IBNA- Mustafa Mohaddesi Khorasani says that Imam Khomeini is standing atop of knowledge and Islamic jurisprudence, and rigorous principles, and through his contemporary enlightenment, he gave a fresh and different meaning to our times.

IBNA- leading Iranian writer Mahmoud Dowlatabadi says although the young people are mostly engaged in computer and Internet, he is unwilling to publish his books online, because the situation of digital books in Iran is chaotic.

IBNA- Iranian translator Gholamreza Emami stated that four children’s book titles written by Mehdi Kamous and illustrated by Moslem Alamzadeh will be translated and released by an Algerian publisher.

IBNA- The book ‘The Area of Feeling, Sohrab Sepehri and the Mystic Art in the Contemporary World’ by Mehdi Rafi’e has been published.

IBNA- Amir Ali Javadian, an active Iranian photographer in the field of Sacred Defense (Iran-Iraq War) is one of those who have recoded events like the liberation of Khorramshahr in the history.

IBNA- The Iranian member of the Education Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Abdol-Hossein Vahabzadeh, evaluated the production of books in the field of environment as favorable.

IBNA- Director of the executive committee of the 28th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) Hossein Safari said compared to its past editions, international section of this year fair showed to be more improved.

IBNA- Mahdi Omranlu, managing director of Avand-e Danesh Publications, and the selected publisher of the International (European Languages) section of the 28th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) said that over 30 criteria for selecting best publishers were considered.

IBNA- Translator and author Media Kashigar said that if Iranian poets and writers failed to get the Nobel Prize in literature, it is because they did not deserve it.”

IBNA- Stressing the need for strengthening relationship between Iranian and German publishers, Jessica Sanger, legal advisor and deputy chief of legal department of German Publishers and Booksellers Association said that sanctions are not good political tools.

IBNA- Senegal Ambassador to Iran Baba Karba announced the holding of a book fair in Senegal and invited the Iranians to take part in it. He also suggested the book ‘Maryam Anba’’ for translation into Persian.

IBNA- On the sidelines of the 28th Tehran International Book Fair, Philip Kaiser, Vice President of John Wiley International Development, said: “We maintained relations with Iran under sanctions.”

IBNA- Former French cultural attaché to Tehran Jean-Claude Voisin said: “People’s warm reception of Tehran International Book Fair makes us excited, and I can say is an important event in the Middle East.”

IIBNA- The supervisor of books publications in the fields of history and heritage of Oman’s Ministry of Culture Khalid Habsi said that people’s enthusiasm for the 28th Tehran international Book Fair (TIBF) is very much.

IBNA- Visiting the 28th Tehran International Book Fair, noted translator and researcher Khashayar Deihimi said that Iran’s Publishers Association has effectively engaged in the fair and we see a better management in holding the Fair.”

IBNA- Head of Iran’s Biology House Mustafa Pouyan announced the release of the book ‘The Emperor of All Maladies’, the winner of Pulitzer Prize chosen by ‘The Guardian’, at Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF).

IBNA- Deputy Director of education and research at Iran’s Artists Forum, Sajjad Bagheban said that this institute is participating actively in Tehran Book Fair for the first time and has a large stand there.

IBNA- A selected collection of poems by Kewmars Monshizadeh, the poet of color and math poetry, is waiting for permission, nevertheless it will soon be published.

IBNA- ‘The Ten Cartoonists’, a book written by Seyyed Amir Soqrati, consisting of an introduction and the most important works of Iranian cartoonists including Ardeshir Mohasses, Kambiz Derambakhsh, Ahmad Arabani, etc., is published by ‘Ideh’ Publications.

IBNA- Director of the committee for local publishers at the 28th Tehran International Book Fair announced the increasing number of Iranian publishers compared with last year and said: “3,000 publishers have registered to participate at this event so far.”