Most of Tehran’s concert halls are host to performances by various traditional, pop and folk singers and music groups at the 32nd Fajr International Music Festival.

High costs of traveling have made tourism a luxury, according to the director of the Association of Air Transport and Tourism Agencies of Iran.

Speaking to the travel news website Safar,…

Touted as the financial and political capital of Iran, Tehran was never promoted as a holiday destination.

Tours of Tehran were only held during long holidays, such as the two-week Norouz (…

The US Transportation Security Administration discovered nearly 3,400 firearms in carry-on bags last year at US airports, an average of nine per day across 238 airports. There was a 28% increase…

Tabasi House, a historical building in Kashan, Isfahan Province, was inscribed on the National Heritage List on Jan. 14, according to the head of the provincial office of Iran's Cultural Heritage…

Chinese hotel bookings to Thailand for the Lunar New Year have tumbled, as a crackdown on cheap package tours hits visitor numbers from its biggest source of holidaymakers.

Tourism is…

The tourism authority in Khuzestan Province will organize bird-watching tours around wetlands as well as Khor-e Musa (Persian for Musa Bay) and the banks of Arvandroud river to promote eco and…

Hundreds of protesters demanding jobs clashed with police in several Tunisian towns on Saturday, blocking the route of visiting President Beji Caid Essebsi in one region, on the sixth anniversary…

Nine IS terrorists were “neutralized” in northern Syria over the last 24 hours as part of the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield, the Turkish military said on Sunday.

Turkish authorities…

Iraqi military forces have fully secured Mosul University, discovering that the self-styled Islamic State terrorists had been using it as a bomb-making factory and killing field for civilians.…

Nearly 100 people are missing after a boat packed with refugees and migrants sank off the Libyan coast, killing at least eight, according to the Italian coastguard. Search operations continued…

A major international conference to try to kick-start peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians is being held in the French capital, Paris.

Delegates from 70 nations are expected to…

Two top aides to US president-elect, Donald Trump, denied a published report on Saturday that he is planning to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin weeks after taking office.

Belgian police were holding three people for questioning after anti-terror raids late Saturday in central Brussels, reports said.

Four raids took place in the Molenbeek District but no arms…

A Germany-bound Eurowings passenger flight from Oman landed in Kuwait on Sunday over a bomb threat but no explosives were found on board, authorities said.

The plane from Salalah heading to…

China's state tabloid accused US president-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state of "rabble rousing" and warned of "war", after Rex Tillerson condemned Beijing's construction of…

A transition team of US president-elect, Donald Trump, has been invited to Moscow-initiated negotiations on the Syrian conflict resolution, the Washington Post daily reported citing its anonymous…

US House Republicans on Friday won passage of a measure starting the process of dismantling Obamacare, despite concerns about not having a ready replacement and the potential financial cost of…

The employee union of the Reserve Bank of India has urged the bank’s governor to protect central bank autonomy and not allow the federal government to interfere in processes following criticism…

An intense wave of cold has hit North America, Europe and East Asian countries, including India, leaving behind a trail of death.

The cold wave has disrupted normal life but it earned…

Lawmakers have passed a clause regarding Social Housing Plan, stressing that it will be launched in 2017.

Official statistics show the housing sector recently experienced a hike in prices but the increase has not been in line with inflation, which means that the sector is still in recession.

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Bank Melli Iran announced it can now transfer money overseas for individuals, as the bank expands its international ties in the post-sanctions era.

“The customers are now able to transfer…

The Central Bank of Iran’s monthly stats show the banking system’s total lending stood at 8.48 quadrillion rials ($215.5 billion at the market exchange rate) by November 20, with private banks and…

What would the future of the world economy be if China’s growth were to plunge? It is a scenario many China bears have predicted. With both official and private figures released this month…