According to IRNA, Hossein Jaber Ansari, Managing Director of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), visited the BookCity complex and met with the institution’s managers, emphasizing the shared mission of national media organizations and publishing institutions. He called for stronger cooperation between the two sides in advancing reading culture and encouraging book engagement across society. […]

As geopolitical tensions and bombardments affected Tehran, a fragile ceasefire finally brought a period of relative calm. The Associated Press, in a dispatch from the heart of the capital, highlighted how the daily flow of life and business continues in Iran, revealing that during challenging times, citizens increasingly turned to bookstores. Throughout this period, BookCity […]

In a strategic meeting focused on the future of BookCity—Iran’s leading cultural retail and community network—the session opened with remarks by Ali Jafarabadi, CEO of the Institute. He was joined by Alireza Farzin, Maryam Zolfaghari, Ali Zand, and Seyed Hossein Ghazizadeh, each of whom outlined new missions and strategic directions for BookCity within its evolving […]

In a marathon six-hour session at the Malek Theatre, the managers of the BookCity Institute and its nationwide branches gathered under the strategic banner of “The Power of Being Together.” This significant assembly was not merely an administrative meeting but a venue to review three decades of activity, draw the roadmap for 2026, and unveil […]

Monday, August 11, 2025 — BookCity Central hosted Tamaki Tsukada, Ambassador of Japan to Iran. His half-hour tour of the bookstore’s various sections was accompanied by warm and friendly conversations about books and the future of cultural cooperation between Iran and Japan. The Ambassador began his program with a tour of BookCity Central. Accompanied by […]