TEHRAN – An archaeological survey has commenced on the Ahvaz plain in Khuzestan province, southwest Iran, focusing on a natural mount located in the Asiye-Abad region. Supported by the Khuzestan Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Department and approved by the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, this initiative marks the first phase of studies

At the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in 2023, more than 50 Iranian companies and more than 250 Iranian businessmen exhibited their abundant products, including Iran’s featured agricultural products, traditional handicrafts, and cutting-edge technology products in fields of petrochemicals, nanotechnology and medical care, attracting a large number of visitors to stop and discuss business

TEHRAN- Hezbollah on Wednesday targeted the headquarters of the Israeli spy agency Mossad near Tel Aviv. In what has been described as a historic move, the Lebanese resistance used the Qader 1 ballistic missile for the first time to wage the operation. The operation marks the first time that Hezbollah has targeted Tel Aviv with

TEHRAN-Iranian tar virtuoso Ali Ghamsari will perform in Turkey, Cypress, and the UAE in the coming days together with the celebrated Ukrainian guitarist Estas Tonne. On September 28, the duo will perform in Istanbul, Turkey. Traveling to Limassol, Cyprus, they will hold a concert on October 4. The day after, October 5, Ghamsari and Tonne

Gaza’s Ministry of Health has refused to receive a container carrying the bodies of 88 Palestinians sent from Israel without prior coordination or information about their identities. The procedures for receiving the container were suspended until Israel provides full data with the victims’ names, time of death and the location they were taken from, the

TEHRAN-The play “Butcher” written by the Canadian playwright Nicolas Billon will be staged at the Neauphle-le-Chateau Theater in Tehran on September 29. Anahita Aghataher has directed the 65-minute drama, originally written in 2014, which deals with the theme of justice. The play has Nima Hashemiseresht, Mehdi Bozorgzadeh, Pantea Marzbanian, Maryam Golduz Tavakoli, and Ali Teymourfamian

TEHRAN – The second edition of the International Tourist Rally from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf is set to kick off on Friday, September 27 which coincides with World Tourism Day. The highly anticipated event, which is organized by the Touring & Automobile Club of Iran, will bring together over 80 automobile enthusiasts and around

TEHRAN- Western leaders have noticeably chosen to remain silent or turn a blind eye to the Israeli carnage in Lebanon that has shocked the world. Israel initiated widespread strikes in Lebanon on Monday under the pretext of hitting Hezbollah targets.  The Israeli attacks have mostly concentrated in the south of Lebanon, but some reached up

Russia has warned that Israeli strikes on Lebanon have the potential to completely destabilize the Middle East (West Asia) and widen the conflict there. When asked about the strikes, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call that “this is an event that is potentially extremely dangerous when it comes to the expansion

TEHRAN – Western Asian countries including Iran have experienced a remarkable 26% increase in international tourist arrivals during the first seven months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2019. This surge has positioned the region as the fastest-growing in the world for tourism, signaling a robust recovery (from COVID-19 travel restrictions) and increasing