Iranian volleyball teams to compete at Cornacchia Cup

TEHRAN – Iran sent three volleyball teams to Italy for taking part at the 2022 Cornacchia Cup.

“The War Is Still Alive” by Fatemeh Behbudi picked for Italy’s Biennial of Female Photography

TEHRAN – Italy’s Biennial of Female Photography has selected Iranian photographer Fatemeh Behbudi’s collection “The War Is Still Alive” showcase at its second edition.  

Raisi congratulates Italian president on re-election

TEHRAN— In a message on Saturday, President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran congratulated Sergio Mattarella on his re-election as the Italian president.

Iranian, Italian architects discuss restoration of historical buildings

TEHRAN – On Wednesday, the Italian embassy in Tehran hosted a meeting during which a number of Iranian and Italian architects exchanged views on proper ways to restore historical buildings and structures.

Italy condemns bombing on Yemen prison in Saada

Italy strongly condemns the aerial bombing on a prison in Saada, in the Yemeni territory controlled by Houthi rebels, which caused dozens of victims, Italy’s Foreign Ministry said in a press release.

Campedelli satisfied with Iranian women players

TEHRAN –Alessandra Campedelli is satisfied with the quality of the Iranian women volleyball players.

Nazemoshahria satisfied with Iran’s friendlies with Italy

TEHRAN - Iran futsal coach Mohammad Nazemoshahria is satisfied with his team’s performance against Italy in two friendly matches.

“The Fourth Wall” named best film at Italy’s Iran Fest 

TEHRAN – The acclaimed animation short “The Fourth Wall” was crowned best film at the 4th Iran Fest in Italy, the organizers announced on Tuesday.

New clues about life discovered in Burnt City

TEHRAN – A team of Iranian, Italian, and Serbian archaeologists has discovered new clues about life in mysterious Burnt City in southeast Iran.

Animal, human figurines unearthed in Burnt city

TEHRAN – A team of Iranian, Italian, and Serbian archaeologists has unearthed arrays of animal and human figurines from the UNESCO-registered Burnt City in southwest Iran.

Iranian, Italian archaeologists begin work on Burnt City

TEHRAN – A group of Iranian and Italian archaeologists on Thursday commenced a fresh round of exploration in Burnt City, which is an enigmatic UNESCO-registered site in southeastern Iran.

FM says new Iranian govt. firm to increase ties with Italy

TEHRAN — The new administration of Ebrahim Raisi in Iran is determined to expand cooperation with friendly countries such as Italy, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said in a telephone call on Monday night with Luigi Di Maio, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Iranian volleyball teams invited to Cornacchia World Cup

TEHRAN – Iran U16 and U19 volleyball teams have been invited to 2022 Cornacchia World Cup.

Italy’s Artissima showcasing works by Iranian artists 

TEHRAN – Works by 17 Iranian artists in various media are on display at Artissima, Italy’s most important contemporary art fair.

Iranian parliamentary team visits Rome for climate conference

TEHRAN – A parliamentary delegation from Iran visited Rome, Italy, to attend the preparatory meeting of UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), IRNA reported on Friday.

Iran won’t forget friends after sanctions era, MP says

‘We hope the ground for return of Italian companies to Iran will be paved,’ says Italian ambassador

TEHRAN - The head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Parliament says Iran will not forget its friends in the post-sanctions situation, noting countries that stand by Iran in this situation will be given a special position in the Iranian market.

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“Domus Eyes on Iran” explores “Persian Landscape” in new episode

The ninth episode of the “Domus Eyes on Iran” video-series, produced by the Italian Embassy in Tehran and the Italian Trade Agency in cooperation with the historic Milan-based architectural magazine Domus, was released yesterday at the residence of Italy’s Ambassador in Tehran, Giuseppe Perrone.

New study sheds light on Neanderthal tooth discovered in western Iran

TEHRAN- A new study conducted by a team of archaeologists and paleoanthropologists from Germany, Italy, Iran, and Britain delves into the discovery of an in-situ Neanderthal tooth, which was discovered in 2017 in a rock shelter, western Iran.

“Botox” to try luck at Salento Intl. Film Festival

TEHRAN – Acclaimed Iranian-Canadian drama “Botox” has been selected to compete in the official section of the Salento International Film Festival in Italy.

World leaders congratulate Raisi over taking office

TEHRAN — In separate messages, three European leaders have congratulated Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi for starting his job as the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iranian movies competing in Italian festival Inventa un Film 

TEHRAN – Iranian movies “The Musician”, “Lasting” and “Pilgrims” are competing in the 23rd Inventa un Film Festival, which is currently underway in the Italian town of Lenola.

Persian poetry collection “Middle East Trilogy” appears in Italian

TEHRAN – Iranian poet Garus Abdolmalekian’s “The Middle East Trilogy: War, Love, Loneliness” (“Trilogia del Medio Oriente: Guerra Amore Solitudine”) has been published in Italian.