The Iranian Library and Information Science Association, (ILISA) in cooperation with Armook Institute of Education will conduct a training course on 'Introduction of Concepts and Standards in…
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The 16th Tehran Mobarak International Puppet Festival was inaugurated on Monday, in downtown Tehran with a huge crowd in attendance.
Many giant puppets were carried by puppeteers during the…
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Two hundred billion rials ($5.65 million) will be spent on the establishment of new, as well as completion, of 58 public libraries in 24 provinces by the Barekat Foundation.
The extensive…
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The first Special Carpet Auction will be organized by the National Auction House on August 26 at Tehran's Khaneh-Hamayesh.
The national auction will feature Persian carpets to draw the…
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Book illustrations by the noted Iranian illustrator and animator Farshid Mesghali are currently on display at an expo in Taipei City, Taiwan.
The expo features the illustrations of artists…
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Iranian composer, conductor and pianist Sassan Mohebi who is based in Vienna, Austria was among the winners of the 2016 Indie Gathering International Film Festival.
The 21st edition of the…
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With eight medals at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, Iran was ranked 25th in the final medal standings table.
Participating in the games with a total of 64 athletes in 15 sports fields, Iran…
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Iranian heavyweight wrestler Komeil Ghasemi won a silver medal in Men's freestyle 125 kg wrestling event in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Losing the final match…
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A research work by linguist and philologist Mehri Baqeri titled 'Esfandiar-Nameh' (Book of Esfandiar), has been recently published by the Tehran-based Tahouri Publications.
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Muhammad Ali's 1974 WBC heavyweight championship boxing belt and a handwritten letter about his conversion to Islam are among items that will hit the auction block in September, in the biggest…
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A special collection of 18 'gabbehs', pile rugs traditionally hand-woven by the nomads in the Zagros Mountains in Iran, will be on show at Tehran's Jahan Gallery.
Graphic artist and carpet…
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Three Iranian filmmakers have been invited to judge the 2nd Berlin International Cinefest (BICF), to be held in November in Germany. Alireza Salmanpour, Mohammad Hassan Arjmandi and Ali Zare…
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A collection of artworks by Mehdi Saeedi, the globally known typographer of Iranian-origin based in Philadelphia, will be held from September 2-30 at Alex Gallery, Washington DC.
The…
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A giant robot will feature in a play written and directed by theater director and actor Amir Hussein Shafiee, at the 16th Tehran Mobarak Puppet Festival.
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The Iranian video games industry is young but blooming and may soon be booming.
Iran is taking part in the ongoing Gamescom 2016, which is Europe's biggest trade fair for interactive games…
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The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has proposed a bill on the media to the Cabinet.
The current law on Iran's media and press was approved in 2000, when the Internet had access to…
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Iranian wrestler Hassan Yazdani won the finals in Men's freestyle 74 kg over his Russian rival to add one more gold medal to Iran’s tally in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…
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The Art and Culture Organization of Tehran Municipality will open a special Library for Children and Young Adults in mid autumn to coincide with the National Book Week.
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Iranian theater director and actor Majid Rahmati is rehearsing a play by Brecht with working children.
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Iranian filmmaker Amir Naderi is to receive the ‘Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award’ of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival (August 31-Sept 10), dedicated to a personality who…
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The 10th edition of the National Festival of Youth Music from August 28 –September 13 will be held at Tehran's Roudaki Hall.
On the opening day, the festival will feature musical pieces…
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The young taekwondoka Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin won the first Olympic medal by an Iranian woman after getting the bronze in -57 kg class of taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de…
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Iran’s Behdad Salimi broke the world record in the snatch weightlifting of the Men's +105 kg category at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, but later failed in the clean and jerk…
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Special Relativity, a play directed by Samaneh Zandinejad, 31, will be staged at the Zurich Theater Spektakel (ZTS) 2016 festival.
The play is written by Iranian actress and playwright…
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The American Ina Claire Frischholz, 83, has proven it is never too late to pursue a dream as she has become a first-time published author at her age.
"This is the greatest thrill of my life…
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