The Siriya Music Ensemble will resume its activities and hold a concert in its hometown in the southern province of Bushehr after four years on July 13.
The ensemble producer Makan Saghiri said, the group’s first concert was held in Bushehr and during these four years, the ensemble staged numerous programs in various cities of Iran, according to IRNA.
Pieces from ‘A Table for Two’ album and a number of other compositions will be staged at the program.
The concert was supposed to be held on July 9. However, due to respect for the quake-stricken people of Kerman, it was postponed to July 13.
Behrouz Sharifian, Amirhossein Mahini, Moein Pakbaz, Mehdi Monfared, Farshad Berenji, and Mehdi Naseri will cooperate in the upcoming concert.
Mohammad Laryan, who is the founder of the ensemble, will be the vocalist of the performance.

Tehran will hold a congress on archaeological heritage and the rereading of Iranian national identity, and review the Western perspective versus the Iranian perspective on December 6 and 7.
Organized by the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, the conference will address the background of Orientalism and the beginning of archaeological excavations in Iran, as well as protecting this archaeological heritage, ILNA reported.
Archaeological excavations as a new science have transformed Iran and other countries’ historiography.
Cyrus Nasrollahzadeh and Shahin Aryamanesh will be the scientific and executive secretaries of the event, respectively.

An agreement was signed between the Iranian Academy of the Arts and the State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia to expand cultural cooperation.  
The meeting was held in the presence of the Armenian Ambassador to Iran Arsen Avakian at the Iranian academy, IRNA wrote.  
The agreement aimed to develop scientific, research and artistic cooperation to advance common goals and benefit from each other’s facilities and capabilities.
Bahman Namvar-Motlaq, the head of the Iranian academy, said the relationship between Iran and Armenia is as old as the history of the two countries.
“Part of our arts is related to Armenian arts and they have played a significant role in the development of Iranian arts. The common heritage between us is cultural trust of each other,” he added.
Exchange of artists, professors, and researchers to share scientific and artistic achievements, cooperation and participation in conducting joint research, cooperation in holding short-term training courses and art workshops, and holding scientific lectures, meetings, and joint conferences to exchange information and increase knowledge in cultural and artistic fields are among the articles of the agreement.

Iran was named as one of the top five countries among the 59 participating states of the first Global Youth Tourism Summit organized by United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) held in Sorrento, Italy.
The summit featured six masterclasses, alongside two evening talks, as well as a simulation of the UNWTO General Assembly and interactive sessions where participants were able to engage directly with the UN and with ministers of tourism and other high-level officials from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Croatia, Germany, Georgia, Albania, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Spain, Montenegro, Sao Tome and Principe, Yemen and many other UNWTO member states.
In this event, which was held with the presence of 130 teenagers between 12 and 19 from 59 countries of the world, two talented Iranian teenagers named Tara Qahremani and Mohammad-Hossein Rohandeh, were dispatched as representatives of Iran and discussed the ideas of the young generation for the development of sustainable tourism in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, IRNA wrote.
In this event, a gift of Iranian handicraft was presented to UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili and, finally, a certificate of appreciation was presented to the representatives of Iran for their efforts.
Pololikashvili said, “The Global Youth Tourism Summit is a hugely important first, for UNWTO and for our sector, and that young talent from every region will be supported to give them a stage to voice their ideas about tourism’s future.”
The first Global Youth Tourism Summit concluded by showcasing the power of tourism for youth empowerment, international solidarity and peace.
The meeting aimed to empower youth to take an active part in decision-making processes in the tourism sector.
The summit included a series of international events, workshops and other educational initiatives that gave children and youth a unique platform to share and discuss ideas and shape their visions for the future of sustainable tourism within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Iran’s veteran writer and translator Ezatollah Fouladvand received the First-Degree Art Certificate in translation of literary texts on the occasion of National Pen Day on July 5.
Iran marked National Pen Day on July 5, honoring authors, writers and literary figures.
The day was first marked on the Persian calendar in 2002 by Iran Pen Society and the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution.
The ceremony was held at the writer’s house with the presence of the Advisor of Art Credit Fund’s CEO, IBNA wrote.
Hosseinipour said that Fouladvand’s deep knowledge of history and his mastery of Persian literature have made him a unique figure.
The translator said that Iran’s younger generations need to be more familiarized with the wonderful poems of Persian poets including Sa’di, Ferdowsi, and Hafez.
Born in 1925, Fouladvand received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from Columbia University in New York City.
The translation of ‘Kant’s philosophy’ was selected as the book of the year in the eighth edition of Iran’s Book of the Year Awards.