By Afshin Majlesi

Hoz-e Sultan: Discover huge natural mirror in central Iranian plateau

TEHRAN – Iranian landscape, as you probably know, changes dramatically from region to region; snow-capped mountains, barren plains and deserts, green valleys, coastal lands and various-sized islands to name a few.

By Huda Z

Six-day sacred defense exhibition in Qom ends in all its glory

QOM - One thing I absolutely love about Iran is how the Iranians remember their history and retell it over and over again.

Iran and its enormous potential for religious tourism

TEHRAN – Iran is growing into a major destination for religious tourism despite U.S. sanctions on its economy, some experts say. 

Army brigade hold firing range session near Qom

TEHRAN – Islamic Republic of Iran Ground Force Quick Reaction Force Brigade 223 hold training session in their outdoor shooting range in Aliabad, near Qom, central Iran on Tuesday morning.

Nigerian seminary students in Qom show solidarity with Sheikh Zakzaky

TEHRAN – Nigerian seminary students in Qom have expressed their solidarity with the imprisoned leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.

Imam Reza (AS) Intl. Festival to open in Qom

TEHRAN – The 17th edition of the Imam Reza (AS) International Festival will open tomorrow with the birthday celebration of Hazrat Masumeh (SA), the sister of the Imam (AS), at her holy shrine in Qom.

Birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi (AS) named national heritage

TEHRAN –Celebration of the birth anniversary of the twelfth and last Shia Imam, Imam Mahdi (AS), at Jamkaran Mosque in the central city of Qom, has been added to the national heritage list, the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization announced on Friday.

Mirror of the sky: Visit Hoz-e Sultan in central Iranian plateau

TEHRAN – Salt lakes sometimes appear like giant expanses of mirror, making it hard to differentiate between the sky and the ground. Hoz-e Sultan, a lonely salt lake in the heart of Iran, is one of those.

BIB winning illustrations to go on display in Qom

TEHRAN – An exhibition of 42 winning works from the Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB) will open at Eshraq Gallery in Qom on Thursday.

Restoration underway on Mulla Sadra’s home in Kahak

TEHRAN- On a day in the 17th century in Iran’s Kahak, one might have heard the mellow tone of Mulla Sadra teaching his pupils at his home, where it is now teemed with sounds of hammering or the scraping of paint to be restored in honor of the influential Iranian philosopher.

‘It’s simplistic to believe that recent floods recharge groundwater resources’

TEHRAN — Believing that groundwater resources will be simply recharged after recent floods is simplistic and unscientific, head of groundwater resources department at Qom Province Regional Water Company has said.

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

Scholars, students gather in Qom for Mahdism conference

QOM - The two-day 15th International Conference on the Mahdaviat Doctrine kicked off in Qom on Thursday with many eminent personalities from various fields in attendance.

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.