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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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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...
View ArticleIranian films nominated for Grand Off awards
TEHRAN – Two Iranian films have received nominations at the 8th Grand Off World Independent Film Awards, which will be held in Warsaw from December 1 to 6. “A Little Farther” by director/writer...
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“Today” competing in Moroccan festival TEHRAN -- The Iranian drama “Today” is going on screen at the 19th Rabat Auteur Film Festival, which is currently underway in Morocco. Directed by Seyyed...
View ArticleKambiz Derambakhsh receives France’s Chevalier of Legion of Honor
TEHRAN -- Iranian cartoonist Kambiz Derambakhsh received the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor during a ceremony held at the Embassy of France in Tehran on Sunday evening. The medal, which is the...
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Collector donates Georges Braque lithograph to Tehran museum
TEHRAN — U.S based Iranian private collector Saeid Kanani has donated “Soleil et Lune II”, a lithograph by French artist Georges Braque (1881-1963) to the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA)....
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Austria to honor Abbas Kiarostami with Decoration for Science and Art
TEHRAN -- Austria will award Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art in the near future, some Persian new agencies announced on Monday. He will receive the medal...
View ArticleIranian films nominated for Grand Off awards
TEHRAN – Two Iranian films have received nominations at the 8th Grand Off World Independent Film Awards, which will be held in Warsaw from December 1 to 6. “A Little Farther” by director/writer...
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“Today” competing in Moroccan festival TEHRAN -- The Iranian drama “Today” is going on screen at the 19th Rabat Auteur Film Festival, which is currently underway in Morocco. Directed by Seyyed...
View ArticleKambiz Derambakhsh receives France’s Chevalier of Legion of Honor
TEHRAN -- Iranian cartoonist Kambiz Derambakhsh received the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor during a ceremony held at the Embassy of France in Tehran on Sunday evening. The medal, which is the...
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Collector donates Georges Braque lithograph to Tehran museum
TEHRAN — U.S based Iranian private collector Saeid Kanani has donated “Soleil et Lune II”, a lithograph by French artist Georges Braque (1881-1963) to the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA)....
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Austria to honor Abbas Kiarostami with Decoration for Science and Art
TEHRAN -- Austria will award Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art in the near future, some Persian new agencies announced on Monday. He will receive the medal...
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Iranian musician to perform at Malaysian festival TEHRAN -- Neyanbun virtuoso Mohsen Sharifian will be introducing mourning songs of the southern city of Bushehr during the Putrajaya International...
View ArticleIranian theater troupes to perform at Harmony World Puppet Carnival
TEHRAN -- Two Iranian theater troupes will give performances at the Harmony World Puppet Carnival, which will be held on Rattanakosin Island in Bangkok, Thailand from November 1 to 10. The 27-Aban...
View ArticleCinéma Vérité to review docs from Estonian festival
TEHRAN -- The 8th edition of Cinéma Vérité, the Iranian international festival for documentary films, plans to review a lineup of documentaries, which were screened at an anthropological documentary...
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Iranian filmgoers main priority of “Tales” director
TEHRAN -- Iranian director Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, whose controversial film “Tales” is currently competing in the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, has said that Iranian filmgoers are her main priority....
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Iranian cinema receives five nominations at 2014 APSA
TEHRAN – Iranian cinema will be competing in the 8th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) with five nominations this year. “I’m not Angry” by Reza Dormishian was nominated in the best feature film...
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