The travelogue of British geographer George Passman Tate across the regions of Sistan and Baluchestan has been translated into Persian by researcher of Sistan history, Hassan Ahmadi Karviq. The original English title of the travelogue is ‘The Frontiers of Baluchistan: Travels on the Borders of Persia and Afghanistan.’ It is a monograph authored by Tate […]

A collection of photo paintings by Kaveh Golestan, Iranian photojournalist, is on display at Tate Modern Museum of London. The museum will show 20 vintage prints of Golestan’s photos, shot between the years 1975-1977, portraying the darker side of society, Honaronline reported. Born in Tehran, 1950, Kaveh Golestan, is the son of filmmaker and writer […]

The book ‘Rostam in the 22nd Century’, the first sci-fi Persian novel, written by Abdolhosein Sana’atizadeh Kermani has been republished.First printed 83 years ago in the Persian-language newspaper ‘Shafagh-e-Sorkh’, it has been re-edited by Mahdi Ganjavi and Merhraz Mansouri to smoothen the language for a modern audience, Honaronline reported.In the book, Rostam, the greatest of […]

TEHRAN – Iranian photographers won several gold medals at the 2nd Exhibition Desire in the Serbian city of Bor last week. Organized by the Balkan Photo Club, the exhibition was held in different categories including portrait, photojournalism, nature and travel. Winners were announced on October 24. In the photojournalism section, Shakhavan Osmani won the Global […]

Xi Jinping was elevated to the pantheon of China’s most powerful leaders Tuesday as his name was enshrined in the Communist Party Constitution alongside Chairman Mao.The inclusion of Xi’s eponymous guiding philosophy for the nation at the end of a weeklong congress could lay the foundation for him to remain China’s paramount leader far beyond […]

Eight short and feature films from Europe will be screened at Cinema Museum in Tehran, October 31-November 4.The ‘European Film Week’ will feature movies from Greece, Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria and Hungary.It is organized with the cooperation of Thomas Kloiber, Austrian Embassy Cultural Attaché, European Union cultural institutions and the Iranian Youth […]

TEHRAN – Senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi deplored the appalling conditions of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and called on all Islamic nations not to keep silent on the human tragedy in the Southeast Asian country. “The fact is that Myanmar’s Muslims should not be forgotten because their problem is still unresolved,” Ayatollah Makarem […]

TEHRAN – Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has asked his colleagues in the government to be tolerant of journalists’ criticism. He made the remarks on Saturday during an opening ceremony for the 23rd Press Exhibition at Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Tehran. He said that the government deems the independent press media useful for both itself and […]

Low levels of physical activity and inefficient sleep patterns intensify the effects of genetic risk factors for obesity, according to new results. Low levels of physical activity and inefficient sleep patterns intensify the effects of genetic risk factors for obesity, according to results of a large-scale study presented at the American Society of Human Genetics […]

TEHRAN – An exhibition of cartoons on women’s rights in Iran will be held in Paris during January 2018. The cartoons have been created by Pantea Vaeznia for the exhibit, which is part of the 1st Persian Speakers in Europe Art Festival, the organizers announced in a press release on Monday. “This exhibition gives a […]