Police arrest illegal excavators in northern IranPolice arrest illegal excavators in northern Iran

TEHRAN – The Iranian authorities have recently arrested five illegal diggers in Sari, the capital of the northern province of Mazandaran, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage, has said.

The accused people were traced and finally arrested after police received reports from cultural heritage aficionados and local people

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Bushehr to promote maritime tourism at Tehran fairBushehr to promote maritime tourism at Tehran fair

TEHRAN – The southwestern province of Bushehr plans to promote maritime tourism at Tehran’s national tourism fair, the provincial tourism chief has said. 

The high capacity of Bushehr in the field of maritime and coastal tourism will make it stand out at the 16th Tehran International Tourism Exhibition, which will be held at the Tehran Permanent

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Tourism to revive Ardestan&s economy, official saysTourism to revive Ardestan’s economy, official says

TEHRAN – A tourism boom could revive the economy of Ardestan in central Isfahan province, Ardestan’s governor has said. 

 Tourism is the only way to bring the region’s economy back to life, Seyyed Mohammad Hadi Ahmaditaba explained on Monday. 

With its many historical monuments and tourist areas, such as Jameh Mosque of Ardestan, the region has a

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Adventuress Ella Maillart takes Persian readers on tour of Afghanistan in &The Cruel Way&Adventuress Ella Maillart takes Persian readers on tour of Afghanistan in “The Cruel Way”

TEHRAN – “The Cruel Way: Switzerland to Afghanistan in a Ford, 1939” by Swiss adventuress Ella K. Maillart has been published in Persian.

Saless is the publisher of the book originally released in 1947. It was translated into Persian by Eftekhar Nabavinejad.

In 1939, travel writer and journalist Maillart set off on an epic journey from Geneva to

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Pieces of the MirrorPieces of the Mirror

The book “Pieces of the Mirror” is the title of a book written by Nusratollah Mahmudzadeh, which tells the saga of the chemical martyrs of the Fajr Brigade. So far, more than fourteen works in the field of war have been published by this author.

* What is your goal and motivation in writing the events of the war?

Basically, the main reason for my

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Brussels art center to review films by Dariush Mehrjui, Kamran ShirdelBrussels art center to review films by Dariush Mehrjui, Kamran Shirdel

TEHRAN – The Centre for Fine Arts – Bozar in Brussels plans to review films by Iranian directors Dariush Mehrjui, Kamran Shirdel.

Mehrjui’s latest film “La Minor” and his 2010 drama “Tehran, Tehran” will be screened in a program, which will be organized with contributions from the Moussem Nomadic Arts Centre in Anderlecht, Belgium. 

“La Minor” will b

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