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  • Half of Tehran BRT Awaiting Renovation
    More than half the buses plying the Tehran Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network are dilapidated and add to air pollution in the megalopolis, begging for renovation, head of Tehran Bus Company says....
  • Road Safety Measures for Norouz Holiday Season
    The Traffic Police has envisaged measures to make road trips safer during the upcoming Norouz holidays. Plans include deploying extra officers throughout the country and establishing emergency...
  • Minister Opposes Free Water, Electricity for Schools
    The government decision to exempt schools from paying water and electricity bills will impose an added burden on schools, society and the nation as whole, the energy minister said Sunday. Speaking...
  • Tehran Mayor Hanachi Outlines Urban Transport Plans
    Tehran’s mayor on Monday outlined the municipality’s public transportation expansion plans saying that two subway lines now under construction will open partially in the near future. Pirouz...
  • Cypriot Minister Discuses Academic Collaboration
    Science Minister Mansour Gholami and his counterpart from Republic of Cyprus Kostas Champiaouris met in Tehran on Saturday and signed an agreement to boost scientific and academic collaboration.  
  • High Road Fatalities Among Tehran Motorcyclists
    During the nine months to Jan. 20, from the total 937 road deaths in Tehran, close to 38% were motorcyclists, the Traffic Police reported. Referring to the latest data on road mortality in the...
  • Tehran Metro to Reach Parand in SW
    Tehran subway network will expand to the city of Parand in Robat Karim county, southwest of the capital.  
  • Tehran Trying to Curb Chronic Norouz Traffic Congestion
    With little more than a month before Norouz (Iranian New Year) holidays and Tehran’s chromic traffic congestion at unbearable heights, urban authorities have updated a traffic scheme in place for...
  • 9-Month Iran Road Death Toll 13,000
    Close to 13,000 innocent lives were lost in road accidents during the nine months to Dec. 21, data published by the Coroner's Office shows. Iranian Legal Medicine Organization (ILMO) data show...
  • New Traffic Scheme in Tehran Detailed
    The Tehran Transportation Council has proposed a new plan for curbing traffic and air pollution in central parts of the metropolis, after an arduous debate among environmentalists and urban...
  • Traffic Police Frustration Visible
    Visibly disappointed at the outrageously high road mortality rates and saying that everyday at least 40 innocent lives are lost in traffic accidents, Traffic Police Chief for Roads says enough is...
  • Inter-Ministerial MoU to Support School Dropouts
    Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Education to support poor students who have dropped out of school.  "A total of 130...
  • Iran Faces Nursing Shortage
    The nurse to bed ratio in Iran is at 0.8, the head of Nursing Organization of Islamic Republic of Iran said. Asghar Dalvandi added that the ratio should rise to 1.8. "The ratio in Iran is lower...
  • Ex-FBI Boss James Comey’s Book Available  in Persian
    Much publicized memoirs of former FBI director James Comey about his relationship...
  • Contemporary Art Trends at Mellat Cineplex
    The second edition of “Trends and Approaches in Contemporary Art” will open at Pardis Art Gallery in Tehran’s Mellat Cineplex. Paintings, sculptures, installations, photos and video art created by...
  • Churchill’s Darkest Hour
    Joe Wright’s 2017 history drama “Darkest Hour” is to have one screening at Qolhak Cineplex on May 12, the venue’s website wrote. A thrilling and inspiring true story, it begins on the precipice of...
  • Instrumental Concert by Reza Khorram
    Musician and record producer Reza Khorram, the eldest son of late violinist and composer Homayoun Khorram, will perform in Tehran. Slated for May 10-11, the concerts are to be held at the iconic...
  • Florian Zeller’s Behind the Scenes Back on Stage
    L’Envers du Décor (Behind the Scenes), a 2016 play by French novelist and playwright Florian Zeller is underway at Shahrzad Theater in Tehran....
  • Critics Admire Storytelling, Cast’s Powerful Performance
    The 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday night with the world premiere of two-time Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi’s familial kidnapping mystery drama “Everybody Knows”....
  • Guests But No Host
    Raj Gallery will have a single screening of the 2015 British-American mystery thriller miniseries “And Then There Were None” on Friday. The three-episode series is directed by Craig Viveiros based...
  • Works of Japanese Artist at Farzaneh Ceramic House
    An exhibition of artworks by veteran Japanese artist Chiba Myamato is underway at Farzaneh Ceramic House in north Tehran until Thursday. The event is a selection of Myamato’s tile works, ceramic...
  • Indian Nostalgic Concert Slated for May
    Indian musicians for the first time are to present a ‘Nostalgic Concert’ in Tehran. Musician Shabbir Kumar, a playback singer (his pre-recorded songs are used in Indian movies), will come to Iran...
  • Russian Filmmaker in  Tehran Holds Workshop
    Karen Shakhnazarov, the Russian director of ‘Assassin of the Tsar’, is among the guests of this year’s Fajr International Film Festival. His film is screened in the Classics Preserved section.
  • Meaningless Dialogue
    A stage reading of the play ‘Waiting for Godot’, written by Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theater director, poet, and literary translator Samuel Beckett, will be held at Nasser Khosrow...
  • Varzaneh Desert in Photos
    A group photo exhibition of the lure of a desert in central Iran is underway at Theme Art Gallery in Tehran. Titled ‘Kavir’ (desert), the exhibition is the product of a 2-day trip by students of...

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