The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) invites filmmakers from across the world to submit their Short, Documentary or Feature Fiction films to screen.The event is slated to be held on July 18-28.According to the official website of the festival 'With screenings of cutting-edge cinema from around the world, containing as …
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Quran Int’l Exhibition opens in Tehran
The exhibition, which is being held in a 38,000-square-meter area, is participated by 10 countries, including Pakistan, Turkey, Yemen, India, Iraq, Tunisia, Palestine, Afghanistan and Russia. The event will run for 14 days. 9341**2050Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir
Read More »Cologne Film Fest to screen 7 Iranian animations
The animations were selected from Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults.In addition to animations from Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, 10 other animations are to attend the event from Art and Experience Cinema.The Iranian works are scheduled to be screened in …
Read More »Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on May 11
** IRAN NEWS- Zarif urges EU to uphold obligations in JCPOA- White House loser of Trump’s gamble on oil- Tehran slams US ban on its metal industry** IRAN DAILY- European leaders call for saving Iran nuclear deal, avoiding escalation- €700m MoU signed for Aras railway- Iranians rally in support for …
Read More »French plane leaves Iran for Dubai after emergency landing
The Airbus A340 with 267 passengers on board made an emergency landing in Tehran at 19:25 hours local time.Mansour Shishehforoush told IRNA that the passengers of the French plane were provided with good services during their stay at Isfahan's Shahid Beheshti International Airport. Technical problem was the reason of landing …
Read More »Iran kills drug traffickers, seizes narcotics in southeast
The armed gang of drug traffickers driving three cars was identified on Wednesday (May 8), Deputy Police Chief of Sistan-Baluchestan Province Brigadier General Ahmad Taheri announced on Thursday.About the clash, the police official said four of the drug traffickers were killed and two others were arrested in Saravan city near …
Read More »Journey to only traditional textile village in Iran
Backed by a rocky crag, Roein's old section is a stepped village of high, porch-fronted traditional homes, looking rather like a less verdant version of Masuleh, though several parts of town have been marred by thoughtless modern construction.The village is 8km off the Esfarayen–Bojnurd road; the turning is 44km south …
Read More »French plane makes emergency landing in Isfahan
Director General of Isfahan Crisis Management Mansour Shishehforoush told IRNA late on Wednesday that all 267 on board are safe and sound.He said that the landing hour was 19:25 and there was no special problem in this respect.French website ‘Express’ announced the flight from Paris to Mumbai disappeared after the …
Read More »'Cinema' speaks louder than words: Iranian filmmaker
Abyar, the Iranian female filmmaker with a few number of outstanding works, but all winning awards, attended a private screening of her latest film themed 'When the Moon was Full' ' in University of Tehran on Tuesday. The festival version of the movie was screened and was well received by …
Read More »Iran, Thailand sign MoU on academic cooperation
Thailand's King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonbur (KMUTT) and Iran's University of Science and Technology through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreed to launch joint working groups on satellite, transportation, neural engineering and other arenas.At the meeting Jabbar-Ali Zakeri, the dean of the Iranian university and Sakarindr Bhumiratana, head of …
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