TEHRAN –A total of 507 earthquakes have been recorded across the country over the past calendar month that ended on April 20, indicating a 13.7–percent decrease compared to 588 earthquakes recorded in the last Iranian calendar month, Esfand,…
Category: 6. Culture
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Health minister attending 8th SCO meeting
TEHRAN – A delegation headed by Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi is taking part in the eighth meeting of health ministries of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Xi’an, China.
The health ministers of China,…
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Almost 130,000 people bid farewell to Pope Francis in Rome
The cathedral closed at 2:30 a.m. (12:00 a.m. GMT) on Friday and re-opened at 5:40 a.m. (3:40 a.m. GMT), TASS reported.
The funeral will be held on April 26. Heads of state and government, royals, and representatives of various churches will…
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Must-see tourist attractions in Iran's Shiraz
TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – With the arrival of spring and the pleasant weather in Shiraz, the city once again shines as one of Iran’s top tourist destinations, thanks to its wealth of national and world heritage sites.
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Pakistan people consider Persian as their cultural identity
The relationship between the two countries is based on ancient civilizational ties and shared religious beliefs, which provide valuable capacities for the formation of joint cultural plans and programs, Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic…
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Remembering Sheikh Bahai, Irans iconic theologian, astronomer, engineering genius
By Humaira Ahad
In the magnificent mausoleum of the eighth Shia Imam, Ali ibn Musa Reza (AS) in the city of Mashhad, nestled between the Goharshad Mosque, Sahn-e Azadi, and the Imam Khomeini Portico, lies the resting…
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Mehr News Agency – Meeting of Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – The meeting of Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution was held late on Monday in the presence of President Masoud Pezeshkian and Secretary of the council Hojjatoleslam Abdolhossein…
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Iranian filmmaker Shiva Sadegh Asadi to judge at Annecy Festival
TEHRAN-Iranian filmmaker and painter Shiva Sadegh Asadi will serve as a juror at the 49th Annecy International Animation Film Festival, set to be held from June 8 to 14 in France.
She has been selected as one of three jury members for the short…
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Adaptation of Sadi’s “Gulistan” anecdote on stage at Tehran theater
TEHRAN- A loose adaptation of one of the anecdotes from the renowned Persian poet Saadi’s “Gulistan” is currently being performed at Tehran’s Sangelaj Hall.
Rahmat Amini is the writer and director of the play entitled “Indian Liver”.
Farzad…
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36th TIBF to present over 31,000 titles for children, young adults
TEHRAN-Two weeks to the 36th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF), 230 publishers have registered to participate in the children’s and young adult section, a board member of the Cultural Association of Children and Youth Book Publishers said.
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