Culture

Hojatollah Ayoubi said that the selection was made from among the films that participated in the 37th Fajr Film Festival.The acclaimed movie, which is about 23 young Iranian volunteers who were held captive during 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, won the title because of its theme on peace and defense.The selection of …

This is the first time an Iranian team will give life to a musical performance of Tim Burton and Mike Johnson's famous gothic romance ‘Corpse Bride’ at the Espinas Palace Hotel in Tehran in late April and early May.The fantasy drama animation is about Victor and Victoria whose families have …

Second Brigadier General Hassasn Valivand Zamani who is the Commander of the staff college of the university, affiliated to the Iranian Army, made the remarks on Wednesday while speaking to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) in Tehran. Zamani said the Iranian Army's university has also received applications from students …

The Bolt Connection, Peripheria, David Coquard-Dassault, Kötü Kiz, Grands Canons, Entre sombras, Soy una tumba and La Mort, père et fils are among movies which are slated to be screened. The 11th International Animation Festival of Tehran will be underway until March 7 in the Institute for the Intellectual Development …

What can under current conditions help global peace and friendship is cultural cooperation among the governments and nations, Ali Asghar Mounesan added in a meeting with Japanese Ambassador in Iran Mitsuo Saito on Tuesday.“I believe that cultural issues can bring governments and nations closer to each other and strengthen their …

In the meeting with Eduardo Lopez Busquets on Tuesday, Munesan said that one way to illustrate the facts is to hold joint museums among countries.'The people of the world must know that Iranians are rooted in history and are kind and peaceful,' the Iranian official said. Head of ICHTO touched …

Isfahan, one of whose oldest names is Sepahan, has been nicknamed in Iran as 'Nesf-e Jahan,' which means 'half of the world' in English. The reason behind this resonant name is that the city is a house to both more than 6,000 big and small historical works and untouched nature.The …

Some Nakhchivan and Iranian officials including Consulate-General Mansour Ayrom, and the head of Aras Free Trade Zone Mohsen Nariman were present in the opening ceremony. The exhibition, arranged by the attempts of the Iranian cultural attaché in the republic, reviews the 27-year old ties between Iran and Nakhchivan.Ayrom said in …

At the ceremony, a book was unveiled which featured Tajik novelist Satim Ulugzada’s long service (1911-1977) of Tajik writers in contemporary TajiK literature. Ulugzada is one of the most respected figures in Tajikistan's contemporary literature.Ulugzada’s biographical novel “Firdavsi” written in 1986 about the Persian poet Ferdowsi, the writer of the …

'Saving the umbilical cord blood is only done in Tehran, and so far, 110,000 cord blood samples have been stored in the country, which is the largest capacity in the Middle East,' Managing Director of Royan Stem Cell Technology Company affiliated to Royan Institute of Jihad University Morteza Zarrabi said …