Every year Tehran Book Fair grows more magnificent - Armenian Ambassador
Every year Tehran Book Fair grows more magnificent - Armenian Ambassador
Grigor Araklian, Ambassador of Armenia in Tehran inspected the international section of Tehran Book Fair on Thursday May 6. The envoy was satisfied that his embassy have had the chances to join four editions of Tehran International Book Fair. Armenia however has yet to have any publisher to represent the country in the cultural event and a pavilion granted to the country in the fairground only has several Armenian journals on stalls. The senior diplomat believed that ...
Advisor to Minister calls translation into foreign a track to global presence
Advisor to Minister calls translation into foreign a track to global presence
Aide to Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance said Iran's publishing will grab a role on the world stage through translating of Iranian publications into major lingua francas. Hashem Dadashpur said as Persian does not function as lingua franca, Iranian publications should be rendered into international vehicular languages so that the Iranian culture could hold sway across world communities. The advisor suggested stage subject publications fairs in other regional countries so as to enhance an existing bond between ...
Body stages nationwide festival of Iranian youths in fairground
Body stages nationwide festival of Iranian youths in fairground
National Organization of Youths has joined 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair in a bid to present a "national festival of Iranian youths" which was launched awhile ago. The organization was publicizing the nationwide cultural festival through performing of street plays (pantomimes), traditional music, visual arts as well as profile drawing. In a pavilion allocated to the organization, a brochure call for the nationwide festival is on stalls and visitors are granted access toi the internet to apply ...
First VEEP vows more state attention to print and publishing sector
First VEEP vows more state attention to print and publishing sector
First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi has spoken of an upcoming formation of several working groups in the cabinet which are commissioned with the task of promotion of print and publishing activities. Rahimi was speaking to a press office of a 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair on the sidelines of an inaugural ceremony of the major cultural event. The vice president said the Tenth Administration has a major regard for cultural affairs, adding that the cabinet has ...
Subway manager taps Mosalla as appropriate venue for book fair
Subway manager taps Mosalla as appropriate venue for book fair
Managing Director of Tehran Subway suggested retain the premises of Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque, north of Tehran as a venue for staging of Tehran Book Fair citing its cultural and inspirational ambience even though a larger fairground called Shahr-e Aftab was in the making south of Tehran to that end. The subway manager believed that the present fairground was an appropriate venue for the cultural event, adding that fairground would receive a major boost once two verandas east and ...
Foreign publishers to hold talks with book fair authorities
Foreign publishers to hold talks with book fair authorities
Authorities of foreign publishers can meet and hold talks with relevant authorities of Tehran Book Fair after making necessary coordination and moot about sales agreements and introduce their authorized officers for an exchange of publications. According to Ali Alipur, deputy of international department in the 23 rd book fair, foreign publishers' authorities are invited to set an intended time for the talks as of Saturday, may 8.
No limited capacity for student E-vouchers
No limited capacity for student E-vouchers
Book sales electronic vouchers are distributed among university students without any restrictions, according to Hamid Qobadi, deputy of executive affairs in the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair, who also announced that so far, over 30,000 students have applied for the vouchers online. Qobadi denied reports that the vouchers were distributed with limited availability, adding that university students can apply for the vouchers by fill in an online form available at www.tibf.net before the book fair wraps work on ...
ATMs operate record rial 11b sales in first two days
ATMs operate record rial 11b sales in first two days
Automatic Teller Machines set up across the fairground of 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair have operated more than 11 billion rials in sales in the first two days of the event, a bank in charge of the sales operation announced. According to a branch of Saderat Bank established for the book fair, the number of successful sales applications through ATM machines was 11,555 in the first day (May 5) of which a sum of 226,517,830 rials was related ...
30,000 editions of foreign publications sold to subsidized cards
30,000 editions of foreign publications sold to subsidized cards
At least 36,000 subsidy-boosted sales cards have been distributed among visitors to the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair by which up to 30,000 editions of foreign publications have so far been purchased in the first three days of the major cultural event (May 5-7), according to a director of Saderat Bank, in charge of sales affairs in the 23 rd edition. Hussein Abuhamza told the press office of the book fair that the number of ATM sales machines ...
Department of translation established in Organization of Islamic Culture and Communications
Department of translation established in Organization of Islamic Culture and Communications
An online department to sort out translation of Islamic thought- and humanities-related publications has been established in the Iran-based Organization of Islamic Culture and Communications, according to Director of the governmental body who stated the task of the department as updating of translations and prevention of duplicate efforts. Mohammad Mostafavi said the department would present in its website any publications translated ever by the body into different languages, with themes largely on humanities and Islamic teachings. Mostafavi said ...
