Slovenia and the rest of the world celebrated the first World Bee Day on May 20, following successful collaboration between Slovenia and the Slovenian Beekeeping Association to have UN unanimously adopt the proposal. On May 20, Slovenia and the rest of the world celebrated the first World Bee Day. On 20 December last year, the […]

TEHRAN – The Papillon Association in Switzerland and the Sadi Foundation, a Tehran-based organization that provides Persian language educational services abroad, has recently signed a memorandum of understanding. Based on the MOU, the association, which is involved in socio-cultural activities for migrants in Switzerland, will organize courses on the Persian language, the Sadi Foundation announced […]

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Farshad Fereshteh-Hekmat has recently completed a docufiction that sheds light on great German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s inspiration from the Persian poet Hafez. Veteran stage and screen actor Nasser Aqai portrays Goethe in the film titled “Hafez and Goethe”, Iran’s Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) that sponsored the project […]

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mahnaz Sabur has recently made a docufiction that puts its spotlight on a traditional style of bull contest common to the rural societies in Gilan Province. Sabur spent two years making the film “Varza Contest”, she said in a press release on Monday. Iranian people in the regions of Gilan, Mazandaran […]

The second round of Farsi proficiency exam was held in the capital city of Kurdistan Regional Government, Erbil. The number of participants in this year’s exam doubled, according to Iran’s Consulate General in Erbil. The exam is held in cooperation with Iraqi Kurdistan Salahaddin University and Iran’s Consulate General in Erbil to meet the demands […]

TEHRAN – Iranian students who study at U.S. universities can continue their studies at domestic universities. Although Iranian university students in the U.S. do not face any consequences of U.S. President Donald Trump’s pulling out of the nuclear deal and imposing sanctions, their families may have problems with providing foreign currency in U.S. dollars for […]

TEHRAN – Filmmaker Alireza Jahanifar has recently completed a documentary that recounts the life story of Marjan Nazqelichi, a Turkmen woman who was the governor of Bandar Turkaman, the northeastern Iranian town with a Turkmen population. The idea of making the documentary titled “Nazqelichi” entered Jahanifar’s mind in April 2014, when she was appointed as […]

Iranian Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi left Tehran for Geneva to attend the 71st World Health Assembly. According to the official website of WHO, the main functions of the World Health Assembly are to determine the policies of the Organization, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget. This year’s Health Assembly […]

TEHRAN – The virtuoso of the Persian stringed instruments, Hossein Alizadeh, has praised Ali (Alexander) Rahbari for performing his composition “My Mother Persia” along with the Antalya State Symphony Orchestra. Alizadeh was Rahbari’s special guest at the performance held at Aspendos Hall in Antalya on April 27. Iranian vocalist Mohammad Motamedi accompanied his fellow conductor […]

TEHRAN – For many foreigners, traveling to Iran or other Muslim-majority countries are not complete without wandering around downtown streets and labyrinthine bazaars with savoring local street food. More specifically, during the holy month of Ramadan, traveling or swaying around may come with some restraints and inconveniences due to the fact that Muslims fast during […]