Empowering women should be purposeful: VPEmpowering women should be purposeful: VP

TEHRAN- The first congress of influential women was held on Tuesday under the direction of the office of the vice president for women and family affairs Ansieh Khazali.

Addressing the congress, Khazali said empowering women and family should be purposeful and done in a proper way. 

She went on to say that the criterion for selecting “influential” wom

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EU's incoherent policy toward TehranEU's incoherent policy toward Tehran

In reference s to the hostile policies of the European Union toward Iran over the last few months, especially after the start of the unrest in country, the Sharq newspaper has sought the views of three international relations experts, namely Hashem Partoy, Rahman Ghahramanpour, and Jalal Khosh-Chehreh. 

Partoy refers to the meeting of the European

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Iran FM visits Turkey for regional talksIran FM visits Turkey for regional talks

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian left Tehran for Ankara on Tuesday morning for talks on the latest developments in the West Asia region. 

The visit, which comes on the heels of a trip to Lebanon and Syria, highlights Iran’s pivotal role in the recent developments in the West Asia region, particularly the process of n

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Art exhibit pays tribute to painter Habibollah SadeqiArt exhibit pays tribute to painter Habibollah Sadeqi

TEHRAN – An exhibition displaying posters and paintings opened on Monday at the Abolfazl Aali Gallery of the Art Bureau in Tehran to pay tribute to painter Habibollah Sadeqi.

The 65-year-old artist, who was best known for his works on the Islamic Revolution and the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, died of heart failure last July.

Sadeqi has been portrayed

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Gothic horror novella &St. Irvyne& published in PersianGothic horror novella “St. Irvyne” published in Persian

TEHRAN – “St. Irvyne: or, The Rosicrucian - A Romance”, a Gothic horror novella by Percy Bysshe Shelley, has been published in Persian.  

Qoqnus is the publisher of the novella first published in 1811. It has been translated into Persian by Mehrdad Vosuqi.

The main character is Wolfstein, a solitary wanderer, who encounters Ginotti, an alchemist of

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Tehran halls to raise curtains on 41st Fajr Intl. Theater Festival on Jan. 21Tehran halls to raise curtains on 41st Fajr Intl. Theater Festival on Jan. 21

TEHRAN – Curtains will go up on Saturday at Tehran theaters to host drama lovers for the 41st edition of the Fajr International Theater Festival.

About 40 plays have been selected to be performed in the national competition and 23 troupes will give performances in the international competition, the festival president, Kurosh Zarei, said in a press

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