Tehran - Iran's Ministry of Islamic Culture and Guidance denied reports that Irish singer Chris de Burgh would hold a concert in Tehran, official news agency IRNA reported Saturday.

The local media reported last month that de Burgh was scheduled to perform a concert in Tehran in late November, the first concert by a Western pop singer since the
1979 Islamic revolution.

The ministry's music department said that there had neither been any official request nor any relevant permission issued for the concert.