Posts Tagged ‘persian’

British warships collide in Persian Gulf (VIDEO)

British warships collide in Persian Gulf (VIDEO)  Sat 11:03 pm +01:00, 20 Jan 2024   posted by newensign The smash-up inflicted significant damage on one ship, with a large hole seen punched into its hull Two UK Royal Navy minesweeper vessels have collided while docking in Bahrain, with one ship caught on video as it […]

Persian Gulf leaders, Erdogan call for end to Israel’s ‘blatant aggression’ in Gaza

Leaders of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have jointly condemned Israel’s “blatant aggression” against the Palestinian people. They also warned that the Israeli regime’s war on the Gaza Strip will have “dire consequences” for the entire region and the international community as well. The leaders of the six nations […]

U.S. Redirects Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group to Persian Gulf

As tensions heighten in the Middle East amid the escalating Israel-Hamas war, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced late Saturday that the U.S. will redeploy one of its strike groups to the Persian Gulf, as well as send additional air defense systems to the region. Source

Jules Verne’s “Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen” published in Persian

TEHRAN-Qoqnoos Publishing Group has released the Persian translation of Jules Verne’s novel “Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen” in Iran under the title “The Fifteen-Year-Old Captain”. Source

Shafiei Kadkani’s book on Persian Poetry translated into Bosnian

TEHRAN-The book “Periods of Persian Poetry” by Mohammad Reza Shafiei Kadkani has been translated into Bosnian. Source

Jean-Dominique Bauby’s memoir available in Persian

TEHRAN-A Persian translation of the book “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” has been released in Iran under the title “Buried Alive”. Source

Petrodollar be warned: Three Persian Gulf energy powers just joined BRICS

AUG 28, 2023 The BRICS revealed its geopolitical priorities when it added three Persian Gulf states to its once exclusive roster of members. Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE have been strategically included to put an end to the petrodollar. MK Bhadrakumar The leitmotif of the BRICS Summit meeting in Johannesburg on 22-24 August has been, expectedly, […]

Russia-Persian Gulf: Building the Foundations of a New World

The sixth meeting of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Gulf Cooperation Council) on strategic dialog has just been held in Moscow. The meeting revealed a great determination of both sides to make progress on all topics and to establish strong, deep-rooted ties at all levels.  The meeting also indicated that both […]

Iran summons Russian envoy over Persian Gulf islands

TERHAN – Russian Ambassador to Tehran Alexey Dedov was summoned to the Iranian foreign ministry on Wednesday over a joint Russian-Arab statement that called into question Iranian sovereignty over its islands in the Persian Gulf. Russia and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries issued the statement after a round of strategic dialogue in which […]

Anthropologist David Graeber’s book on history of debt published in Persian

TEHRAN – “Debt: The First 5,000 Years” by American anthropologist David Graeber has been published in Persian by Cheshmeh. Source

Noruz travelers visit houses of late Persian poets in Tehran

TEHRAN –Over 5,000 Noruz travelers paid visits to the house museums of contemporary Iranian literary figures in Tehran during the New Year (Noruz) holidays, which ended on April 2, an official with Tehran Municipality has said. Source

Persian Film Festival Australia unveils official lineup 

TEHRAN – The Persian Film Festival Australia has announced the official lineup for its 10th edition. Source

WATCH: Iran prepares to celebrate the Persian New Year

Iran is gearing up for its annual Nowruz (Persian New Year) celebrations. In Tehran, a group of artists are decorating ornamental eggs with colourful drawings. Source

“The Charterhouse of Parma” Published in Persian

TEHRAN – Stendhal’s novel “The Charterhouse of Parma” has recently been published in Persian by Qoqnus. Source

Persian readers find “Paradise” in Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – “Paradise”, a historical novel by the Nobel Prize-winning Zanzibar-born British writer Abdulrazak Gurnah, has come to Iranian bookstores. Source

Iranian Studies Center to unveil Persian paintings inspired by Nezami poetry

TEHRAN – The Iranian Studies Center plans to unveil five Persian paintings produced based on stories from the works of Nezami Ganjavi, the greatest romantic epic poet in classical Persian literature. Source

Research explores Persian Gulf, Makran coastline

TEHRAN – The Research Institute of Cultural Heritage & Tourism has conducted a study to explore the archaeological capacities of the Persian Gulf and Makran coastline in southern Iran, the head of the institute, has said. Source

Hub of Ancient Persian, Roman, and Coptic Tombs Unearthed in Egypt

A collection of ancient tombs from the Persian, Roman, and Coptic eras has been unearthed by archaeologists in the Minya governorate of Egypt, situated about 150 miles (245 km) to the south of Cairo. The joint Spanish-Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Archaeology and the University of Barcelona made the remarkable discovery of […]

Archaeologists to commence underwater survey in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN – Underwater archaeological surveys will begin in the Persian Gulf, near Bandar Mahshahr, a port city in the southwestern Khuzestan province, a local tourism official has said.  Source

Marcel Proust’s “Letters to His Neighbor” forwarded to Persian readers

TEHRAN – “Letters to His Neighbor” by French novelist Marcel Proust has been published in Persian. Source

The ‘Persian Spring’ – Libya and Syria script now playing out in Iran

Thursday’s admission by former US National Security Advisor and notorious Iran-hawk John Bolton, that weapons are being provided to those carrying out the latest regime change attempt taking place against Tehran, should come as little surprise. Source

“The Victorian Era” published in Persian

TEHRAN – “The Victorian Era” by John F. Wukovits, a military historian who specializes in the Pacific Theater during World War II, has been published in Persian. Translated by Farid Javaherkalam, the book was originally published in 2013. Qoqnus is the publisher of the Persian edition. “The Victorian Era” is from Lucent’s World History series, […]

“The Victorian Era” published in Persian

TEHRAN – “The Victorian Era” by John F. Wukovits, a military historian who specializes in the Pacific Theater during World War II, has been published in Persian. Translated by Farid Javaherkalam, the book was originally published in 2013. Qoqnus is the publisher of the Persian edition. “The Victorian Era” is from Lucent’s World History series, […]

“The Victorian Era” published in Persian

TEHRAN – “The Victorian Era” by John F. Wukovits, a military historian who specializes in the Pacific Theater during World War II, has been published in Persian. Translated by Farid Javaherkalam, the book was originally published in 2013. Qoqnus is the publisher of the Persian edition. “The Victorian Era” is from Lucent’s World History series, […]

“The Semiotics of Emoji” published in Persian

TEHRAN – “The Semiotics of Emoji: The Rise of Visual Language in the Age of the Internet” by Marcel Danesi has been published in Persian. Farhameh is the publisher of the book translated into Persian by Masud Taqiabadi and Yaman Hekmat. Emojis have gone from being virtually unknown to being a central topic in internet […]

Iran and the Persian Gulf monarchies: Diplomacy remains their only option

Reconciliation between Iran and the GCC will reap vast mutual benefits, while conflict only serves those outside the Persian Gulf September 07 2022 Photo Credit: The Cradle By Mohammad Salami In mid-August, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states the UAE and Kuwait announced the return of their respective ambassadors to Iran after a six year hiatus. The move represents the latest […]

Persian readers enter “A Woman’s Battles” 

TEHRAN – A Persian translation of French novelist Édouard Louis’s book “A Woman’s Battles and Transformations” has come to Iranian bookstores. Published by Qatreh, the book has been translated into Persian by Mohammad-Javad Kamali and Behnud Farazmand. “A Woman’s Battles and Transformations” is a portrait of the author’s mother by the acclaimed writer of the […]

Stability in Yemen affords security to West Asia, Persian Gulf: Iran FM

TEHRAN- Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian stated late on Sunday that stability and security in the war-torn Yemen directly will have positive effect on the entire West Asia, including the Persian Gulf region. The comments were made by Amir Abdollahian at a meeting with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg in Tehran. Iran’s […]

Persian King Xerxes Ordered the Sea to be Whipped as Punishment

Xerxes I, also known as Xerxes the Great, was a 5th century Achaemenid king of the Persian empire. He is best known for leading the massive invasion of Greece, marked by the battles of Thermopylae Read more Section:  News Weird Facts Read Later 

Persian readers enjoy Milan Kundera’s “Joke”

TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Milan Kundera’s 1967 novel “The Joke” has been published by Saless in Tehran.

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