Intl. Festival of Tribes Culture wraps up in northern Iran

A nomad ensemble performs during the closing ceremony of the 14th International Festival of Tribes Culture in Gorgan, the capital of Iran’s northern province of Golestan, on January 31, 2021.

Leader visits Imam Khomeini shrine as Islamic Revolution marking 42nd anniversary

TEHRAN – Concurrent with the start of “the 10-Day Dawn” and on the eve of the 42nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei visited the shrine of Imam Khomeini and the martyrs’ cemetery on Sunday.

Fajr theater festival to honor four stage elites with lifetime achievement awards

TEHRAN – Four Iranian theater elites will be honored with lifetime achievement awards at the 39th Fajr International Theater Festival this year, the director of the festival has said.

Iranian artists set up video mapping to observe Silk Road calligraphy exhibit

TEHRAN – Iranian artists projected examples of Persian calligraphy on Tehran’s Azadi Tower on Monday night to celebrate the First Raqs-e Qalam International Exhibition of the Silk Road Calligraphy now underway in the capital.

Paragliding in Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian paragliders flew over Shahr-e Kord in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Southwest of Iran.

Exhibition of woodworks underway at Tehran center 

TEHRAN – The 12th edition of the Woodwork Exhibition is currently underway at Tehran’s Niavaran Culture Center.

Army officials brief media on drills

Army officials including Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, the commander-in-chief of the Army, and Ground Force Commander Kiomars Heidari held a press conference on Saturday, briefing reporters about the details of the military exercise that the Ground Force held along the Makran coasts. The press briefing was held at the site of the drill codenamed Eghtedar 99 (Authority 99). The Ground Force tested new indigenous electro-optic system in real combat conditions against mock enemy targets during the war game.

Gaza cultural week opens in Tehran

TEHRAN – The Gaza Symbol of Resistance Cultural Week opened at the Iranian Art Museum Garden in Tehran on Thursday.

Army tests new electro-optic system

TEHRAN - Iran’s Army Ground Force on Wednesday tested new indigenous electro-optic system in real combat conditions against mock enemy targets.

Two unknown martyrs laid to rest

The bodies of two unknown martyrs were laid to rest at Fatemieh mosque during a ceremony in Tehran on Saturday night. The soldiers, aged 18-23, had been martyred in the southern battlefronts during Saddam Hussein’s imposed war against Iran in the 1980s. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the ceremony was held with the observation of health protocols. Tehran Times / Heidar Rezaei

Imam Reza shrine hosts mourners of Prophet’s daughter

TEHRAN - Pilgrims commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (SA), the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), at the holy shrine of Imam Reza in the city of Mashhad on Saturday night. This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the ceremony was held under strict health protocols.

Iranian exemplary exporters honored

TEHRAN – Iran’s 24th National Export’s Day ceremony was held on Monday at the place of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) during which the country’s top exporters were introduced and honored.

Museum of Luminaries unveils wax effigy of Commander Qassem Soleimani 

TEHRAN – A wax effigy of Commander Qassem Soleimani was unveiled at the Museum of Luminaries at Tehran’s Milad Tower on Saturday evening.

Nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh remembered at literary meeting 

TEHRAN – The Art Bureau of the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization organized a literary meeting on Friday to commemorate senior Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.

Quds Force chief: Americans must be expelled from the region

“It is not unlikely that Iran to take revenge for Gen. Soleimani assassination inside U.S.”

TEHRAN – Chief of the IRGC Quds Force Brigadier General Esmaeil Ghaani said on Wednesday that the Americans must be expelled from the region.

Fossilized tooth found in west-central Iran dates from 100,000 years, minister says

TEHRAN – A fossilized tooth, previously found in a cave west-central Iran, could date back 100,000 years, the Iranian tourism minister said on Monday.

Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi laid to rest

Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi was laid to rest in the shrine city of Qom on Monday, January 4. Ayatollah Mesbah died on Friday evening at the age of 85 due to gastrointestinal disease. A philosopher and political theorist, the ayatollah was a member of the Assembly of Experts and the Society of the Seminary Teachers of Qom. He also founded the Baqir-ul-Uloom Institute and then the Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute in the city of Qom, which he headed for the rest of his life.

Iraqis march on Gen. Soleimani, al-Muhandis assassination anniversary

Mourners hold a mock funeral procession on the highway leading to Baghdad’s airport where the assassination took place

TEHRAN - People in Iraq attended nationwide rallies to commemorate the first anniversary of the U.S. assassination of top Iranian and Iraqi anti-terror commanders, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

Ceremonies held to mark martyrdom of General Soleimani, al-Muhandis

A ceremony was held on Friday, January 1, 2021, to commemorate the memory of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, Iraq’s PMU deputy head Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and their companions. The ceremony, held at the University of Tehran, was attended by Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi, IRGC Chief Hossein Salami, IRGC Quds Force Commander Esmaeil Ghaani and some other military and civilian officials as well as the families of the martyrs. General Soleimani and his comrades were assassinated in a U.S. act of state terrorism near Baghdad’s international airport on January 3, 2020.

Food safety innovations unveiled

National achievements in the area of food safety were unveiled at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science in Tehran on Tuesday. The comprehensive food safety program started in 2014. High pressure processing, steam vacuums, steam pasteurization, and antimicrobials are all examples of advances in food safety technology.

Ancient textiles on the verge of oblivion in western Iran

TEHRAN –Handicraft skills of namad-mali, jajim-bafi and moj-bafi, which are considered as ancient Iranian textiles native to Kordestan province, are on the verge of oblivion, deputy provincial tourism chief has warned. 

Plans for marking General Soleimani’s martyrdom anniversary announced

In a press conference at the Roudaki Hall on Sunday, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian elaborated on the details of the ceremonies to mark the first anniversary of the martyrdom of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and his comrade Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy chief of Iraq’s PMU (Popular Mobilization Forces). Amir-Abdollahian is the spokesman of the headquarters tasked to hold the assassination anniversary of the anti-terror commander. 

National Festival on Women and Science announces winners

TEHRAN – The 3rd National Festival on Women and Science, which kicked off in November, announced 25 winners on Saturday.

Funeral for seven unknown martyrs 

The bodies of seven unknown martyrs were laid to rest in five areas in the city of Kerman. The soldiers, aged 16-25, had been martyred in the Muharram, Karbala, and Valfajr 8 operations during Saddam Hussein’s imposed war against Iran in the 1980s.Tehran Times / Mehdi Bakhshi

Resistance festival honors “Where Are You Ebrahim” with Soleimani Award

TEHRAN – The 17th Resistance Theater Festival in Tehran awarded winners during a ceremony at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Tuesday as “Where Are You Ebrahim” by Leili Aaj won the Soleimani Award, a special prize of the event.

Hejazi Special Award held in Tehran

The ceremony of the second edition of late Nasser Hejazi Special Award, the famous goalkeeper of Esteghlal and Iran national team and former football coach, as well as the commemoration of the late Mansour Pourheidari and Jafar Kashani in recognition of morality and humanity, was held on Monday evening at the Afshar House in Tehran.

National Nurses Day celebrated

On the occasion of National Nurses Day, special ceremonies were held throughout the country on Sunday. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, Iranian nurses have been playing a key role in fighting the disease.

Exemplary nurses honored

A special ceremony was held in Tehran on Saturday to honor exemplary nurses who are at the forefront of the fight against coronavirus.