As her debut movie, “Women Without Men”, screens in Basel, the artist explains that cinema is closer to her people

While one may not be familiar with some of the book's more niche digressions, Eigner's dexterity in referencing the ancient past never fails to impress

Experts blame poor sales on a dearth of representation in US museums

Loan of relic caught up in international political tensions

This development has done little to alleviate lingering tensions between Iran and Britain

The museum director has reassured Iran's vice president that the wait does not mean the loan has been called off

Does a crop of major presentations coinciding with the art fair indicate a proportionate energy in the market?

The British Museum pledged to send over the rare cuneiform cylinder in exchange for Iran's ample contributions to previous shows

Our first glimpse of plans for multiple museums laid out by the Iranian industrialist at Art Dubai '08

Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organisation will supervise preparations

Farhad Hakimzadeh was given two years' imprisonment after it was learnt he had stolen volumes from the two UK institutions

Christie's '08 auction report sees the mediocre pushed aside to make way for big names

The Middle Eastern contemporary artist discusses the state of the art market, his commercial success, and what it’s like to work in Iran

The director says that the collection will be the first of its kind in the region, catering to an emergent Muslim community

The news comes as unexpected due to suppression of religion freedom in the nation

Reinforced legitimacy adds £500,000 to upper estimate

Emotional responses were elicited by Michael Stevenson and Andy Warhol

The museum's director maintains that the agreement is no major coup

UK courts ruled that Iran presented insufficient evidence to warrant the antiquities' reacquisition

Iranian lawyers argued that any rights to the fifth-century bas-relief should be relinquished to its country of origin

The Italian government is giving financial assistance in the 2,000 year-old site's repair, after it was badly affected by an earthquake

Gallery “unaware” of concerns over objects offered on website

The event will go ahead despite religious sensitivities

With the Danish Arts Council's blessing, Thomas Altheimer and Nielsen will travel to the Middle East this autumn

Exhibition of Jewish artist’s work challenges official stance on Israel

Terrorist attacks in Jerusalem which killed five and injured hundreds were executed with funding from Iran—say plaintiffs in several lawsuits

The shrine's restoration, which will be paid for by private sector investment, has been the subject of a deal brokered between ICHTO and the Iraqi Ministry of Culture

The gallery's owner makes no comment on artefacts' origins, but insists that all purchases were made legally

Iran argues that the artefact was acquired through criminal means, although their failure to speak out when the fragment went to auction previously may undermine their case