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2021-04-09 18:43
Coronavirus: outbound travels slump by 85% during Iranian New Year holiday
TEHRAN – Iran’s outbound travels fell by 85 percent during the New Year (Noruz) holiday (March 21-April 4) compared with two years earlier, according to the head of the Association of Iranian Travel Agencies.
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2021-04-05 20:00
Sea trips in Iran grow over Noruz holidays
TEHRAN – Maritime trips ramped up over the recent Iranian New Year (Noruz) holidays as some 1.4 million maritime excursions were made over the two-week period.
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2021-04-03 21:09
Noruz visits to Iranian museums falls by one-fifth due to virus
TEHRAN – Visits to Iranian museums fell by one-fifth during the recent Iranian New Year (Noruz) holidays (March 19-April 2) in comparison to the same period two years ago, when the new coronavirus was not yet an issue.
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2021-04-02 21:05
Coronavirus cases rise in Iran as millions travel during holiday
TEHRAN – The number of coronavirus cases has been rising in Iran after millions traveled across the country during the Noruz holiday, which officially began on March 20.
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2021-03-20 14:29
Ayatollah Khamenei congratulates the nation on New Year
TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has congratulated the Iranian people on the occasion of the Persian New Year, calling on the government and the nation to support production and remove obstacles in this regard.
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2021-03-17 20:02
By Afshin Majlesi
How Iranians celebrate new year in COVID times
It is for the second consecutive year that the novel coronavirus keeps families apart on eve of the Iranian New Year.
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2021-03-14 22:32
Noruz travels authorized via public transport
TEHRAN – No ban on Noruz travels has been imposed for people who would use public transport, Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami announced on Sunday.
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2021-03-06 22:40
Iranian president declares travel ban for ‘red’, ‘orange’ zones to combat new COVID-19 variant
TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday declared new travel bans for cities situated in the “red” and “orange” zones to combat the new COVID-19 variant.
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2021-02-28 22:04
Hop-on hop-off busses reach Kish Island
TEHRAN – With only weeks to the Iranian New Year, several double-decker hop-on, hop-off busses have recently been transferred to Kish Island in the Persian Gulf.
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2021-02-19 20:05
Persian New Year: tourism ministry proposes models for domestic travels
TEHRAN – With a month to go till the start of the Iranian New Year, which has long been associated with millions of domestic travels, the Iranian tourism minister wants to find a way to partially revive the already-slumped travels in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020/04/21
By Salman Parviz
Historic fall in U.S. oil prices amid virus outbreak
TEHRAN – When the capital city of Tehran partially emerged out of the shutdown on Saturday, we witnessed some traffic on the roads for the first time after almost a month, since the beginning of Nowruz holidays. President Hassan Rouhani has refused to implement 24-hour lockdowns seen in other Middle Eastern countries.
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2020-04-18 22:00
Iranian museums to receive free internet in bid to draw more audiences
TEHRAN – All cultural heritage museums and sites across Iran will be provided with free internet access as part of a government initiative to attract more audiences, Mehr reported on Friday.
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2020-04-11 01:01
Coronavirus: National Museum of Iran hailed by online visitors
TEHRAN – Art-and-history lovers welcomed an initiative launched by the National Museum of Iran to facilitate online visits during the Persian New Year (Noruz) holidays.
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2020-04-05 19:35
Iran allocates $240m for compensating corona flight cancelations
TEHRAN - The Iranian government has allocated 10 trillion rials (about $240 million (at the official rate of 42,000 rials) to help airliners refund the cost of flights, which have been canceled by the novel coronavirus.
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2020-04-03 22:09
By Afshin Majlesi
Age-old Noruz traditions altered by coronavirus in Iran
Iranians experienced totally-changed traditions during this Noruz (the two-week New Year holidays started March 20) in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic that has crippled the tourism and hospitality industries worldwide.
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2020-03-22 12:14
U.S. proposal for medical aid to Iran may be a conspiracy: Ayatollah Khamenei
TEHRAN – Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said on Sunday that the United States' proposal to provide Iran with medical aid to fight the coronavirus may be a conspiracy as the United States is accused of producing the virus and it is said that part of the virus was produced to infect the Iranian people.
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2020-03-20 09:37
1399; Year of health, employment, surge in economic and cultural matters
TEHRAN_ Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in his new year message stated that the New Persian Year of 1399 should be a year of health, employment and surge in economic and cultural matters.
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2020-03-20 07:45
Leader determines “surge in production” as pivotal issue of New Year
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has issued a message on the occasion of the new Iranian calendar year, 1399.
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2020-03-19 10:17
Zarif: U.S. ‘vengefully’ refusing to lift sanctions; all responsible for any destructive ramifications
TEHRAN – On the occasion of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif released a video on Wednesday to congratulate the Iranian nation, who is under the US’ tough sanctions and among the hardest-hit by the coronavirus, a happy and healthy year.
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2020-03-17 13:00
Interactive virtual tours ready to respond coronavirus crisis in Iran
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian startups are offering free interactive virtual tours across the country as its tourism, like many other countries, has gone into partial or complete lock down over the Covid-19 pandemic.
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2020-03-15 19:36
By Afshin Majlesi
New year travels plunge amid virus outbreak
For many Iranians, the new year’s eve conjures up memories of holidays and traveling along dreamy beaches, silky warm seas, lush sceneries, and endless sunshine.
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2020-03-11 19:29
Travels banned to Iran’s “golden triangle” over virus fears
TEHRAN – Like many other destinations across Iran, its famed “golden triangle” of tourism, which is referred to the cities of Isfahan, Shiraz, and Yazd, has announced it will host no visiting tourists until further notice in a bid to curb the coronavirus outbreak.
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2020-03-10 19:47
Tehran’s major museums open during Noruz despite corona fear
TEHRAN – Tehran’s major museums and historical places will be open during Noruz (Iranian new year holidays, starting March 21) despite the outbreak of coronavirus.
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2020-03-10 19:46
Kish Island to close tourist sites during Noruz amid coronavirus outbreak
TEHRAN – It started with domestic flight restrictions to the Kish Island, but authorities have announced the Persian Gulf island “will receive no traveler” during the Noruz holidays (starting March 21).
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2020-02-24 19:37
Iran-Turkmenistan border crossing to host Noruz celebration
TEHRAN – Iran and Turkmenistan are scheduled to celebrate Noruz, the Persian New Year traditions shared between the two nations, during a joint event at their border crossing on March 27, CHTN reported.
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2020-01-22 18:36
Iran proposes Croatia to join UN-recognition of Noruz
TEHRAN – Iran has put forward Croatia a proposal to join a multinational dossier for Noruz that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has approved for Iran and several other countries.
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2019-05-04 00:04
Iran foreign arrivals up over 16% in Noruz
TEHRAN - The number of foreign visitors arriving in Iran rose 16.75 percent during Noruz (the Iranian new year holidays from March 21-April 4) compared to the same period last year, a senior tourism official has said.
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2019-04-26 19:55
Seafaring grows over Noruz holidays
TEHRAN – The number of sailings in Iran grew by nine percent during the Persian New Year (Noruz) holidays (March 16-April 4) in comparison to the same period last year, said deputy director of the Ports and Maritime Organization.
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2019-04-13 22:04
Half a million visits to Sa’dabad museums registered in Noruz
TEHRAN – Iran tourism body has registered over half a million visits to museums at Tehran’s Sa’dabad Cultural-Historical Complex during the New Year (Noruz) holidays (March 21-April 5).
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2019-04-13 22:02
1.1m visited Sistan-Baluchestan during Noruz
TEHRAN – Over 1.1 million visited Sistan-Baluchetan province during the New Year (Noruz) holidays (March 21-April 5), which shows 19 percent increase in comparison to the same period last year, its governor general has said.
