TEHRAN – The Iranian government has allocated some 1.2 ($4.1 million) to the tourism-related projects underway in West Azarbaijan province, northwestern Iran, the provincial tourism chief has said.

The budget will be spent on nine projects in the areas of tourism, cultural heritage, and handicrafts, Jalil Jabbari explained on Wednesday. 

The

TEHRAN – Iran and Syria inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to curb sand and dust storms (SDSs), ISNA reported.

An Iranian delegation, headed by Department of Environment Chief Ali Salajegheh, has embarked on a trip to Iraq, Syria, and Kuwait to resolve the problem of sand and dust storms.

In a meeting on Tuesday in Damascus, Salajegheh and

TEHRAN – A restoration project has been commenced on a historical fortification in Marvast county, the central province of Yazd, a local tourism chief has said. 

The project involves repairing the roof, strengthening the walls as well as flooring, Abbas Qadiri explained, CHTN reported on Wednesday. 

The fortification, with its clay and mud

TEHRAN – A total of 529 earthquakes have been recorded across the country over the past calendar month (April 21- May 21), according to the Seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.

Of the total 529 quakes, 8 were more than 4 on the Richter scale, the largest of which occurred on May 22, with a magnitude of