TEHRAN – Tourism directorate of Qom province is set to turn Hoz-e Sultan, a lonely salt lake in the heart of Iran, into a tourism hub. “Hoz-e Sultan, which is one of the biggest natural mirrors in the country, will be turned into a tourism hub… and one of its goals is to empower the […]
Note: Some of the following art exhibitions are being organized online in order to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus. Painting * An exhibition of paintings by a group of artists, including Saeideh Arian, Farhang Atefi, Hassan Noruznia, Behdad Najafi, Hamid Jafari, Fatemeh Tehrani, and Abolhassan Riazi is on view in an exhibition at Rasul-e […]
TEHRAN –Works by American writer, humorist, novelist, and lecturer Mark Twain were reviewed during a program on Thursday on Namayesh Radio, an IRIB’s radio station dedicated to audio plays and performances. Actor Reza Omrani, actress Behnaz Bostandust and scholar and translator Keyhan Bahmani participated in the program, which involved reading and reviewing some of Twain’s […]
TEHRAN –“Radiograph of a Family”, a co-production of Norway, Iran, and Switzerland by Firuzeh Khosrovani will go on screen at the International Documentary Competition at the 61st Krakow Film Festival. Khosrovani in the film uses the metaphor of the X-ray photographs to see right through the complicated relationship between her parents: the mother dedicated to […]
TEHRAN – In the latest move to achieve advanced nuclear technology, Iran announced on Friday that it produced the first batch of 60% enriched uranium for the first time. “On Wednesday, we ordered the launch of 60% and today at 00: 40 AM (Friday) we got the 60% product. The product we produce now is […]
TEHRAN – The Secretary of Iranian Free Zones High Council Hamidreza Mo’meni said the trade balance of the country’s free and special economic zones has been positive in the past two years despite the negative balance of the country’s foreign trade. Mo’meni made the remarks in a meeting with the deputies and managers of Imam […]
TEHRAN – A group of actors will perform a reading of American playwright Neil Simon’s “The Good Doctor” in Tehran, Mehr reported on Friday. The reading performance is scheduled to be held online due to the outbreak of the coronavirus from April 20 to 23. The performance will be directed by Nushin Tabrizi, based on […]
TEHRAN –Iranian actor Mohsen Qazi-Moradi died at his home in Tehran at the age of 80 on Wednesday, his wife actress Mahvash Vaqari announced. He was suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Qazi-Moradi, who is most famous for his roles in comic series and movies, was born in Tehran in 1941. He began his acting career by […]
Billboard — Spokesman for the secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council said on Friday that Iran has explained to the Ukrainian National Defense and Security Council secretary that the downing of the Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran on January 8, 2020 was a result of human error. Keyvan Khosravi noted that in February 2020, […]
Billboard — Seyed Mahmood Nabavian, a senior Iranian MP, on Friday blamed the U.S. for the sabotage in the Natanz nuclear facility, saying Israel will not do anything without the permission of the United States. “This is the United States of America that has even imposed a medicine embargo on us. The medicine embargo shows […]
Billboard — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday harshly criticized the European countries for their recent comments on Iran’s nuclear activities, saying Europeans have formulated a wrong perception about Iran’s nuclear activities. The Europeans have expressed concerns about Iran’s move to enrich uranium to 60 percent purity in response to an act of sabotage at […]
Billboard — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Friday expressed grave concern over the events in the past few days in Iraq, particularly a car explosion at Baghdad, which left four people killed and 20 wounded. He said, “The Islamic Republic of Iran has always supported the security, stability and territorial integrity of Iraq, […]
