Tehran
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Tehran to host Finland film evening
TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – According to the Public Relations Department of Iranian Youth Cinema Society, the Iranian capital Tehran will host an event in which several Finnish films will be displayed on Sep. 5.
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Tea, Coffee International Exhibition opens in Tehran
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Companies from Iran and the other countries of the world are showcasing their achievements, products and equipment at the Tea and Coffee International Exhibition and Festival.
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By: Maryam Kamyab
Tehran Mayor visits urban projects
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Ali Afshani visited two road construction projects underway in the metropolis on Saturday.
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Iran police dismiss reports of missing Pakistani children
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The chief commander of Iran Police rejected the reports of 6 missing Pakistani children by foreign-based media, saying no children went missing in Pakistani camps relocation operations.
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By: Mohammad Khodabakhsh
Modern cineplex 'Shahrak' in western Tehran
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – A modern cineplex 'Shahrak' has opened in western Tehran, currently housing four movie theaters and a special cinema-themed sidewalk. The construction of the second phase, which will add six more theaters to the cineplex, is nearing completion.
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By: Hanif Ghaffari
US won't benefit from imposing sanctions on Iran
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The United States' unilateral and secondary sanctions against Iran have been widely reflected in international media. Meanwhile, many Western analysts believe that the the international system isn't going to comply with Washington's sanctions against Tehran, and this will reduce the impact of these sanctions on our country.
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Assyrian churches in Tehran issue statement, condemning US 'crocodile tears'
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Assyrian churches in Tehran have issued a statement condemning the US officials' claims that religious Iranian minorities are discriminated against in Iran.
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Iranian economic delegation arrives in Syria
TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – An Iranian economic delegation consists of senior economic experts from Iranian ministries headed by the deputy road minister has arrived in Damascus.
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'Show of Hands' music festival returns to Tehran for 2nd year
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – The second edition of 'Show of Hands' festival will bring several musicians from across Europe to Tehran to perform a string of special 'surprise' musical events from September 1-6.
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Iraqi PM to visit Ankara, Tehran within days
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi will visit Iran and Turkey in the coming days.
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40 military attaches visit Air Force base in Tehran
TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) –A group of 40 military attaches from 28 countries visited Shahid Lashgari Air Base of the Iranian Army’s Air Force in Mehrabad on Saturday morning.
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Iraq-Iran trade continues despite US sanctions: Iraqi official
TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – The President of the General Union of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce Jaafar Al-Hamdani says that the trade with Iran is continuing despite risk of US sanctions.
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Cleric calls for vigilance in face of US, Zionist regime, S Arabia economic war
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Tehran's provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani stressed that in the face of the US, Zionist regime, and Saudi Arabia’s economic war, people should remain vigilant, calling on the authorities and private sector to do their own duties to confront the plots.
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Richard Nephew:
Trump thinks meeting with Rouhani can solve all US problems with Iran
TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the US team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that Trump believes that “if he met with Rouhani, he could solve all US problems with Iran.”
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By: Aref Fathi
Andishehh hosting ‘the grand painting gallery'
ANDISHEH, Aug. 03 (MNA) – ‘The grand painting gallery in new towns’ is a title given to a periodic art gallery which is going to be held in 17 new towns of the country. Situated in Southwest of Tehran, Andisheh is the first town to hold the event. The gallery, which showcases paintings of top Iranian painters, opened on Thursday and will end on August 23.
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By: Abolfazl Arabjavadi
'Smart Kids' contest in Tehran
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – The 6th edition of national UCMAS competitions, entitled as ‘Smart Kids’, was held on Thursday in Tehran. 232 children from 23 provinces across Iran competed in four different levels of the event. The winners will be Iran’s representative in the next world event in Malaysia.
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By: Abolfazl Arabjavadi
Aliabad Recycling Park
TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – A park in southern Tehran, Aliabad, is hosting a number of sculptures made from recycled materials. The park is named as ‘Bazyaft’ which literally means ‘recycling’.
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‘A Summer Day’ stages in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – ‘A Summer Day’ directed by Pars Pirouzfar is staged in Tehran’s Iranshahr Theater. The drama is originally titled as ‘Letni dzień’ is written by Polish dramatist Sławomir Mrożek. Reza Behboudi, Parsa Pirouzfar and Sogol Ghalatian play the roles of this performance.
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By: Majid Haghdoust
ELECOMP 2018 opens in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Iranian ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi attended the opening ceremony of the 24th edition of Iran International Electronic, Computer and E-Commerce Exhibition, known as ELECOMP, in Tehran.
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By: Kim Wookjin
Learning about Iran: A supreme pleasure
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – It has been already five years since I first step onto very unfamiliar land, Iran. Back in August, 2013, I began my governmental service in the Islamic Republic of Iran. I did not know anything about Iran then. It was literally ‘the unknown world’ to me.
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By: Behnam Tofighi
'Cinderella' played in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – The play 'Cinderella' by Iranian director Saeed Dakh went on the stage at the Fourth Wall Theater in Tehran.
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By: Asghar Khamseh
Iranian young wrestlers honored in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – The House of Wrestling in Tehran hosted, on Monday, a ceremony to pay homage to Iranian young wrestlers who won the title of the 2018 Cadet Wrestling World Championships in Croatia.
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ELECOMP 2018 to kick off on July 28 in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – The 24th edition of Iran International Electronic, Computer and E-Commerce Exhibition , known as ELECOMP, will be held in Tehran International Permanent Fairground from July 28 to 31.
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By: Mohammad Moheimany
Video mapping at Tehran’s Azadi Tower
TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The iconic Azadi Tower underwent video mapping by French artist Stéphane de Gérando on Thursday night. Accompanied by music, the show was titled ‘Le Labyrinthe du Temps et la Tour Azadi’ [ The Labyrinth of Time and Azadi Tower]. Video mapping is a projection technology used to turn objects, often irregularly shaped, into a display surface for video projection. These objects may be complex industrial landscapes, such as buildings, small indoor objects or theatrical stages.
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Israel cannot affect Iran-Russia cooperation: Iran security official
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Deputy Secretary-General of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran says that the Israeli regime's negative role cannot affect Iran-Russia's cooperation in fighting terrorism in Syria.
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Tehran to host gathering of Iranian ambs., heads of missions abroad
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – A gathering of Iranian ambassadors and heads of Iran’s missions abroad is to be held in Tehran next week, said the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi.
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By: Mohammadreza Abbasi
Closing ceremony of Gunpowder Award
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – The annual Wet Gunpowder Award ended yesterday afternoon in Tehran. It is an Iranian symbolic award that, according to organizers, is given to "ridiculous people whose chaffy character is evident to everyone and when this nature of theirs is accompanied with self-belief, it turns into an indefinite foolishness for them." This year, the voters picked US President Donald Trump as the rightful winner of the 2018 Wet Gunpowder Award for the second consecutive year.
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Intl. Biology Olympiad kicks off in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – The 29th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) started today in Tehran.
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By: Behnam Tofighi
Martyrdom of Imam Jaf'ar al-Sadiq commemorated in Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine
TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (Household of the Prophet) converged on Sudnay night in Tehran’s Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine to mark the martyrdom of the Sixth Shia Imam and the founder of Ja'fari jurisprudence, Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq.
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Tehran to host 11th Intl. Nano Festival
TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – The 11th edition of International Nanotechnology Festival will be held from October 13th to 16th, 2018, in Tehran International Permanent Fairground, Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC) website reported on Sunday.