Category: 1. Iran

In comments sent to Iran International, residents described daily life under heavy haze in blunt, personal terms.

A resident of Urmia in northwest Iran said schools in Urmia and nearby Salmas were closed for two days because of dirty air. “They…

Officials widely view the events as Israel’s biggest intelligence and military failure, causing severe damage to the regime’s image and its army’s credibility.

According to the public broadcaster KAN, Zamir’s decisions included ending the…

TEHRAN– Foreign buyers are looking for the authenticity of handicrafts, not mass production, so work that has a soul is more valuable to them, a handicraft exporter in Yazd has said.

Majid Yavari told Mehr news agency that Yazd is a living museum…

TEHRAN–Restoration operation of Jameh Mosque of Darab in Fars province, the only historical four-minaret mosque in the world, has begun, head of Darab Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department has said.

Alireza Parvizi told IRNA that…

TEHRAN – Restoration work has begun on the Chah-Kouran caravanserai, a UNESCO-listed heritage site located in Ravar county of Kerman province, provincial cultural officials said on Sunday.

Morteza Nikrou, head of the Kerman Department of Cultural…

TEHRAN – More than 2,500 pilgrims arriving on foot entered Mashhad on Sunday to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (SA), the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Local officials expect the number of pilgrims entering the holy…

TEHRAN – Due to “its great success”, the exhibition “Narrators of Ancient Iran: A Selection of Objects from the National Museum” has been extended for one month and will now remain open to the public until December 21.

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