Esther Kuisch-Laroche, Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran welcomed Iran amazing culture and its long-standing civilization.  Kuisch-Laroche made the remarks Tuesday in an exclusive interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on the sidelines of UNESCO celebration marking World Day for Cultural Diversity 2018 in Iran. Evaluating Iranian culture, UNESCO envoy said,...Read More

Iranian VP Ebtekar and the Chairperson of the Nippon Foundation of Japan Sasacawa met on the sidelines of Iran-Japan Symposium in Tehran and discussed ways for boosting bilateral cooperation.  Iranian Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar said Thursday the country plans to provide subsidies for hybrid cars and electric vehicles to make environmentally friendly cars widely available,...Read More

The Iranian government has undertaken several measures to empower women and enhance their activities in social arenas and management, in the hope it will help accelerate the development of the country, a senior official says.  “The Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to help boost participation of women in the job market as part of...Read More

Iranian actress Setareh Eskandari was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award at the Redline International Film Festival in Canada. She was nominated for her role in ‘Chemical’, directed by Ashkan Masti, ifilmtv.ir reported. Elli Tringou from Austria and Blanca Vivancos from the United States will also vie for the same title in the festival....Read More

Visual artists from Iran have been rather active outside the country these days, and an exhibition of their paintings is being organized in Landesberg, Germany.  Participants are Mitra Kavian, Behnam Kamrani, Mahshid Rahim-Tabrizi, Matisa Kazerouni, Afarin Sajedi, Keivan Asgari, Maneli Manouchehri, Alireza Adam-Bekan, Leila Vismeh, Farnaz Rabieijah, Azadeh Etebarian, Asareh Akkasheh, Elham Yazdanian, Morteza Pour-Hosseini,...Read More