• The city of Bushehr in southwestern Iran will launch tourist taxis to facilitate travel for foreign visitors unfamiliar with the local language and attractions.

  • The Statistical Center of Iran, the country's foremost authority on facts and figures, released a report on Monday detailing travel statistics for the peak season of spring—that is, spring of 2014…

  • Traces of Neanderthal settlements have been found in Maku's famous castle and its surrounding areas, located in West Azarbaijan Province, during archeological excavations.

  • Ryanair and Aer Lingus’s parent urged on Monday that a post-Brexit UK should stay in the EU’s Open Skies system following a meeting with members of the British government.

  • Tourism and hospitality associations are reassuring travelers that most of New Zealand is largely unaffected by Monday’s earthquake. A number of visitors were stuck in Kaikoura and Hanmer Springs…

  • Iranian investors are pouring money into Kish Island in the Persian Gulf, hoping its white sand beaches and coral reefs could make it a major tourism destination.

    From the pristine beaches…

  • Successive days of heavy, dangerous smog in the Iranian capital Tehran has led to the cancellation of most city tours, compelling provincial tourism officials to issue an apology.

    Rajabali…

  • The Chinese and Russian governments have announced plans to launch a new joint investment fund called the Russia-China Venture Fund worth up to $100 million, which will start operating in 2017.…

  • The pavilions of the International Exhibition of Electronics, Computers and e-Commerce (Elecomp) will be ready by November 21 and priority is given to companies that registered first, the…

  • The legal battle between Iran’s largest online video hosting website Aparat and the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has been settled.

    Iran’s Deputy Minister of Communications…

  • The latest Mobile Virtual Network Operators Conference opened in Tehran this week with several foreign companies in attendance.

  • A series of e-governance projects will be launched over the next month, the head of Iran’s Information Technology Organization said on Monday. The Ministry of Communications and Information…

  • Kahnuj Combined Cycle Power Plant with an output capacity of 484 megawatts is expected to go on stream today in a ceremony attended by First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri in Kerman Province,…

  • Financial Tribune’s parent company Donya-e-Eqtesad Media Group, and China’s Guangzhou Daily Group signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday in Tehran, allowing each side access to the other’s…

  • Trafigura Group, the world's third-largest independent oil trader, disclosed $14.2 billion in payments to governments in 2015, a 24% drop from the year before, as lower oil prices and sharply…

  • Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday rejected opposition demands for early elections or a referendum. Both sides have agreed to resume talks on December 6 to end the ongoing political and…

  • WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to be questioned by a Swedish lawyer in his London asylum. This means the grounds for the existing warrant against him will no longer apply, but he still…

  • Top military aide to the Leader of Islamic Revolution Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi expressed hope that US president-elect Donald Trump would change the country’s hostile policies toward Iran…

  • Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi underlined that religion plays no role in the differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia, stressing that Israel is benefiting the most from the rift between…

  • The top EU diplomat said last year’s nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers is enshrined in a UN Security Council resolution and cannot be altered by one government, stressing that it is in…

  • The European Council released a statement at the end of its meeting on Iran on Monday, in which it reiterated its commitment to helping facilitate the full implementation of the Iran nuclear deal…

  • Iranian and Chinese defense chiefs signed a defense agreement in Tehran on Monday, a sign of strengthening alignment between the two militaries in the chaotic West Asia.

  • President Hassan Rouhani called for closer cooperation between government and the public to help address unemployment, water shortage and environmental crises, the country's top problems.

  • The top Iranian lawmaker praised Russia's "positive" role in the West Asian conflicts and its significant contribution to the anti-terror battle.

    Ali Larijani made the statement in a…

  • The Iranian nation's support for the Islamic Republic has remarkably immunized the country against threats and foreign pressure, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said.