Brooklyn Film Festival to screen “The Tank” from Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian short “The Tank” will have its U.S. premiere during the 24th Brooklyn Film Festival, which will take place from June 4 to 13.

Iran, Finland working on co-production “Layers of Lies”

TEHRAN – Iran and Finland are collaborating in an action movie entitled “Layers of Lies”.

Turkish translation of “Inquests about Palestine” ready to be published

TEHRAN – Esmaeil Bandidarya has recently completed translating Iranian writer Zahra Mostafavi’s book “Inquests about Palestine” into Turkish and it is ready to be published in the near future.

Book on Gen. Soleimani’s role in regional developments published   

TEHRAN – A book recently published by an Iranian center for strategic studies gives an analytical insight into the key role Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani played in regional developments in West Asia during the 2000s and 2010s.

Iranian vocalist Abdolvahab Shahidi dies at 99

TEHRAN – Iranian singer and composer Abodolvahab Shahidi, who was also an oud and santur virtuoso, died of heart failure at Tehran’s Resalat Hospital on Monday. He was 99.

Iran to send 16 archers to World Cup Stage 2

TEHRAN – Iran will send 16 archers to the 2021 Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Travel destinations: Kolah-Farangi mansion

Kolah-Farangi mansion is one of the most gorgeous tourist attractions in Rasht. The structure is located on the southern side of Mohtasham Garden (also known as the City Park).

Boundary walls of iconic Iranian caravanserai restored

TEHRAN – The boundary walls of Yengi-Imam caravanserai, one of Iran’s iconic roadside inns of the 17th century, have been fully restored.

UNESCO-registered Gonbad-e Qabus prepared for restoration

TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage experts has commenced a detailed examination of the UNESCO-registered Gonbad-e Qabus as a prerequisite for the restoration of the millennium-old tower.

Smuggled goods worth $70m confiscated

TEHRAN – Some 2.9 trillion rials (nearly $70 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) worth of smuggled goods have been seized across the country.

Some $766m proposed to drought management projects

TEHRAN – A total of 3.2 trillion rials (nearly $766 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) has been proposed for drought management projects with the priority given to the immediate supply of fresh water in urban areas across the country.

IRCS inaugurates 5,400 ‘crescent houses’ nationwide

TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) inaugurated 5,400 “crescent houses” across the country on Monday to expand services of volunteer members to the needy in normal and critical situations in urban and rural areas.

Iran’s annual saffron exports exceed $190m

TEHRAN - Iranian saffron farmers exported 324.589 tons of products worth over $190 million to 60 foreign destinations during the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

Cellphone prices fall 10-15% in Iranian market

TEHRAN - The price of some cellphone models has dropped 10-15 percent in Iran in recent days following the drop in U.S. dollar exchange rates, an official with the Iranian Association of Cellphone, Tablet, and Accessories Importers announced on Monday.

TEDPIX gains 5,600 points on Monday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 5,682 points to 1.157 million on Monday.

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Lifting banking sanctions a must for nuclear negotiations to succeed: CBI

TEHRAN – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said on Saturday that guaranteed and comprehensive lifting of sanctions against the country’s banking system is a priority for Iran in order for the nuclear talks to proceed.

Iranian markets on hold as politics overshadow trades

TEHRAN – Iranian markets including forex and stock markets are currently in a limbo situation as traders are waiting on the results of two major political events namely the presidential election and the nuclear deal negotiations to clear the atmosphere, Economist and Market Analyst Jamal Razaqi said.

Historical watermill starts rotating once again 

TEHRAN – An underground watermill, which is located in the village of Tiran, Isfahan province, has been fully restored to be a new destination for sightseers and history buffs.