Category: 1. Iran

TEHRAN— Bastam Castle, in the north-central Semnan Province, is a lesser-known destination for both domestic and foreign tourists.

Some 37,000 tourists have visited the historical castle since the beginning of the current calendar year (March…

The grief of the Commander of the Faithful (Peace Be Upon Him) in this event is not only the grief of losing his wife; it is rather a reflection of divine grief and a sacred truth in the face of oppression, ignorance and human disconnection from…

TEHRAN – Iran, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Turkey signed a multilateral agreement in Istanbul aimed at expanding rail freight movement along the southern branch of the Eurasian transit corridor, reinforcing Iran’s position…

A group of Iranian lawmakers has formally submitted a motion to impeach Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadegh, citing 16 areas of concern, a member of parliament announced on Saturday.

The first day of Azar falling on November 22 has been marked in Iran’s national calendar as Lead and Zinc Day, a reminder of how central this industry has become and how closely it is tied to the country’s economic…

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More than 200 makeshift displacement sites housing hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza face severe flooding risk this winter, Al Jazeera reported Saturday, citing the latest UN humanitarian assessment.

The Office for the Coordination of…

Amir Hayat-Moghaddam, a member of parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, told Rokna news agency that the option is “on the table” and under expert review. “Several meetings have been held since the IAEA Board of…

A forum on Israel’s war crimes in Palestine has kicked off in Barcelona, Spain, Al Jazeera reported Saturday.

Called the International People’s Tribunal on Palestine, the two-day forum aims to probe war crimes committed by Israel and its…