Mehr News Agency - Inverted tulips plain in Iran's Mahneshan
Monday, 28 April 2025 11:26
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – Iran is the birthplace of the world’s origin of a special species of tulip, an inverted tulip known in Farsi as “Laleh Vajgoon”....
Iran to unveil Persian Gulf, Trio Islands’ atlas for 1st time
Saturday, 26 April 2025 14:25
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – On the occasion of the National Persian Gulf Day, a magnificent atlas entitled "The Persian Gulf and the Trio Islands” will be unveiled on Wednesd...
Persian carpets play important role in Pope funeral
Saturday, 26 April 2025 14:24
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – The use of Persian carpets in papal funeral proceedings may seem like a surprising choice—that is, to those unaware of the long history of carpets...
TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – The late Pope Francis has produced a range of written works, including personal narratives, religious writings, and insights on societal matters. ...
Iran's culture minister due in Rome to attend Pope's funeral
Friday, 25 April 2025 12:53
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance left Tehran for Rome on Friday to attend the funeral ceremony of Pope Francis....
Resistance and logic are among Shia Imams’ teachings: Leader
Thursday, 24 April 2025 18:28
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized that the resistance shown by the people of Gaza and Lebanon aligns with the teachings of the righteous Shia Imams......
TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (Household of the Prophet) gather in Iran nationwide to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, the founde...
Iran, Tajik interior ministers ink MoU on security coop.
Tuesday, 22 April 2025 15:38
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – The interior ministers of Iran and the Republic of Tajikistan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to broaden bilateral ties in t...
Ayatollah Al-Sistani offers condolences on passing of Pope
Monday, 21 April 2025 18:51
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority Ayatollah Ali Al-Husseini Al-Sistani on Monday offered his condolences on the passing of Pope Franci...
Mehr News Agency - Closing ceremony of 11th “Revolution Art Week”
Sunday, 20 April 2025 19:08
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – The closing ceremony of the 11th “Revolution Art Week” was held at Andisheh Hall of the Artistic Bureau in Tehran on Sunday....
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.