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Iraq's tourism revenues jump 25% to $5.7 billion
TEHRAN – Iraq’s tourism revenues rose 25% to $5.7 billion in 2024, up from $4.6 billion the previous year, driven by a surge in religious tourism and cultural heritage visits.
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2025-09-23 17:25
Iran sees tourism roadshow in Iraq as key to boosting sector, deputy minister says
TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Tourism Minister Anoushirvan Mohseni-Bandpei said on Monday that a planned tourism roadshow in Iraq would play an important role in expanding different areas of tourism cooperation between the two countries.
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2025-09-20 17:22
Iran, Iraq to improve ties through tourism roadshow
TEHRAN— Iran-Iraq ties in cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts fields are improving in spite of regional and international crises, Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri has said.
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2025-08-30 16:36
Iran seeks to expand tourism ties with Iraq
TEHRAN – Iran aims to broaden tourism cooperation with Iraq across four sectors, a senior industry official said.
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2025-08-26 17:03
Iraq signals readiness to exchange 10 million tourists with Iran
TEHRAN – Iraq’s Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Fakak al-Badrani said on Tuesday that his country welcomes increasing tourist exchanges with Iran to 10 million visitors in a year.
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2025-07-19 17:11
Iraqi Airways resumes flights to Iran’s Rasht airport after a one-month hiatus
TEHRAN – Iraqi Airways has resumed its weekly flights to Rasht Airport in Iran’s Gilan province after a nearly one-month suspension caused by the recent 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel.
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2025-06-29 22:46
Iraqi artists honor martyr Mansoureh Alikhani in symposium
TEHRAN – The Bait al-Jamal Lil-Funun art center in Baghdad is hosting a week-long symposium dedicated to the memory of martyred Iranian painter Mansoureh Alikhani.
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2025-05-09 17:48
Iran offers to help restore Taq Kasra in Iraq
TEHRAN – Iran has expressed readiness to assist in the restoration of Taq Kasra, a masterpiece of Sassanid-era Persian architecture located near Baghdad.
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2025-03-16 22:53
Resistance Film Festival delegation arrives in Baghdad for cultural exchange
TEHRAN- A delegation from the 18th edition of the Resistance International Film Festival, led by Mohammad Ali Shojaei Fard, the deputy secretary of the festival, arrived in Baghdad on Saturday with a mission to enhance cultural and artistic exchanges between Iran and Iraq.
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2025-01-19 16:50
Tehran, Baghdad ink action plan for scientific cooperation
TEHRAN –Iran and Iraq have signed an action plan to give a boost to their scientific collaborations.
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2025-01-18 15:33
Baghdad calls for joint educational programs with Tehran
TEHRAN –Iraqi Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Naeem Al-Aboudi, has underscored the significance of exchanging professors and students as well as implementing joint educational programs with Iran to meet the scientific and research needs of Iraq.
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2024-12-18 19:55
Palestine World Prize for Literature announces winners
TEHRAN- The second edition of the Palestine World Prize for Literature announced its winners across six categories during a ceremony held in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday night.
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2024-12-10 22:48
“The Storm Still Rages” in Baghdad
TEHRAN- The international poster and illustration exhibition titled “The Storm Still Rages” is currently underway at Bayt al-Jamal Gallery in Baghdad, Iraq.
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2024-10-02 17:45
Ilam province sees 60% increase in Iraqi tourists’ overnight stays
TEHRAN - The number of Iraqi travelers making overnight stays in official accommodations in Ilam province has seen a 60% year-on-year increase during the first six months of the year, according to the province’s tourism chief.
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2024-08-17 18:02
Dehloran hosts handicrafts exhibit for Arbaeen pilgrims
TEHRAN - As millions of pilgrims embark on their annual pilgrimage to Iraq’s holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen, the Dehloran region in Ilam province has set up an expanded sales exhibition featuring local handicrafts along the return route.
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2024-07-22 15:11
Interior minister attends Intl. Conference on Drug Control in Iraq
TEHRAN – Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi participated in the second International Conference on Drug Control, which was held in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday.
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2024-07-21 16:01
Iran highlights regional co-op in fighting drug trafficking
TEHRAN – Iran anti-narcotics police chief, Iraj Kakavand, has called regional cooperation essential in tackling drug trafficking.
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2024-07-17 15:45
Tehran ready to aid Baghdad in preserving environment
TEHRAN –Ali Salajeqeh, head of the Department of Environment (DOE), has announced the country’s readiness to provide Iraq with assistance to preserve the environment.
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2024-07-16 16:48
Flames of faith: the enduring Muharram ritual of Mashal Gardani
TEHRAN - Mashal Gardani, or the “rolling of the torch,” is an annual religious event deeply embedded in the cultural and spiritual fabric of parts of Iran and Iraq. This profound ritual is one of the many shared heritages between the two nations, reflecting the enduring legacy of their historical and religious ties.
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2024-06-21 17:33
Rasht welcomes inaugural Basra flight by Iraqi Airways
TEHRAN - For the very first time, a direct flight route between Rasht’s Sardar Jangal International Airport and Iraq’s Basra has been established.
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2024-06-12 20:08
Iranian film “Okht-o-Reda” to hit silver screens in Baghdad
TEHRAN- “Okht-o-Reda” (“Reza’s Sister”), an Iranian film featuring Hazrat Masumeh (SA), the sister of Imam Reza (AS), on her visit to Iran, is scheduled to be screened simultaneously with the Eid al-Adha on June 16 in the cinemas of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
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2024-04-21 22:21
Iran displays home-grown drone at Iraq defense expo
TEHRAN – Iran has displayed the home-grown Mohajer 6 drone at a defense expo in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
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2024-02-27 21:20
First phase of Tehran-Baghdad security agreement implemented
TEHRAN- The initial phase of the Tehran-Baghdad security pact, aimed at addressing the threat posed by separatist terrorist factions, has been successfully executed, Tasnim reported on Tuesday.
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2024-02-23 17:22
A rediscovered marvel: Parthian Battery
TEHRAN - Among the myriad of remarkable discoveries throughout history, electricity stands as one of the most groundbreaking. However, evidence suggests that the utilization of electricity may be traced back even further than commonly believed.
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2023-11-28 15:35
Tehran, Baghdad sign MOU to boost ICT co-op
TEHRAN –The ministers of information and communications technology of Iran and Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to expand bilateral cooperation.
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2023-10-27 17:26
2,700-year-old massive sculpture unearthed in Iraq
TEHRAN – An archaeological team has unearthed a 2,700-year-old alabaster sculpture of the winged hybrid sculpture, whose head has been cut off.
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2023-10-27 17:03
Restoration of Tehran’s 12th-century brick tower enters final stage
TEHRAN - The restoration of Borj-e Toghrol, a 12th-century cylindrical tomb tower in southern Tehran, has entered its final stages, Mehr said.
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2023-09-12 22:42
Presence of separatist militants in Iraq contravenes friendly ties: FM
TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said late on Monday that the existence of terrorists in the Iraqi Kurdistan region violates the constitution of the Arab nation and is incompatible with friendly ties between Tehran and Baghdad.
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2023-09-02 18:34
Arbaeen pilgrimage: number of Iranians visiting Karbala up 12% y/y
TEHRAN—The number of Iranian pilgrims visiting Iraq’s Karbala has soared 12 percent over the past few days compared to the same period last year.
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2023-08-27 18:11
Arbaeen pilgrimage: some 35,000 Iranians cross Khosravi border post in day
TEHRAN—On Saturday, some 35,000 Iranian pilgrims crossed the Khosravi border crossing on their way to Karbala, where Imam Hussein (AS), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), is laid to rest.