Archaeologist breathes new life into millennia-old pottery patterns

TEHRAN - An Iranian archaeologist has breathed new life into the realm of handicrafts by reviving millennia-old patterns of Iranian pottery.

Tourism ministry uncovers scheme for rural revive

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts has uncovered a new scheme based on which a selection of 100 villages will be revived for tourism in two years.

Ancient qanats in Yazd to be revived

TEHRAN –A selection of five ancient qanats in the central province of Yazd is planned to be brought back to life, the provincial tourism chief has said.

‘Iran nuclear team insisting that Safeguards probe must be closed’

‘We are not far from reviving nuclear deal if US shows seriousness’: MP

TEHRAN – The spokesman for the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee announced on Wednesday that Iran and its negotiating partners, particularly the U.S., are close to an agreement to restore the 2015 nuclear deal though the sides have not yet reached that stage.

EU proposes lifting pressure on IRGC to revive nuclear deal: Politico

TEHRAN - Europe’s proposal to resuscitate Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers would blunt American sanctions against Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and pave the way for Tehran to avoid further scrutiny of its atomic sites, according to excerpts of a draft of the text reviewed by Politico.

Ardabil’s ‘biggest’ 5-star hotel under construction

TEHRAN – Private investors are now constructing a 5-star hotel, which according to local officials would be the “biggest” of its kind in the northwestern Ardabil province.