Category: 6. Culture

  • Iranians attend 100K-seat stadium to back Gazans

    Iranians attend 100K-seat stadium to back Gazans

    Lovers of Imam Hassan (AS) flock to the largest stadium in the capital city of Iran on Tuesday afternoon not because of a sporting event but because of a huge quranic gathering. People from all walks of life particularly young adults took part at the stadium on the 15th day of Ramadan. The participants slammed…

  • UNDP takes significant steps in empowering Iranian women

    UNDP takes significant steps in empowering Iranian women

    TEHRAN – Over the years, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Iran, in collaboration with both national and international partners, has taken significant steps in empowering women economically through various initiatives. UNDP’s vision is to foster a world where women are at the forefront of advancing sustainable and inclusive economic growth, all while ensuring…

  • Iran to host intl. sports competition for rangers

    Iran to host intl. sports competition for rangers

    TEHRAN – The first international sports competition for rangers will be held in the current Iranian calendar year which started on March 20, an official with the Department of Environment has said. Considering the irreplaceable role and position of rangers in the protection of the environment and the need to keep their physical strength and…

  • DOE enumerates measures to combat sand and dust storms   

    DOE enumerates measures to combat sand and dust storms   

    TEHRAN – An official with the Department of Environment has elaborated on measures to deal with sand and dust storms in the past Iranian calendar year that ended on March 19. Sand and dust storm, in general, is a global crisis and most of the dust storm hotspots affecting the country are located in neighboring…

  • Street Iftar in Iran's Ahvaz

    Street Iftar in Iran's Ahvaz

    TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) – A huge street Iftar ceremony was held on Tuesday night in Iran’s Ahvaz city in the presence of the local people. Continue Reading News Source: en.mehrnews.com

  • Iranian video game “Fake Emperors” wins Best Mobile/Tablet Game award at Game Connection America

    Iranian video game “Fake Emperors” wins Best Mobile/Tablet Game award at Game Connection America

    TEHRAN-The Iranian video game “Fake Emperors” has won the Best Mobile/Tablet Game award at the Game Development Awards, Game Connection America 2024. Developed by animator and game developer Mehrdad Rezaei, the game was the only candidate from Iran at the event, which concluded last week, Mehr reported. A production of Pershaland Studio, the PC and…

  • Poets, Persian literature professors meet Leader

    Poets, Persian literature professors meet Leader

    TEHRAN-Saturday night, on the auspicious occasion of the birth anniversary of Imam Hasan Mojtaba (AS), a group of poets and cultural figures, along with Persian literature professors, met the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. According to the public relations office of the Art Bureau, in this meeting, 40 young and veteran poets…

  • Huge Quranic gathering at Azadi Stadium

    Huge Quranic gathering at Azadi Stadium

    TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) – On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Imam Hassan (AS) a huge Quranic gathering was held at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Tuesday. Continue Reading News Source: en.mehrnews.com

  • Zakat collection rises 25% year on year

    Zakat collection rises 25% year on year

    TEHRAN – Benevolent people across Iran donated more than 26 trillion rials (about $52 million) in zakat (alms) in the past Iranian calendar year which ended on March 19, an increase of 25 percent year on year, ISNA reported. Zakat is the third of the Five Pillars of Islam and refers to giving a fixed…

  • BRICS states representatives discuss joint film production

    BRICS states representatives discuss joint film production

    Representatives of the film industry from Russia, India, UAE, Egypt, Iran, South Africa and other countries discussed the prospects of joint film production and the development of national film distribution at the Spirit of Fire festival in Khanty-Mansiysk. The main theme of this year’s event is stated as “The Special Language of the BRICS countries’…