Posts Tagged ‘shiraz’

Woodcarving exhibit opens in Shiraz

TEHRAN –An exhibition of woodcarving works opened to the public in a museum in Shiraz, southern Fars province, on Monday.  There are some 40 artworks, dating from the Safavid era (1501-1736) to the present day, on display at the exhibit, CHTN reported on Wednesday.  Known as an artistic technique, woodcarving, Monabbat Kari in Persian, is […]

Noruz holidays: Shiraz tours to take travelers to ancient neighborhoods

TEHRAN – Shiraz is set to hold special tours of historical neighborhoods of the ancient Iranian city during the two-week Noruz holiday, which officially commences on March 21. Source

9th-century mosque in Shiraz undergoes restoration

TEHRAN—Parts of the tilework of Atiq Mosque, which is considered the oldest mosque of Shiraz, in southern Fars province, have undergone urgent restoration, the provincial tourism chief has said. The project is being carried out by experienced restorers under the supervision of cultural heritage experts, Seyyed Moayyed Mohsen-Nejad explained on Monday. The 9th-century mosque was […]

Photos: Int’l car exhibition kicks off in Shiraz

IRNA | Reza Qaderi: The Shiraz Car Show kicks off on Tuesday, July 18. It is an event that annually puts some of the major achievements of the Iranian automotive industry on the show. According to a Farsi report by Akhbar-e Khodro, companies like Kerman Motor are expected to introduce new products to the market in […]

ISIS flag raisers collared in Shiraz

IRNA – Fars Province police chief said two people have been arrested on the charge of raising Daesh (ISIS) flag in Shiraz. On a Tuesday report, Second Brigadier General Ahmad-Ali Gudarzi said that the two people had raised Daesh flag on June 9 on Fasa Bridge in Shiraz. Gudarzi added they are currently under investigation. […]

Iran’s coverage: Iran defense prowess untouched by psychological warfare: Dehqan

Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Enemies’ psychowar to have no effect on Iran’s missile power: DM Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan shrugged off recent propaganda campaign waged by some Western states against the country’s missile power, saying that the enemies’ psychological warfare cannot undermine efforts to enhance the […]

Budweiser Renames Its Beer “America”

Budweiser Renames Its Beer “America” May 11th, 2016 Via: USA Today: Nothing says ‘America’ like an ice-cold can of mass-produced beer. Anheuser-Busch announced Tuesday that the company is replacing the Budweiser logo with “Americaâ€� on its 12-oz. cans and bottles this summer. The cans […]

Iranian Government’s spokesman calls US untrustworthy

Speaking to reporters at his weekly press briefing in Tehran on Tuesday, Nobakht pointed to the commitment of parties to the July 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, saying, “We regard the nature of the US as distinct from the other five countries.” “Basically, they (US authorities) are not trustworthy,” the Iranian […]

The Geopolitics of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), A US Imperial Strategy

The President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, in his brief sojourn to Malaysia last November made an interesting statement on the hotly debated Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). He admitted that TPPA is more than just a trade deal as it encourages greater transparency and accountability due to its comprehensiveness that will […]

Iran’s coverage: Iran’s OPEC envoy predicts oil could reach $50 in 2016

Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Oil prices up to $60pb only after 2020—Iran  A senior Iranian oil market expert says the price of oil will gradually rise in 2016 but will not cross $60 per barrel before 2020.   Iranian Revolutionary Guards fired rockets near U.S. warships in Gulf, U.S. […]

Art universities of ECO member countries to hold summit in Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Tehran University of Art will host the 1st Assembly of Art Universities’ Presidents of ECO Member Countries, Gholamreza Akrami, the chancellor of Iranian university said. The session will be attended by 10 countries most of which are located in Central Asia and Middle East. Planned for 26-28 Dec., the meeting […]

Huge explosion rocks metro station in Turkey’s Istanbul

A huge explosion has rocked a metro station in Turkey’s strategic city of Istanbul, Turkish media say. The blast took place at an overpass close to the Bayrampasa subway station, located on the European side of the city, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. There were conflicting reports on the number of casualties and the cause of […]

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