Category: 6. Culture

TEHRAN – An Iranian delegation led by Shina Ansari, the head of the Department of Environment (DOE), is participating in the fifth World Congress of Biosphere Reserves (WCBR), being held from September 22 to 26 in Hangzhou, China.

Held every 10…

TEHRAN – A total of 128 earthquakes were recorded across the country in a week from September 13 to 19, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.

Statistically, 105 earthquakes with…

By Humaira Ahad 

The Eurovision Song Contest, Europe’s most-watched cultural event, is heading into what experts call an “existential” crisis.

With nearly eight months to go before the 70th edition takes…

TEHRAN – The Persian translation of the book “My Friends” written by the Swedish author Fredrik Backman has been released in the bookstores across Iran.

Elaheh Alavi has translated the book and Tadaee Publications has brought it out in 456…

TEHRAN- A Persian translation of Korean writer and illustrator Kim Suhyun’s 2024 book “I Decided to Live as Me” has recently been published by Milkan Publications in Tehran. 

The book has been translated into Persian by Nahid Shirzad.

“I…

TEHRAN – Iranian researcher of children’s literature and picture books Sahar Tarhandeh has been selected as one of the international jurors of the 30th Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB 2025).

The nomination of an Iranian judge for BIB…

The eighth grape festival of Iran kicked off on September 12 in the northwestern city of Urmia and will conclude on September 22.

With an annual production of more than 3.4 million tons, Iran is the world’s seventh-largest producer of grapes.

TEHRAN – The latest international data shows that the presence of Iranian researchers in the top two percent list of the world based on citation indicators continues to trend upward, indicating an improvement in the quality of the country’s…

TEHRAN – The 10th IranPharma Exhibition, the largest specialized pharmaceutical event in Iran, will take place in Tehran from September 24 to 26, bringing together 743 companies from 28 countries.

With the theme “Sustainability, Resilience, and…

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment has resumed the implementation of the national project to protect Asiatic cheetahs after a six-year hiatus.

One of the measures taken has been to focus on the cheetah’s surrounding habitats so that these…