Iran setting rules to resume foreign tourist arrivals amid pandemic

TEHRAN – The ministries of tourism and health in close collaboration with several other government bodies are defining a series of rules for admitting foreign travelers to the country amid a standstill in the global tourism industry caused mainly by the coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Iran preparing to reopen doors to foreign travelers

TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism ministry has forecast that the country will start hosting foreign travelers as of mid-summer with the priority given to travelers from the neighboring countries.

Iran-Turkmenistan border crossing to host Noruz celebration

TEHRAN – Iran and Turkmenistan are scheduled to celebrate Noruz, the Persian New Year traditions shared between the two nations, during a joint event at their border crossing on March 27, CHTN reported.

Iran closes southwestern border to Iraqi travelers

TEHRAN – Iran has closed its southwestern Chazzabeh border crossing with Iraq to inbound travelers due to insecurity and unrest in the neighboring country.

Iran temporarily lifts visa requirement for Iraqi nationals

TEHRAN – Iran’s embassy in Baghdad has announced that Iraqi nationals can visit Iran without a visa from October 24 to December 27, 2019.

Iran-Iraq border open to Arbaeen pilgrims

TEHRAN - Iran-Iraq border crossing of Khosravi was opened to Arbaeen pilgrims on Sunday in order to facilitate the commute of people who want to visit the holy city of Karbala.

 By Afshin Majlesi

Traveler recommends potential tourists to visit Iran before a “big influx”

Many tourism associates believe that Iran is still somewhat of a lesser-known destination for many avid globetrotters, saying the country, despite having enormous potentials, has a long way to go to occupy a dominant position in world tourism market.

Official borders open to foreign travelers without passport stamps

TEHRAN – All Iranian border crossings let foreign nationals in without passport stamps according to a presidential decree that orders for the waiver of physical stamping on travelers’ passports upon entering or leaving the country, Interior Ministry’s spokesman has said.

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Another border guard lost in clash with armed groups

TEHRAN – An Iranian border guard has been killed in clashes with armed bandits in the northwestern province of Kurdistan near the border with Iraq.

Maduro shuts border with Brazil to block U.S. package

President Nicolas Maduro has ordered Venezuela's border with Brazil to be shut as the US-backed opposition prepared to bring in what it calls American “humanitarian aid.”  

Pakistan army chief sees better military ties with Iran

TEHRAN – Pakistan’s chief of Army Staff says his country’s cooperation with Iran has strengthened and will continue to enhance regional security.

Girls deprived of education at border areas to be identified

TEHRAN – The presidential office for women’s and family affairs with the cooperation of the Ministry of Education is to identify girls deprived from education in border areas, said Masoumeh Ebtekar, the vice president for women’s and family affairs, here on Wednesday.

Zarif urges Pakistan to help immediately release Iranian abductees 

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif telephoned his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday to follow up on conditions of Iranian border guards who were abducted and transferred to Pakistan by terrorists late on Monday.

Guards crush armed group on Afghan border

TEHRAN – Iranian border guards on Thursday disbanded a three-member team of gunmen as they were trying to cross the country’s border with Afghanistan, local news outlets reported

Iranian commander due in Afghanistan after two border guards killed

The commander of Iran’s border police has said he plans to visit neighboring Afghanistan over a recent cross-border attack by armed assailants that led to the martyrdom of two Iranian guards in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

Quake harms historical sites in western Iran

TEHRAN – A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck western Iran late on Sunday, causing relatively minor damage to several historic and heritage sites in Kermanshah and Ilam provinces.

By Afshin Majlesi

Explore Pakistan, the land unknown to many

My Travelogue of Pakistan

When I was told by my superiors to make a journey to Pakistan, I started wondering how traveling to our neighboring country could be. Soon after, I made up my mind to perceive the country objectively and feel it personally, not in the way some mainstream media portray it.

IRGC busts terror group in northwestern Iran

TEHRAN – Islamic Revolution Guards Corps forces have smashed a group of terrorists in a northwestern province.

Iraqi province urges opening 2nd border crossing with Iran

TEHRAN – The Council of Iraqi Province of Maysan has called for opening a second border crossing with Iran as well as expanding academic cooperation and attracting Iranian investment in the province.

‘Iran police to quell any terrorist moves at borders’

TEHRAN – Iran's police chief has said that the forces under his command are fully prepared to fight any moves being made by thugs, anti-revolution gangs and Takfiri or Salafi groups at borders.

‘Pakistan Gate’ inaugurated at border crossing with Iran

TEHRAN –“Pakistan Gate” at Taftan border crossing with Iran has been inaugurated, IRNA reported on Friday.

Job creation at border areas a priority of Rouhani administration: minister

TEHRAN – A focus of the Rouhani administration is to create jobs at the country’s borders though smuggling and security are getting in the way, the interior minister said on Wednesday.

Iran marks longest maritime border in Gulf of Oman

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi has said that Iran and Oman have implemented an important agreement by marking their longest maritime border in the Gulf of Oman.

Iran says borders with Turkey open, safe for passengers 

TEHRAN – The Iranian embassy in Turkey has announced all land and air corridors with Turkey are open and Iranian nationals who are still in Turkey can get back to Iran through them.