TEHRAN – Two Asiatic cheetahs which are being kept in captivity in Tehran’s Pardisan Park may become parents using artificial insemination. The two cheetahs called Koushki – the male cheetah – and Delbar – the female cheetah, were separated from their parents as a cub and couldn’t return back to wild as they didn’t have […]

TEHRAN– Academy award-winning film ‘The Salesman’ directed by Asghar Farhadi has been nominated for 2018 BAFTA Awards in the Best Film Not in the English Language category. ‘The Salesman’, which won acclaimed director Asghar Farhadi his second Oscar, has now been nominated by 2018 BAFTAs for Best Film Not in the English Language, along with […]

TEHRAN – Katayoon was playing with other girl children at the yard when her mother called her in. Katayoon knew that they have guests that day, her aunt and her family. When Katayoon entered the room everybody was clapping cheerfully and they were congratulating her cousin, Manouchehr. Katayoon, 10, became very happy because she liked […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province will host a national mat-weaving festival on January 29. The event will be staged in Tangeh-Sarhad village, Nikshahr county, with the aim of promoting the ancient skill being practiced widely in southern parts of the country, IRIB reported on Sunday. Matting is the art of weaving or plaited strips of […]

TEHRAN – Standing at an entrance to Shiraz, Darvazeh Quran, a semi-historical gate, salutes travelers to the southern Iranian ancient city. The gate is believed to bless people who pass beneath it before they undertake journeys by means of a copy of the Holy Quran being embedded at a small room atop. The rectangular-based monument […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has expressed readiness to work with Iraqi officials in order to restore once-owned historical sites now located in the neighboring country. “Iran is prepared to provide technical, security and conservational services for [Elamite-era archaeological] sites of Soleiman Tappeh and … that are now located in Iraq […]

TEHRAN — Child abuse or child maltreatment, includes neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation and emotional abuse which would seriously harm a child or increase risks of serious harm to a child that could result in injury or death. The maltreatment or neglect can be done by a parent or another caregiver at home, at […]

Iranian documentary ‘Invincible Diplomacy of Mr. Naderi’ directed by Sanaeeha and Moghaddam will take part in the 41st Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden. ‘Invincible Diplomacy of Mr. Naderi’, directed by Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moghaddam, has been accepted into the competition section of the 41st Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden. The festival is annually held […]

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Amir-Yusefi has been selected for the jury of the 16th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF), which will be held in the Bangladeshi capital from January 12 to 20. He will be on the Asian Film Competition panel with Indian filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli, Norwegian film distributor Age Hoffart and American entertainment […]

The notion of “too many public and unofficial holidays” in Iran has always been a matter of controversy among lawmakers and decision making bodies in the country but despite all the arguments no decisive action has been actually taken so far. Iran uses three calendars systems of solar hijri (the main national calendar), lunar hijri […]