Package tours start in Rey under strict health protocols

TEHRAN – On Monday, one-day package tours started in Rey under strict health protocols to mark the national tourism week, September 28 to October 3.

'Smart, responsible traveling' should replace ‘do not travel' recommendations: tourism minister

TEHRAN – Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Ali Asghar Munesan has said that if coronavirus-related restrictions persist, the tourism industry of the country will suffer irreparable losses and many tourism insiders will be bankrupt, adding it’s time to replace “smart and responsible traveling” with “do not travel” recommendations.

Eulogist observes symbolic social distancing in Muharram mourning

TEHRAN - Iranian eulogist Mahmoud Karimi, known for his enthusiastic eulogies for Shia Imams (AS) and their households, conducted a mourning ceremony in a working-class neighborhood in downtown Tehran on August 20, 2020.

Coronavirus: Isfahan historical sites to keep hosting online concerts if health rules observed

TEHRAN – Isfahan tourism department backs online concerts being held at historical sites of the central Iranian province if regulations both for the health of musicians and maintenance of the centuries-old sites are taken into account.

Train tours come to halt in Iran over coronavirus fears

TEHRAN – Train tours have been stopped in Iran once again over coronavirus fears as health officials have announced a surge in virus infections in some parts of the country.

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.

Dynamic distancing plan to be launched for COVID-19 containment

TEHRAN – A dynamic distancing plan will be put into operation in provinces across the country, so that each can decide whether to impose restriction or reopening, depending on the COVID-19 new cases surge in their area, Iraj Haririchi, deputy minister of health has announced.

Churches in Tehran observe social distancing

TEHRAN – Prayer services and practices were held in three churches of Tehran on Sunday in compliance with health protocols and social distancing rules, IRNA news agency reported.

Open-air recreation centers, natural landscapes open under health protocols: tourism minister

TEHRAN – Open-air recreation centers and natural landscapes have been reopened in Iran under the condition of observing health protocols to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

By Afshin Majlesi

Iran tourism industry to rebound sooner than expected: deputy minister

TEHRAN – The tourism industry of Iran will get back on the right track sooner than expected thanks to measures taken to tackle the spread of coronavirus, deputy tourism minister Vali Teymouri has said.

By Afshin Majlesi

Normal life not a distant dream as Tehran sees drop in new corona cases

The average death toll from COVID-19 pandemic in Iran has been on the decline, and also in the capital Tehran, over the past couple of weeks, thanks to a temporary lockdown introduced earlier in March.

By Afshin Majlesi

Ubiquitous coronavirus: Do travel blockades work?

Iran starts smart screening program to contain coronavirus

TEHRAN – The second phase of the social distancing plan in Iran started on Tuesday within the framework of a screening program to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Prophet Muhammad's advice against contagious diseases

TEHRAN – The coronavirus epidemic has made the governments and media to raise public awareness by providing the most accurate tips to prevent disease transmission, while the prophet of Islam, Muhammad (PBUH), had suggested good hygiene and quarantining some 1,400 years ago.

Iranians not to celebrate Nature Day amid coronavirus threat

TEHRAN- People in Iran will not go outdoors tomorrow to celebrate the national traditional festival of Nature Day, called Sizdah Bedar, to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.

5,000 drivers fined in Iran for breach of social distancing rules amid coronavirus outbreak

TEHRAN - The Iranian police have fined some 5,000 drivers who were on the roads in breach of the social distancing rules amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Iran imposes social distancing measures to curb coronavirus outbreak

TEHRAN- Iran has announced social distancing measures in a bid to minimize the spread of coronavirus.