Iran, Italy Discuss Promotion of Cultural Cooperation
Iranian and Italian officials stressed the need for both Tehran and Rome to share their experiences in various cultural fields.
Shush: Major Iranian option for 2014 global registration
Iranian ancient city of Shush is slated to be offered to the UNESCO for a possible inscription on the World Heritage list of the organization.
Persian literary figures honored at Turkish university
A ceremony was held in Ege (Aegean) University in Izmir (Turkey) to commemorate famous Iranian poets and top literary figures including Hakim Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Omar Khayyam and Saˈdi.
Iran Planning to Attract More Tourists
Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Massoud Soltanifar vowed to do his organization's best to pave the ground for attracting more tourists to the country's holy shrines.
Photos: Tomb of Persian Poet Omar Khayyam in Neishabour
Photos: Tomb of Persian Poet Omar Khayyam in Neishabour.Omar Khayyam was a Persian polymath, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and poet. He also wrote treatises on mechanics, geography, mineralogy, music, and Islamic theology.
President Rouhani: Iranian Hotels Heavy Tourist Traffic
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani welcomed the outstanding increase in the foreign tourists' visits to the country, and said many Iranian hotels have been reserved by them to the end of 2014.
UNESCO would cooperate in repair, maintenance of Persepolis
The incumbent Director-General of UNESCO has said the organization will participate in Persepolis repair and maintenance.
National Day of Saadi Commemorated throughout Iran
National Day of Saadi Commemorated in Iran. Saadi is known as a poetry both in and outside of Iran for his enticing choice of word, ethical and social teachings.
Iran marks Mother’s Day
Iranians celebrate Lady Fatima Zahra’s birth anniversary, designated by the Islamic Republic as Mother's Day in the country.
Frye : “They are very hospitable people. I love them very much,”
American scholar of Iranian and Central Asian studies, professor Richard Nelson Frye has passed away at the age of 94.
Go 7 mln years back visiting ‘Nakhcheer Cave’
Nakhcheer or Nakhjir is a limestone cave situated in Markazi Province of Iran with approximately seven million years old which is now a tourist and research destination for people from aroudn the world.
