Italian, French troupes scratch Fajr gigs due to homeland COVID-19 rules

TEHRAN – The Fajr International Theater Festival announced on Saturday that two troupes from Italy and France have canceled their performances at the Iranian festival due to COVID-19 restrictions for departure from their country of origin.

Iran national handicrafts exhibit canceled amid COVID uncertainty

TEHRAN – The 35th national handicrafts exhibition of Iran has been canceled due to ongoing uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic.

Iran cancels intl. competition of Fajr theater festival as global coronavirus cases grow 

TEHRAN – Director of the Fajr International Theater Festival said on Wednesday that the international competition of the 2021 edition of the event will not be held due to a spike in coronavirus cases around the globe.

Coronavirus cancels Qalishuyan religious ritual

TEHRAN - Qalishuyan, a religious ritual which was held annually in the central city of Kashan, has been called off this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite resuming flights UAE not issuing visas for Iranians: report

TEHRAN – The United Arab Emirates is not issuing visas for Iranian nationals although its flag career Emirates has resumed flights to/from the Iranian capital Tehran after some six months of halt over the coronavirus pandemic, ISNA reported on Wednesday.

Fam tour in Lorestan province canceled as virus picks up again

TEHRAN – A preplanned familiarization tour in Lorestan, one of culturally and naturally rich provinces in western Iran, has been canceled as the spread of the coronavirus picks up again in parts of the country, organizers said on Tuesday.

Tehran Intl. Book Fair 2020 canceled over escalation in COVID-19 cases   

TEHRAN – Deputy Culture Minister for Cultural Affairs Mohsen Javadi announced on Sunday that the Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) has been canceled for 2020.

Fajr Intl. Film Festival cancels 2020 edition over coronavirus

TEHRAN – The Fajr International Film Festival, Iran’s major film event, has canceled the 38th edition over the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival’s president said on Thursday.

Coronavirus cancels Leader’s annual meeting with literati

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s annual meeting with literati, which is organized during the holy month of Ramadan every year, has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Iran allocates $240m for compensating corona flight cancelations

TEHRAN  - The Iranian government has allocated 10 trillion rials (about $240 million (at the official rate of 42,000 rials) to help airliners refund the cost of flights, which have been canceled by the novel coronavirus.

COVID-19 cancels ITB Berlin 2020 

TEHRAN – International Tourism Fair (ITB) Berlin has been canceled due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, organizers said on Friday.

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Virus worries forces cancelation of travel fairs

TEHRAN – Dozens of travel fairs and conferences have so far been postponed worldwide due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, disrupting deals worth billions of dollars.

Iran rules out massive cancelation of inbound tours

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy tourism minister Vali Teymouri on Monday ruled out speculations that inbound tours have been massively canceled in the wake of recent tragic incidents in the country.

Shiraz European Film Week canceled

TEHRAN – The European Film Week, which opened on Saturday simultaneously in eight Iranian cities, was canceled in Shiraz, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Tuesday.