TEHRAN – The board of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in their ninth session in Paris on June 13 elected Iran as vice chair, IRNA reported on Wednesday. 

 The convection, adopted in November 2001, is designed to create a legal framework to regulate interference with underwater cultural heritage in

TEHRAN – Alborz tourism chief has said the history of pottery making in some parts of the Iranian province goes back over 7,000 years.

The skill of making pottery in Alborz, as a significant intangible heritage, has a history of more than 7,000 years. And, even today, it is one of the pottery hubs of the country, ISNA quoted Rahim Khaki as saying

TEHRAN – Some 28 medical tourism projects are currently underway across Iran, an official with the tourism ministry has said. 

A budget of 40 billion rials ($80 million) has been channeled into the projects, Zahra Jahani explained on Wednesday. 

The projects are expected to generate 1,500 job opportunities upon their completion, the official added.  

TEHRAN- University of Tehran’s Faculty of World Studies hosted the 4th “International Conference on Peace and Conflict Resolution" on May 29-30 in Tehran.

After two years of being held only online (due to Covid-19 restrictions) the annual conference was a unique opportunity for local and international participants, attendees and academics not only