Music common language of all civilizations: Iranian vocal artist
Press TV – Iranian vocal artist Mohammad Saeidi says music is the common language of all civilizations and music lovers beyond Iran…
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Iran marks National Day of Omar Khayyam; Persian poet, polymath
MNA | Zahra Mirzafarjouyan: Today is considered a significant cultural event for Iranians to commemorate the great Persian poet, astronomer, writer, and mathematician…
Ancient area with 10,000 stone carvings discovered in Iran
Iran Review – A new ancient region with about 10,000 historical stone carvings has been discovered in the Iranian city of Meshkinshahr…
Iran may use military against locusts threatening crops
Reuters – Iran may use its military for a second year to help fight locusts that have invaded the south of the…
Iran marks National Day of Ferdowsi, father of modern Persian language
MNA – Ordibehesht 25 in the Persian calendar corresponding with May 14 is National Commemoration Day of the renowned poet Ferdowsi, the…
Fajr International Film Festival postponed to 2021
ISNA – The Fajr International Film Festival has been postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic. “The Fajr International Film Festival slated…
Iconic Sassanid-era fortress in Iran suffers deep cracks after 5.1 magnitude earthquake
Sputnik – On Thursday, an earthquake estimated at 5.1 magnitude hit a large part of Iran, including the Tehran province in the…
No damage to utilities in Tehran’s 5.1 quake
Financial Tribune – There are no reports of gas leaks or explosions in the distribution and transmission networks in Tehran and Mazandaran.…
Iran quake of magnitude 5.1 kills two, injures 22
Reuters – Two people died and 22 were injured when they fled their homes in panic following an earthquake of magnitude 5.1…
Magnitude 5.1 quake hits western Iran, no casualties reported – TV
Reuters – An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck Iran’s western province of Lorestan on Wednesday, Iranian state TV reported, adding that there…
Renowned Iranian writer, translator passes away at 91
IRNA – Najaf Daryabandari, a renowned Iranian writer and translator of American writer Ernest Hemingway’s works into Persian, passed away at the…
Iran marks national Shiraz Day
MNA – The 15th day of Ordibehesht in Persian calendar that falls on May 4 this year has been designated as Shiraz…
Costs of expanding welfare program gauged
Financial Tribune – Using the International Labor Organization’s Social Protection Floors Calculator, the Social Welfare Department of the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor…
70% decline in Mehrabad Int’l airport passenger traffic
Financial Tribune – Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport transported 291,739 passengers during the first month of the current Iranian year (March 20-April 19)…
Iran plans 1,200 km of new rail track amid infrastructure push: Minister
Press TV – The Iranian government is pushing to boost infrastructure spending with a plan to launch 1,200 kilometers of new railway…
Iran Law Enforcement arrested 3,600 For ‘Coronavirus Rumors’
Radio Farda – The Spokesman of Iran’s Armed Forces on Tuesday said Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces (Police) and the Revolutionary Guard’s militia…
Subways suffering shortfalls
Financial Tribune – Tehran’s subway system faces serious shortcomings that will not be obviated even in two decades, if policymaking processes and…
Declining Caspian Sea level cause for alarm
Financial Tribune – It is reported that 200 dams and other huge structures (floodgates, levees) are being built on rivers that feed…
Iran reopens parks, further easing virus-linked curbs
Reuters – Iran reopened parks and recreational areas on Wednesday, pressing ahead with measures to ease its coronavirus curbs despite one of…
Lamerd airport’s new terminal ready for launch
Financial Tribune – The construction of Lamerd International Airport’s new passenger terminal is complete and it is expected to be inaugurated on…
Expert predicts long-term effects of coronavirus on Iran’s football
MNA – Bijan Zolfagharnasab, head of Iran Football Coaches Association (IFCA), believes that the pandemic coronavirus crisis could bring long term consequences…
EU, UNDP to help revive Iran’s Hamoun wetland: Official
Tasnim – The deputy head of Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) said the European Union and the United Nations Development Program will…
Tourism industry prospects unclear amid coronavirus
Financial Tribune – The new coronavirus has shut down Iran’s tourism industry for two months now and it seems that at present…
Lessons on humanity from Persian literature
MNA | Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet: All of Iran’s celebrations this year to mark Sadi Day on April 20 will be organized online…
Iran marks National Day of Saadi Shirazi, the Master of Speech
MNA – Today is the National Commemoration Day of the renowned Persian poet Saadi Shirazi, born in Shiraz around 1200 and died…
Public transport commuters surge as businesses reopen in Tehran
Financial Tribune – As more businesses reopen in Tehran, the number of subway commuters will surge and undermine social distancing A s…
Floods cause $56m in damage to roads since March
Financial Tribune – Floods that have swept the country since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 20) have inflicted up…
Coronavirus: National Museum of Iran hailed by online visitors
Iran Review – Art-and-history lovers welcomed an initiative launched by the National Museum of Iran to facilitate online visits during the Persian…
In a time of crisis, Iranians seek comfort, connection through music
Bourse and Bazaar | Khosro Kalbasi: Iran is enduring one of the world’s worst outbreaks of COVID-19. Over 73,000 infections have been…
Customs clearance to speed up in major Iranian dry port
Press TV – Iranian authorities set up mechanisms to speed up clearing customs in a major dry port located near Tehran. Heads…
Iran: Dams 69% full but water use soaring
Financial Tribune – Heavy rainfall since the beginning of the current water year last September and especially in the past several days…
Concerns over corona rampaging through public transportation
Financial Tribune – Social distancing is almost impossible in a crowded city like Tehran, unless more buses and taxis are added to…
Lake Urmia water level rises by 35cm
MNA – The water level at Lake Urmia, northwestern Iran, currently stands at 1,271 meters above sea level, which is 35 centimeters…
Iran marks National Day of Iranian poet Attar of Nishapur
MNA – April 13 is considered a significant cultural event for Iranians to commemorate the great Persian poet, mystic, and philosopher Attar…
Foreign students not to attend Iranian universities until end of summer
Tasnim – An Iranian Science Ministry official said foreign students of Iranian universities will not be attending this semester’s classes due to…
12 provinces register single-digit unemployment rate in Q4
Financial Tribune – South Khorasan Province filed the lowest unemployment rate of 6% among all Iranian provinces in the fourth quarter of…
4.6-magnitude quake shakes NW Iran
IRNA – A 4.6-magnitude earthquake jolted Qotur district in West Azarbaijan province, Iran on Sunday morning with no damage or casualties. The…
Major Muslim festivity of Imam Mahdi birthday marked amid social distancing
Press TV – Lit-up streets and mass turnout in nationwide celebrations is how people in Iran celebrate the birthday of their 12th Imam,…
Q4 unemployment drops to 10.6%
Financial Tribune – Iran’s unemployment rate, the proportion of jobless population of ages 15 and above, stood at 10.6% in the fourth…
Flood damage to roads, agro sectors estimated at $139m
Financial Tribune – Floods in the first week of spring have inflicted losses estimated at 8,700 billion rials ($54.37 million) on the…