TEHRAN – Mohsen Tanabandeh, star of the Iranian dark comedy “World War III”, received a nomination at the 16th edition of the Asian Film Awards as the organizers announced nominees on Saturday.

In this film directed by Hooman Seyyedi, Tanabandeh portrays Shakib, a homeless day laborer who never got over the loss of his wife and son in an earthquake

Nusratullah Mahmudzadeh is one of the well-known authors whose works don't appear to be exaggerated.

He has so far written 30 books about the events and memories of the imposed war, but we can say with certainty that his notoriety is due to the recently published book “The Frontline Embankments."

Mahmoudzadeh covered a subject that had not received

TEHRAN – The 17th edition of the Fajr International Poetry Festival opened in Shiraz on Saturday with a tribute to the victims of the Shah Cheragh terrorist attack.

Several pilgrims visiting Shah Cheragh, the shrine of Ahmad ibn Musa (AS) in the southern Iranian city, were killed in the attack carried out by ISIS last October.   

Speaking during the

TEHRAN – Iranian Para-cyclist Bahram Soleyman has been banned for two years for doping.

Iran's National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO) announced that he has tested positive for the banned substance Triamterene.

Soleyman will be ineligible for competition for two years from Aug. 4, 2022 to Aug. 2, 2024.

Triamterene (trade name Dyrenium among others)