Financial Tribune - The Economist Intelligence Units latest Cost of Living report on the cost of living in 133 cities shows Tehran ranks 106th among the most expensive cities of the world. The ranking has climbed 14 places, meaning the cost of living has increased in the Iranian capital compared to other cities under review. Hong Kong, Singapore ...

AP | NASSER KARIMI: Iran allowed some businesses in the capital and nearby towns to re-open Saturday after weeks of lockdown aimed at containing the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East. Iran was slow to respond to the pandemic and held off on imposing widespread restrictions even after other countries in the region with far fewer cases ...

MNA Head of the Coronavirus Control Operations HQ in Tehran said Saturday that the Iranian capital is getting ready for the next phase of battling the deadly virus this week. Alireza Zali, Head of the Coronavirus Control Operations HQ in Tehran, said the capital is about to enter the next phase of combating COVID-19, which has infected over 3000 ...

Financial Tribune - With 170 new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the northern province of Tehran, the most populated province has now taken the place of Qom as the epicenter of the rapid outbreak in Iran. While the central city of Qom was the country's coronavirus focal point in the first days of the epidemic, nearly half of the new ...

Financial Tribune - Tehran Province registered the lowest turnout in the 11th parliamentary election while Kohgilouyeh-Boyerahmad Province saw the largest number of voters, according to data released by the Interior Ministry. Interior Minister Morteza Rahmani-Fazli said just over 2.5 million people in Tehran cast votes during the Feb. 21 election,...

ISNA | Majid Khahi & Mohammadali Ghasemi: The mourning ceremony of martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh (PBUH), the daughter of Prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad (S), was held in Tehran on Wed.      

ISNA | Hadi Zand: Crowds of Tehran residents have amassed at the Iranian capitals Enqelab (Revolution) Square to avow support for the countrys Islamic establishment, condemn the recent violent rioting that broke out under the guise of fuel price protests, and convey their demands to the authorities. The gathering dubbed Hamian-e Velayat (Supporters ...

IRNA Today is called "Tehran Day". It is now the global standard metropolitan city. Agha-Mohammad Khan from Qajar dynasty selected Tehran as the desirable and pleasant place to live making it the capital of the country. Historians say that 230 years ago, Agha-Mohammad Khan of Qajarid put the throne on his head at Golestan Palace and declared Tehran ...

Tehran Times The flood emergency response maneuver held in the most flood-prone areas of the capital on Tuesday, Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization director has announced. Reza Karami-Mohammadi said the aim of the maneuvers is to evaluate the organizations actions, roles and responsibilities in response to a flood as well as ...

MNA Presidents of three guarantor states of the Astana process on the settlement in Syria agreed that Tehran host the next tripartite summit following the one held in Ankara on Monday. At the end of the fifth meeting between the leaders of the guarantor states of the Astana process on the settlement in Syria, Russia President Vladimir Putin, Turkish ...

IRNA | Genia Abadian: The 51st edition of the annual Armenian Olympics is inaugurated in Tehran, Iran, Sep 14, 2019.      

Financial Tribune A tech center has been launched in a deserted wood products factory dubbed Dayhim Innovation Factory in Pakdasht, southeast Tehran. Backed by Dayhim Investment Group, the factory has enlisted the support of Irans Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology. According to the factorys website, it will support startups ...

Mizan |Ali Shirband: People in Tehran, as well as all in other provinces across Iran, took part at many mourning processions today on Tasu'a, the 9th day of the Muslim month of Muharram, a day before the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia imam.    

MNA | Majid Asgaripour: The exhibition of Ashura artworks was inaugurated in Tehran on Sunday evening. Ashura is the tenth day of Mu?arram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. It marks the climax of the Remembrance of Muharram, and commemorates the death of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the prophet of Islam, Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala ...

Tehran Times - The number of real estate deals in Tehran City fell 73.7 percent in the fifth Iranian calendar month of Mordad (July 23-August 22), compared to the same month in the past year, Tasnim news agency reported citing the data released by Ministry of Transport and Urban Development. The number of deals during the fifth month of this year ...

Financial Tribune -From adding new vehicles to the public bus fleet to purchasing new wagons for the subway, urban managers across Iran are taking measures for tackling air pollution and facilitating the daily commute of citizens. The capital Tehran and its neighboring cities of Qom and Karaj have recently been at the forefront of upgrading urban ...

MNA As many as 60 vintage cars will be taking part in a urban tour rally around Tehran on August 14, according to an official at the Touring & Automobile Club of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ardeshir Darvishi, an official at the Touring & Automobile Club of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said Sunday that as many as 60 Iranian or foreign ...

MNA Honar Lake besides the second phase of Honar Garden, in northern districts of Tehran, are ready to be inaugurated by the end of the present Iranian calendar month, Mordad (August 22, 2019). The projects, run by Abbasabad Lands Rehabilitation Company, will be inaugurated in a month, Hamid Javani, Executive Deputy of the company announced on ...

Tasnim Oman's Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah will visit Iran on Saturday to discuss regional developments, a report said. Omans state news agency announced this on Monday and did not give further details. Located just across the Strait of Hormuz from the Iranian territory at the entrance to the Persian Gulf, Oman has maintained ...

Press TV - Iran has launched a modern airport radar system near the capital Tehran which allows for more accuracy in terminal navigation operations and drastically improves the safety of the flights. The radar site was opened on Sunday by Mohammad Eslami, Irans transport and housing minister, in Kushk-e-Bazm region located more than 40 kilometers ...