TEHRAN – The exhibition of works from the third edition of the Grand Prize of Iran Contemporary Painting officially opened on Friday at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF). The event, organized in collaboration with the Iranian Painters’ Association and Saman Insurance Company, is currently underway across the galleries of the IAF, Mehr reported on Saturday.
BEIRUT — Recently, the Foreign Ministry of the HTS-led government of Abu Mohammed al-Jolani leaked news about a “Syrian” intention to take punitive measures against Lebanon over the case of its terrorists kept in Lebanese prisons. In parallel, a suspicious report prepared by Syria TV circulated that the case of these more than 2,000 terrorists
TEHRAN – Palestinian resistance forces have conducted two major ambushes in Gaza, inflicting heavy losses on the Israeli occupation regime’s military. The Israel occupation forces (IOF) have begun evacuating their military casualties from the battlefield, with the regime’s military helicopters deployed to provide urgent assistance. Preliminary reports indicate that a number of IOF soldiers have
TEHRAN – Iran’s nominees for the 2026 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) were unveiled by the Children’s Book Council of Iran on Thursday. The council announces Arman Arian in the Writers’ category and Hoda Hadadi in the Illustrators’ category as nominees for the prestigious Swedish prize for children’s literature, IRNA reported. According to a press
TEHRAN – The 1989 Iranian drama “Bashu, the Little Stranger” directed by renowned Iranian filmmaker Bahram Beyzai will be screened at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. The line-up has been finalized for the Venice Classics section of this year’s edition of the festival, with Beyzai’s film among the 18 classic films from across the
ابراهیم رضایی، سخنگوی کمیسیون امنیت ملی و سیاست خارجی مجلس شورای اسلامی، در گفت‌وگو با خبرنگار پارلمانی خبرگزاری تسنیم، با اشاره به نشست ظهر امروز کمیسیون متبوع خود، اظهار داشت: در جلسه امروز کمیسیون، یکی از اعضای محترم شورای نگهبان و همچنین معاون قوانین مجلس شورای اسلامی حضور داشتند و موضوع بررسی ایرادات شورای نگهبان
TEHRAN – Israel’s escalating conflict with Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has intensified, with recent reports highlighting Tel Aviv’s growing desperation to counter persistent missile attacks targeting occupied Palestinian territories. As Ansarullah’s military operations continue to challenge Israel’s defense capabilities, the regime is reportedly exploring non-military solutions, including potential ceasefire agreements, to halt the barrage of ballistic
TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism minister, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, paid a visit to the Great Wall of Gorgan on Thursday, where he inaugurated construction on the site’s first official visitor information center, which is regarded as a key milestone toward the wall’s eventual nomination for UNESCO World Heritage status. Located in the village of Qaleh-Jiq-e Bozorg
TEHRAN – Weeks after a halt in the 12-day Israeli-imposed war on Iran, Deputy Cultural Heritage Minister Ali Darabi announced the development of a three-stage plan for the safe and gradual reopening of museums and historical sites. According to IRNA, he also said that this roadmap has been designed with using the learnings of cultural
TEHRAN – A centuries-old tree known as “Rahmat,” also referred to as “Shirin and Farhad,” which stands tall near the famed Taq-e Bostan in western Iran, has reached its 604th year of life, a local official announced on Saturday. In an interview with ISNA, Mohammad Mehdi Feiz Aghaei, who presides over Taq-e Bostan’s national base,