Qom

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  • Funeral ceremony 2026-07-14 21:28

    By Xavier Villar 

     Qom to Mashhad: A counter-map in motion 

    MADRID - To name a territory is to claim it. The inscription of a name upon a landscape is never a neutral act of description; it is the imposition of an order. Modern cartography and toponymy executed a foundational violence when they converted the living continuity of inhabited spaces into the rigid grammar of property.

  • Rivers of mourners took to the street to respect the coffin of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution martyred in the U.S.-Israeli airstrike on Feb. 28 2026-07-10 20:53

    By Garsha Vazirian

    ‘Revenge’ and resilience dominate coverage of martyred Leader’s rites

    Largest funeral in modern history forces Western media to abandon ‘brittle Iran’ narrative

    TEHRAN — When the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, was laid to rest at the Imam Reza (AS) shrine in Mashhad on July 9, foreign news organizations had already spent an exhaustive week scrambling to report a staggering reality their corporate editorial lines never anticipated.

  • Farewell ceremony of Martyr Leader 2026-07-04 18:33

    By staff writer 

    The epitome of resistance against bullies and hegemons

    TEHRAN - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was recognized as the embodiment of defiance against bullying nations and Western hegemony, particularly that led by the United States. Firm and unwavering in his stance, he never succumbed to pressure or intimidation. Ultimately, he lost his life standing up to bullies and challenging hegemons. He will be remembered as a distinguished political and religious leader, renowned for his extraordinary courage and bravery.

  • Pezeshkian 2026-06-30 20:53

    Internal divisions will weaken national strength, president says

    TEHRAN– Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said internal divisions will undermine the country's national strength and embolden its adversaries, stressing that national unity and cohesion remain Iran's greatest strategic asset.

  • Pezeshkian 2026-06-29 22:58

    Pezeshkian meets Grand Ayatollahs in Qom

    TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian traveled to the holy city of Qom for a series of meetings with the leading Shiite clerics, during which he discussed the government's domestic agenda, regional developments, and the latest diplomatic achievements, including the planned release of $6 billion of Iran's frozen assets held in Qatar.

  • Martyred leader's funeral ceremonies to be nominated for national heritage status 2026-06-29 17:46

    Martyred leader's funeral ceremonies to be nominated for national heritage status

    TEHRAN – Iran's minister of cultural heritage said on Monday that the government plans to seek national heritage registration for the planned funeral ceremonies of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Mehr news agency reported.

  • Qom attends Quds Day Rally and funeal of martyrs 2026-03-14 10:55

    Qom attends Quds Day Rally and funeal of martyrs

  • Qom 2026-02-27 15:47

    Qom on path of cultural heritage, tourism development

    TEHRAN--Qom province, with more than 8,000 years of civilization and cultural and historical attractions, is entering a new stage of cultural heritage, tourism and handicraft development, along with a significant increase in credits and the implementation of extensive projects in the field of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts.

  • Nouri Hamedani 2026-01-10 16:24

    Grand ayatollah denounces treason against the country

    QOM – Grand Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani has condemned treason against the Islamic Republic system and the Islamic Revolution by the seditionists.

  • 17 foreign tour groups visit Fatima Masumeh Shrine in Qom 2026-01-05 17:12

    17 foreign tour groups visit Fatima Masumeh Shrine in Qom

    TEHRAN - Seventeen foreign tour groups from nine countries have paid visits to the Fatima Masumeh Shrine in the city of Qom over the past week, the shrine’s international affairs office said.

  • Qom 2025-12-21 18:07

    Qom has potential to implement ‘tourist card’ project

    TEHRAN--Qom is one of the most sustainable tourism destinations in Iran and can be selected as a pilot for implementation of the ‘tourist card’ project given its domestic and foreign pilgrims, Shia authority, and religious events, said Qom governor-general on Saturday.

  • Qom 2025-10-18 17:50

    Qom comprehensive tourism plan under compilation

    TEHRAN—A meeting to review the draft comprehensive tourism plan for Qom was held with the presence of Qom Governor Akbar Behnamjou and a number of provincial officials, during which the development of the comprehensive tourism plan for this province was initiated.

  • Qom 2025-09-05 17:20

    Qom to become a tourism hub within five years, minister says

    TEHRAN—Qom province will gain special status in domestic and foreign tourism within five years through expanding the infrastructures, supporting the private sector and continued management stability, said Cultural Heritage Minister Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri.

  • Iraq 2025-08-30 16:36

    Iran seeks to expand tourism ties with Iraq

    TEHRAN – Iran aims to broaden tourism cooperation with Iraq across four sectors, a senior industry official said.

  • Pezeshkian meets Ayatollah Arafi 2025-07-23 22:35

    Pezeshkian discusses role of religious institutions with Head of the Iranian Islamic seminaries

    TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with Head of the Islamic Seminaries Ayatollah Alireza Arafi during his unofficial visit to the holy city of Qom on Wednesday evening.