TEHRAN- The Director of the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center (Indian Cultural Center) at the Embassy of India in Tehran has expressed great respect for Iran and the Persian language. “Indians have a profound appreciation for Iran and the Persian language,” Balram Shukla said in an interview with IRNA on Wednesday. He noted that Indians are
TEHRAN-Three Iranian short films will compete in the 13th South Asian Film Festival of Montreal (SAFFM), due to be held from May 24 to June 2 in Montreal, Canada. “Amourgh” directed by Mohsen Ghezel Soflu, “Survivor” by Karim Azimi, and “The Steak” by Kiarash Dadgar Mohebi are the Iranian flicks in the Online Shorts section
The mother of Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has passed away. Condolences to the family of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on the loss of his mother. May she rest in peace and may her family find comfort in their faith and support during this difficult time. منبع
TEHRAN- Two new collections of selected poems by Syrian diplomat and poet Nizar Qabbani have recently published in Persian. Yadollah Goudarzi is the translator of the collections “Blue Inclined to Love”, and “Your Love Is a Green Bird”, which have been published by Gouya Publications in Tehran. “The most complete collection of Qabbani’s poems and
به گزارش حوزه دولت خبرگزاری تسنیم، عبدالطیف رشید رئیس‌جمهور عراق که در صدر هیئتی متشکل از روسای جمهور و نخست‌وزیران سابق عراق، رهبران گروه‌ها و شخصیت‌های سیاسی عراق به منظور تسلیت فقدان رئیس‌جمهور شهید آیت الله سید ابراهیم رئیسی و همراهانش به تهران سفر کرده است، با محمد مخبر سرپرست ریاست جمهوری دیدار و گفت‌وگو
TEHRAN – Groundbreaking findings from a team of Iranian and French anthropologists have confirmed that humans inhabited the Iranian Plateau approximately half a million years ago. Their research focused on the Qaleh Kurd cave, located at an elevation of 2137 meters at the western boundary of the Iranian Central Plateau (ICP) and the Zagros Mountains.
TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy tourism minister has proposed a visa waiver program dedicated to tourist groups among the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The proposal was made on Friday in a meeting of SCO tourism officials in Kazakhstan, aiming to capitalize on the immense market potential of the three-billion-strong population within the SCO.
TEHRAN – A hub of medical tourism, Iran’s Shiraz has witnessed a five-fold influx in terms of overseas patients’ arrival in the past Persian year (ended in March 2024). Speaking to IRNA on Saturday, an official with the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences raised the curtains on the number of international patients who used medical
TEHRAN – The Carpet Museum of Iran will be hosting a national event on handwoven carpets from May 27 to 30. On Saturday, Mohammadreza Tajer Rashti, who presides over the Iranian Handwoven Carpet Certification Center, said the event will include meetings and workshops with prominent experts, designers, and master weavers. According to organizers, the four-day
TEHRAN – The majestic site of Naqsh-e Rostam is undergoing significant landscape architecture enhancements to improve safety and the visitor experience. On Saturday, Alireza Askari Chaverdi, who presides over Persepolis World Heritage site, which is situated near Naqsh-e Rostam, announced the implementation of a comprehensive plan aimed at “re-organizing and securing” the historical site. He