Iran, Belarus confer on holding 15th joint economic committee meeting

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) and Belarusian deputy industry minister, as representatives of the two countries’ joint economic committee, held online talks to discuss preparation for the 15th meeting of the committee in near future.

Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf tests positive for coronavirus

TEHRAN – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Modern irrigation systems implemented in 185,000 hectares of farmlands

TEHRAN – The director of Iranian Agriculture Ministry’s modern irrigation systems development plan announced that 185,000 hectares of farmlands have been equipped with modern irrigation systems since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20).

Iran forms national committee for gastronomy tourism

TEHRAN – A national committee has recently been established for gastronomy tourism, which is globally known as a vital component of the traveling experience.

Iran condemns ‘repetitive’ U.S. oil sanctions

TEHRAN – Iranian diplomats have denounced the United States’ new oil sanctions on Iran as repetitive that will unite the Iranian people and government against the U.S. economic pressure.

U.S. protests: Riots & looting in Philadelphia after black man shot dead by police

People broke into shops and torched patrol cars in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania following spontaneous protests sparked by the death of a local man in a police shooting. The cops said the man was armed with a knife.

Nearly 6,000 Afghan civilians killed or wounded in 2020: UN

Nearly 6,000 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first nine months of the year as heavy fighting between government forces and Taliban insurgents rages on despite efforts to find peace, the United Nations said Tuesday.

Yemeni minister of youth, sports assassinated in Sana’a

Yemen says Minister of Youth and Sports Hassan Zaid has been killed in an assassination operation carried out by criminal elements affiliated with Saudi-led aggressors.

Bomb at seminary in Pakistan kills 8 students, wounds 136

A powerful bomb blast ripped through an Islamic seminary on the outskirts of the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar Tuesday morning, killing at least eight students and wounding 136 others, police and a hospital spokesman said.

Traces of Chalcolithicera-era settlement revealed in western Iran

TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has recently discovered traces of a Chalcolithicera-era settlement in a previously-found site in Lorestan province, western Iran.

Envoy: Provoking so-called human rights issues part of ‘maximum pressure strategy’ against Iran 

TEHRAN – Tehran’s representative to the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee on Monday denounced a new report by the UN rights rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran as part of the Trump administration’s "maximum pressure" campaign against the Islamic Republic, Fars reported.

Wooden doors, stone mihrabs, busts added to National Heritage list

TEHRAN- Fifty-five moveable properties in Tehran province have recently been inscribed on the National Heritage list.

Potash salt village, a must-see tourist attraction in Iran

TEHRAN- Potash salt village, near the city of Khur, central Isfahan province, is one of the most beautiful and must-see tourist attractions in the country.

Zanjan’s Chehel Sotoun Mosque being restored to former grandeur

TEHRAN- Parts of Chehel Sotoun Mosque in Zanjan, west-central Iran, have undergone some rehabilitation works, the provincial tourism chief has said.

Persian handicrafts: 13th-century panel of three tiles from frieze

TEHRAN - These tiles, being kept and displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, were once part of a magnificent frieze in a very important religious shrine in Mashhad, northeast Iran.

Brazil seeks enhanced cultural, museology ties with Iran

TEHRAN – Brazilian Ambassador to Tehran Rodrigo de Azeredo Santos on Monday paid a visit to the National Museum of Iran, discussing ways with the museum’s director Jebrael Nokandeh to expand cooperation in cultural and museology arenas.

Iran’s Dramatic Arts Center disagrees with theaters’ shutdown 

TEHRAN – The public relations office of Iran’s Dramatic Arts Center has announced that the center totally disagrees with the shutdown of the theaters due to the spike in the coronavirus in the country.

“The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” comes to Iranian bookstores 

TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Dominican-American writer Junot Diaz’s bestselling novel “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” has recently been published by Khazeh Publications.

European Film Week to go online in Tehran 

TEHRAN -- A festival of movies from European filmmakers will open in Tehran on November 7, the organizers have announced.

“Sunless Shadows” honored at Brussels Millenium festival

TEHRAN – “Sunless Shadows” by Mehrdad Oskui was honored with the Human Rights Award at the Millenium International Documentary Film Festival in Brussels, the organizers have announced.

“Am I A Wolf?” named best at Turkish animation festival

TEHRAN – The short “Am I a Wolf?” by Iranian director Amir-Hushang Moin has achieved one more honor by winning the award for best film at the 8th Canlandiranlar Film Festival in Turkey.

Art Bureau plans to hold Holocaust denial exhibit in response to Macron’s cartoons defense

TEHRAN – The Art Bureau of Iran’s Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization has announced a plan to organize another Holocaust denial exhibition of cartoons in the response to French President Emmanuel Macron’s defense of the insulting cartoons on the Prophet Muhammad (S).

Iranian highliners find balance

TEHRAN – A highlining event was held in Anjedan Village, east of Arak, Markazi Province from Oct. 23 to 25.

U.S.-Israeli plot to besiege Iran will prove colossal failure, says official

TEHRAN – The U.S.-Israeli plot to besiege Iran will lead to a major defeat for the two countries in the region, Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaee said on Tuesday.

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Hasht Behesht Palace, a gateway to the paradise of color and art

Hasht Behesht Palace, meaning “Eight Paradises”, is literally a gateway to the paradise of color, art, light, and surprising beautifulness.

Zarif: U.S. appetite for bullying others only grows by appeasement

“37 million people have been displaced as a result of the U.S. ‘Forever Wars’,” Iran’s chief diplomat says

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said the United States’ appetite for bullying other countries only grows by appeasement.

Iran's IRGC, Army denounce Islamophobia in France

TEHRAN – In separate statements, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Army have denounced French President Emanuel Macron for voicing anti-Muslim sentiments.