Dan Cohen, an independent American journalist who has made the documentary “Killing Gaza” about Israel’s 2014 war on Gaza with his fellow colleague Max Blumenthal, has accused the U.S. government of double standards on freedom of speech. The freedom of expression is theoretically possible in the United States, but in practice it doesn’t exist, he […]

The Iranian Academy of Arts opened an exhibition on Thursday to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The exhibition named “Palestine in the Mirror of Artists’ Imagination” showcases a collection of artworks that Palestinian artists created in camps located in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, the organizers announced during the opening ceremony […]

Iran’s anti-narcotics police forces have managed to capture more than 12,000 kilograms of various kinds of illicit drugs across the country over the past week, the deputy commander of Anti-Drug Headquarters announced on Wednesday. The total amount of seizures over the past week stood at 12,676 kg of various kinds of narcotics, showing a 25 […]

 Iranian fiction-feature ‘Orange Days’ directed by Arash Lahooti has won three awards at the 67th Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival in Germany. During the closing ceremony of the 67th Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival held in the German city on Sunday, the Grand Newcomer Award Mannheim-Heidelberg for the best fiction feature film went to the Iranian film ‘Orange Days’ directed […]

Some 36 volunteer dentists have offered free of charge dental care services in underprivileged villages of Rigan county, southeastern province of Kerman, IRNA reported on Saturday. Mohammad Nasiri, an official with the Red Crescent Society, explained that volunteer dentists have set up 19 dental unites in the area and offered services to the financially struggling […]

A select of historical documents, photographs and handwoven rugs will go on display today at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran. The documents, which include international treaties and diplomatic reports, will be put on show for the first time, the palace’s website announced. The exhibit also features 40 pictures of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, […]

Over ten years ago researchers from the Bible Archaeology, Search & Exploration (BASE) Institute raised possibility of Noah’s Ark may be landing in Iran. Now, news by several media outlets broke that the institute has found strong evidence in a mountainous area in northern Iran, which may be remnants of the famed ark. “The BASE […]

Tehran is ranked second after Dubai in terms of tourism market size and share of the country’s GDP from the span of 2007-2017, according to the latest World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) report published in October. Based on the report, the travel & tourism contribution to GDP in the Iranian capital has become more […]

 Mashhad will host an international culinary festival from November 28 to 30. Exhibitors from various countries including Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia and Georgia will be attending the event, ISNA reported on Tuesday. Some 50 stalls will be set up for the gastronomy festival, which will be held at Homa Hotel. […]

Peyman Maadi was picked as best director for his Iranian drama “Bomb, a Love Story” at the 6th International Bosphorus Film Festival in Istanbul, the organizers announced on Saturday. Maadi is also the writer of the screenplay for the film, whose story is set in 1988 at the height of the Iran-Iraq war as Tehran […]