Speaking to IRNA, Mohammad Mahdi Afzali said the figure was 1,653 tourists which show 50 percent growth.He added that in the wake of Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Ministry's plans the number of Chinese tourists has increased. Afzali noted that the ministry has planned visit by two million Chinese tourists this year. …

According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the tremor occurred at 18:54 p.m. local time on January 28 and at the depth of 5 km underground.Yesterday, a quake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale shook the region. No report has so far been released on the …

Speaking to reporters, Abbas Mousavi expressed the Iranian Foreign Ministry's readiness for maintaining cooperation with the related bodies since the start of the crisis.He added that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has proposed holding a ministerial meeting with the attendance of ministers of health, tourism, and road and urban development. …

Addressing an unveiling ceremony, Pejman Rahimian said that the AEOI has the best equipment and facilities for extraction.Referring to some valuable mines of Iran, he said Saghand Mine prepares good resources regarding rare elements. If the scientific and production activities develop in Saghand, it will bring good results for the …

In a meeting with UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan Tadamichi Yamamato on Tuesday, Velayati emphasized the need for unity of all Afghan groups and government while expressing hope that the new Afghan government would start working as soon as possible.Iran has always supported Afghanistan and the establishment of peace …

In its statement, IRGC announced that the UAV had a technical problem during its mission between Isfahan and Khuzestan.It had an emergency landing near Mollasani city. 9376**2050 Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish IRNA English

According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the tremor occurred at 11:42 hours local time (8:12 GMT) and at the depth of 14 km underground.The epicenter of the quake was located at 51.21 degrees longitude and 33.78 degrees latitude. Speaking to IRNA, Managing Director of …

Daily ‘Dawn’ in its editorial comments has said after the assassination of IRGC Commander Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani, anti-American sentiments are on the rise in the region with peoples of the Middle East denouncing Washington’s brazen disregard for other states’ sovereignty.It said that Trump administration has a limited understanding of events, …

Ardeshir Nourian made the remarks at the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member-States (PUIC) in Burkina Faso on Tuesday. The 15th Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) started work in Burkina Faso on Tuesday morning. The event is underway with the attendance of the chairman of social commission Abdolreza …

Reports quoting ANF spokesperson said the force recovered 1088 kg drugs worth US $ 75,626,000 in Talaab area of Chaghi district.As per details, 848 kg opium, 116 kg hashish, 71 kg Ice and 53 kg morphine were recovered which were stored for handing over to some other narcotics gang. A …