Veteran curator and cultural heritage expert Abbas Etemad Fini diesVeteran curator and cultural heritage expert Abbas Etemad Fini dies

TEHRAN - Veteran Iranian museum curator, restorer, and cultural heritage expert Abbas Etemad Fini died on Tuesday after a period of illness.

Etemad Fini collaborated with well-known archaeologists such as Roman Ghirshman, Jean Perrot, and Sadegh Malek Shahmirzadi and was a member of various archaeological teams in Khuzestan and Sialk, the National

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Malaysian exhibitors in Tehran to foster partnershipMalaysian exhibitors in Tehran to foster partnership

TEHRAN – Following years of coronavirus-related restrictions, Malaysian travel insiders and exhibitors seek to promote partnership with Iranian counterparts at the 16th Tehran International Tourism Exhibition, which runs from February 7 to 10.

Tourism Malaysia, which operates under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts - Culture Malaysia, is set to

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Iran registers three million foreign arrivals in nine monthsIran registers three million foreign arrivals in nine months

TEHRAN – Iran recorded more than three million foreign tourist arrivals in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (1401, which started on March 21), the deputy tourism minister has said.

“In the first nine months of this year, more than three million tourists entered the country, of which 14% were one-day visitors,” Mehr quoted A

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Qatar seeks to lure Iranian sightseers Qatar seeks to lure Iranian sightseers 

TEHRAN – Iran is among the 15 tourist markets that Qatar focuses on for its tourism industry, Berthold Trenkel the COO of Qatar Tourism, has said.

In a press release published by Qatar’s pavilion at Tehran’s international tourism and handicrafts fair on Wednesday, Trenkel said that as part of Qatar’s tourism strategy, Iran is one of the target marke

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Historical cistern in Bafq restored to former stateHistorical cistern in Bafq restored to former state

TEHRAN – A restoration project on an Afsharid era (1736-1748) Ab-Anbar (cistern) in the city of Bafq, the central province of Yazd, has come to an end, Bafq’s tourism chief has said.

The project involved strengthening the structure, repairing damaged parts, and replacing worn-out materials, Leili Ranjbar said on Tuesday.

The historical monument is

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