Iranian women’s development process unique: VP

TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran has created changes in life and ideology of people in different arenas which has made the development of Iranian women unique, Vice President for Women’s and Family Affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, said on Saturday.

Sheikh Isa Qassim meets Iranian ulema in Qom

TEHRAN – Leader of Bahraini Shias Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim has met with a number of top Iranian religious scholars including Ayatollahs Nasser Makarem Shirazi, Lotfollah Safi-Golpayegani and Hossein Nouri-Hamedani in the shrine city of Qom.

Pilgrims mourn martyrdom of Prophet’s daughter

TEHRAN – A host of Shia pilgrims commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatimah Zahra (SA), the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), in a reunion held in Qom on Sunday.

Pre-Islamic potteries unearthed in central Iran

TEHRAN – A total of 22 pieces of pottery have recently been unearthed in Khaveh rural district, central Iran.

Ayatollah Khamenei: First-class idiots in Washington

TEHRAN – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution said on Wednesday that some U.S. officials are “first-class idiots”, questioning the sensibility of their failing plots against Iran.

Massive turnout at Ayatollah Shahroudi’s funeral

TEHRAN – On Wednesday a large number of people attended a funeral procession for Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, chief of the Expediency Council Chairman, who died late on Monday at the age of 70 after months of battling illness. 

Historical arcades, passageways to be restored in Qom

TEHRAN – A number of historical arcades and passageways will be restored across Iran’s central Qom province, CHTN reported.

100 historical relics to be restored in Qom

TEHRAN – A total of 100 historical objects are up for restoration by teams of cultural heritage experts and restorers across Qom province, central Iran, CHTN reported.

Vaezi meets grand ayatollahs in Qom visit

TEHRAN – Presidential chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi has held talks with a number of grand ayatollahs during his trip to Qom, Tasnim reported on Thursday.

Iran to hold intl. conference on religion, culture, and technology

TEHRAN -- The first international conference on religion, culture, and technology will be held from April 24 to 26 in the cities of Tehran and Qom.

Ayatollah Shahabadi dies at 86

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Nasrollah Shahabadi passed away in Baqiyatallah Hospital in Tehran on Monday at the age of 86, IRIB news reported.

Religious leadership backs legitimate demands: ayatollah

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani on Saturday urged officials to serve the nation, saying the religious leadership supports the people’s legitimate demands.

Ayatollah Haaeri Shirazi passes away

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Mohyeddin Haaeri Shirazi, a former member of the Assembly of Experts, passed away on Wednesday in a hospital in Qom.

Abandoned and forgotten: Aliabad Caravanserai

Detail shows exterior façade of the crumbling Aliabad Caravanserai near a village of the same name in Qom province, central Iran, September 8, 2017.

New culture minister visits top clerics 

TEHRAN – Following an established tradition at the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Seyyed Abbas Salehi, who has recently taken the helm at the ministry, traveled to Qom on Thursday to meet with a number top clerics in the city that is home to Iran’s major seminary, Feizieh.

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Iran, Italy pen €1.2b rail MOU

TEHRAN - The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, known also as RAI, and the Italian state-run railway company, Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding worth €1.2 billion on construction of a high-speed railway between the Iranian central cities of Arak and Qom.

Russian company to construct airport complex in Qom

TEHRAN- Russian Company Regiontransneft is in charge of a €2.8 billion-project on construction of an airport complex in Iranian central city of Qom.

Iran arrested terrorist team in Qom on June 7 

TEHRAN – On June 7, concurrent with the terrorist attacks in Tehran, security forces arrested a terrorist gang in the central city of Qom, the political deputy to Qom governor-general said on Tuesday.

Iranians celebrate birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi

Thousands of Iranians gathered at Jamkaran Mosque, Qom, on Friday to celebrate the birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi, the twelfth Shiite imam.  Imam Mahdi - who Shi'ites believe was a descendent of the Prophet who went into hiding 1,000 years ago and will return to establish global Islamic rule before the end of the world. 

Iran’s most advanced aerial emergency medical station opens

TEHRAN — Iran’s most advanced aerial emergency medical station was launched in the central province of Qom on Monday, ISNA news agency reported.

Clergymen participate in military drill near Qom

TEHRAN – A cleric fires a warhead by a rocket-propelled grenade at a three-day local drill near Qom, 139 kilometers southwest of Tehran. Attended exclusively by clergymen, the drill got underway on Friday, aiming to increase combat preparation of the religious preachers. Hundreds of junior and senior clerics are participating in the drill. Isna/ Ahamd Zohrabi

Subway wall collapse leaves 3 dead, 6 injured

TEHRAN — Tunnel wall collapse at a subway construction site in the central city of Qom on Thursday morning claimed three lives and left six injured, ISNA news agency reported.

Revolutionary graffiti on the walls

The shots are what’s remaining from the graffiti sprayed on the walls during 1978-79 before the Islamic Revolution. At that time people used to voice their objection to the Pahlavi dynasty by spraying graffiti including political writing or pictures of Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, and other key figures of the revolution. Ana/Abolfazl Mahrokh

Hoz-e Sultan, a gigantic natural mirror in central Iranian plateau

TEHRAN - Hoz-e Sultan, a lonely salt lake in the heart of Iran, resembles a gigantic natural mirror as its shallow water covers a vast plain of salt deposits. It is the epicenter of a relatively rich fauna as well.

Araqchi meets with Qom clerics

TEHRAN – Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Tuesday traveled to Qom to visit a number of grand ayatollahs.

In Focus: Lengthy-abandoned Iranian caravanserai undergoes excavation

A combination photo depicts archaeological associates excavating ruins of the historical Kaj Mohammad Abad Caravanserai near Qom, central Iran, on January 21, 2017.

Culture minister meets with top clerics in Qom

TEHRAN – Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri met with a number of top clerics in Qom, home to Iran’s major seminary Feizieh, on Wednesday to hold discussions on cultural issues.

Advisor: Anti-violence movement should arise from Qom

TEHRAN – A movement against violence and extremism should arise from the holy city of Qom, the president’s special aide for ethnic and religious minorities said in an address to Qom Seminary teachers on Saturday.

Ayatollah Mousavi Ardebili laid to rest

TEHRAN – On Friday, people and officials said their farewells to the late Ayatollah Seyyed Abdul Karim Mousavi Ardebili who passed away on Wednesday due to a heart failure.

Ayatollah Mousavi Ardebili passes away

TEHRAN – Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Abdul Karim Mousavi Ardebili passed away on Wednesday, days after he was hospitalized in Laleh Hospital in Tehran.