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'The World's Last House' to vie at Athens Digital FilmFest.

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Iranian short piece 'The World's Last House', by Amir Gholami will take part at the 9th Athens International Digital Film Festival (AIDFF) in Greece.
2020-08-17 12:32
Iranian documentary wins at Ierapetra filmfest of Greece

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Mahmoud Reza’s documentary ‘Kiarostami and His Missing Cane’ has won an award at the 2020 edition of Ierapetra International Documentary Film Festival in Greece.
2020-08-12 15:35
'Kiarostami and His Missing Cane' goes to filmfest. in Greece

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Kiarostami and His Missing Cane’ directed by Mahmoudreza Sani, will be screened at the 7th International Documentary Film Festival of Ierapetra in Greece.
2020-08-05 17:22
Tehran, Athens to expand coop. to return cultural property

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy of Cultural Heritage Mohammad Hossein Talebian and Greek Ambassador to Tehran Dimitri Alexandrakis met and held talks on the expansion of joint cooperation to return cultural and historical property.
2020-08-03 19:00
Greek general warns NATO of impending clash with Turkey

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – Greek General Konstantinos Floros held two teleconferences with NATO officials and warned NATO of an impending clash with Turkey.
2020-05-10 22:00
33 stranded Iranian drivers in European countries on way home

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – Some 33 Iranian drivers and 26 trucks are on their way to Iran after being stranded in Italy, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria due to the outbreak of coronavirus and restrictions imposed by the Turkish government.
2020-04-04 15:19
Greece calls for lifting US sanctions against Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – The Director General of Greek Foreign Ministry for International Organizations Andrea Papadakis on Wed. urged lifting of US sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
2020-03-18 11:45
VIDEO: Greek police clash with migrants at Turkish border

TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Greek police fired tear gas and water cannons at migrants on the Turkish side of the border while migrants threw stones and tried to pull down the fence with ropes.
2020-03-07 18:00
Turkey to deploy 1,000 forces at Greek border to prevent migrants return

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Thursday that Ankara has decided to operations police officers at the border with the EU to prevent Greece from pushing back the migrants into Turkey.
2020-03-05 15:26
VIDEO: Clashes erupt between refugees and Greek Army on Turkish borders

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – Videos released by Greece shows clashes between migrants and the Greek military. The escalation comes as migrants have flocked at borders with Greece to enter Europe following Turkey's decision to open its borders to put pressure on the EU regarding the issue of Idlib.
2020-03-02 19:28
VIDEO: Greek border police fire tear gas to keep migrants out

TEHRAN, Feb. 29 (MNA) – Greek police on land border with Turkey made deterrent use of tear gas to disperse refugees and migrants trying to enter the country and the European Union after Ankara loosened controls on migrant flows.
2020-02-29 15:30
'Asho' goes to Thessaloniki Doc. fest. in Greece

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – Iranian short documentary ‘Asho’, directed by Jafar Najafi, has been accepted into the competition program of the 22nd edition of Thessaloniki Documentary Festival in Greece.
2020-02-02 16:57
'Copper Notes of a Dream' wins at Olympia filmfest. in Greece

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Iranian documentary 'Copper Notes of a Dream' by Reza Farahmand won an award at the 22nd Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People in Greece.
2020-01-14 09:23
Tehran warns Athens against US use of military bases

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – Tehran has warned Athens that if it allows the use of US military bases in Greece in possible aggression against Iran it will be considered as a “hostile act” to which it will respond “in a clear and decisive manner.”
2020-01-13 21:00
‘Am I A Wolf?’ taking part at Olympia filmfest. in Greece

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I A Wolf?’, directed by Amir Houshang Moein, is taking part at the 22nd Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People currently underway in Greece.
2019-12-03 15:07
'Am I A Wolf' wins top prize at Animation Marathon in Greece

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I A Wolf?’, directed by Amir Houshang Moein, has won the first prize at the fifth edition of 'Animation Marathon' film festival in Greece.
2019-12-01 08:56
Iran, Greece discuss energy cooperation

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – Iranian ambassador to Greece Ahmad Naderi and the Greek Environment and Energy Minister Kostis Hatzidakis met and held talks on Friday.
2019-11-30 09:10
Two Iranian features vying at Thessaloniki filmfest. in Greece

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Two Iranian features, including 'The Warden' by Nima Javidi and ‘6.5 per Meter’ by Saeed Roustaee, are taking part at the 60th Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF) currently underway in Greece.
2019-11-03 08:52
Iran, Greece discuss ways to expand ties

TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – An Iranian envoy and a top Greek Foreign Ministry official conferred on bilateral ties as well as international developments on Saturday.
2019-11-02 17:46
'Copper Notes of a Dream' goes to Olympia filmfest. in Greece

TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – Iranian documentary 'Copper Notes of a Dream' by Reza Farahmand has made it into the competition program of 22nd Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People in Greece.
2019-11-02 10:31
Science min.:

Silk Road way to exchange science, culture

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mansour Gholami said that the Silk Road has historically been the gateway of science, culture and trade exchange from China to Iran, Greece, and Rome.
2019-09-23 16:32
No formal request from Adrian Darya 1 to dock at Greek port: report

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – While Iran has not disclosed Adrian Darya 1′s intended destination, Greek Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis said on Tuesday that so far Greek authorities have not received any formal request from the the tanker to dock at the port of Kalamata.
2019-08-20 13:49
VIDEO: Wildfire on Greek island of Evia

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – A major wildfire on the Greek island of Evia on Tuesday forced the evacuation of at least two villages and a monastery as smoke from the wind-fanned blaze blanketed the capital, Athens, further south.
2019-08-14 15:43
Iran basketball to hold three friendlies in Greece

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Iran’s national basketball team arrived in Greece on Tuesday and is slated to hold three friendly games as they prepare for 2019 FIBA World Cup.
2019-08-07 14:34
By: Saeed Sobhani

Which one is Athens going to?

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – Greece is one of the countries that continues to face a financial crisis. The crisis has begun in Greece since 2007 and continues. The recent general election in Greece has led to the defeat of the leftist government.
2019-07-10 22:31
Greek university calls for boosting academic coop. with Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Representatives from Greece’s Aristotle University of Thessaloniki called for increasing academic ties with Iranian universities.
2019-07-09 10:06
‘Bystander’ goes to Athens Animfest 2019

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Iranian short animation ‘Bystander’ directed by Sheyda Kashi has made it into the screening program of the 14th annual Athens International Animation Festival (ANIMFEST).
2019-02-15 11:42
Oil minister says Europe not buying Iran oil despite US waivers

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said Tuesday Italy and Greece had stopped buying oil from Iran despite being granted waivers from US sanctions.
2019-02-05 13:51
By Hanif Ghaffari

Greeks' anger flaring up

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – As predicted, despite the adoption of austerity policies for 11 years, Greece is still one of the most austerity-stricken countries in the EU. Although Greece was supposed to emerge from the bailout by 2012, and step towards economic prosperity, heavy debts prevented the realization of this process.
2019-01-14 16:21
‘The Skier’ wins Best Film at Greece’s Olympia Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘The Skier’ directed by Fereydoun Najafi won the Best Film Award at the 21st Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People in Greece.
2018-12-09 14:39