TEHRAN, March 14(MNA) -- It is not exactly known when and how the festival of Noruz emerged. Some historians believe that natural changes in weathers gave rise to the festivities.

TEHRAN, March 14 (MNA) -- A collection of artworks selected from previous editions of Image of the Year festival went on show at Tehran’s recently opened gallery of the ECO Cultural Institute (ECI)

TEHRAN,March 14 (MNA) -- Video art “Confession” by the Iranian stage director Mehdi Farajpur will compete at the 14th Traverse Video Film Festival that will be held from March 16 to April 2 in Toul

TEHRAN,March 14 (MNA) -- Ten documentaries will go on screen at the Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival which will be held from April 21 to 25 in Doha, Qatar.

TEHRAN,March 14(MNA) -- The TV series animation “The Big Clay Jar” by Ali Ahmadi will compete at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival which will run from June 6 to 11 in France.

TEHRAN,March 14 (MNA) -- Iranian photographer Saeid Rabizadeh awarded at the Satyrykon-Legnica contest in Poland.

TEHRAN, March 14 (MNA) -- Paintings by the Iranian artist Ahu Hamedi are currently on display at the Nero Gallery in Wiesbaden, Germany.

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TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – The Iranian ministry of Energy announced that it will sign a contract with the Chinese side on Monday to finance the construction of Bakhtiari Dam.

TEHRAN, March 14(MNA)-- The naval forces have seized a Tanzanian tanker which was attempting to smuggle fuel out of Iran.