Iranian Hajj pilgrims begin to return on Aug. 16
Financial Tribune – The first group of Iranian hajj pilgrims returned home on Friday, leaving Medina in Saudi Arabia for Sari International…
Tag Archives: Mazandaran
Photos: Traditional ‘Locho’ wrestling competitions
Mizan | Mahdi MohebbiPour: Locho wrestling, which dates back to more than a thousand years ago, is one of the local sports…
Mazandaran Q1 exports rise by 66%
MNA – Some 317,000 tons of non-oil products worth $66.13 million were exported through the customs of Iran’s northern Mazandaran province during…
Court summons men who killed bear cub in Mazandaran
Tehran Times – Two men who killed a bear cub in Savadkuh, northern province of Mazandaran, by throwing stones at it are…
Iran-Tajikistan flights resume
Financial Tribune – Direct flights between Iran and Tajikistan have resumed after Varesh Airlines flew from Iran’s holy city of Mashhad to…
Tunnel blast kills 3 in Iran
Tasnim – Explosion in a road tunnel under construction in northern Iran killed at least three workers. The explosion occurred on Tuesday…
Mazandaran’s non-oil exports rise by 60%
IRNA – Non-oil exports from the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran rose nearly by 60 percent in value during the last Iranian…
France sympathizes with Iran over deadly floods
IRNA – French embassy in Tehran in a message sympathized with Iranian officials and people over the deadly floods in various Iranian…
Iran floods: Adverse weather, rescue efforts continue
Press TV – The Iranian government and security officials are advising people to stay home and postpone their New Year travels as…
UK offers sympathy with flood-hit Iranians
IRNA – UK’s embassy in Tehran expressed sympathy with the Iranians who lost their loved ones in flood. ‘Our thoughts are with…
President Rouhani urges compensating flood-hit people
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting with cabinet ministers and executive officials on Tuesday urged officials to spare no effort…
Iranian General vows provision of all services needed to help flood victims
Tasnim – Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Ataollah Salehi made assurances that the forces would do …
Austria, Norway, Switzerland saddened by Iran flash flood
IRNA – Ambassadors of Austria, Switzerland and Norway in separate messages expressed sympathy with victims of the deadly floods in different Iranian…
President puts governor generals on full alert
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani issued a decree on Monday putting all governor generals and local officials on full alert in dealing…
UN offers condolences over flood in Iran
IRNA – The United Nations office in Tehran in a message expressed condolences over the deadly floods in various Iranian provinces. ‘We…
Normal Life resumes in flood-hit regions
IRNA – Life went back to normal in the flood-effected regions of northern provinces of Mazandaran and Golestan, a senior local official…
Germany ready to give aids to flood-hit areas in Iran
IRNA – German envoy to Iran Michael Klor Berchtold in a message sympathized with Iranian flood-stricken people in northern Iran and expressed…
Photos: Aerial photos of Aqqala devastating flood
ISNA | Ali Bahramnezhad & Mohsen Esmaeilzadeh: Iran’s northern provinces of Golestan and Mazandaran have been battered by heavy rains for the…
Iran’s Veep: Government to stand by flood-hit people
FNA – Iranian First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri reassured the nation that the government will stand by them in all difficulties, saying…
Maj. Gen. Bagheri urges IRGC, Army cmdrs. to aid flood-hit people in northern provinces
MNA – Following the order issued by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to the Chief of General…
IRGC commander urges further relief efforts in northern Iran
Tasnim – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari ordered the IRGC commanders in all 31…
Iran’s Armed Forces marshaled to assist flood victims
Press TV – Iran’s top military commander has ordered additional and coordinated efforts by the Iranian Armed Forces to help the residents…
President urges quick relief for flood-hit people in northern Iran
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani ordered senior officials of the country to make rapid efforts to provide assistance for the flood-hit…
Iran Supreme Leader terms as important popular aids to flood-stricken people
IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a message expressed deep regret over losses imposed on…
Heavy rains leave provinces in northern Iran inundated
Press TV – Heavy rains have battered Iran’s northern provinces of Golestan and Mazandaran, leaving homes flooded and others without power. …
Photos: Breathtaking grandeur of autumn in Iran’s Mazandaran
MNA | Behnam Yousefi: The natural landscape of Mazandaran province in northern Iran is so eye-catching in autumn that can convince almost…
Photos: Mat weaving turns into main profession in Iranians in Mazandaran
Mizan | Mahdi Mohebbi Pour: Mats and wicker works are among the oldest man-made stuffs woven in various parts of the world…
Over $18 million of Mazandaran aquaculture exported
IRNA – Director General of Fisheries Organization of Mazandaran province said the province’s aquaculture exports rose by 125 percent in terms of…
Rice cultivation to be restricted to 2 northern provinces
Financial Tribune – Rice cultivation is only permitted in the two northern provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran and will be gradually banned…
Malabij; A delicious food from Northern Iran
IFP – Malabij, also known as Malata, is one of the most delicious dishes of Mazandaran Province in northern Iran. To prepare…
Russian delegation in north of Iran to sign MoUs
IRNA – A 40-member Russian delegation headed by Volgograd Governor Andrey Bocharov arrived in city of Sari, Mazandaran Province, on Tuesday. The…
Nardoun stew; Wedding dish in North of Iran
IFP – Among the traditional dishes of Mazandaran province in northern Iran, Nardoun (pomegranate aril) stew is one of the most delicious…
Photos: Larzaneh village
Fereidoon Ghorbani: Larzaneh is a picturesque village in mountainous areas of Iran’s northern province of Mazandaran. This region’s cold climate makes the…
China to make $2bn investment in Iranian oil refinery
IFP – A Chinese company is set to build an oil refinery in Iran’s northern province of Mazandaran with a $2 billion…
Sorkhrud Wetland, a refuge for migratory birds
Tasnim – Flocks of migratory birds particularly geese have taken refuge at Sorkhrud wetland in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran. The…
Photos: Mamarz lake; Haunted body of water in Northern Iran
Karnaval.ir : Mamarz Lake in Iran’s Mazandaran province is widely known as the Ghosts Lake thanks to its horribly calm appearance. If…
Suspects sought in Leopard deaths
Financial Tribune- Law-enforcement officials in Mazandaran Province are searching for poachers responsible for the death of two rare Persian Leopards, which were…
Iran’s Kandelous historical village: Green, beautiful
Tasnim – Among the green and fertile villages in Iran, Kandelous shines as a pearl in the heart of Alborz Mountain in…
Photos: Churat Lake
Mizan | Mohammad Khademosheikh: Lake Miansheh, commonly known as Churat Lake due to its proximity to the village of Churat in Mazandaran…
On the occasion of Caspian Sea Day
Tehran Times- Iran and other Caspian Sea littoral states celebrate Caspian Sea Day, August 12, annually to raise awareness about the environmental…