Italian flamingos glamour of birdwatching in southwest Iran, tourism minister says

TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister Ezzatollah Zarghami has said the Italian flamingos lend glamour to the birdwatching opportunities in the wetlands of Abadan, southwest Iran.

Abadan Sacred Defense museum in need of investment, minister says

TEHRAN – There is a need for more investment in the Sacred Defense Museum Garden in the southwestern city of Abadan, the Iranian tourism minister has said. 

Azerbaijan president offers condolences over Abadan building collapse

TEHRAN – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has offered condolences over a deadly building collapse in the southern Iranian city of Abadan, which resulted in the death of more than 30 people. 

5 dead, tens injured as building collapses in southwest Iran

TEHRAN – At least five people have lost their lives and 27 others have been injured when parts of an unfinished 10-story building in Abadan, southwestern Khuzestan province, collapsed on Monday afternoon.

Abadan to host Arabian horse festival 

TEHRAN – The southwestern Iranian city of Abadan will be hosting a horse festival dedicated to the pure Arabian breeds of the animal. 

Abadan Museum Garden to be inaugurated in Sacred Defense Week

TEHRAN – A museum dedicated to the Sacred Defense (the 1980-1988 Iran–Iraq war) will be inaugurated in the southwestern city of Abadan on September 23 on the occasion of the Sacred Defense Week (starting September 21).

By Afshin Majlesi

AFZ has potential for launching air taxi service: tourism expert

TEHRAN – There is a potential for launching air taxi service in Arvand Free Zone, southwest Iran, as the region enjoys the presence of businessmen, travelers, investors as well as foreign nationals, local tourism expert Mahmoud Navaser told the Tehran Times.