In 2021 the United States’ 20-year war in Afghanistan finally came to a close with the final withdrawal of American troops from the country. Now, another long-running US conflict could be about to end with the United States reportedly set to begin talks on pulling out of Iraq. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced […]
The participants of the Astana format, which includes Iran, Russia, Syria, Türkiye, and the UN gathered for their 21st meeting to discuss the impact of the situation in Gaza on Syria in the wake of fresh attacks by Israel. Representatives of Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and […]
On the anniversary of the assassination of Martyr Darioush Rezayinejad, one of the Iranian nuclear scientists who was assassinated on 23 July 2011, Nasser Kan’ani in a tweet wrote, “Cowardly assassination of heroes of our scientific prowess didn’t help behind-the-curtain terrorists to achieve their goals.” “Peaceful nuclear industry of Iran owes its flourishing to Rezayinejad & […]
According to a statement by the Department of Public Relations of the Holy Defense Garden-Museum, Ruhollah Hosseinzadeh, the CEO of the company specializing in the development of Iran tourism and world Tourism, said Monday that “The first training and briefing session for foreign exhibitions with the participation of more than 120 active travel agencies active in the […]
According to the General Directorate of Public Relations and Information, the Iraqi delegation, accompanied by Mohammad Ali Kiani, Director General of Cultural Cooperation and Iranians Abroad, visited the museum and were welcomed by Jibril Nokandeh, Director-General of the National Museum of Iran. The visit started from the historical section of the Museum of Ancient Iran […]
The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. As the date of Eid depends on the sighting of the moon, there may be variations in the exact date that is celebrated around the world. The announcement of the exact dates of Eid Al-Fitr […]
The 10th day of Ordibehesht – the second month on the Iranian calendar – has been designated as the Persian Gulf National Day to commemorate not only the historical victory of the Iranian forces against the trespassers in the southern waters but also to remind all that the true name of the Persian Gulf will remain so forever. The […]
In a meeting held on Wednesday, the chairman of the Iranian Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Mahdi Imanipour and the Co-Director General of Nicaragua’s Culture Institute Enrique Morales Alonso signed a 5-year MoU on cultural and artistic cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, Imanipour stated that the MoU has great potential that […]
TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – On the second anniversary of the Martyrdom of Lt. General Qassem Soleimani and Iraq’s Second-in-Command of Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU) Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a ceremony of commemoration was held in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The commemoration ceremony was held in Sarajevo on Friday in the presence of the families of the […]
TEHRAN – A centuries-old rock-carved inscription has recently been discovered in Marvdasht plain, which is home to the UNESCO-registered sites of Persepolis and Pasargadae as well as tens of other magnificent structures, in southern Fars province. The inscription bears Middle Persian (or Pahlavi) script and it is carved in the face of a giant rock […]
TEHRAN – Rey tourism directorate is set to organize a photo exhibition, which features people, monuments, and landscapes of the ancient Iranian city during the 19th-century. “The exhibit will showcase a selection of 30 photographs and paintings of Cheshmeh-Ali, Tughrul Tower, Borj-e Khamoushan (Tower of Silence), and the holy shrines of Shah Abdol Azim and […]
TEHRAN – Centuries-old Silver Bowl of Rashi has recently been returned to Rasht Archaeological Museum Gilan province after almost three decades, the provincial tourism chief has announced. The silver bowl was discovered during the early 1990s excavations at the Rashi Rudbar archaeological site in the northern province, Masoud Hallajpur said on Wednesday. The historical relic […]
