New Persian rendition of &A Midsummer Night&s Dream& comes to Iranian bookstoresNew Persian rendition of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” comes to Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – A new Persian translation of William Shakespeare’s comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” has been published in Tehran.

Saless is the publisher of the play translated by Foad Naziri. 

Written between 1595 and 1596, the play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. 

One subplot

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Musical adaptation of &Beauty and the Beast& coming to Tehran theaterMusical adaptation of “Beauty and the Beast” coming to Tehran theater

TEHRAN – A musical adaptation of the French fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast” will be staged at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall in June.

Mahan Heidari, who is known for his collaboration with a line producer and assistant producers in the acclaimed movies “A Hairy Tale” and “Tale of the Sea”, will direct the musical.

Composer Behzad Abdi, who has worked with

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Iran&s Kanoon nominations for ALMA 2023 announced Iran’s Kanoon nominations for ALMA 2023 announced 

TEHRAN – Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCY-Kanoon) announced on Tuesday its nominees for the 2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA).

Accordingly, writer Hamidreza Shahabadi and illustrator Reza Dalvand will be competing for the prestigious award, which is presented by the Swedish government every

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It&s time for Yahya Golmohammadi to goIt’s time for Yahya Golmohammadi to go

TEHRAN – The football has up and down. Persepolis coach Yahya Golmohammadi knows better than anyone what he has done in his spell in the team. He cannot shrug it off.

Croatian coach Branko Ivankovic left successful legacy after he decided to leave Iran. He inspired Persepolis to win three league titles and also reformed the style of the play of

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-Countless Wounds,- a story of a soldier from Faw to Syria

"Countless Wounds" is the title of Hussain Ghafari's most recent book, published by Soore Mehr, which tells the story of Haj Jafar Abbas Nejad's life from childhood to the Islamic revolution and the imposed war.

He was a devoted fighter during the Iran-Iraq war and the subsequent conflict with ISIS in Syria. He has never rested in his entire life

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Iran opens drone factory in TajikistanIran opens drone factory in Tajikistan

TEHRAN – A drone production plant has been inaugurated in Tajikistan’s capital at the presence of Iran’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri and Tajik Defense Minister General Shirali Mirzo.

The Ababil 2, an all-Iranian UAV production plant, was inaugurated in Dushanbe with the aim of boosting defense and military cooperation between Iran

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