In the recent meeting of the Book Fair Policy Council, which was held last week for the first time this year in the Iranian calendar (starting on March 21st), the members reviewed a set of proposed plans and options, considering the country’s…
Category: 6. Culture
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Mehr News Agency – Martyr Hassan Bagheri: Journalist who redefined war equation
The eight-year conflict between Iran and Iraq saw the emergence of an unconventional military strategist whose background lay not in formal officer training but in journalism. Hassan Bagheri, born Gholamhossein Afshordi, transitioned from…
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Tehran Times – Meadow Pipit spotted in Gandoman wetland
TEHRAN – A Meadow Pipit (Anthuspratensis) bird has been spotted for the first time in Gandoman international wetland, in Borujen county, southwestern Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province.
With the new bird recorded, the total number of bird species in…
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Tehran Times – World Earth Day: war reveals bitter and contradictory reality
TEHRAN – Every year on April 22, Earth Day reminds us of the power we have to protect our planet and in 2026, that message feels more relevant than ever.
The official Earth Day 2026 theme is “Our Power, Our Planet.” The theme highlights a simple…
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Tehran Times – IRCS proposes an “addendum to Geneva Conventions” to limit use of AI in warfare
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has proposed the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) for an “addendum to Geneva Conventions” to limit the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in warfare.
The proposal…
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Tehran Times – Documents on US-Israel war crime in Minab sent to international legal bodies
TEHRAN – The judiciary department of Hormozgan Province has sent documents to international legal bodies regarding the US-Israeli crime in launching a missile attack on an elementary school in the city of Minab, killing at least 168 students on…
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Mehr News Agency – Americans do not know Iranian nation: Turkish envoy
Speaking in a meeting with Mohammad Sadeq Motemedian, the governor of Tehran, Hicabi Kırlangıç, the Turkish ambassador said that “Despite political differences and ethnic and religious diversity, the Iranian people have shown throughout…
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Mehr News Agency – Minab martyrs parents urge Pope to be voice of their children
They have called upon Pope to use his influence to press world powers for the opening of “all paths of dialogue” in the pursuit of lasting peace, saying his message of peace has “offered a healing touch to our broken hearts.”
The school…
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Mehr News Agency – Saadi Shirazi: Master of Speech in Persian Literature
Iranians mark the National Commemoration Day of the renowned Persian poet Saadi Shirazi on April 21 every year.
Being one of the most prominent Persian poets in Iran’s history, Abu-Muhammad Muslih al-Din bin Abdallah Shirazi, known by his…
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Thousands of saplings being planted to commemorate Minab martyred students
TEHRAN – A ceremony was held on Sunday to plant ten thousand of saplings at the premises of Azadi Sports Complex in Tehran in memory of the students martyred by a US missile attack in Minab, southern Hormozgan province on February 28.
A…
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