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Syrian interior ministry delegation, led by Syrian deputy interior minister Khalid Abdullah Khezr, met and conferred with Iranian Deputy Interior Minister for Security and Disciplinary Affairs Hossein Zolfeqari .The Syrian delegation arrived in Tehran on Monday to take part in the first joint working group meeting on security.Zolfeqari told the …

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 29th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) on Tuesday morning, Mikhail Shvydkoy said President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iran in November 2015 opened a new chapter in Tehran-Moscow relations. Pointing to the cultural commonalities between Iran and Russia, he said the both nations are …

President Rouhani delivered a speech to the opening ceremony of the exhibition. Iranian Culture Minister Ali Jannati, Mayor of Tehran Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, and the Russian president’s envoy for the cultural affairs were among the participants in the ceremony. Before the speech, President Rouhani paid a visit to the pavilion …

Entitled “Tribute to Hafez”, the paintings were unveiled at the mausoleum of Hafez in Shiraz, but they are going to be transferred to an art gallery in the city. “The paintings inspired by sonnets of Hafez will be displayed in the exhibit to portray the two-year efforts of the artist …

Hosted by the state-run Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation on Sunday, the "K-Food Cooking Class" was attended by 100 Iranians. The participants were selected from more than 350 applicants, organizers said, Yonhap news agency reported on Monday. According to the report, the Iranians learned how to make kimchi, a …

Brigadier General Mohammad Marani, the commander of IRGC Ground Force Quds Headquarters, told the Tasnim News Agency that the ring was fully disbanded in Chanf village, near the city of Nikshahr in southern part of the province. Both Sunni and Shiite Muslims of the region helped the IRGC forces in …

In a Sunday meeting with the staff of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, Hojatoleslam Ali Qazi-Askar said Iranian officials have made whatever efforts necessary for Iranian pilgrims to take part in this year’s Hajj. However, he decried the Saudi Arabian authorities for their refusal to hold the preparatory talks on …

Iranian families every year start picnicking outdoors, in the parks or the countryside on the thirteenth day of Nowruz to observe an ancient tradition called Sizdah Bedar, also known as Nature Day, which this year falls on April 1. Sizdah Bedar has its roots in the Iranian history. Preserving the …

Following intelligence operations in East Azarbaijan Province in northwestern Iran and here in the capital over the past month, the intelligence forces identified and disbanded the major smuggling ring which had plotted to import 5.7 tons of contraband medicines produced in an Asian country, according to the official website of …

Participants in the gathering aim to study the “challenges and prospects” in the young Western generation’s perception of Islam by studying and reviewing the two letters that Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has written to the youth in Western countries. Papers are presented at the event …