Iranian bookstores offering &Life Is like an Ocean& Iranian bookstores offering “Life Is like an Ocean” 

TEHRAN – Chinese writer Mai Jia’s 2019 novel “Life Is like an Ocean” has been published in Persian.

Qoqnus is the publisher of the book translated by Hamed Vafai from the Chinese edition.

“Life Is like an Ocean” is the latest full-length novel of Mai Jia, the winner of the Maodun Literature Prize. 

From the perspective of a child, it tells a story of

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New Persian translation of &Great Leaders Grow& publishedNew Persian translation of “Great Leaders Grow” published

TEHRAN – A new Persian translation of “Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life”, co-authored by Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller, has been published by Morsal.

Behruz Jokarkashi is the translator of the book originally published in 2012.

Another Persian translation of the book by Mohammadreza Keramati was previously published in 2013 by

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ISIS violence tempered with love story comes to Iranian homes in series &Habib& ISIS violence tempered with love story comes to Iranian homes in series “Habib” 

TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) is screening a TV series entitled “Habib”, in which true stories on the realities of ISIS cruelties have been mitigated somewhat with a love tale.

The co-production from Iran, Syria and Lebanon is being aired on IRIB Channel 2 every night.

The series has been filmed on location in Iran and

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Persepolis defeat Sepahan to advance to Hazfi Cup quarterfinalsPersepolis defeat Sepahan to advance to Hazfi Cup quarterfinals

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team earned a 4-2 win over Sepahan in extra time in Iran’s Hazfi Cup Round of 16 on Wednesday.

In the match held in Isfahan’s Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium, Persepolis winger Mohammad Omri was brought down in the area in the 11th minute by Siavash Yazdani and Giorgi Gvelesiani opened the scoring for the visiting team from the

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St. Petersburg VivaMuse Ensemble performs at Fajr Music FestivalSt. Petersburg VivaMuse Ensemble performs at Fajr Music Festival

TEHRAN – VivaMuse Ensemble from St. Petersburg performed a concert at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Tuesday during the 38th Fajr Music Festival.

In the first part of its concert, the ensemble featuring Evgeniya Klevtsova and Nataliya Grinuk on violin, Alexei Andreev on viola, Natalia Neskoromnaya on cello and Ilya Chirskov on piano gave a performance of

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FIFA Forward 3.0 launched to help football&s improvementFIFA Forward 3.0 launched to help football’s improvement

TEHRAN – FIFA has launched FIFA FORWARD 3.0 programme for supporting its development projects across the world.

Two successful iterations of the programme have been completed since its inception in 2016 with over 2.8 billion USD committed to a diverse array of plans that provide locally-relevant backing to the needs of the six confederations and

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