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Crazy Body seeks to help flood-hit families by drama

TEHRAN – Crazy Body, an Iranian theater troupe led by director Yasser Khaseb, implemented a drama therapy project in the flood-stricken regions to keep people’s spirits up....

Constitution House of Isfahan - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Located near the Naghshe-e Jahan Square, Isfahan Constitution House is a historical edifice which used to be a gathering place for people, scholars, intellectuals and political figures during the years that led to the Persian Consti...

Art show celebrates Ramadan at Iranian Artists Forum

TEHRAN – The 7th Art Feast displaying a collection of drawings by young artists opened at ...

Ebrahiminejad Gallery observes International Museum Day

TEHRAN – Veteran painter Ali-Akbar Ebrahiminejad showcased a large collection of his works...

Dez Coastal Resort in Southwestern Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Dez Coastal Resort, also called Ali Kalleh, is one of the seafront recre...

Official says Iran welcomes psychiatrists’ assistance in movie ratings

TEHRAN – Cinema Organization of Iran (COI) deputy director Ebrahim Darughezadeh said on Fr...

Ardestan Moon Aqueduct; A 2-Story Qanat - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The two-story aqueduct of Iran’s Ardestan, known as “Moon Aqueduct”, is ...

“Cross without Love” appears in Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – Prominent German writer Heinrich Boll’s novel “Cross without Love” has recently b...

Film Museum of Iran to offer free admission on Intl. Museum Day

TEHRAN – The Film Museum of Iran in Tehran along with other museums in the country will of...

Gavkhuni Wetland: A Well-Known Wetland in Iran - Tourism news

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The wetland or swamp of Gavkhuni is located next to the historic Varzane...

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Mehr News Agency - Sheep shearing in Meyami County

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – Each year in the middle of May, herders at the foothills of Qibla Mount in the Meyami County, Semnan Province shear their sheep....

Rouhani rules out possibility of negotiations, urges for unity amid pressure

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani says that Iran will never give in to bullying behavior, calling on the nation to keep their unity in the face of outside p...

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Sport

Iran’s Ahmadi takes silver at World Taekwondo Championships

TEHRAN – Soroush Ahmadi from Iran claimed a silver medal at the World Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, England on Sunday....

Iran tops medal table of Karate 1-Series A in Istanbul

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – The Iranian team managed to snatch six gold and three bronze medals to top the medal of Karate 1-Series A in Turkey's Istanbul....

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Travel

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Amir Nezam Garousi Mansion

The house has now turned into a museum showcasing items belonging to the Qajar era. It was built during the time when Amir Nezam Garousi was an advisor to Naser al-Din Sh...

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Shirz Canyon

The canyon with its great geo-tourism capacities is located 45 kilometres northeast of Kuhdasht. Shirz is 5 kilometres long with springs that join the stream of Seymareh ...

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Culture

Mehr News Agency - Intl. Quran exhibition in Mashhad

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – The 14th edition of international Quran exhibition in Mashhad kicked off on May 13 and will go through for eight nights at Mashhad International Ex...

Mehr News Agency - Iranians celebrate birth anniv. of Omar Khayyam

NEYSHABUR, May 18 (MNA) –On the 971st birth anniversary of renowned Persian mathematician, poet, philosopher, and astronomer Omar Khayyam people gathered at his mausoleum...

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Economy

RIPI to produce a wide range of downstream catalysts

TEHRAN- Iran’s Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) has it on the agenda to produce various types of catalysts used in the oil industry’s downstream operations...

RIPI to produce a wide range of downstream catalysts

TEHRAN- Iran’s Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) has it on the agenda to produce various types of catalysts used in the oil industry’s downstream operations...

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Society

$2.3m earmarked for fighting locusts in southeastern Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian parliament, known as Majlis, has allocated a total budget of 100 billion rials (nearly $2. million) to fight desert locusts which have penetrated into 6 ...

Appropriate ecosystem can improve innovation: VP

TEHRAN – The innovation should be improved in an appropriate ecosystem and the education is not enough, the vice president for science and technology said, IRNA reported ...

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Life and Style

Abriz; Delicious Dish Indigenous to Bakhtiari Tribe

The local Bakhtiari food, a popular one among people of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, is mostly made with lamb heart and liver, but a mix of liver and mutton or chi...

Tomshi; A Tasty Bread Made of Soil!

is part of Hormozgan Province. There is a strange mountain on the island whose soil is used as a kind of spice by the locals! This seems to be the only edible mountain of...

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Technology

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Kabul to expand medical coop.

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – The chancellor of Tehran University of Medical Sciences met and held alks with the Ambassador of Afghanistan to Iran in an effort to boost medical ...

Iran’s Azad uni., China’s Academy of Science to expand scientific coop.

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Vice President of Iran’s Islamic Azad University visited Chinese Academy of Sciences to develop scientific cooperation....

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Photography

Mount Damavand is the highest peak in Iran and the highest volcano in Asia.

Travel tips

Things to Know Before Trip
One of the most important things to remember is that Iranians aren’t Arabs, they’re Persian. They speak Farsi (and other dialects), not Arabic, and some people might feel offended if you great them with Arabic words.