TEHRAN – Shahrdari Gorgan of Iran thrashed Al Naft of Iraq 110-69 in the WASL West Asia League on Wednesday.

Shahrdari Gorgan Mohammad Jamshidi top scored with 31 points, while Antwaine Wiggins scored 29 points for Al Naft.

The Iranian basketball team started the campaign with an 81-74 loss against Lebanese team Al Riyadi in Beirut but defeated

TEHRAN – A Persian translation of “King of the Seven Climes: A History of the Ancient Iranian World (3000 BCE-651 CE)” has come into Iranian bookstores.

Written by Touraj Daryaee, it is volume 4 from the series “Ancient Iran Series”.

Qoqnus is the publisher of the book translated by Sara Mashayekh. It was originally published by Brill in 2021.

In a

TEHRAN – The Tarikhaneh Mosque, which was formerly a fire temple from the Sassanid era (224–651), is situated in central Iran, close to the city of Damghan.

According to some sources, including ArchNet, a collaborative digital humanities project specializing in Islamic architecture, the Tarikhaneh is the oldest mosque still in operation in the

TEHRAN – Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde’s romantic comedy “The Importance of Being Earnest” will go on stage at Arghavan Theater in Tehran on January 9.

Mahsa Chizari will direct the play based on a translation by Ayyub Aqakhani. Chizari and producer Mohammad Vosuqi will also play roles in the performance.

Diana Javid-Musavi, Ahmad Bisotuni,