Tehran, July 29, 2010: The Tehran Vocal Ensemble has been granted another award at the 2010 edition of the World Choir Games, held in the eastern Chinese city of Shaoxing.

Tehran, July 29, 2010: The Avicenna Research Institute has published a Persian-Bosnian dictionary, containing 50,000 words, phrases and idioms as well as a grammar guide.

Tehran, July 29, 2010: Internationally-acclaimed Iranian vocalist Shahram Nazeri is set to perform during the 46th edition of Tunisia+s Carthage International Music Festival.

Tehran, July 28, 2010: An exciting sale of Persian art is opening Friday at Tehran+s Golestan Gallery, offering an impressive range of paintings, sculptures and calligraphy led by Sohrab Sepehri+s pen and ink cock priced at 1.2 billion rials (about $120,000).

Tehran, July 28, 2010: Iranian artist Shahab Mohammadi has decided to donate his Peace carpet to the Hiroshima Peace Center in memory of Sadako Sasaki, one of the victims of the atomic bomb.

Tehran, July 28, 2010: St. Thaddeus Church, an Iranian site which was registered on the UNESCO+s World Heritage List in 2008, has been marred by scaffolds and metal buttresses.

Tehran, July 27, 2010: Iranian architect Kurosh Farzami, who is mostly known for his design of the main gate of the University of Tehran, passed away at the age of 73.

Tehran, July 27, 2010: A number of Iranian cineastes have been commissioned by the UN World Food Program (WFP) to make short films on world health.

Tehran, July 26, 2010: Archaeologists say they have discovered the world+s earliest example of cutlery in a cave near Tel Aviv, which dates back to at least 200,000 years ago.

Tehran, July 26, 2010: Interplay Europe, the Festival of Young Playwrights, has invited Iranian dramatists to participate in the event+s 2011 edition in Australia.