TEHRAN – The closing ceremony of the 22nd Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival took place on July 20, and the documentary “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk” about life in Gaza during the ongoing Israeli military actions won…
Category: 6. Culture
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Tazieh performances to go on stage at Tehran theater
TEHRAN – The Tehran Pardis Theater Complex will host a group of performers presenting tazieh, the Iranian passion play, beginning Thursday evening in observance of Muharram.
During the Muharram rituals, millions of Muslims commemorate the…
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IRCS urges ICRC to take immediate actions on humanitarian crisis in Gaza
TEHRAN – The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) in a letter to the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called for prompt actions to be taken to stop the humanitarian crisis escalated by starvation…
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‘Support for hemophilia’ week to be observed
TEHRAN – The national week to support individuals with hemophilia will be held from July 23 to 29.
Hemophilia is usually an inherited bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot properly, and it mostly affects males. It is estimated to…
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Iranian, Armenian universities to boost scientific ties on environmental issues
TEHRAN –Mohammad-Hossein Omid, the chancellor of University of Tehran, and Grigor Hakobyan, the Armenian ambassador to Iran, have explored the potential to expand scientific collaboration on critical environmental challenges.
The officials held…
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Interior minister, UNHCR representative discuss issues on Afghan refugees
TEHRAN – Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, have explored ways to address problems related to Afghan refugees living in the country and those being deported.
The officials…
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Qeshm Island: Iran’s hidden jewel in Persian Gulf
Qeshm stretches over 1,491 square kilometers, making it larger than many sovereign countries, including Bahrain and Singapore. Situated opposite the coast of Hormozgan Province and about 22 kilometers from Bandar Abbas, the island sits at the…
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Celebration honors storytelling mothers, commemorates war narrators
TEHRAN – On Monday, a special ceremony was held in Tehran to honor storytelling mothers and reflect on the memories of mothers who narrated the twelve-day war.
The event took place at Rainbow Kindergarten, which was severely damaged during the…
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Namayesh Radio presents adaptation of “Red Dragon” in seven episodes
TEHRAN – The radio play “Red Dragone,” directed by Ayyub Aqakhani has recently been produced and aired in seven episodes on Namayesh Radio, an Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)’s radio station dedicated to audio plays and…
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Iran National Science Foundation releases annual report
TEHRAN – The performance report of Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) in support of Iranian researchers over the past Iranian year (March 2024-March 2025) has been published.
The report includes financial support packages for research…
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