Leader offers condolences over death of artist Habibollah SadeqiLeader offers condolences over death of artist Habibollah Sadeqi

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has offered his condolences over the death of Habibollah Sadeqi, an Iranian artist who died of heart failure last Wednesday.

In a message published by Iranian media, Ayatollah Khamenei said, “I would like to extend my heartfelt condolences over the demise of the outstanding r

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Ashura tragedy to come to life as teahouse painting Ashura tragedy to come to life as teahouse painting 

TEHRAN – Another image of the Ashura tragedy will be put on canvas in an art project beginning Saturday evening at Tehran’s Resaneh Cultural Center.

Mohammadreza Mohammad-Hossein, a student of the Iranian teahouse painting master Abbas Bolukifar, plans to recreate the image live in a huge oil painting.   

Titled “That My Peace of Soul Is Going”, the

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The author of the book &This is My Son&: The audience rejects the stereotypesThe author of the book “This is My Son”: The audience rejects the stereotypes

Neda Rasouli, who studied laboratory chemistry, was born in 1982. She decided to study math and physics in high school, but she also developed an interest in literature.

She wrote her first short story a little later and decided to take story writing more seriously. Her newest book, "This is My Son," which is about the memory of martyrs Mahdi and

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50% of rural houses retrofitted50% of rural houses retrofitted

TEHRAN – Some 50 percent of houses in rural areas of the country have so far been retrofitted, Akbar Nikzad, head of the Housing Foundation of the Islamic Revolution, has said.

According to the plan, 200,000 houses are to be retrofitted annually, and in this regard, by the end of this year (March 2023), we will celebrate the end of the retrofitting

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Iran runners-up at Asia Pacific Goalball ChampionshipIran runners-up at Asia Pacific Goalball Championship

TEHRAN – Iran lost to Japan 8-7 in the final match of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) 2022 Goalball Asia Pacific Championships on Friday.

The competition took place at ISA Sport City in Bahrain from July 20 to 29.

Iran’s women’s team also won the bronze medal in the competition.

Brazil are the reigning men's champions and Russia the

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Organ donation up by 30% in monthOrgan donation up by 30% in month

TEHRAN – Organ donation has increased by 30 percent over the past month (June 22-July 22) compared to the same period last year, Saeed Karimi, deputy minister of health, has said.

Over the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 21, donating organs has raised by 20 percent compared to the same period last year,

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