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2022-05-06 21:49

Iran president underscores unity in neighboring Iraq

TEHRAN - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has noted that Tehran has always put great emphasis on national unity in Iraq, expressing optimism for formation of a powerful government in the neighboring country.

2022-05-06 21:23

New Pakistani PM underlines need to boost ties with Iran

TEHRAN - Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his country’s desire to strengthen ties with Iran.

2022-05-06 21:23

‘Never in a thousand years had I thought I’d head this government’

TEHRAN — In his Thursday remarks, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that he heads a government that he never imagined in a thousand years would have this composition. His remarks were intended to praise his cabinet, but what did he really mean by these words?

2022-05-06 21:22

It is now or never!

TEHRAN — As the Vienna talks have reached a stalemate, the U.S. Senate passed a controversial motion that could jeopardize the–make or break-talks in Vienna.

2022-05-06 21:20

MP: Iran’s drone capabilities non-negotiable

TEHRAN — An Iranian lawmaker says the United States is slapping restrictions on Iran's drone industry in order to get additional concessions from Iranians in the Vienna talks.

2022-05-06 21:19

UN special rapporteur to visit Iran

TEHRAN — The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights will start a visit to Iran on Sunday, Secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi announced on Thursday.

2022-05-06 21:18

Will Biden be trapped by Iran hawks?

TEHRAN – In a blow to the Biden administration’s stated goal of returning to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the U.S. Senate approved two motions drafted by Republican senators who vehemently oppose diplomacy with Iran.

2022-05-06 21:00

Halabja hosts Iranian handicrafts exhibit

TEHRAN – The Kurdish city of Halabja in northern Iraq is currently hosting an exhibition of Iranian handicrafts and traditional arts.

2022-05-06 20:30

First agritourism permit issued in northeast Iran

TEHRAN – The first-ever agritourism permit has been issued to a farm in Torbat-e Heydarieh and Zaveh county, the northeastern Khorasan Razavi province.

2022-05-06 20:00

Uramanat holds potential to become tourist hub

TEHRAN –The UNESCO-designated Uramanat region in western Iran has considerable potential to become a tourist hub, the director of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO has said.

2022-05-06 19:30

20,000 travelers visit Hafez mausoleum in day

TEHRAN – On Thursday, over 20,000 travelers paid visits to Hafezieh, a major tourist spot in Shiraz where the illustrious Persian poet Hafez is laid to rest.

2022-05-06 19:00

Tehraners donate 56% more blood in Ramadan

TEHRAN – Over the holy month of Ramadan (started on April 3 this year), blood donation has increased by over 56 percent in Tehran compared to the same period last year, Mohammad Reza Mehdizadeh, head of the Tehran blood transfusion organization, has said.

* An exhibition of paintings by Arsia Moqaddam is currently underway at Homa Gallery.

2022-05-06 18:12

What’s in Tehran art galleries

* An exhibition of paintings by Arsia Moqaddam is currently underway at Homa Gallery.

Cover of the Persian translation of Louise Glück’s poem collection “The Wild Iris”.

2022-05-06 18:10

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Louise Glück’s “The Wild Iris” published in Persian

TEHRAN – American poet and essayist Louise Glück’s poem collection “The Wild Iris” has been published in Persian.

Iranian filmmaker Mehrdad Hassani (R) accepts the Grand Prix of the Busan International Short Film Festival for his drama “Adjustment” on May 2, 2022.

2022-05-06 18:08

“Adjustment” wins Grand Prix at Busan International Short Film Festival

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mehrdad Hassani’s drama “Adjustment” has won the Grand Prix at the Busan International Short Film Festival.

2022-05-06 18:07

By Mohammad Mazhari

Biden will be in hot water if this situation persists in 2024: political scientist

TEHRAN - A professor at Princeton School of Public and International Affairs says that Joe Biden and Democrats may find it hard to defeat Trump if they fail to tame the inflation rate and reduce unemployment.

An untitled painting by the 13-year-old Iranian girl, Zahra Jamshidi, received a president of the Japan Foundation award at the Kanagawa Biennial World Children’s Art Exhibition in Japan.

2022-05-06 18:05

Paintings from Iran shine at Kanagawa Biennial World Children’s Art Exhibition

TEHRAN – Paintings by 21 Iranian children have won awards at the Kanagawa Biennial World Children’s Art Exhibition in Japan.

2022-05-06 17:58

Street lights to be installed across Babak fortress

TEHRAN – The tourism ministry has allocated a budget for providing electricity and installing street lights across a road that goes to the ancient Babak fortress in northwest Iran.

2022-05-06 17:58

Qazaq-Khaneh: a former military edifice in downtown Tehran

TEHRAN - In the vicinity of the grand bazaar in the heart of Tehran, stands the Qazaq-Khaneh (Cossack's quarters), a centuries-old edifice that still shows off a minimal architecture.

2022-05-06 17:57

Over half a million visit Isfahan sites

TEHRAN – More than 500,000 people visited the historical sites and tourist attractions of Isfahan province, during the two-day Eid al-Fitr holidays, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, the provincial tourism chief has said.

2022-05-06 17:51

UK PM braces for bruising local elections

Vote counting is about to end in the United Kingdom’s local elections with early results shedding an interesting insight about the political future of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and how his closest opposition party leader Keir Starmer will fare in the upcoming race for Downing Street.