Saudi Arabia lifts restriction on hajj pilgrim numbers
Monday, 09 January 2023 18:54
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia will not impose limits on the number of pilgrims for this year's hajj, media reported a Saudi minister as saying on Monday, after three years of restrictions to curb the Covid-19 pandemic....
Iran, Libya discuss expansion of cultural cooperation
Saturday, 07 January 2023 20:06
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Mehdi Esmaeili in a meeting with his Libyan counterpart Mabrouka Toghi Othman on Saturda...
TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Located in Ahar in the East Azerbaijan Province of Iran, the Shivar mountain (Kūh-e Shīvar) has a height of more than 2,000 meters....
Mehr News Agency - Opening ceremony of 13th Ammar Film Festival in Shiraz
Thursday, 05 January 2023 14:30
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – The opening ceremony of the 13th Ammar International Popular Film Festival was held at Shahcheragh Holy Shrine with the remembrance of the martyrs...
Leader stresses employing women in decision-making centers
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 08:49
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Addressing a group of Iranian women, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution attached great importance to the issue of employing efficient, experienc...
TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – A commemoration ceremony was held in India's Mumbai on the third anniversary of the martyrdom of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi PM...
Nasrallah commemorates death anniv. of Ayt. Mesbah-Yazdi
Saturday, 31 December 2022 14:12
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – The Secretary-General of Lebanese Hezbollah Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has sent a message on the second demise anniversary of the Iranian Philosopher...
Leader’s book on French Colonialism unveiled in Beirut
Saturday, 31 December 2022 12:10
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – The book titled "French colonialism in the words of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution" was unveiled during a ceremony attended by a group of cu...
TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Directed by Abbas Askari and produced by Mohammad Hossein Sadeghi, the Iranian animation "Lopeto" won the award of best animation at Ahmedabad Int...
Mount Damavand is the highest peak in Iran and the highest volcano in Asia.
Travel tips
Things to Know Before Trip One of the most important things to remember is that Iranians aren’t Arabs, they’re Persian. They speak Farsi (and other dialects), not Arabic, and some people might feel offended if you great them with Arabic words.