TEHRAN – The number of Russian tourists visiting Iran is projected to surpass 50,000 in 2024, according to an Iranian official. “Last year, about 50,000 Russian tourists traveled to Iran and that figure is expected to reach a new high this year,” said Moslem Shojaei, who presides over the Office for Foreign Tourism Marketing and

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s National Paralympic Committee (NPC) Ghafour Karegari met with president of the World Taekwondo (WT) Chungwon Choue at the World Taekwondo headquarters in Seoul, South Korea on Saturday. Karegari requested Choue to award a Universality slot (wild card) to para taekwondo athlete Mahdi Pourrahnama in Paris. The South Korean president also

TEHRAN – In their first-ever participation in the competition, the Japanese B.LEAGUE champions Hiroshima Dragonflies secured third place by winning an exciting clash against Shahrdari Gorgan, 81-76 on Saturday. It was revenge for the Dragonflies who had lost to this same team earlier in the Group Phase, 94-81. Ryo Yamazaki finished with 18 points on

TEHRAN – Iran has been chosen to host a UNESCO session on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in 2025. The decision was made during the tenth session of the General Assembly of the 2003 Convention, which took place from June 11 to 12 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. According to Mehr news agency, the assembly recognized

TEHRAN – Iran national football team head coach Amir Ghalenoei has defended his side’s performance in the second round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 qualifiers, despite facing criticism from experts. Iran finished top of Group E, ahead of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Hong Kong, and will be seeded

TEHRAN – Iranshahr, previously recognized as the national city of needlework, is set to host a festival celebrating this intricate art form.  The event will showcase a wide array of needlework pieces and honor the veterans of this craft. Visitors can look forward to a vibrant display of traditional and contemporary needlework, highlighting the skill

TEHRAN – Available data suggests more than 16,000 artisans have been registered as craftspeople in Zanjan province, a local official said. In the past three years, 4,000 handicraft licenses have been issued or renewed within the province, Seyyed-Saeid Safavi added. The official further elaborated that Zanjan’s artisans work across 55 different handicraft disciplines, with a

به گزارش گروه سیاست خارجی خبرگزاری تسنیم، ناصر کنعانی، سخنگوی وزارت امور خارجه با تایید خبر آزادی حمید نوری شهروند ایرانی از زندان‌های سوئد گفت: آزادی حمید نوری شهروند ایرانی که با دسیسه و طراحی رژیم صهیونیستی و عاملیت گروهک تروریستی نفاق گرفتار شده بود، جلوه دیگری از دیپلماسی اقتدار جمهوری اسلامی ایران در تحقق و

TEHRAN –The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the  International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have discussed ways to enhance rehabilitation services for vulnerable and disabled individuals in  Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchestan. During a meeting on Thursday, Razieh Alishvandi, the IRCS director for international affairs, and Vincent Cassard, representatives of the ICRC in

TEHRAN – The Times Higher Education (THE) has included 33 universities from Iran among the top 1,500 universities pursuing sustainable development goals (SDG) compared to 27 universities in 2023. THE evaluated 2,152 universities from 125 countries to produce the overall Impact Ranking for 2024. A total of 29 Iranian universities are mentioned in the overall