Culture

Iranian actor Hassan Raziani succumbs to lung infection at the age of 83.

A psychological look at the suicide of Hollywood great Robin Williams.

Monavar Ramezani, a veteran Iranian carpet-weaver, takes up painting and proves successful in the new gig.

A discontinued car model is a fixture of the paintings by young Iranian painter Hossein Soltani.

Transcript of the speech Dr. Mehdi Forghani made at the gathering of Iranian Media and the International Community which marked the launch of Iran Front Page.

Transcript of the speech Dr. Sabah Zangeneh made at the gathering of Iranian Media and the International Community which marked the launch of Iran Front Page.

Transcript of the speech of deputy culture minister at the gathering of Iranian Media and the International Community which marked the launch of Iran Front Page.

Iran Front Page (IFP) was officially launched at a gathering dubbed Iranian Media and the International Community in Tehran late Wednesday on August 20, 2014. Initially the content of iranfrontpage.com is in English, but the website will eventually translate select news stories, analyses and articles from the Iranian press into a few widely-spoken languages.

Famous Iranian poet Simin Behbahani died after a battle with coronary and respiratory ailment.

Members of Iranian Black Sun band explain what prompted them to sing anti-war songs.

Two theater troupes from Iran will give performances at the 35th Zurich Theater Spectacle, an international festival, which is held in Switzerland every year in summer.

Prominent Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli has shared his thoughts on the relationship between women and jewelry.

A closer look at Iran’s National Orchestra through the eyes of a renowned composer.

Mehdi Mohsenian-Rad, an Iranian sociologist, says he wants everyone to read his new book on communications

An Arts expert admits women have contributed a lot to the development of arts in post-revolution Iran.

An interesting account about Poland and its romantic people by an Iranian translator and her Polish husband

A new translation of Al-Musiqa al-Kabir by prominent Iranian scientist Farabi has been launched.

The Iranian artistic community has honored the memory of renowned theater director Hamid Samandarian. A July 14th issue of Iran Daily – a Tehran-based English-language newspaper – ran a short report on the ceremony to mark the occasion.

Two Iranian artists have stated utter grief over the Zionist regime’s crimes in the Gaza Strip.

Saba Museum owned by Pasargad Bank is home to precious works of arts.

Birthplace, a movie banned for six years, secures permission for public screening.

Iran Cinema Organization appeals for the reinstatement of National Cinema Day on the country’s official calendar.

The American news network CNN has removed its correspondent Diana Magnay from covering the Zionist regime’s deadly offensive against the besieged Gaza Strip after she covered Israelis’ cheering of the bombing of Gaza.

‘Nadja’, the most celebrated work by the outstanding French author André Breton and the first surrealist novel in the world which has been translated into Persian by Abbas Pejman, will be published.

A number of Iranian publishers and literary associations are slated to participate in the 66th edition of Frankfurt Book Fair 2014 in Germany.