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Visit Iran’s first lion in 80 years at Eram Park Zoo
Tehran’s Eram Park Zoo, the primary centre for wildlife in the Iranian capital has a new member in the form of a Persian lion.
The Asiatic or Persian lion was hunted to extinction almost 80 years ago and became extinct in the country due…
Tehran Municipality Launches Weekly Sightseeing Tours in Capital
The tourism office of the Tehran Municipality has launched free weekly sightseeing tours for Tehrani citizens.
According to the published information on the municipality’s tourism office, two tours have been held in District 12 and…
Fajr International Film Festival Returns to Tehran
Tehran is once again gearing up for welcoming film aficionados for the 37th iteration of the Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF), fajriff.com reported.
Overall, 30 foreign films and 6 Iranian films will be shown during this year’s…
New crackdown on using your mobile while driving in Tehran
Are you guilty of using your phone while driving in Tehran?
Well according to the deputy at the Traffic Police Department, Majid Rezaei, people caught speaking on their phone are now under closer scrutiny with more cameras dotted about the…
Freefall: The biggest slide in Tehran
Slides are just for kids, right? Well, not according to the organisers of this new mega slide in the west of the capital city. Yes, that’s right, there is a several-story-high slide open in the west of Tehran called “Freefall”.
The…
Tehran’s old Nasr Theatre opens as a museum – only for a week!
Tehran’s shutdown antique Theatre Nasr has reopened for one week only event!
Situated on the once hip Laleh Zar “Tulip Fields” Street in downtown Tehran, the theatre hall has been left neglected since 2002 when the building closed its…
Fly Land Food Park: Metropolis views and good food
Looking for a new spot to spend your evenings or weekends in Tehran?
Why not try the recently opened Fly Land Food Park, a new eatery placed pretty much on top of the city! Situated in the Parvaz Park which was built several years ago,…
Vali Art Gallery shows “Warrior”
Vali Art Gallery in north-central Tehran is hosting an exhibition by a group of artists showing their latest paintings. The exhibition this fortnight has a great collection of up and coming artists who are working in conjunction to showcase…
Brazilian saxophonist Leo Gandelman to give concert in Tehran tonight!
Renowned Brazilian saxophonist Leo Gandelman will be giving a concert later this evening in central Tehran, Mehr News Agency reported on April 13.
Gandelman’s musician friends Adalberto Bezerra Miranda, Cassus Almeida da Costa and…
Foreign language cinema in Tehran (April 13 onward)
Pardis Cinema Gholhak, one of the few cinemas in Tehran to play foreign language movies is currently playing several great movies in the next few weeks.
Halloween (2018)
April 13, 19:30
In October 2018, forty years after the…