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2018-09-18 10:17
Majma-Pela: Traditional Muharram food offerings in northern Iran
Majma-Pela, literally meaning cooked rice served in big round tray, is a traditional food offering known as Nazri being observed in northern Iran during the month of Muharram.
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2018-09-17 12:05
Rescue drill, oil spill response exercise in Astara port
Series of rescue and relief drills as well as oil spill response exercises were performed in Astara port, northern Gilan province.
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2018-09-16 14:19
Israel suppresses 'Great March of Return' protests across Gaza
At least three Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces' live fire as hundreds of Palestinians protested across the eastern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip on the 25th Friday of "The Great March of Return."
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2018-09-11 23:56
Caravanserai evokes the past for today’s trekkers
Now abandoned and alone in Iran’s Hamadan province, the 17th-century Farasfaj Caravanserai is of its many counterparts that are scattered across the country.
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2018-09-10 21:55
“The land of turquoise-colored waters”
Photo depicts travelers reveling in natural sceneries adjacent to Atashgah village in Lordegan county of Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province, western Iran, September 9, 2018.
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2018-09-09 10:50
Hamadan win Iran Trial Championship
Hamadan Team ended as champion in The Iranian Trial Cycling Championship took place at Hamadan. Robat Karim team clinched the second place and Karaj team finished third. Iran Trial Championship is an annual national cycling championship for bicycle racing. This year, 120 cyclists from all over the country competed in Hamadan and Lalejin cities.
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2018-09-08 10:02
Gilan hosts national mat weaving festival
Iranian craftswomen weave traditional baskets during a national mat weaving festival in Fashtakeh village, northern Gilan province, on September 6, 2018.
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2018-09-06 00:47
Plain of thousands suns
The photo depicts Kalpoush plain filled with sunflowers in Mayami, north central province of Semnan, which is a tourist attraction in the region.
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2018-09-03 17:45
OANA session held in Tehran on Monday
TEHRAN- The 43rd session of Executive Board Meeting of the Organization of Asia-Pacific (OANA) News Agencies started in Tehran on Monday, with Aslan Aslanov, who is the incumbent President of the media alliance, calling for educational forums and workshops to be held on the sidelines of OANA meetings in cooperation with non-OANA members event. Tehran Times / Mohammadreza Abbasi
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2018-09-03 11:14
Vocalist Shahram Nazeri performs in Tehran
Vocalist Shahram Nazeri performs a concert at the Royal Hall of Tehran’s Espinas Hotel on September 1, 2018.
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2018-09-01 14:07
Marking 40th year since Imam Musa Sadr disappeared
Friday marked the 40th anniversary of the disappearance of Imam Musa Sadr - an Iranian-Lebanese Shia scholar - while on a tour of Libya in the summer of 1978. When civil war erupted in Lebanon in 1975, Sadr led anti-war protests. As the war escalated, the cleric also intensified his efforts to bring a voice of peace and moderation.
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2018-08-27 08:33
Artisans promote skills at national crafts exhibit
Kurdish exhibitors pose for a photo in front of their stand on the opening day of the 30th National Crafts Exhibition at the Tehran Permanent International Fairground, August 25, 2018.
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2018-08-26 14:03
Doctors-to-be take Hippocratic Oath at Avicenna Mausoleum
A group of medicine graduates took Hippocratic Oath at Avicenna Mausoleum, in west-central city of Hamedan, on Sunday.
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2018-08-17 13:11
Tanker trucks deliver water to draught-ridden areas in western Iran
Tanker trucks carrying loads of water deliver water to Khanabad and Ebrahimabad villages in the western province of Kordestan.
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2018-08-15 11:53
Rice harvest season in northern Iran paddy fields
With more than half of summer already passed, farmers in the northern province of Gilan have started harvesting rice from the paddy fields.
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2018-08-13 16:50
Various groups of people meet with Leader
Thousands of people from various groups met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Hosseinieh in Tehran on Monday morning, August 13, 2018./ Leader.ir
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2018-08-13 11:51
Kurmanji colorful wedding ceremony
Kurmanji tribe wedding ceremonies are always joyous and colorful occasions, which mainly aim to keep ancient traditions alive.
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2018-08-12 12:24
Polo competition held in Tabriz
TEHRAN – Iran’s Polo competition was held in Tabriz, the capital of the northwestern Iranian province of East Azarbaijan, on Friday.
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2018-08-11 11:36
Hojaji’s martyrdom anniversary marked
August 9 marked the first year that Mohsen Hojaji was martyred by Daesh in Syria. A large number of people across Iran gathered at Najaf-Abad’s Martyrs Cemetery to mark the memory of this national hero.
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2018-08-08 14:57
National police skills competitions underway in Isfahan
The second edition of national police skills competitions kicked off on Tuesday morning at the Shahid Beheshti training center in Isfahan.
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2018-08-07 16:38
Iran, North Korea FMs hold talks in Tehran
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho met and held talks in Tehran on August 7, 2018.
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2018-08-07 08:21
Olasbelangah, a piece of heaven on Earth!
Picture depicts a view of Olasbelangah, a mountainous landscape in the province of Gilan, northern Iran, August 5, 2018.
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2018-08-05 08:40
Northern Iranian troupe performs dance at Milad Tower
Natives of Mazandaran province wave sticks while performing a traditional dance at the foot of Tehran’s Milad Tower, August 3, 2018.
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2018-08-04 16:31
Army Games' Intl. Depth Competition underway in Nowshahr
Iranian city Nowshahr is hosting the intl. depth competition as part of the 2018 Intl. Army Games from August 1 to 9.
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2018-08-03 12:57
She wasn’t supposed to be born; now she is a top scorer in Konkur
Fatemeh Maleki, the top scorer in Konkur (the university entrance exam in Iran) in the main group of human sciences, is a daughter of a chemical warfare veteran.
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2018-08-01 12:07
Aliabad recycling park
Aliabad Park in southern Tehran is home to a number of sculptures made from recycled materials.
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2018-07-31 15:41
Local games festival held in Javaherdahst
The 17th edition of local games festival was held in Javaherdahst, Gilan province in northern Iran.
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2018-07-29 14:32
Lunar eclipse seen in Persepolis
Shot of the moon eclipse captured beside the ancient city of Persepolis, near the city of Shiraz. The multi-exposure photo shows penumbral eclipse to partial and total eclipse; and then a gradual ending of eclipse from total to penumbral.
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2018-07-25 15:30
Davud Azad band stages Persian mystical music in Tehran
Vocalist and se-tar virtuoso Davud Azad (R) and his group perform a selection of their mystical songs at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on July 23, 2018.
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2018-07-23 01:55
Iran freestyle team crowned Asian junior champion
TEHRAN – Iran freestyle team won the title of the 2018 Asian Junior Championships in New Delhi, India on Sunday.