* The Chabahar Monsoon Festival began in the Chabahar Free Trade Zone on Thursday.

Festival organizers hope to boost the tourism industry in the region with the motto "Tourism and Inexpensive Travelling".

The festival continues until September 22.

* The First Gathering of War Reporters, held to commemorate the reporters of the Sacred Defense, was held at the Paidari Cultural Center on Wednesday.

The bravery of martyr Dariush Goudarzikia, a war photographer, and Kazem Akhavan, an Iranian photojournalist who disappeared in southern Lebanon and is believed to be in prison in Israel, were honored at the gathering.