Winners Of 2019 Fajr International Film Festival Announced
PayvandNews- The Fajr International Film Festival announced the full lineup of winners at Tehran's Vahdat Hall for their 37th year…
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Tehran Municipality negotiating to restore Taq Kasra in Iraq
PayvandNews - Tehran Municipality is in talks with Baghdad's urban planners and authorities to restore a number of aging monuments…
Iran Celebrates National Day Of Poet Sadi
PayvandNews - Persian literature aficionados and literati from across Iran came together at the mausoleum of Persian poet Sadi in…
Monir Farmanfarmaian, Prominent Iranian Artist, Dies At 97
VOA - Prominent Iranian artist Monir Farmanfarmaian has died in her home in Tehran at the age of 97, the…
Iranian Actress Asks Minister Why She Was Pulled from Film Set Based on “Order from Above”
CHRI - Iranian actress Maryam Moghaddam (also referred to as Moqadam), has written an open letter to Iran’s Minister of Culture…
Hit movie pulled from Iran’s theaters
Al-Monitor - A supervisory body affiliated with Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has imposed a sudden ban on…
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, A World Heritage Site, Unaffected By Flooding
PayvandN\ews - Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, a UNESCO-registered ensemble in southwest Iran which is known as a 'masterpiece of creative…
Star Streets: Tehran to name places after contemporary artists
IRNA - Tehran City Council wants to name the Iranian capital's streets after the contemporary artists who have won the…
Iranian press review: Beauty boom busts US sanctions
middleeasteye - Iran’s cosmetic products market was valued $2.7 billion in 2018, with over half of the products being smuggled…
Jafar Panahi’s “3 Faces” opens in U.S. theaters
PayvandNews - "3 Faces," a film by renowned Iranian director Jafar Panahi, opens today at select theaters in Los Angeles,…