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 […]

The head of Tehran council’s Cultural Heritage and Tourism Committee said on Monday that a mummified body had been found at the site of a former shah’s tomb, during construction work at Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine. Hassan Khalilabadi told state-run IRNA news agency that the mummy found is probably of Reza Shah, founder of the Pahlavi dynasty. Since […]

TEHRAN — The state secretary of the Slovakia Ministry of Culture, Konrád Rigó, and Iranian Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini met in Tehran at the Niavaran Cultural Center on Sunday. The expansion of cultural relations was discussed at the meeting, which was also attended by Slovak Ambassador Lubomir Golian and the […]

TEHRAN – Iranian photographer Mehdi Ruhi has won the CPNO Bronze Medal at the 1st Zhuhai International Exhibition of Photography in China. He received the honor for “Habitant of Wall 4”, a black and white photo that shows a man at foot of a tall wall, upon which a cat is walking. The CPNO Gold […]

 Iranian director Marjan Alizadeh will be joining the rest of decision makers for the 2018 Hot Docs Festival to select the best documentaries to compete in the Canadian festival. Iranian film director and writer Marjan Alizadeh has been chosen to join the decision makers for the 2018 Hot Docs Festival in Canada. Alizadeh is the […]