Iranian Artists Forum to review &The Iron Lady&Iranian Artists Forum to review “The Iron Lady”

TEHRAN – The cinematheque of the Iranian Artists Forum will be reviewing “The Iron Lady” by English film director Phyllida Lloyd on Monday.

A screening of the 2011 drama, which will begin in the Naseri Hall of the forum at 5 pm, will be followed by a review session, during which Iranian critic Sofia Nasrollahi will discuss the film.

The film tells

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Writer Abbas Marufi dies at 65Writer Abbas Marufi dies at 65

TEHRAN –Abbas Marufi, the writer of “The Symphony of the Dead”, passed away on Thursday in Berlin, Germany after months of battling cancer. He was 65.

His publisher’s Instagram page announced his death by writing, “Our beloved one became eternal.”

Marufi was an Iranian novelist and journalist born in Tehran in 1957, whose most famous work is “The S

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Nearly one million people donate blood in 5 monthsNearly one million people donate blood in 5 months

TEHRAN – Some 957,000 Iranians donated blood over the first five months of the current [Iranian calendar] year (started March 21), the Blood Transfusion Organization spokesman has said.

In the aforementioned period, blood donation has increased by 12.8 percent compared to the same period last year, IRNA quoted Abbas Sedaqat saying on Wednesday.

He

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107th martyrdom anniversary of Iranian hero107th martyrdom anniversary of Iranian hero

TEHRAN –The 107th anniversary of the martyrdom of Rais Ali Delvari, a national hero who organized popular resistance against the British troops in the 20th century, was held on Thursday in Bushehr province.

Shahrivar 12 (which fell on September 3 this year), is designated as the national day against British colonialism, commemorating the martyrdom

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Regulation to scrap 25-micron plastic bags being finalizedRegulation to scrap 25-micron plastic bags being finalized

TEHRAN – The regulation for the removal of plastic bags with a thickness of below 25 microns has been put on the agenda and is now at the final stages of approval.

This is a very good achievement for the government, Department of Environment (DOE) chief Ali Salajeqeh, said on Thursday, ISNA reported.

According to studies, the higher the thickness of

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Yemen showcases military might  Yemen showcases military might  

The leader of Yemen’s Revolution, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, says enemy’s efforts to destroy the army have failed as a delegation returns from Amman after holding talks on the truce with Saudi Arabia.

Speaking at a military parade where the Yemeni armed forces celebrated the graduation of thousands of new recruits in Hodeidah province; Sayyed

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