MNA The Muharram mourning ceremonies in commemoration of Imam Hussein (PBUH) have become a tourist attraction across the central province of Iran, Yazd. Being the first month of the Islamic New Year, Muharram holds great importance in Islam. The Battle of Karbala took place on Muharram 10th (AD 680/AH 61), when the forces of the second Umayyad ...

MNA In a statement on Tuesday, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) dismissed the rumors of an explosion in Shahid Rezaei nuclear site in the Iranian province of Yazd. Following the baseless claims made by anti-Revolutionary media on a blast in Shahid Rezaei nuclear site in Ardakan, Yazd province, the AEOI said in a statement that no explosion ...

IRNA Yazd police commander said on Sunday that over the last 48 hours, police officers in an operation identified and arrested 428 foreign nationals without documents hiding in three parts of the province. Brigadier Abass Ali Behdani Fard said these people had entered Iran through eastern borders. He added that the foreign nationals without ...

IRNA Afghanistan's president said on Monday that the burning of a car carrying Afghan immigrants in Yazd, Iran should be investigated in a serious manner. Seddiq Seddiqi, the spokesman to the Afghan president, told reporters that he urged seriously probing of the accident in cabinet meetings through diplomatic sources of the two countries. A ...

Tasnim Irans Minister of Health Saeed Namaki said on Tuesday there were no cases of coronavirus in the Islamic Republic, quashing rumors that two persons have been diagnosed with the virus in the city of Yazd. Speaking at a meeting of presidents of Iranian medical universities, Namaki said there has not been any confirmed case of coronavirus in ...

Tasnim Irans Judiciary Chief Seyed Ebrahim Raeisi lauded the efforts by Iranian officials and experts to circumvent the foreign sanctions and prevent them from affecting the livelihood of the people. Speaking in a gathering of people in Irans central city of Yazd on Thursday, the Judiciary chief expressed gratitude to all Iranian authorities who ...

IRNA - Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express train, carrying 39 international tourists, arrived in the central ancient Iranian city of Yazd on Saturday. 39 passengers from the US, the UK, Germany and Australia arrived in Yazd on board the Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express train on Saturday. Tourists visited various historic sites of the ancient ...

Tasnim - Kharanagh village is placed in Ardakans suburb, 84km eastern of Yazd city in Iran's central province of Yazd. Kharanagh village background is older than Yazd. It was called Khovarnagh before, and Zerostion people lived in this place. This village is located in the steep and the oldest houses were built into a castle. There are 620 ...

IRNA South African Ambassador to Iran Vika Mazwi Khumalo said on Wednesday that Iran should not wait for Europe only in its trade exchanges and it should increase its trade diversity. In a meeting with Yazd economic activists, he referred to strong ties since Nelson Mandela presidency, saying that the two countries' cordial relations has been expanding ...

MNA Iran Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) Chief Ali Asghar Moonesan said on Monday that Islamic Republic of Iran is ranked among top 10 tourism hubs in the world. Iran enjoys rich natural tourism capacities, he said, adding, Islamic Republic of Iran is among top 10 tourism hubs in the world in terms of historical,...

Tasnim Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami reiterated that holding negotiations on the countrys missile and defense power is out of the question. Speaking at a meeting in the city of Yazd on Tuesday, General Hatami underlined that Iran must maintain the high level of its strategic power. Dismissing the enemys calls for the ...

Iranian Diplomacy - In historic vote, Council of Expediency Discernment votes for Zoroastrian Sepenta Niknam to return to the City Council of Yazd. Fifteen months after the Fifth City Council elections, and nine months after Sepanta Niknam was suspended from office, the Islamic Republic of Irans Council of Expediency Discernment has voted for a ...

Karnaval.ir: The Lari House in Irans central city of Yazd has a unique desert architecture that makes it a truly exceptional place to visit. The 150-years-old mansion, built in late Qajar era (17851925), is one of the best preserved houses in the city. The house was built for a well-known Yazdi merchant named Mohammad-Ebrahim Lari in the ...

Al-Monitor- The reinstatement of Sepanta Niknam, who won nearly 22,000 votes in May 2017 for a seat on the city council of Yazd in central Iran, could be just around the corner. The controversial case, protracted for months, has not ceased to grip the attention of Iranian media. Following his re-election he had served on the council since 2013 Niknams ...

Iran Daily - Yazd fire temple (Atashkadeh in Persian), also known as Bahram fire temple, is a sacred site among Iranian Zoroastrians followers of Prophet Zoroaster located in the central Iranian province of Yazd. The holy place is among the most visited sites by tourists to Yazd. Although the building of the fire temple is not older than 85 years,...

IFP - The number of tourists visiting the historical city of Yazd in central Iran has considerably increased, a senior tourism official says. Meisam Kouchakzadeh, a senior executive at the Department General of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of Yazd, says the number of visitors to Yazd stood at well over 126,000 in the year to ...

Press TV - Irans central city of Yazd is home to one of the fire temples most sacred to Zoroastrians worldwide with a flame that has been burning for nearly 1,550 years. The Yazd temple is one of the worlds nine Zoroastrian fire temples which hold the sacred Atash Behram, meaning Fire of Victory. Atash Behram is the highest grade of fire ...

IRNA � A Chinese investment company started production of zinc oxide in Yazd of Iran. The unit will soon become operational. The Chinese company is to supply requirement of Iran tile and ceramic industry to zinc oxide and export the output surplus later on. Now the zinc oxide needed by the sector is imported from China.  

IFP - An Italian daily newspaper has described the historic city of Yazd in central Iran as one of the major cultural heritage sites registered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In the report, La Stampa elaborates on the unique features of Yazd saying the city is shining like a pearl in the region....

Financial Tribune- The allocation of about 20 billion rials ($480,000) for the restoration of buildings within Yazd's historical texture is expected by the end of the current fiscal year on March 20, 2018, a provincial cultural heritage official said. According Sasha Riahi Moqaddam, cultural heritage deputy at the provincial office of Iran's Cultural ...