- Young Critics Jury Award at the 16th Mumbai Film Festival on Tuesday. In the film, directed by Nasser Zamiri, the...
View Article“Vitality” named best film at Tehran festival on water crisis
TEHRAN – Short film “Vitality” directed by Alieh Qaljaei has won the Grand Prix at the Report of a Concern Mobile Film Festival, which was held by Tehran’s Rasaneh Cultural Center on Iran’s water...
View Article“Superman, Spiderman, or Batman” wins Golden Lotus for best film at Parvin...
TEHRAN -- “Superman, Spiderman, or Batman”, a film by Romanian director Tudor Giurgiu, has won the Golden Lotus Award for best film in the international section of the 8th Parvin Etesami Film...
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University of Tehran hangs paintings by refugee children
TEHRAN -- An exhibition of paintings by refugee children in Iran opened at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Tehran on Friday evening. UN Resident Coordinator...
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Milad Mahmudi wins first prize at 5th Damonfar Painting Biennial
TEHRAN – Milad Mahmudi won first prize at the 5th Damonfar Painting Biennial, the organizers announced during a ceremony at Tehran’s Mellat Cinema Complex on Friday. The biennial, which is for...
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Spanish university to host seminar on Sadi, Cervantes
TEHRAN -- The Complutense University of Madrid will host a seminar on Persian poet Sadi and Spanish author Cervantes on October 28 and 29. Eleven Iranian and Spanish experts on Sadi and Cervantes...
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Labor minister visits Tehran Times co-founder Irfan Parviz
TEHRAN -- Iranian Labor, Cooperatives and Social Welfare Minister Ali Rabiei visited Tehran Times co-founder Irfan Parviz at his home in Tehran on Saturday evening. The 84-year-old journalist is...
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Art news in brief
TEHRAN – The second edition of the Persian translation of “Quartier Perdu” written by the French author Patrick Modiano has been released in Iran. The book was translated into Persian by Asghar Nuri...
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Abstract works by Lebanese painter Chucrallah Fattouh on display in Tehran
TEHRAN – A collection of abstract works by Lebanese painter Chucrallah Fattouh is on display at the Museum of Fine Arts of Tehran’s Sadabad Cultural Historical Complex. A total of 25 paintings will...
View ArticleTehran photo exhibit spotlights children in Qajar and Pahlavi periods
TEHRAN – An exhibition, featuring a collection of photos of Iranian children from all walks of life during the Qajar and Pahlavi periods, is underway at the library of Hosseinieh Ershad, a major...
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Iran, Tajikistan plan to establish Seyyed Ali Hamadani foundation
TEHRAN -- The Iran-Tajikistan Friendship Society plans to establish a foundation on Persian mystic and poet Mir Seyyed Ali bin Shahab-ud-Din Hamadani (1314-1385). “We plan to set up a foundation on...
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