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Akbar Mikhak’s artworks screened in new ‘From Tehran to Rome’ series

Arts & Culture Desk

Fresh pizza vending machine prompts curiosity and horror in Rome

Raffaele Esposito, the 19th century Neapolitan credited with inventing Italy’s most famous type of pizza, may be turning in his grave: Rome has a new vending machine which slides out freshly cooked pizzas in just three minutes.

New stage in Rome’s Colosseum will restore majestic view

A project to build a high-tech, lightweight stage inside the Roman Colosseum will allow visitors a central viewpoint from within the ancient structure “to see the majesty of the monument,” Italy’s culture minister said.

Iran’s FM to address Rome MED 2020 meeting on Thursday

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will attend and deliver a speech at the sixth edition of the Mediterranean Dialogue meeting (MED) on Thursday.

Rome unveils legendary Torlonia Marbles after decades in the dark

The legendary Torlonia Collection, considered among the world's most important private collections of Greek-Roman classical art, will at last come to light after being largely hidden away for more than 70 years.

Rome’s Raphael show falls victim to coronavirus

Rome’s blockbuster exhibition marking 500 years since the death of Renaissance master Raphael fell victim Sunday evening to a government decree shutting all museums because of the new coronavirus threat.

Iran calls for international efforts to fight drug trafficking

National Desk

Italian, Iranian FMs hold talks on maintaining ties

Rome is eager to maintain and safeguard its long-standing and profound relations with Tehran and deems the Iran nuclear accord known as the JCPOA a pillar of security for the entire Middle East.

Iran Air to resume flights to Rome after ban on Mahan Air

Iran’s flag carrier Iran Air will resume flights to the Italian capital, Rome, after rival airline Mahan Air was banned from the European country’s airspace.

Like roads, many genetic lineages led to ancient Rome

At the height of its empire, the inhabitants of ancient Rome genetically resembled the populations of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, according to a DNA study.

Iran’s Homa to resume flights to Italy’s Rome after ban on rival airline

Iran’s flag carrier Homa, known internationally as IranAir, will resume flights to the Italian capital Rome after rival airline Mahan Air was banned from the European country’s airspace.

Rome doctors warn of health hazards from city’s garbage woes

Doctors in Rome are warning of possible health hazards caused by overflowing trash bins in the city’s streets, as the Italian capital struggles with a renewed garbage emergency aggravated by the summer heat.

Tehran, Rome to become sister cities

Iran’s capital city and its Italian counterpart will become sister cities, as a city council official of Tehran, with a senior Italian member of a peace institute lay the grounds for reaching the agreement.

Former Rome mayor jailed 6 years for corruption

A former mayor of Rome has been sentenced to six years in prison for his part in the infiltration of organized crimes into the capital, and immediately vowed to appeal.

Ancient Rome was not built in a day

Whoever visits Rome nowadays can easily get lost in its many narrow streets, suddenly and randomly bumping into Agrippa’s Pantheon, Piazza Navona, or Santa Maria Maggiore.