Nowruz: An ode to spring
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Iranians running ‘No to Road Accidents’ campaign
IFP- Under a campaign titled ‘No to Road Accidents’, Iranian people are coming together to reduce the high number of road accidents…
Photos: ‘Nowruz Khani’, tradition to show gratitude towards Spring’s arrival
IRNA|Meysam Mosalla: Every year, a couple of weeks before the arrival of spring, traditional singers known as Nowruz Khans herald the arrival…
The verdant food of Iran entices at Persian New Year
The New York Times | SAMIN NOSRAT: Pardis Stitt still remembers the grocery shopping trips of her childhood in Birmingham, Ala.: loading…
Photos: Iranians celebrating Festival of Fire
IRNA | Mohammad Reza AliMADADI: Iranians celebrate a historical Persian Festival of Fire, their hearts throbbing with the anticipation of approaching Nowruz…
President Rouhani felicitates Norouz to 9 leaders
Tehran, March 19, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday congratulated advent of Norouz (New Year) to the head of states and…
Iranians gear up for Persian New Year
Iranians all over the world are gearing up to celebrate the joyful spirit of spring marked by the start of Persian New Year,…
Nowruz mobarak – from the UN family in Iran
The ancient New Year tradition of Nowruz coincides with the arrival of spring. Nowruz is celebrated as the beginning of the New…
Painting eggs at Nowruz
As Nowrouz, the Persian New Year, comes each year, families across Iran create Haft-Sin displays in their homes with special symbolic objects.…
Photos: Nowruz shopping in Tajrish square, Tehran
Tajrish square, in the capital Tehran, is filled with people from all walks of life, who are getting ready for the New…
Photos: Flower market blooms in Tehran ahead of new year celebrations
Flower business in all parts of Iran, including the capital city of Tehran, thrives each year as Iranian people flock to purchase…
A day out to mark a Persian tradition
Iranians across the country are seizing the opportunity of the Nature’s Day to spend some quality time with their loved ones out…
Iran’s tourism capacities pure opportunity for recreation
TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) – Iran, a country of endless array of attractions, is a civilization of millennia which bestows the country…
Ancient traditions, rituals of Nowruz
On Saturday, the 21st of March, people in Iran and several other countries began to celebrate Nowruz, the holidays marking the start of the Iranian New…