TEHRAN – International tourist arrivals rose 5% in the first nine months of 2025 from a year earlier, exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to data released by UN Tourism.
Over 1.1 billion overnight visitors travelled internationally between…

TEHRAN – International tourist arrivals rose 5% in the first nine months of 2025 from a year earlier, exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to data released by UN Tourism.
Over 1.1 billion overnight visitors travelled internationally between…

Iran says any territorial claim over the three Iranian Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs is clearly contrary to the principles of sovereignty and good neighborliness.
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He made the remarks in a meeting with a group of directors of Chinese think tanks and research institutes on the international relations on Monday, and termed Tehran-Beijing relations ‘strategic’.
Mokhber emphasized that strategic relations…

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The unveiling of new radiopharmaceuticals shows Iran’s growing self‑sufficiency in producing medical isotopes, now totaling around 70 types, supporting national healthcare and reducing reliance on…

Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi says she was violently beaten and arrested by security forces in Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad and later accused of “cooperation with the State of Israel,” the Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s…

TEHRAN—Iranology is a quiet diplomacy between Iran and Armenia. Mariam Zazyan, an Armenian Iranologist, believes that being an Iranologist has a responsibility beyond academic study and can play an effective role in strengthening the cultural…

TEHRAN — An Iranian lawmaker representing the Zoroastrian community has called for continued restoration and protection of historic fire temples in the central province of Isfahan.
Behshid Barkhordari made the remarks on Monday during a meeting…

TEHRAN – The Iranian city of Khoy and Turkey’s Konya have signed a sister-city agreement, committing to expand cooperation in spiritual tourism, cultural exchanges, urban management and sustainable infrastructure development, officials said.
The…

As fighting continues and access to aid remains restricted, civilians in Sudan are bearing the heaviest cost of a war with no end in sight.
The war between Sudan’s military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary erupted on April 15,…