TEHRAN — The ancient city of Isfahan, with a positive vote of over 30 member states of the UN Tourism Commission, has become the host of the 38th gathering of the Regional Commission of East Asia in 2026, said Isfahan Governor-General Mehdi Jamalinejad. The 37th gathering of the Regional Commission of East Asia was held

TEHRAN — Hezar- Daf Festival is to be held in Palangan village, Kordestan province, in late April, said the director general of the province’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Department. Mansour Mehrzad told ISNA that this year may be the last chance for a possible registration of Palangan on the World Best Tourism Villages list. Iranian

TEHRAN – A recent archaeological excavation in Ghamari Cave in Lorestan province has drawn considerable domestic and international attention. The project, a collaborative effort between Sonia Shidrang of Shahid Beheshti University and Fereidoun Biglari of the National Museum of Iran, was conducted between late February and early April. The findings have been widely reported across

بر اساس احکام قانون بودجه سال 1404 که جهت اجرا به گمرکات اجرایی ابلاغ شده بعد از سالها وقفه، واردات خودرو به روش بدون انتقال ارز برای ایرانیان خارج از کشور کلیدخورد. منبع

TEHRAN – Iran has mobilized 220 trillion rials (around $440 million) through bank loans and applicant contributions in the Previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20, 2025) to finance the construction of housing units in new towns under the National Housing Movement scheme, a senior official said. According to the New Towns Development Company,

TEHRAN – Armenia’s ambassador to Iran Grigor Hovhannisyan has called for expanded bilateral cooperation to raise trade volume between Tehran and Yerevan to $3.0 billion, stressing that current economic ties fall short of the two nations’ strong political relations. According to Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), Hovhannisyan made the remarks during

TEHRAN – Iran’s Agriculture Ministry plans to implement modern irrigation systems across 70,000 hectares of farmland in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 20), amid efforts to boost water efficiency in the face of growing shortages, a senior official said. According to the ministry, Fariborz Abbasi, director of the Modern Irrigation Systems Development

TEHRAN – The head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has proposed the formation of a joint trade committee with Slovakia, aimed at strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries. Speaking in a virtual meeting with his Slovak counterpart Peter Mihok on Monday, Samad Hassanzadeh, said the proposed committee could pave

TEHRAN – Iran exported non-oil commodities valued at $7.2 billion to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20, 2025, according to an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA). Abolfazl Akbarpour, the deputy head of IRICA for planning and international affairs, said that

TEHRAN – Supported by the Organization for Development of International Cooperation in Science and Technology, Iranian knowledge-based firms will participate in EXPO MED 2025, which is planned to be held from April 24 to 26, in Istanbul, Turkey. Bringing together the latest trends and cutting-edge technologies of the medical industry, the exhibition will welcome more