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Darakeh in Spring
The Tehran weather has been more or less excellent despite the pollution and yes the unbearable and awful heavy traffic. But in the past couple of weeks it has been so hot that we have turned all the coolers on.…
Google translates Persian
Persian (Farsi) added to Google Translate. This means you can now translate any text from Persian into English and from English into Persian — whether it's a news story, a website, a blog, an email, a tweet or a Facebook…
Tech giants rush Farsi versions
Search giant Google has stepped up work to release a tool that will translate Farsi into English and vice-versa. The company told the BBC it was speeding up the project because of the huge interest in what was currently going…
Shiraz to Honor Goethe and Hafez
Iran is preparing to hold the West-Eastern Divan festival to commemorate the renowned literary figures, Goethe and Hafez. A German delegation will arrive in the Iranian city of Shiraz in two days to participate in the event. Germany will hold…
Ancient City in Hamedan Prov. to Be Converted into Site-Specific Museum
[ad#imapnov08] The Hamedan Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department plans to convert a part of an ancient city into a site-specific museum. Covering over three hectares in area, the city was discovered about four years ago by chance during a…
Kerman home to world’s lone Zoroastrian anthropology museum
[ad#imapnov08] The City of Kerman in central south of Iran is home to the lone anthropology museum of the world's Zoroastrians. The museum is located at the fire temple of the city. The idea of establishing the museum goes back…
World famous Iranian filmmaker – Abbas Kiarostami – cancels London trip
[ad#imapnov08] Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami has cancelled his London trip due to an “unduly and complicated” visa application process that included fingerprinting. Supported by the English National Opera (ENO) Trust, The internationally-acclaimed filmmaker was to stage Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte…
Oregon 300 and Persian
[ad#imapnov08] Garmin has added Persian (Farsi) to Oregon 300 recently, the translation has some serious mistakes: The used font is not good for Persian. They have replaced all "ON" to "dar" (Persian for into), which is not the right translation.
RapidEye satellite imagery now covers 25% of Earth
[ad#imapnov08] German satellite imagery provider RapidEye announced today that they have collected more than 69 Million square kilometers of at least 80% cloud-free images during their first 100 days of operation. The RapidEye satellites constellation was launched in August 2008…
Iran adds “Persian Gulf” to Spiritual Heritage list
Iran is planning to hold the Persian Gulf national day and register the historical waterway on the country's Spiritual Heritage list. “The Persian Gulf day was marked on the national calendar during the previous president's term in office, but no…