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The public holiday of Arbaeen in Iran is probably the most significant in Shia sect. It is observed on Safar 20 or 21, the 40th day after Ashura,  the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, in 680 AD.…

The Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran will be hosting a festival of films from Australia during October, according to a report from the Tehran Times this week. A lineup of six movies produced over past few years will be reviewed during the…

Looking to do your weekly shop, then check out these great online supermarkets in Tehran! Hyperstar If Persian is not your strong suit, why not try Hyperstar’s website here which offers the weekly shop in both English and Persian. The…

The Fereshteh branch of the Book City Institute in Tehran will be playing host the Iran-Ukraine Cultural Dialogue Days this week, Tehran Times reported. The program is scheduled to begin on Tuesday by introducing a Ukrainian translation…

Are you interested in renting or buying a property in Tehran? There are several excellent websites available which list apartments, villas and cottages across the Tehran region. Foreigners can purchase property in Tehran and elsewhere in…

Many people may not know this, but Tehran has a significant number of people of Indian descent living in the capital, with communities of Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims and others from India. So, with that in mind here are some of their best…

You may already know about 30 Tir Street on the side of the National Museum of Iran, but just a few blocks down, there is also another range of food vans on Bab Homayoun St south of Imam Khomeini Square (formally Toop Khooneh (Cannonball…

Tehran Municipality is conducting road safety workshops during the summer holidays, according to a press release by the organisation on August 1. The workshops are designed to help children from four years old and over the perils of…

Like classical Persian folk music? Well, you’re in luck, as the Ronak Folk Band is set to play Vahdat Hall in Tehran on August 2. Tickets for the event are available on Iranconcert.com, which will be retailing the tickets to the special…

Weekend getaways are a great activity, and with Iran connected to several countries, flights to those places will not cost the earth. One example is Azerbaijan. If you don’t know where that is, it’s the country just north of Iran on the…