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The event was held with the attendance of Iranian director Majid Majidi as a jury member and directors of the Iranian movies of ‘Tehran: City of Love’ and ‘Iro’. Some 775 movies from 85 countries have been nominated for Tiantan Award.‘Tehran: City of Love’ narrates the story of three disenchanted …

Munesan made the remarks about his meeting with Rouhani to present a report of ICHTO’s plans for the current Iranian calendar year.He added that Rouhani said increasing the number of hotels would help enhance ICHTO’s role in recreation field.Referring to damages inflicted by recent floods to cultural heritage, Rouhani underlined …

Speaking in an exclusive interview with IRNA, Hanachi said preliminary negotiations have been made with Iraqi Mayor Zekra Alwach, members of Baghdad province council and Iraqi Housing and Reconstruction Minister Bangin Rekani on developing cooperation.Referring to his official invitation to Alwach to visit Tehran, he said during this trip MoUs …

'For the first time in Iran we have succeeded in producing edible sustained-release pharmaceuticals,' said Gholam Reza Akhavan Farid, Raha Pharmaceutical Company Managing Director on Saturday. These products will save Iran from spending $ 30 million annually, according to Akhavan Farid who manages this knowledge-based company, located in the central …

The United Nations Information Center in Iran said on Saturday that the Workshop will be held on disaster reduction and within the framework of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Tehran from April 22 to May 24. The Sendai Framework (2015-2030) is the most important UN risk reduction strategy …

Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Mehdi Mahmoudi said some 470,000 immigrant students are receiving educational services in Iran and based on an agreement with the Ministry of Health, all the authorized immigrants can put themselves under the coverage of Iran’s Health Insurance. He said that Iran’s Health Insurance is also …

Ramin Rasouli, Afghan film director who is attending the 37th Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF), in an interview with Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Saturday expressed his gratitude of the cooperation he receives during his cinematic activities in Iran.Having directed several short films, Rasouli made his first movie, Lina, …

Republic of Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Iran are the international competitors of the festival.The 9th Varesh International Film Festival will run from April 29 to May 3 in the northern Iranian city, Babol.The ninth edition of the biannual festival is planned to be held after a four-year pause.Azerbaijan …

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In a telephone conversation with governor general of Sistan-Baluchestan province late on Friday, he referred to flash floods in the neighboring country and flowing water from it to the province, and called for undertaking preventive measures to deal with probable overflow of Hirmand River. For his part, the governor general …