The head of Lorestan’s directorate for Agriculture Jihad has announced the province’s strong commitment to becoming Iran’s capital for medicinal plants. “We are vigorously pursuing the plan to transform Lorestan into the herbal medicine capital,” Seyyed Emad Shahrokhi, the head of Lorestan’s directorate for Agriculture Jihad, emphasized the importance of expanding medicinal plant cultivation. Highlighting […]
A law abolishing entry visa for Iranian and Iraqi tourists to Tunisia will take effect from today, 15 June, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. The Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that ordinary Iranian passport holders will be exempted from the entry visa to Tunisia as of June 15. This decision was made […]
On the verge of Handicrafts Week in 2024, Iran gears up to celebrate with a great number of projects set for unveiling on World Handicrafts Day. In a sideline meeting on Wednesday, the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts announced the opening of 144 projects in the handicrafts sector in honor of World Handicrafts […]
Harireh ancient city, situated on Kish Island, is set to secure its place on the ICESCO, Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s list, before this year is out. On Sunday, a local official in charge of tourism brought to light that Harireh has already made it onto UNESCO’s tentative list, and efforts are underway […]
In a bid to position itself as a top tourist spot for Russian tourists, Iran has been implementing several measures to ease travel and enhance accessibility. Last year, the two countries implemented a visa-free exchange program, allowing travelers as part of tour groups to arrive without the hassle of obtaining a visa. This move has […]
As this year’s UN Tourism deadline to submit applications for the best tourism villages evaluation draws near [April 24], Iran has nominated eight most qualified and Best Tourism Villages villages to vie for global recognition. On Saturday, Ali-Asghar Shalbafian, the deputy tourism minister, stated that the initiative proposed by the UN tourism organization, titled “Best […]
The International Day of Nowruz has been celebrated in the presence of representatives from Iran and 11 other Nowruz-celebrating countries at the UN’ headquarters in New York City. The ceremony of Nowruz was organized by Iran’s Representative Office to the UN, and was held on Wednesday. Iran’s permanent representative to the UN Amir-Saeid Iravani and […]
The head of Russia’s trade mission in Iran Rustam Zhiganshin said the first visa-free flights of tourist groups had started between Iran and Russia. “The first visa-free flights of Iranian tourist groups between Russia and Iran have begun,” Zhiganshin said as quoted by Sputnik. Iran and Russia signed an agreement on visa-free tourist travel in […]
The Deputy Minister of the Iranian Ministry of Cultural Heritage announced Saturday that Iran has become a founding member of the International Tourism Alliance of Silk Road Cities. Referring to the International Alliance of Silk Road Tourism Cities in 2023, Ali Asghar Shalbafian said that the alliance, which started its work on Friday was formed […]
The southern province of Fars will be hosting a gastronomy event and relevant workshops on gastronomy tourism on the sidelines of the 12th edition of the Pars international tourism exhibition, which will be inaugurated in Shiraz on January 10, the provincial tourism chief has said. Organized by the province’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department, […]
