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  • Iran Hails UNESCO Recognition of Mehregan Festival 08 Dec 2024

    Iran Hails UNESCO Recognition of Mehregan Festival

    Iran's Foreign Ministry has applauded the inclusion of Mehregan, an ancient Persian festival, on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, emphasizing its role in fostering cultural ties in the region.

Golestan Palace to exhibit historical documents and rugs 24 Nov 2018

Golestan Palace to exhibit historical documents and rugs

A select of historical documents, photographs and handwoven rugs will go on display today at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran. The documents, which include international treaties and diplomatic reports, will be put on show for the first time, the palace’s website announced. The exhibit also features 40 pictures of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, […]

Does Noah’s Ark stranded in Iran? 24 Nov 2018

Does Noah’s Ark stranded in Iran?

Over ten years ago researchers from the Bible Archaeology, Search & Exploration (BASE) Institute raised possibility of Noah’s Ark may be landing in Iran. Now, news by several media outlets broke that the institute has found strong evidence in a mountainous area in northern Iran, which may be remnants of the famed ark. “The BASE […]

Tehran ranks 2nd tourism market place in Mideast, Africa: WTTC 24 Nov 2018

Tehran ranks 2nd tourism market place in Mideast, Africa: WTTC

Tehran is ranked second after Dubai in terms of tourism market size and share of the country’s GDP from the span of 2007-2017, according to the latest World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) report published in October. Based on the report, the travel & tourism contribution to GDP in the Iranian capital has become more […]

Mashhad to host intl. gastronomy festival 24 Nov 2018

Mashhad to host intl. gastronomy festival

 Mashhad will host an international culinary festival from November 28 to 30. Exhibitors from various countries including Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia and Georgia will be attending the event, ISNA reported on Tuesday. Some 50 stalls will be set up for the gastronomy festival, which will be held at Homa Hotel. […]

Run-down areas account for 5% of Tehran: expert 02 Nov 2018

Run-down areas account for 5% of Tehran: expert

TEHRAN – Rundown areas constitute some 5 percent of the total areas in the capital, according to the statistics published in the Iranian calendar year of 1385 (March 2006-March 2007), head of the renovation of rundown areas organization affiliated to the Municipality has said. “Currently, over 1.2 million people live in run-down areas, amounting to […]

New nature monuments, wildlife refuges nominated for inclusion in DOE list 02 Nov 2018

New nature monuments, wildlife refuges nominated for inclusion in DOE list

TEHRAN – Four natural sceneries in northwestern province of Hamedan are nominated for possible inclusion in Department of Environment (DOE) list as national nature monuments and wildlife refuges, Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday. Alvand Mountain, a subrange of the Zagros Mountains located 10 km southern Hamedan city, and Sarab cave, which is millions of […]