TEHRAN – Iranian movies “World, Northern Hemisphere” and “The Dreams of a Horse” will be competing in the Nancy International Film Festival in France.

The 28th edition of the festival will take place in the northeastern French riverfront city from August 26 to September 4.

Directed by Hossein Tehrani, “World, Northern Hemisphere” tells the story of 1

"Asghar's Sermon" is the title of a new book by Ali Muhammad Moadab, published by Soore Mehr. This book is a compilation of Masnavi poems about the Karbala tragedy and Hazrat Ali al-Asghar (AS).

* What is the overall theme of this book?

This lengthy masnavi tells the story of Hazrat Ali al-Asghar (AS), the youngest martyr of Karbala, and his

TEHRAN – United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund – UNICEF and Iran’s Farabi Cinema Foundation will cooperate on a five-year plan to enhance children’s films in the country.

The plan was announced in a meeting between the UNICEF Representative in Iran, Robin Nandy, and Farabi director Mehdi Javadi, Farabi said in a press release

TEHRAN – Iran and Russia will expand academic cooperation, as well as student exchange.

Mohammad Javad Salmanpour, the deputy head of the Organization for Student Affairs, and Dmitry Kalinichenko, head of the Russian Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and the International Humanitarian