TEHRAN – The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts has allocated some $104,000 to the restoration of Pol-e Khatun, which is an ancient arch bridge situated in Alborz province, west of Tehran.

“An amount of 5.2 million rials (some $104,000) has been provided for the restoration of Pol-e Khatun, whose repair project is to be c

TEHRAN – On Monday, Mahdi Safari, the deputy foreign minister for economic diplomacy, said Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to attract six million medical tourists per year, IRNA reported.

Safari made the remarks in a meeting attended by top officials from the tourism and health ministries and a host of other travel insiders, hospital

TEHRAN – Tens of Kurd horses will participate in a beauty pageant in Kermanshah, as part of a two-day festival dedicated to that medium size breed with withers height ranging from 140 to 155 cm.

This event is a very good opportunity to promote the Kurd horse as a pure breed whose birthplace is in Kermanshah, a local tourism official said on Monday.

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TEHRAN – “Behanding in Spokane”, a 2010 black comedy by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh is on stage at Tehran’s Da Theater.

Hamed Khosravi is the director of the play, which will be on stage until July 18.

Siamak Adib, Mehdi Shahi and Sahar Baqerabadi are the main members of the cast for the play. 

Set in Spokane, Washington, this is McDonagh’s f