TEHRAN – Switzerland is seeking to attract more Iranian tourists with an eye to at least 40 percent rise year on year, Mehr reported on Monday. In 2017, Iranians made up only 0.5 present of travelers to the European country with 16 thousands of Iranian nationals applied for Swiss visa, said Federico Sommaruga, director of […]

TEHRAN – The Serbian ambassador to Tehran, Dragan Todorovic, has said that his country has been selected as the special guest of the 31st Tehran International Book Fair that will be held during May. He announced the news on Monday during a visit to the Mehr News Agency. “Culture and Information Minister Vladan Vukosavljevic will […]

TEHRAN – A collection of woodworks created on the theme of acid attacks is currently on display during an exhibition in Tehran. The exhibition entitled “Identity” opened at Ashiane-ye Mehr Gallery on Friday during a special ceremony, which was attended by the artists and several victims of acid attacks. “The exhibition is actually talking about […]

TEHRAN – Representatives from 10 countries will be attending the second meeting of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Intellectual Property and Legal Committee opening in Tehran today. The chairperson of the committee, Yan Bo, and Intellectual Property Center of the State Organization for Registration of Deeds and Properties director Mohammad-Hassan Kiani will attend the two-day […]

 Iranian short film ‘Retouch’ directed by Kaveh Mazaheri will compete in Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) in March and ten other film events later this year. The Fribourg International Film Festival, which has hosted other Iranian films including ‘Jila’ and ‘The Gambler’ directed by Karim Lak-Zadeh and “Ants Apartment” directed by Tofiq Amani, will screenplay […]

TEHRAN – The Iranian stage director and writer Manijeh Mahamedi plans to stage a play based on the life story of the American rapper and actor Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known by his stage name 2Pac and Makaveli. “Years ago, I, along with Arsham Moaddabian, translated songs from 2Pac and also wrote a play based […]

TEHRAN – Director Mostafa Purmohammadi has completed a documentary that chronicles the life story of the Iranian Para-cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad who died following a crash during the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Produced by Mehdi Mtahhar, “My Dear Bahman” is scheduled to premiere at the Rasaneh Cultural Center on Monday evening. Golbarnezhad, 48, died in a crash […]

TEHRAN – The REGARD-Saguenay International Short Film Festival in Canada will be reviewing the latest films by Iranian filmmaker Qasideh Golmakani, the organizers have announced. Focus on Director Qasideh Golmakani, a REGARD special section, is scheduled to screen “Limbo”, “Online Shopping” and “Horn” on March 16. A discussion hosted by film critic Manon Dumais will […]

Gloria Pérez-Salmerón of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions arrived in Tehran to mark the 80th anniversary of the opening of the National Library of Iran. The President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Gloria Pérez-Salmerón arrived in Tehran on Saturday to attend the ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of […]

TEHRAN – Ali Nikbakht has directed a documentary series titled “Capital” that gives an in-depth analysis of the persistent problems of Tehran. Nikbakht, producer Ahmad Shafie, Tehran City Council member Ahmad Masjed-Jamei came together in a meeting at the Mehr News Agency on Saturday to unveil the 14-episode series. Air pollution, poor water quality, insufficient […]