Mazandaran Province to be destination for Kazakh tourists: Kazakh official

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“Convenient tourism and visa-free travel in Mazandaran are among our plans,” said Zhanbyruly.
“We will use the capacity of Mazandaran’s knowledge-based companies as well as the production units to broaden our experiences, the Kazakh official noted.
In addition, Hassan Kheirianpour, deputy governor-general for coordinating economic affairs in Mazandaran, said that the province is ready to have joint investments in the fields of economics, infrastructure and engineering.
Establishing communication with neighboring countries is one of the main programs of provincial officials for economic development and growth, he pointed out.
The provincial official said that some commercial agreements were signed between the province and Kazakhstan, adding that Iran is making attempts to implement these agreements.
Stating that Mazandaran is one of Iran’s tourist-friendly provinces, he called for visa waiver for Kazakh tourists.

Scotland’s first cinema still screens movies

A Scottish cinema built over 100 years ago that is said to be the oldest surviving purpose-built movie theatre in the country remains open to this day.
Scotland has earned a reputation for being a Hollywood hotspot in recent years, with blockbusters such as ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ ‘The Batman,’ ‘Skyfall,’ and ‘Fast & Furious 9’ all using the country as a filming location.
Journey back to the early 1900s, however, and it was a very different story. Back then, the only way most people could experience moving pictures was to attend special events and exhibition spaces, dailyrecord.co.uk reported.
In Scotland, that all changed in 1912 with the construction of the Hippodrome Cinema in Bo’ness near Falkirk. Believed to be the oldest picture house in the country, it was built for pioneering Bo’ness cinematographer Louis Dickson.
The building was designed by local architect Matthew Steele, and is a rare surviving example of pre-art deco cinema architecture. It originally consisted of a circus-like circular auditorium with a wrap-around gallery and a small stage.