TEHRAN – Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Ezzatollah Zarghami appointed a new deputy for handicrafts on June 1.

Maryam Jalali Dehkordi, who is expected to oversee the handicraft sector of the ancient country, previously served as the director of Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex, which comprises several l

TEHRAN – Former Esteghlal and Iran national football team midfielder Garnik Mehrabian passed away on Sunday.

He died in the U.S. at the age of 85.

Mehrabian was a member of Esteghlal football team from 1954 to 1963.

After retiring from professional football, Mehrabian was appointed as head coach of Iranian club Ararat Tehran. His success at the club

TEHRAN – A collection of photographs featuring cultural and natural attractions in Turkey will go on show at a major museum in Mashhad, northeast Iran.

A photo exhibition on Turkish tourism is scheduled to open at Khorasan Great Museum on June 11, the director of the museum Ali Safarnejad said on Thursday.

“Iran and Turkey have a lot in common c

TEHRAN – Iranian actress and director Niki Karimi has been picked for the jury of the international narrative feature competition at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.

The jury also includes Lucy Boynton, Anthony Edwards, Azazel Jacobs and Rosanna Arquette.

Ten films, including “Blaze” by Del Kathryn Barton and “A Matter of Trust” by Annette K. Olesen,