Kish Island

2025-10-17 22:36

Three foreign plays to attend 6th Kish International Short Theater Festival

TEHRAN – Three foreign plays will be staged in the international section of the 6th Kish International Short Theater Festival, which will kick off in Kish Island, in the Persian Gulf, on Saturday.

2025-10-07 17:58

Basra roadshow: necessity of developing tourism and border cooperation between Iran and Iraq

TEHRAN-- Iraq roadshow was held on October 6 with the participation of more than 50 tourism and investment companies from Basra province.

2025-10-07 17:57

Four museums open under Mostazafan Foundation

TEHRAN— Four new museums have recently been inaugurated under the Mostazafan Foundation’s Dafineh Museum Group.

2025-09-24 17:43

55 Iranian hotels nominated for Green Label Award

TEHRAN— A total of 55 hotels from 15 provinces and one from Kish Free Zone will compete in the first round of awarding the Green Label for Iranian Hotels, Mohammad Jahanshahi, the Secretary of the National Committee for Nature Tourism, has said.

2025-08-25 16:08

Persian Gulf islands

TEHRAN—Persian Gulf is the warmest body of water in the world. In spite of its salty water, there are 200 freshwater springs on the floor and 25 completely fresh springs on the shores of the Persian sea, which originate from Zagros mountains.

2025-07-27 18:02

Discover Qeshm, the largest island of the Persian Gulf

TEHRAN - Qeshm Island, the largest island in the Persian Gulf, is where natural wonders, strategic geography, and ancient culture intersect.

Local residents of Soheili village sit on the deck of a traditional Lenj boat near the coast of this southern Iranian village, located on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf. The swaying mangroves of the Hara Forest can also be seen in the background.

2025-06-06 17:26

By Afshin Majlesi

Soheili village: a model of sustainable tourism in southern Iran

QESHM ISLAND - As a journalist focused on tourism and cultural heritage, my recent journey to Soheili village, located on the sun-kissed Qeshm Island in southern Iran, felt less like a reporting mission and more like uncovering a hidden gem with astonishing potential.

2025-05-17 18:13

Zarif highlights Kish Island’s potential in Halal tourism

TEHRAN - Mohammad Javad Zarif, who served as Iranian foreign minister from 2013 to 2021, has emphasized the importance of promoting Kish Island’s strengths in the fields of Halal and targeted tourism, highlighting its potential to attract Muslim travelers.

Iranian tourism minister Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri delivers a speech to representatives of ECO member states at a tourism market symposium in Kish Island, May 13, 2025.

2025-05-14 15:17

Iranian minister calls for renewed regional cooperation at ECO tourism symposium

TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism minister has called for a renewed approach to regional cooperation among the member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), emphasizing deeper people-to-people ties and cultural exchange as the driving force behind sustainable tourism development in the region.

2025-05-09 17:49

Pakistani investors express readiness to invest in Kish Island

TEHRAN— A number of Pakistani investors have expressed their readiness to start administrative cooperation with Kish Island in the south of Iran during their trip to the touristic island.

2025-05-05 18:27

Kish to host symposium on tourism market for ECO member states

TEHRAN—Kish Island in the south of Iran will host ambassadors, managers, and tourism activists of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) member states in a symposium on the tourism market during May 13-15.

Moslem Shojaei, the director-general for marketing and tourism development at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, addresses a press conference at a ministry’s conference hall, April 27, 2025.

2025-04-27 17:44

100 tour operators from 33 countries to attend Tehran forum

TEHRAN – Iran is set to host an international tour operators forum from tomorrow until May 2.

2025-04-25 17:02

Tourism promotion ways explored between Kish and Dagestan

TEHRAN--Mohammad-Jafar Kabiri, CEO of the Kish Free Zone Organization, during his one-day visit to Russia’s Republic of Dagestan, met with local officials, talked and studied ways of promoting tourism cooperation between Kish Island in southern Iran and Russia, IRNA quoted the Public Relations Department of Kish Free Zone Organization as saying on Thursday.

2025-03-17 17:17

Kish Island to host new museum dedicated to Islamic heritage

TEHRAN - A historical building on Kish Island is set to be converted into a museum dedicated to showcasing Islamic-era relics and arts following a newly signed agreement between the Dafineh Museums Group and the Kish Free Zone Organization.

2025-03-16 16:30

Direct flights launched between Kish Island and Dushanbe

TEHRAN – On Sunday, Kish Airlines commenced direct flights between Kish Island in southern Iran and Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.

2025-02-04 15:02

Kish Island to play host to 4th intl. WANA congress

TEHRAN – The fourth international congress of West Asian and North African (WANA) countries is scheduled to be held from May 3-4 in the Persian Gulf island of Kish.

2025-01-01 16:14

Kish Expo 2025 to host over 300 foreign participants

TEHRAN- Over 300 foreign participants will attend Kish Expo 2025, which is planned to be held at the Kish International Exhibition Center on Kish Island in the south of Iran during January 18-24, the executive secretary of the exhibition announced.

2024-12-29 18:42

104% growth in intl. tourists visiting Kish Island

TEHRAN - The CEO of Kish Free Zone Organization, Mohammad Kabiri, has said that during the last month, the number of foreign tourists who visited the Island has registered 104% growth.

2024-11-17 17:46

Flights between Sanandaj, Kurdistan Region of Iraq proposed to strengthen tourism

TEHRAN – Moslem Shojaei, the director of marketing and foreign tourism development at Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, has announced promising outcomes from Iran’s recent tourism roadshow held in Sulaymaniyah, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.