Iran tourism minister, Kazakh envoy discuss ways to expand cultural ties

TEHRAN – Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri and Kazakh ambassador to the Islamic Republic have discussed avenues to enhance cultural cooperation between the two nations. In a meeting with Ontalap Onalbayev on Saturday, Salehi-Amiri called for an extended duration for visa cancellation from 14 days to one month and direct flights

Rise in Isfahan’s handicrafts sales in Nowruz holidays

Director General of Isfahan Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department Amir Karamzadeh has said handicrafts’ trade in Isfahan province has witnessed a 20 percent year-on-year rise during Nowruz 1404 holidays. He told IRNA on Sunday that the selling of artworks at permanent shops and temporary exhibitions stood at 1,330 billion rials ($1.3 million) from March

Archaeological excavations begin at Iran’s ‘largest’ Neolithic site

TEHRAN – The third season of archaeological excavations has officially begun at Chogha Golan, a significant Neolithic site in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains, near Mehran in Ilam province. The project is being carried out on Iran’s largest Neolithic site iwith authorization from the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, ISNA reported. According

Big data aids Iran’s Nowruz travel tracking, recording over 36 million trips

TEHRAN – More than 36 million domestic trips were made across Iran during the Nowruz holidays this year, according to final statistics released at a session of the Traveling Services Coordination Headquarters, chaired by Deputy Minister of Tourism Anoushirvan Mohseni-Bandpey on Sunday. From March 15 to April 4, a total of 36,519,671 trips were recorded,

China counterpunch: The US to be the big loser in trade war 

BEIJING- China’s strong reaction to the new US tariffs clearly demonstrates that the administration of President Donald Trump is getting into completely uncharted waters.  On Friday, China announced that it will impose 34 percent tariffs on all imports from the US, which are supposed to go into effect on Thursday. China also announced curbs on

Iran to send three girls to IWF World Youth & Junior Championships

TEHRAN – Three girls will represent Iran at the 2025 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Youth and Junior Championships. The competition will take place in Lima, Peru from April 30 to May 5. Zahra Hosseini, Reyhaneh Karimi and Ghazaleh Hosseini will compete in the event. Women’s sports in Iran, including weightlifting, have made significant progress

ظرفیت 10 تریلیارد تومانی سرمایه گذاری در ایران را دریابیم

به گزارش خبرنگار اقتصادی خبرگزاری تسنیم، رهبر معظم انقلاب اسلامی در آغاز سال 1404، شعار سال را «سرمایه‌گذاری برای تولید» اعلام کردند؛ شعاری که نشان از اهمیت ویژه‌ی تقویت بخش تولید و نقش سرمایه‌گذاری در بهبود وضعیت اقتصادی کشور دارد. این رویکرد، در راستای سیاست‌های کلی نظام و برنامه‌های توسعه‌ای کشور، بر ضرورت بهره‌گیری از ظرفیت‌های

FIRA Open Competition to be held in Tehran

TEHRAN – The 12th edition of the Federation of International RoboSports Association (FIRA) Open Competition is scheduled to be held from April 15 to 18 in Tehran. This year, a total of 480 participants will participate in the event. It will include three main parts namely FIRA Air, FIRA Challenge, and FIRA Youth, featuring 22