Commemoration Ceremony

By: Hamid Vakili

Commemoration ceremony for Ukrainian plane crash marked in Imam Sadiq Univ.

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – A commemoration ceremony was held in Imam Sadiq University’s Mosque on Wed. for the victims of Ukrainian plane crash in the presence of Islamic Development Organization (IDO) Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Qomi.

By: Hamid Sadeghi

Seven days after burial of Marty Soleimani in Kerman

KERMAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – A host of people from Kerman took to the city’s cemetery to pay homage to their national hero seven days after he was laid to rest. Lt. Gen. Soleimani was assassinated by US terrorist forces on Jan. 3 in Baghdad.

Commemoration ceremony of Lt. Gen. Soleimani held at Imam Khomeini Hussainia

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – The commemoration ceremony of martyr Lt. Gen. Qasem Soleimani and Iraq’s Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and their companions was held in the presence of Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, three heads of power branches, Iranian officials and people in Imam Khomeini Hussainia, Tehran.

Commemoration of martyr Lt. Gen. Soleimani in Toronto

TORENTO, Jan. 05 (MNA) – A ceremony was held on Sat. in front of the US Consulate in Toronto, Canada in commemoration of IRGC Quds Force commander Lt. Gen. Soleimani, and Iraq's PMU second-in-command Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were assassinated by US terrorist forces in Baghdad on Friday.

Commemoration ceremony of martyrdom of Lt. Gen. Soleimani marked in Zahedan

ZAHEDAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – The commemoration ceremony of martyrdom of IRGC Commander of Quds Force General Ghasem Soleimani was held in Zahedan on Sat. in the presence of a number of Basiji members of this southern city as well as Ayatollah Mostafa Maghami Leader’s representative in Sistan and Baluchestan province.

By: Hamid Vakili

Islamic Azad University celebrates Jesus Christ birth

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – The birthday of Jesus Christ (PBUH) was celebrated in Islamic Azad University (IAU) of Vali-e Asr Branch on Sun. in the presence of Head of Islamic Development Organization (IDO) Hojjatoleslam Qomi, President of Islamic Azad University (IAU) Seyyed Mahmoudreza Aqamiri and a number of Armenian, Jewish and Assyrian students of the university.

Leader receives officials of commemoration ceremony of late ‘Ayatollah Ta’alohi’

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received officials responsible for the commemoration ceremony of Ayatollah Ta’alohi on Sep. 30. Photos and Leader's remarks in the meeting were published today concurrent with holding the ceremony to commemorate Ayatollah Ta’alohi in Hamedan. 

By: Akbar Badrkhani

Student Marriage Celebration observed in Tehran

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – The celebration ceremony of ‘Student Marriage’ of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences entitled ‘Shakheh Nabat, Branch of Candy’ was held at Imam Khomeini (RA) Amphitheater of this university on Tue. in the presence of 45 couples.

By: Behnam Tofighi

Commemoration ceremony of maestro ‘Ali Tajvidi’

TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – The commemoration ceremony of maestro Ali Tajvidi (1919-2006), prominent Iranian musician, composer, violinist and songwriter, was held at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Fri. in the presence of artists and his family.

Ardabil hosts Valfajr-8 Cultural-Martial Exhibition

ARDEBIL, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Concurrent with the commemoration of Sacred Defense Week, Valfajr-8 Cultural and Martial Exhibition was held at the venue of Shorabil Lake on Tue. This exhibition was highly welcomed by youth and families.

By: Mohammad Khodabakhsh

Funeral of prominent Iranian businessman

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – The commemoration and funeral ceremony of the deceased head of Iran-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and leading Iranian businessman Asadollah Asgaroladi was held in Tehran on Sunday. Asgaroladi passed away on Friday at the age of 86.

Senior officials commemorate Intl. Cooperative day

TEHRAN, Jul. 9 (MNA) – Government Spokesman Ali Rabeie, Finance Minister Farhad Dejpasand and some other Iranian high ranking officials commemorated the International Cooperative day and the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Iran Chamber Of Cooperatives on Tuesday morning.

BY: Mohsen Norouzifard

Commemoration of Iran Air Flight 655 downing held

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – A ceremony commemorating the 31st anniversary of the downing of an Iranian Airbus A300B2 passenger plane by a US Navy guided-missile cruiser in the Persian Gulf waters in 1988 was held on Tuesday with participation of Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and Minister of Roads Mohammad Eslami. The Iran Air Flight 655, while flying in Iranian airspace over the Strait of Hormuz, was shot down by a US missile, killing all the 290 onboard.

By: Armin Karami

Commemoration of Kiarostami in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – The commemoration ceremony of late Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami was held at Khaneh Cinema in Tehran on Saturday evening in the presence of Iranian filmmakers and artists.

By: Mohammad Moheimani

Armenian Diocese of Tehran commemorates anniv. demise of Imam Khomeini

TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – Armenian Diocese of Tehran commemorated anniversary demise of Imam Khomeini, the Late founder of Iranian Islamic Revolution at Saint Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran on Friday.

By: Masoud Saki

Closing ceremony of commemoration of Theater Week

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – The closing ceremony of commemoration of Theater Week was held at International Conferences Center of Tehran’s Milad Tower on Sunday.

Leader's meeting with Muslim envoys, officials

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received a number of senior officials and ambassadors of Muslim countries on the occasion of Prophet Muhammad's first revelation (Mab’ath) -- the day Prophet Muhammad was chosen as God’s messenger.

Leader attends memorial ceremony for late Ayatollaا Momen

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei attended a ceremony in Tehran held in commemoration of the late Ayatollah Haj Sheikh Mohammad Momen. The senior cleric was a member of the Guardian Council (GC) and of the Assembly of Experts who passed away on February 21.

Commemoration of Ayat. Shahroudi in UK

LONDON, Dec. 28 (MNA) – A ceremony was held in Islamic Center of England in London to commemorate the late Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi who passed on Monday. People from different countries and various religious and political figures attended the ceremony, during which the message of Leader of Islamic Revolution was read on the senior Iranian cleric's demise.

By: Asgar Khamseh

Commemoration of 10 students died in bus crash

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – A ceremony was held on Thursday afternoon to pay tribute to 10 university students who lost their lives in a recent bus crash on the campus of the Islamic Azad University in northwestern Tehran.

By: Amin Berenjkar

Commemoration of Hafez Day in Shiraz

SHIRAZ, Oct. 12 (MNA) – The commemoration ceremony of Hafez National Day was held at the Tomb of Hafez on Thursday, in the presence of Ali Asghar Mounesan, Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization, Esmail Tabadar, the governor of Fars province and a group of other senior officials of the province. Hafez was a 14th-century Persian poet and mystic highly revered by by famous writers and scholars all across the world.

By: Farhad Safari

‘Amu Nowruz’ Festival in Qazvin

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – ‘Amu Nowruz’ Festival was held for children in Qazvin in the north-west of Iran on Wednesday. Amu Nowruz or ‘Uncle Nowruz’ is a fictional figure in Iranian folklore. According to the folklore, he appears annually at the beginning of spring, together with his companion ‘Haji Firuz’, to mark the beginning of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year.

Commemoration for late Hezbollah cmdr. Imad Mughniyeh

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – A ceremony was held in Tehran on Thursday in commemoration of Hezbollah’s late commander Imad Mughniyeh in the Ministry of Interior in Tehran, attended by Iranian high-ranking government officials and military commanders including Interior minister and IRGC Quds Force commander.

By: Mehran Riazi

Kashmir Solidarity Day observed at Pakistani Tehran embassy

TEHRAN, Feb. 6 (MNA) – A ceremony was held Mon. at the Pakistani embassy in Tehran to voice solidarity with Kashmiri people who have been fighting for the right to take control of their own fate while being oppressed by Indian forces for years.

By: Mohammad Moheimany

Commemoration of anniv. of Imam Khomeini's return from exile

TEHRAN, Feb.1 (MNA) – The ceremony in commemoration of the return of Imam Khomeini from exile in Paris in 1979 was held this morning at the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini, south of Tehran, with a speech by Seyyed Ali Khomeini, his grandson.