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Kurdish filmmaker selected as UN intercultural leader
Teymour Qaderi, a young Kurdish filmmaker from Kamyaran, in the Iranian northwestern province of Kurdistan, has been selected as ‘Intercultural Leader’ by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC). In ...
Iranian Animation ‘Stripy’ Praised in Hungary
An Iranian short animated film titled “Stripy” has drawn great praise from the Hungarian animation society following its screening in a film festival in the country. The Iranian animated short ...
Golden Cigarettes New Way to Show Off Wealth in Tehran
A new cigarette is being sold in the Iranian capital of Tehran, the paper of which is made from edible gold leaf. Sold for $315 a pack, these luxury products ...
Iraq’s Political Parties Need Sea Changes
A political commentator has discussed the latest developments in Iraqi parties, saying the Arab country’s political landscape requires drastic changes. Political analyst Sabah Zangeneh has, in a Farsi article in ...
US Has Violated Nuclear Deal, but Not Fundamentally: Iran
A senior Iranian official says the recent anti-Iran sanctions approved by the US Congress clearly breach the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, but the violation is not still ...
Turkey needs new Syria plan as CIA ends rebel support
US President Donald Trump’s recent decision to terminate a covert CIA program to train and equip Syrian opposition militants is generating multiple potential scenarios of the beginning of the end ...
Writer Media Kashigar dies at 61
Writer and translator Media Kashigar died of pulmonary disease in Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Hospital on Saturday. He was 61. “Forgotten Memories from the Future” and “Dark Room” are among the ...
22 safe houses for women running in Iran
There are currently 22 centers across Iran providing shelter for homeless women and those who are victims of domestic violence. Of the centers, dubbed “safe houses”, 15 are run by ...
Thespians from Iran to perform at France Shakespeare Festival
A troupe from Iran will perform “King Lear according to Edmund” at the 18th edition of the Shakespeare Festival in Tournon-sur-Rhône in southern France. Shohreh Reayati and Meysam Razfar are ...
Iran, Germany mull over expanding economic, banking ties
Iranian Minister of Transport Abbas Akhoundi and Germany’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy Brigitte Zypries met on Thursday to discuss economic cooperation and expansion of banking relations. During the ...









