TEHRAN - Iran will compete with a 29-athlete delegation across 14 sports at the fourth edition of the Youth Olympic Games, set to take place in Dakar, Senegal, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 13, following a four-year postponement.
TEHRAN - Iran’s cycling team continued their disappointing decline at the Nagoya Asian Games, failing to deliver any encouraging results. A review of the past five editions of the Asian Games highlights a steady deterioration in the country’s performance, raising serious questions about the development and future direction of the sport in Iran.
TEHRAN - MAHAK Pediatric Cancer Treatment and Research Center (MPCTRC) marked National Children’s Day with a series of cultural, artistic and recreational activities designed to provide children undergoing cancer treatment and their families with opportunities for play, interaction and joyful experiences alongside their treatment journey.
TEHRAN - The Nofel Loshato Theater in Tehran will host the reading performance of the play "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht on Saturday night, October 10.
TEHRAN - Posters for various sections of the 43rd Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) were unveiled in Tehran on Thursday.
TEHRAN - The 19th International Resistance Film Festival will be held in November with screenings of works in various sections.
TEHRAN — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed Iran in parts of his Wednesday evening speech at the Acropolis in Athens. Taken as a whole, his speech was a selective reading of history; a flimsy version of Samuel Huntington's "Clash of Civilizations." When the argument is flimsy, a theatrical stage must inevitably be built out of historical symbols. The audience is meant to be impressed by the backdrop, not by the force of the reasoning.
TEHRAN- The mausoleum of Shams Tabrizi in Khoy, West Azarbaijan province, has officially opened after two decades of anticipation, marking a new step in efforts to promote Iran’s Sufi heritage and cultural tourism.
TEHRAN- Nearly 50 handicraft artists and practitioners in Iran’s western Kermanshah province have attended a training session on exporting their products to Iraq, as part of efforts to expand international markets for locally made traditional crafts.
TEHRAN- South Korean Ambassador to Iran Kim Junpyo has called for turning bilateral talks on tourism, cultural heritage and handicrafts into concrete initiatives, saying the two countries should seize opportunities to expand cooperation.
