6% hike in Sistan-Baluchestan visitors
Financial Tribune- Tourism to the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan saw a 6% increase during the Norouz (Iranian New Year) holidays (March 21-April…
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Kish hoteliers happy with Norouz tourist boom
Financial Tribune- All 46 hotels on Kish Island enjoyed an enviable 98% or above occupancy rate during the two-week (March 20-April 2)…
Photos: Supreme Leader receives senior commanders of the Armed forces
IRNA- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei receives top commanders of Iran’s Armed Forces in Tehran on April…
7% decrease in Iran road crashes despite increased trips
IFP – The first two weeks of the Iranian New Year (which starts on March 20 or 21) is a major travel…
Iranian music band performs in Scandinavia
IRNA – Shabdiz Music Band performed in four Scandinavian countries to celebrate the Iranian New Year, Norouz, 1396, which began on March…
Iran burned 1.1b liters of gasoline in 13 days
Financial Tribune – Atotal of 1.114 billion liters of gasoline, or 85.6 million liters daily, were burned during the Persian New Year…
Photos: Caspian Sea coastal areas during Nowruz holidays
Tasnim | Vahid Ahmadi: Millions of visitors from across Iran travel to the country’s northern provinces along the Caspian Sea’s southern coasts…
Photos: Game of Polo played at Isfahan’s Naqsh-e Jahan square
Tasnim | Ali Khodaei: Tourists visiting Isfahan, central Iran, during Nowruz (new Persian year holidays), watched a symbolic game of polo (also…
Photos: Iranians celebrate Sizdah Bedar by spending time in nature
ISNA l Amin Khosroshahi: People across Iran celebrate Sizdah Bedar, the traditional Persian festival of nature, on Sunday by spending time outdoors.…
Iran in photos: Mar. 27- Apr. 2
April 2, The Iran Project – Iranians marking Nowruz, President Hassan Rouhani visit to Russia and meeting with senior officials, Iran marking…
Dishes served in Iran during Nowruz: Reshteh Polo
IFP- As a common practice among the people of different religions, cultures and nationalities around the globe on the eve or first…
Iranians celebrate Sizdah Bedar by spending time in nature
IRNA – People across Iran celebrate Sizdah Bedar, the traditional Persian festival of nature, on Sunday by spending time outdoors. Sizdah Bedar,…
Photos: Nowruz passengers in Shiraz
FNA I Amin Faezi: Shiraz is Iran’s cultural capital, a center of philosophy and learning down the centuries. Persia’s most famous poet,…
Photos: Iran’s Kish Island in Spring
Tasnim I Hossein Tahavori: Kish Island, located on the north east of the Persian Gulf about 17 km from the southern offshore…
Dishes Served in Iran during Nowruz: Kaak
IFP- As a common practice among the people of different religions, cultures and nationalities around the globe on the eve or first…
Photos: Global celebration of Nowruz held in Golsetan Palace
IRNA| Amin Jalali: At a ceremony held in Golestan Palace of Tehran, the ancient ritual of Nowruz was celebrated with guests from…
IRGC General Soleimani visits first VP’s family on Nowruz
IFP – Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, has paid a visit to…
Nowruz, global festival with roots in Iran: Cultural official
IRNA – Vice-President and Head of Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization describes Norouz as an ultra-national and global festival with…
Photos: Persepolis hosts Nowruz tourists
FNA | Amin Faezi: UNESCO’s World Heritage Site Persepolis hosts guests from across Iran and the world during the Nowruz holidays.
Parl. to retaliate US anti-Iran law after Nowruz holidays
MNA – The chair of the national security and foreign policy committee of Iran’s Parliament told the media that the Iranian lawmakers…
Iran analyst: Trump’s Nowruz greeting struck ‘different tone’ than those issued by Obama
Algemeiner | Barney Breen-Portnoy: President Donald Trump has taken a tough stance toward the Tehran regime since he took office in January,…
Photos: Nowruz tourists visit Sa’dabad Palace
IRNA| Mahdi Qorbani: The Saadabad Palace is a palace built by the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran in the Shemiran area of Tehran.…
Photos: Golestan Palace in Nowruz 96
ISNA| Davoud Ghahrdar: The lavish Golestan Palace is a masterpiece of the Qajar era, embodying the successful integration of earlier Persian crafts…
Trump celebrates Persian New Year
The Hill – President Trump on Wednesday marked the Persian new year, Nowruz, amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran. “To…
Rouhani hails Leader’s guidelines in new year message
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani, in a letter to Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday, hailed the guidelines set by Supreme Leader…
No travel ban can stop Nowruz message of peace
MNA – Iran’s permanent representative envoy to the UN Khoshroo hailed the advent of Nowruz as the culture of peace, moderation and…
Photos: Supreme Leader addresses Imam Reza’s (AS) pilgrims
Leader.ir: Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has addressed large groups of locals on the occasion of Norouz, marking…
Iranians commemorate ancient festival of Nowruz
Press TV – Monday, March 20th, marks the grand festival of Nowruz. On this day, Iranians usher in the Persian New Year…
Iran’s president congratulates regional states on Nowruz
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday sent separate congratulatory messages to the heads of eleven regional countries on the occasion…
New Year, year of Economy of Resistance, Production, Employment
IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei named the New Iranian Year, 1396, as the year of…
President: New Year, year of further progress, employment
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Iranians across the globe on the arrival of Norouz, the Iranian New Year, 1396, on…
Iran rings in New Year with message of peace
Press TV – Iran has ushered in the new Persian year of 1396, with President Hassan Rouhani underlining the need for interaction and peace in his…
Happy Nowruz, Happy New Iranian Year 1396
March 20, The Iran Project – The staff and management of the The Iran Project wish all Iranians and other nations that…
FM congratulates Iranians on Nowruz
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated Iranians across the globe on the arrival of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, 1396,…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on March 18
IFP – IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 12 of…
Photos: Tehran’s Grand Bazaar thronged with Nowruz shoppers
Tasnim – While preparation for the new Iranian year is reaching its climax two days before the spring, shoppers have flocked to…
Photos: Iranians hold ceremonies to celebrate Persian New Year
ISNA|Mostafa Shanchi: Iranians in the four corners of the country are celebrating Nowruz which marks the beginning of the Persian New Year.…
Turkey expects to host 2 million Iranian tourists
Daily Sabah – Turkey hosted 1.6 million Iranian tourists last year despite the previous problems with charter flights and aims to reach…
Traffic accidents kill 50 people in Iran in past two days
APA – Fifty people have been killed and 400 more injured in traffic accidents in Iran in the past two days. The…
Photos: Giant eggs coloured ahead of Nowruz
Tehran Picture Agency I Sanaz Daryaee- On the occasion of the Persian New Year or Nowruz, Tehran has been decorated with large…
