TEHRAN — Vocalist Alireza Qorbani has withdrawn from the concerts that the Tehran Symphony Orchestra planned to perform in Russia in honor of Team Melli, Iran’s national football team, during the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament. In a statement published by Qorbani on Wednesday, he said the performances might be in disharmony with what the […]

The 36th edition of Fajr International Film Festival, the longest running film event in the Middle East, named its winners during a ceremony on Thu. night at Vahdat Hall, Tehran. ‘Aga’ by Milko Lazarov won Best Film, while Cambodian documentary film director Rithy Panh won the Peace Award. The curtain fell on this year’s edition, […]

TEHRAN – Slovenian filmmaker Hanna Slak is currently in Tehran to promote her latest movie “The Miner” (“Rudar”) at the 36th Fajr International Film Festival. The film, which was Slovenia’s submission to the 90th Academy Awards in the best foreign-language film category, has had its Asian premiere at the Fajr festival. “The Miner” is based […]

TEHRAN – Several Iranian projects and an expert were honored at the 10th Middle East Architect Awards 2017 on Thursday night in Dubai. Orsi Khaneh located on Olyai Street off Nasr Street in Tehran was announced as the Residential Project of the Year during a gala ceremony at the Ritz Carlton. The structure has been […]

SARI – The last remaining western Siberian crane ‘Omid’ has returned to its winter home in Iran for the tenth consecutive year after a twenty-day delay. Having clocked up an incredible 78,000km journey, the last remaining western Siberian crane ‘Omid’ – the Persian word for ‘hope’ – has finally made it to its winter home […]

TEHRAN – Iranian and Bulgarian officials held in meeting in Tehran on Tuesday, discussing ways to boost bilateral cooperation on environmental issues. The Bulgarian ambassador to Iran Christo Polendakov and the Iranian deputy environment chief for international affairs Nasser Moqaddasi exchanged views on greenhouse gas emissions, water-related technologies, deforestation, and climate change, among others, IRNA […]

TEHRAN – Varied collections of Iranian handicrafts are on display at the 82nd International Handicrafts Trade Fair, which is currently underway at the Fortezza da Basso, Florence. 32 skilled artisans — natives of different provinces — are promoting their works at the event, ILNA reported on Sunday. Covering 120 square meters, Iran’s pavilion has been […]

TEHRAN – A collection of paintings and watercolors by Persian poet and children’s book writer Ahmadreza Ahmadi will be showcased in an exhibition for the first time at Tehran’s Cama Gallery on Friday. The 77-year-old author himself created the collection between 2014 and 2015, as he explained to the Persian service of ISNA on Tuesday. […]

TEHRAN – Oliver Stone, the American director of political films such as “Nixon”, “Comandante”, “Looking for Fidel” and “Persona Non Grata”, has claimed the CIA is trying to influence his projects. Speaking at a workshop organized by the 36th edition of the Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran on Monday, he said that the CIA […]

TEHRAN – Some 50 billion rials (some $12 million) has been allocated to restore the ruins of Rab’-e Rashidi, a 14th-century educational complex in East Azarbaijan, northwest Iran. The Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization is pursuing possible inscription of the site on the UNESCO World Heritage list by 2025. “Fortunately, a sum of 50 […]