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  • national festival of ethnic groups 2022-05-11 19:30

    Sassanid fortress hosting national festival of ethnic groups

    TEHRAN –A national festival of Iranian ethnic groups is currently underway in Falak-ol-Aflak fortress, an imposing monument of Sassanids, which dominates the city of Khorramabad in western Lorestan province.

  • Germi 2022-05-11 19:00

    Preserving ancient Germi requires proper budgeting, official says

    TEHRAN –The preservation of the ancient town of Germi, northwestern Ardabil province, requires an adequate budget, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has said.

  • A visitor photographs a work on view in the exhibition “Toward Hope” at the Iranian Academy of Arts in Tehran on May 10, 2022. (IRNA/Meisam Alaqemandan) 2022-05-11 18:09

    Tehran photo exhibit explores WWII Polish refugees’ odyssey from Soviet Union to Iran

    TEHRAN – A photo exhibition opened at the Iranian Academy of Arts (IAA) on Tuesday depicting those Polish WWII refugees in their odyssey from the former Soviet Union to Iran.

  • Afghan refugees 2022-05-11 17:08

    UNHCR lifts Level 2 emergency for Afghan refugees in Iran

    TEHRAN - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has lifted the Level 2 emergency for the Afghanistan situation in Iran in April.

  • Amir Abdollahian 2022-05-10 21:40

    FM criticizes Turkey, Afghanistan over water rights

    TEHRAN— In response to the enquiries of the MPs on Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian criticized lack of cooperation among neighboring countries in regard to water sharing.

  • Raisi 2022-05-10 21:40

    Raisi felicitates 30th year of diplomatic ties with Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan

    TEHRAN — In separate messages to the respective presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan issued on Tuesday, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi felicitated the 30th year of establishing diplomatic relations between Iran and the Republics of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

  • Alena Douhan 2022-05-10 21:39

    UN official probing detrimental effects of sanctions in Iran

    TEHRAN- Kazem Gharibabadi, Secretary of the Judiciary's Human Rights Council and Deputy Judiciary Chief for International Affairs, has stated that the mission of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, Alena Douhan, is simply to investigate the effects of sanctions on Iran and she has no mission to investigate other issues.

  • Amir-Abdollahian 2022-05-10 21:36

    FM says Iran to continue backing Syria in terror fight

    TEHRAN - Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Iran's foreign minister, has emphasized Tehran's continuous collaboration with Damascus in the battle against terrorist groups and extremism.

  • Kylie Moore-Gilbert 2022-05-10 21:18

    No Country for Spies - Part Four

    TEHRAN— Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an Israeli spy of Australian origin who was mercifully released before serving her sentence in Iran in November 2020, has remained in contact with Western intelligence establishments and is continuing her troublemaking destructive anti-Iran operations in Australia.

  • ECO ministers, envoys inaugurate “Sari 2022” in northern Iran 2022-05-10 21:15

    ECO ministers, envoys inaugurate “Sari 2022” in northern Iran

    TEHRAN – On Tuesday, tourism ministers and representatives from the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) came together in Sari to officially name the northern Iranian city as the tourism capital of ECO member countries in 2022.

  • Historical relics 2022-05-10 21:14

    Relics donated to Meshkinshahr museum 

    TEHRAN – A total of 25 historical relics have recently been donated to the Meshkinshahr museum by an individual, the city’s tourism chief has said.  

  • international rock climbers 2022-05-10 21:14

    Foreign rock climbers visit oasis town for competition 

    TEHRAN – Tens of international rock climbers have arrived in Ardakan, an oasis city in Yazd province, for sightseeing and to take part in a competition. 

  • President Raisi 2022-05-10 18:50

    Iran president to visit Oman, UAE: report

    TEHRAN – A Qatari-owned newspaper has reported that Iranian President Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi is planning to visit Oman soon and the United Arab Emirates at a proper time.

  • Qassem Soleimani 2022/05/10

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Martyr Qassem Soleimani and his role in Islamic awakening toward the Palestinian cause

     “We don't sleep for one night unless we think of eliminating our enemies.  We will continue our endeavors for the victory of the Palestinian resistance day and night, for its victory, until the earth, sky, and sea become hell for the Zionists,” stresses Martyr Hajj Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, who believed in the cause of Al-Quds, sacrificed on its fronts, paid the tax of perseverance in its path, and suffered from the scourge of the siege and international brutal sanctions for its sake.

  • Nairobi’s ambassador to Tehran Joshua I. Gatimu 2022-05-09 22:00

    Kenyan ambassador visits Kashan, appreciates its beauty 

    TEHRAN – On Sunday, Nairobi’s ambassador to Tehran Joshua I. Gatimu visited several tourist attractions in the ancient city of Kashan, central Iran. 

  • Raisi 2022-05-09 21:38

    Iranian president reprimands NATO expansionist policies

    TEHRAN - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated his country's categorical opposition to the U.S.-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s expansionist policies in Europe.

  • Israel 2022-05-09 21:37

    In your head!

    TEHRAN— Battling to provide minimum security for its citizens, the Israeli regime claims it has started the largest military drill in its fake history!

  • Leader 2022-05-09 21:32

    Leader lauds workers in face of foes’ efforts to upset economy

    TEHRAN — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei met with a number of workers.

  • Saeed Khatibzadeh 2022-05-09 21:31

    Foreign Ministry: Vienna talks not at “stalemate”

    TEHRAN— Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman believes that the Vienna talks is not at a “stalemate,” though he believes that the outcome of these talks lies on Washington’s decision.

  • foreign tourists 2022-05-09 21:30

    European group visits Takht-e Soleyman

    TEHRAN – During a two-day tour of West Azarbaijan province, a group of foreign tourists visited Takht-e Soleyman (“Solomon’s Throne”), a ruined sanctuary in northwest Iran, a local tourism official said on Monday.

  • Qatari emir 2022-05-09 21:17

    Iran, Qatar to hold joint political committee session on Tuesday

    TEHRAN— On Monday, Iran’s ambassador to Qatar announced the holding of the first meeting of the joint political committee of Iran and Qatar in Tehran.

  • Meeting 2022-05-09 21:15

    The important message Assad visit signals

    TEHRAN – Syrian President Bashar Assad’s surprise visit to Tehran on Sunday has been hailed as a turning point in Iran-Syria relations in the wake of the recent Arab opening to Syria, which led to speculations over a possible torpor in the two countries’ ties. 

  • Nikshahr 2022-05-09 21:00

    Nikshahr holds potential to become tourism hub

    TEHRAN – Nikshahr, a lesser-known city in Sistan-Baluchestan, has considerable potential to become one of the tourism hubs of the southeastern province, the provincial tourism chief has said. 

  • Bazaar of Shahroud undergoes flooring restoration 2022-05-09 20:00

    Bazaar of Shahroud undergoes flooring restoration

    TEHRAN – Another restoration project has commenced renovating paving stones at the historical bazaar of Shahroud in north-central Iran.

  • Saeed Khatibzadeh 2022-05-09 19:03

    Assad visit carries important message: Iran

    TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has said that the latest visit by Syrian President Bashar Assad to Tehran carries an important message.

  • Moldova 2022-05-09 18:58

    Iran urges nationals to leave Moldova as tensions soar

    TEHRAN – The Iranian embassy in Ukraine has issued a warning about the possible spillover of the war in Ukraine to neighboring Moldova and urged Iranian nationals residing in the country to leave.

  • 2,700-year-old bricks to go on show at home 2022-05-09 18:24

    2,700-year-old bricks to go on show at home

    TEHRAN – A collection of recovered Mannaean bricks will go on show in the city of Bukan, western Iran, where they were originally unearthed by archaeologists in the 1970s.

  • tourism 2022-05-09 18:24

    Some $213m allocated to boost tourism infrastructure nationwide

    TEHRAN – The Iranian government has allocated a budget of 60 trillion rials ($213 million) to boost tourism infrastructure all over the country, the deputy tourism minister has announced. 

  • Mehdi Safari 2022-05-08 21:30

    Russian deputy PM to visit Iran soon

    TEHRAN - Alexander Valentinovich Novak, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister, will visit Tehran soon to hold talks with Iran's First Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari announced on Saturday.

  • Amir Abdollahian 2022-05-08 21:30

    Iran FM says diplomacy is only solution to Ukraine war

    TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic is against war anywhere in the world, underscoring diplomacy as the sole way out of the Ukraine war.