Iran

A view of the Lake of Ghosts in Mazandaran province, northern Iran. The small lake is peppered with some dead trees that add to its charm.

2017-08-15 09:53

22 properties added to Iran’s natural heritage list

TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Organization has recently inscribed 22 natural spots and landscapes on the national heritage list, IRNA reported on Saturday.

A file photo shows people visiting the three-story Amir Chakhmaq Complex in Yazd, central Iran.

2017-08-14 20:33

Amir Chakhmaq Complex: A photogenic destination

TEHRAN - The 19th-century Amir Chakhmaq Complex with its imposing three-story facade is one of the abundant tourist hotspots of Yazd, an oasis city in central Iran.

2017-08-14 20:28

New drug death penalty bill to save 5,300 inmates on death row

TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament has passed a bill to its drug trafficking law that could commute the sentences of up to 5,300 inmates currently on death row for drug trafficking.

2017-08-14 10:41

Iran navy to dispatch forces to West Atlantic

TEHRAN – The Iranian Navy commander has highlighted his forces’ powerful presence in international waters, announcing the Navy’s fleets are planned to be dispatched to the west of the Atlantic Ocean in the near future.

2017-08-14 09:45

IRGC officer killed in Syria

TEHRAN – A military officer from the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has been killed in a recent clash with Daesh in Syria, the Young Journalists Club reported on Sunday.

2017-08-14 09:45

JCPOA violation to have ‘dire’ consequences: Russian professor

TEHRAN – Vitaly Naumkin, the head of the Centre for Arab Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Oriental Studies, has said the consequences of a potential move by the U.S. to renege on its commitments to the JCPOA will be ‘dire’.

2017-08-14 09:39

‘Science Ministry to be provided with caretaker’

TEHRAN – The Ministry of Science will be provided with a caretaker before a minister is introduced and approved, minister of ICT told reporters on Sunday on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting.

2017-08-13 20:08

Endangered Hircanian forests saved against mining exploration

TEHRAN — The governor general of the northern province of Mazandaran has rescinded a permit for mining exploration across 11,000 hectares of Hircanian forests in a move toward saving valuable, yet endangered natural resources.

2017-08-13 20:06

Rouhani: Nuclear deal beneficial to Iran, region and entire world

TEHRAN – The nuclear deal is definitely to the benefit of Iran, region and the whole world, Persident Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday.

2017-08-13 19:58

Iran parliament eases drug death penalty

TEHRAN - Iran's parliament passed a long-awaited amendment to its drug trafficking laws on Sunday, raising the thresholds that can trigger capital punishment.

2017-08-13 19:29

Mounesan named Iran’s new tourism chief

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani in a decree on Sunday appointed Ali-Asghar Mounesan as the new director of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Organization.

Iran able to return to pre-JCPOA nuclear capability with greater speed: Salehi

2017-08-13 10:24

Kazakh president bestows Iran’s nuclear chief with medal of honor

TEHRAN – Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of Kazakhstan, has bestowed a medal of honor on director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi.

2017-08-13 10:23

Rouhani orders merger of free zones council

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has ordered the merger of the Free Zones Supreme Council into the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance, a parliamentarian has said.

2017-08-13 10:23

Supreme Leader’s office in Saudi Arabia reopened

TEHRAN – Two weeks after Iranian pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia to attend the Hajj rituals, the Supreme Leader’s Hajj Office in the Kingdom was reopened with the participation of the head of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Hamid Mohammadi, ISNA reported.

2017-08-13 10:22

Rouhani’s approach toward Pakistan-Iran security appreciable: MP

The chairperson of the Pakistan Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs has said Islamabad highly appreciates Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s attitude towards the security of Pakistan.

2017-08-13 10:21

Iranian VP congratulates Singapore on national day

TEHRAN – Iran’s First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri on Saturday congratulated Singapore on its national day, according to the government’s official website.

2017-08-13 10:21

Iran wins 2nd place in Sea Cup 2017

TEHRAN – The Joshan missile boat, which represented the Iranian Navy, came second after gaining 234 points at Sea Cup competition held within the 2017 International Army Games.

2017-08-12 20:52

Tehran, Baghdad set to ink MOU on Arbaeen pilgrimage

TEHRAN – Tehran and Iraq will soon sign a memorandum of understanding during the visit to Tehran of Iraqi Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji.

2017-08-12 20:00

Iran renews call to end Yemen crisis

TEHRAN – On Saturday, Iran renewed its call for steps to end the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

A view of St. Basil’s Cathedral, a major tourist destination in Moscow

2017-08-12 19:40

Iranian tourist arrivals to Russia rise 9% in H1

TEHRAN – The number of Iranian travelers who visited Russia during the first half of 2017 has witnessed 9 percent year-on-year growth, according to Rostourism - Russia’s Federal Agency for Tourism.

People revel in a hot water spring near Sareyn in Ardebil province.

2017-08-12 19:40

Dagestani bank offers $100m to Iran health tourism

TEHRAN - Republic of Dagestan’s Elbin Bank aims to invest $100 million in Iran by constructing a health tourism township near the city of Ardebil in northwest of the country, IRNA reported on Friday.

A view of Miyandasht Caravanserai in north central Iran

2017-08-12 19:39

Centuries-old caravanserais ceded to private sector

TEHRAN – Two caravanserais in Semnan Province, north central Iran, were ceded to the private sector by auction late last week with the aim of making the best use of such centuries-old heritage sites, CHTN reported on Wednesday.

2017-08-12 18:50

By Mehdi Sepahvand

The rising ‘Empire’: global, genuinely Persian

The American fear of a rising Persian Empire resurfaced one more last week as former secretary of state Henry Kissinger warned President Donald Trump that a power vacuum after the demolition of ISIS will definitely put Iran in a one-on-one situation to score a new Persian Empire.

2017-08-12 18:06

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