IRNA - An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale jolted Bam in southeastern Iranian province of Kerman on Monday. According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the tremor occurred at 04:57 hours local time (01:27 GMT) at the depth of 11 km underground. The epicenter of the quake was located at ...

Tehran, March 6, IRNA - Restoration project of the outer perimeter of Arg-e Bam Citadel that was started in 2011 has been completed, the public relations office of the Cultural Heritage Organization announced here Saturday. The Arg-e Bam, in Bam city of the southeastern Kerman Province, was the largest adobe building in the world. It is listed by ...

21 December- 28 December   President Rouhani visits Irans northeastern province of South Khorasan   Syrian PM meets Iranian parliament speaker in Damascus   Mohammad Rasoulallah military exercise International snowboard league competitions in Tehran   Kites fly to commemorate Bam quake   Christmas ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) An official at the Iranian Health Ministry says the number of people killed in road accidents across the country annually equals the number of people who perished in the devastating earthquake that hit the city of Bam in southeastern Iran in December 2003. The Bam earthquake killed about 23,000 people. Every year road accidents ...

One of the most important questions in the Middle East this year is whether Hassan Rouhani's election will mark a new era -- both for Iranians and the outside world. The answer could mean the difference between peace and yet another war. Rouhani's campaign certainly made lots of promises. One of his most striking posters was a bright blue textograph ...