An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck an area in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan, but there are no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran and Germany are expanding archeological collaboration in line with the plans to inscribe the ruins of Rab’-e Rashidi, an educational complex dating back to the 14th century, in the northwestern East Azarbaijan province, on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Based on a multilateral agreement signed by East Azarbaijan Cultural Heritage, […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – People who lost the Arbaeen pilgrimage toward Karbala marched on Saturday a long distance from Tehran’s Imam Hussein Sq. to the holy shrine of Shah Abdol Azim in Rey to commemorate the occasion. The trekking is practiced in every Iranian city where the faithful, who were not able for any reason […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian actor Payman Maadi will receive the Stockholm Achievement Award at the 30th Stockholm International Film Festival in Sweden, the organizers have announced. Maadi will attend the festival, which will be held from November 7 to 18, to accept the Bronze Horse, the world’s heaviest film prize that weighs 7.3 kilos. […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The judges of Booker Prize 2019 have “explicitly flouted” the rules of the august literary award to choose the first joint winners in almost 30 years: Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo. The chair of judges, Peter Florence, emerged after more than five hours with the jury to reveal that the group […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A selection of 30 rare Persian carpets worth 50 million baht ($1,644,737) will be showcased at the Bangkok Persian Carpet Exhibition 2019 in River City Bangkok, from October 17 to November 24. Organized by Art on Da Floor, a community of avid collectors, under the theme of ‘Persian Carpet and Your […]

The medical progress made in Iran alongside valuable experiments gained in various fields of health and treatment caused the country to be introduced as a distinguished model among the Islamic countries, said the caretaker of the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Alireza Zali told that the World Health Organization confirmed not only the accuracy […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian film ‘Orange Days’ by Arash Lahooti won the prize for the best feature at the 19th edition of Yari Film Festival in Uppsala, Sweden. This was announced at the fest’s closing ceremony on Sunday night, IRNA reported. Held annually in September, The Yari Film Festival is the oldest film event pertaining […]

People who are overweight or eat a high-fat diet are the most likely to benefit. Tea has long been linked to good health. But earlier this year a study confirmed it lowers cholesterol and blood pressure — key risk factors for heart disease and stroke — while another showed it protects the brain and reduces […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Alireza Shojanuri, the star of Majid Majidi’s 2015 blockbuster “Muhammad (S), the Messenger of God” about the life of Muhammad (S), will play the title role in “Salman Farsi”, a TV series about the life story of the Iranian companion of the Prophet of Islam. Shojanuri will portray Salman’s middle-age and […]