Photos: Nowruz trip to Isfahan
Iran’s tourism industry enjoys very high capacities to grow especially in Nowruz. According to the World Tourism Organization, Iran ranks 10th in…
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Iranians celebrating Nowruz, beginning of spring
Iranians have welcome New Year, 1400 AH, just minutes ago. A cannon was fired in Tehran’s Azadi Tower to mark the turn…
Photos: Iranian medical staff celebrates Nowruz amid fight against Coronavirus
Tasnim, Mohammad-Hassan Zarif Manesh – Iranian medical personnel celebrating the ancient festival of Nowruz in hospitals while they are on the frontline…
Leader: Increasing production continues to be key point in the new year
IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a message on Friday morning congratulated the Iranian nation on…
Iranians celebrate Nowruz, use video calls amid coronavirus outbreak
Press TV – Iranians all around the world are celebrating the ancient festival of Nowruz, a holiday that heralds the beginning of…
President Rouhani: Sanctions failed to force Iran to give in to US pressure
Press TV – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says US sanctions and pressures have failed to force the Iranian nation to give in…
President Rouhani congratulates neighbors on Nowruz
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in separate messages congratulated Nowruz to his counterparts in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Turkey,…
Coronavirus keeps families apart on eve of Iranian new year
Reuters – Like many Iranians, Mahnaz left Iran and settled in a western country 10 years ago after political restrictions in the…
Zarif: Coronavirus outbreak in Iran exposed reality of cruel sanctions to world
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the Iranians celebrate Nowruz concurrent with the arrival of Spring while the country…
UN chief expresses hope Nowruz brings harmony
Tasnim – Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres in a message for the international day of Nowruz expressed the hope that…
An unhappy Persian New Year in Tehran
Bloomberg | Arsalan Shahla: The days before March 21 this year were supposed to be busy with shoppers in Tehran and elsewhere…
Iran to shut top holy shia shrine during New Year holidays
Bloomberg – Iran’s Imam Reza shrine, a magnet attracting millions of Muslim pilgrims in the holy city of Mashhad every year, will…
We will defeat the enemy, but this is not enough; economic deterrence is required
Khamenei.ir – On the first day of the 1398 Persian New Year, dubbed the year of “Boosting Production”, Ayatollah Khamenei—the Leader of…
Photos: Ayatollah Khamenei delivers speech on the first day of 1398 Persian New Year
ISNA – On the first day of the 1398 Persian New Year, dubbed the year of “Boosting Production”, Ayatollah Khamenei—the Leader of…
President Rouhani congratulates Leader, religious authorities over New Year
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, and some religious authorities on separate phone calls on…
Iran embraces spring by celebrating Nowruz
Tasnim – The Persian New Year, Nowruz, begins on Thursday as the first day of spring arrives in Iran, where people are…
Nowruz regards celebrating friendship, reconciliation, harmony: UN Chief
IRNA – Nowruz is celebrated in a spirit of friendship, reconciliation and harmony, said the UN Secretary-General on Thursday in a message…
Photos: Ghashogh-Zani, Nowruz tradition of charity in Tehran
ISNA | Hamid Amlashi & Peyman Yazdani: Ghashogh-Zani (spoon beating) is a traditional custom during which people cover their body and run…
Photos: Shoppers swarm Tajrish in north Tehran ahead of Nowruz
Tasnim | Naser Jafari: Enthusiastic customers crowd into the old, traditional ‘Tajrish’ bazaar in northern Tehran to shop for the new Iranian…
Photos: Nowruz rituals in Damghan
FNA | Abbas Ahmadian: People of ancient city of Damghan, located in 342km east of Tehran, observed specific Nowruz rituals such as…
Last Tuesday of Iranian year: Time to welcome bright spring days
IRNA – Written history of the beginning days of the ancient Iranian civilization, dating back at least 7000 years, reveals the pleasant…
Persian New Year rituals: what happens in Hormozgan
IRNA – Persian New Year is fast approaching and cities are bustling with people who are rushing to get the last necessary…
Photos: Tehran municipality decorates old alleys for Nowruz
Tasnim | Ali Jabbari: The Municipality of Tehran has decorated the exterior of old houses in alleys of District 9 with colourful…
Persian New Year to be celebrated in France
Iran Front Page – A ceremony is to be held on the eve of the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, in the…
Photos: Iranians preparing for Persian New Year
Mizan | Faeze Hamidia: Iranian people from all walks of life are going on shopping sprees as the Persian New Year is around…
Norouz enters Vancouver calendar
IRNA – The City Council of Vancouver, southwestern Canada, added Norouz, the Persian New Year, to its official celebrations and observations calendar…
Nowruz: An ode to spring
Press TV- Nowruz (New Day), the name of the Iranian New Year, is a traditional festival that marks the beginning of spring…
Photos: Maritime search, rescue exercise in Persian Gulf
Tasnim | Hossein Zohrevand: The MP from Hormozgan Constituency and the head of the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran attended the…
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: 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.…
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: 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…
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.
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…