Financial Tribune - Domestic rice production is expected to reach 2.5 million tons by the end of the current Iranian year (March 19, 2020), the director general of the Agriculture Ministry's Grains and Essential Goods Department said.
Faramak Aziz Karimi added that rice cultivation is now restricted to the two northern provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran,...
ISNA | Ashkan Shaabani: On the second day of his trip to Gilan, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani held meetings with some provincial officials and also attended a press conference.
IRNA- The Iranian president says the tide has turned against the US politics as for the first time during the last 40 years, an overwhelming majority of countries are against the sanctions reimposed by Washington on Tehran.
Its true that we are sanctioned, but lets know this fact that since the victory of the Revolution, this is the first time that ...
IRNA President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that today the enemy is throwing stones at us with all animosity and safeguarding the country is not possible without paying for it.
Addressing a gathering of Gilan provinces elites after inaugurating projects to develop the province, he said that the country is experiencing a hard situation, as foreign ...
ISNA | Ashkan Shabani: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addressed people in Lahijan city in northern Iran on Wednesday .During his stay, Rouhani will inaugurate Qazvin-Rasht railway and some other projects.
MNA President Hassan Rouhani said that differences between Iran and the United States are neither 'negotiable' nor 'compromisable'.
He made the remarks Wednesday while addressing the people of Lahijan, Gilan province, in northern Iran.
The Islamic Republic of Iran will continue its path of independence and development which was started 40 years ...
Tasnim | Omid Rajabipour: A winter air mass lashed Irans northern province of Gilan, causing heavy snowfall at Ashkevarat rural area, and forcing the Red Crescent Society forces to go to villages to rescue the vehicles stranded in treacherous mountainous roads.
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Tasnim | Mohammad Ranjbar: The historical village of Anbooh in Irans northern province of Gilan hosted the festival of Harvesting Pomegranate Fruit. The event is held in fall every year, with travelers and tourists in attendance.
president.ir - The Council of Ministers convened on Wednesday and approved allocating 90 billion rials of credit for repairing damages made by the recent floods in Gilan, Mazandaran, Golestan and North Khorasan provinces.
At the session that was chaired by President Hassan Rouhani, 30 billion rials was allocated for reconstruction of flood-damaged ...
MNA In directives to Interior and Health ministries, President Hassan Rouhani called for providing immediate relief and assistance to victims of floods which hit northern provinces of the country in the past two days.
Rouhani ordered the two ministers to mobilize all facilities of the neighboring cities for providing immediate relief to people ...
Financial Tribune - Rice cultivation is only permitted in the two northern provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran and will be gradually banned in other Iranian provinces over the next three years, as per the directive newly approved by the government and communicated to related bodies after it was approved by the Committee for Adaptability to Water Shortage....
Mehr | The 17th edition of a festival of local games was recently held in Javaher Dasht village in Gilan province, northern Iran.
The festival included events such as volleyball, horse racing, tug of war, traditional sports, choosing the strongest men in the village, local wrestling, and the carnival of the bride.
Javaher Dasht is a village ...
Tasnim | Erfan Kouchari: Shekardasht is one of the most beautiful and unique parts of Talesh County in Irans Northern Gilan Province. With its humid and cool mountainous climate, it is considered as one of the best summer highland pastures for livestock.
Shekardasht is located 20 km from Talesh and at altitudes above 1,700 metres between the ...
IRNA | Mojtaba Mohammadi: Reshte-Khoshkar is a tasty Iranian cookie native to the northern province of Gilan. The sweat and greasy cookie is usually eaten as a tea-time snack.
The cookie is popular among fasting Muslims in the holy month of Ramadan for the fast-breaking meal.
Reshte-Khoshkar has been around for about three centuries.
Its ...
IRNA | Amin Jafari Parsa: Gilan province in northern Iran recently hosted a festival of local games, which brought the villagers and tourists a great deal of joy and excitement.
What follows are IRNAs photos of the festival, which was held in Halimeh Jan village in Roudbar county:
IFP - Sir-Qalyeh is one of the most popular dishes of northern Iranian province of Gilan, which ranks first in the country as far as the diversity of local foods is concerned.
Some 170 types of local foods are cooked in Gilan. Experts believe a favourable climate and fertile soil in the province contribute to the growth of different types of natural ...
Tasnim | Mostafa Asgari: The historic Rudkhan Castle in northern Iranian province of Gilan enchants every visitor with its magnificent structure and breathtaking nature.
Located 25 km southwest of the city of Fuman, Gilan province, Rudkhan Castle used to be a military complex constructed during the Sassanid era (224-651 AD), and later ...
IRNA Azerbaijan is ready to invest $100 million in Astara-Anzali-Rasht railway project, Azeri envoy to Iran Bonyad Hosseinov said.
The investment plan has been presented by Azerbaijan to Iran and it will be finalized within days, Hosseinov told Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Wednesday.
He pointed to three-year incentive tax-exemption plan ...
MNA | Mehdi Hossinnejadi: Viper's bugloss is one of medicinal herbs commonly used in Iran. Villagers in northern county of Astara, Guilan province, start reaping the herb in mid-spring.
Tasnim| Erfan Kouchari: Gilan province, with mostly mountainous, green and forested areas, is located in the north of Iran and lies along the Caspian Sea. It is beautiful all year round, especially in autumn.