ISNA | Mohammadali Ghasemi, Majid Khahi & Mona Hoobehfekr: Disinfectors targeted a major taxi rank in the Iranian capital Tehran. Iran has been one of the worst-hit countries by COVID-19 coronavirus, with 92 deaths and nearly 3,000 infections, as of 5 March. Tehran municipality and fire department workers have been sterilising main streets and ...

Al-Monitor | Saeid Jafari: Less than two months into his tenure as the new mayor of Tehran,Mohammad Ali Najafiis already facing serious challenges. The Reformist politician took over the reins from conservative Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who held the post for 12 years (2005-2017). Ghalibafs mayorship came to an end in late August, but managers loyal ...

March8, The Iran Project The number of foreign tourists visiting Tehran increased 200 percent in 2016, announced Tehran Municipality Tourism Chief of staff. Farzad Houshyar Parsian, Tehran Municipality Tourism Chief of staff, said on Wednesday that the city of Tehran, with 7,000 years of civilization and 450 years of urbanization, is considered ...

Iran Front Page- Several people, including at least 16 firefighters, are feared dead after the Thursday collapse of Plasco building in central Tehran. Newspapers on Saturday dedicated their front pages to the victims of this tragic incident. Here are the selected papers that highlighted the collapse of Plasco building: 19 Dey: 1- Tehrans Heart ...