Mehr News Agency - National Doctors' Day commemorated at Avicenna's tomb
Thursday, 22 August 2024 09:16
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Abu Ali Sina, known in the West as Avicenna, a commemoration ceremony was held at his tomb in Iran's Hamedan....
TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Millions of Imam Hussein (AS) lovers have joined the Arbaeen Walk to visit the holy shrine of the third Shia Imam on the day of Arbaeen....
World's greatest feast of love underway in deserts of Iraq
Monday, 19 August 2024 19:08
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – The World's biggest feast is annually held in the Iraqi deserts in the month of Safar (the second month of the lunar-based Islamic calendar) with ...
Mehr News Agency - Iranian Mawkib serving Arbaeen pilgrims
Sunday, 18 August 2024 15:39
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Iranians in Khosravi border are serving Arbaeen pilgrims in Mawkibs (voluntarily prepared stations). Mawkibs are offering services to the pilgrims...
VIDEO: Arbaeen pilgrims at Shalamcheh border crossing
Saturday, 17 August 2024 18:48
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Despite the extreme heat, a large number of Arbaeen pilgrims are crossing the Shalamcheh border crossing in southwest Iran to reach themselves the...
Cultural commonalities basis for advancing Iran-India ties
Friday, 16 August 2024 12:57
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani said that the cultural and civilizational commonalities are the important bases for advancing and ...
Leader urges for resisting enemy's psychological warfare
Wednesday, 14 August 2024 12:45
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned against enemy's psychological warfare, calling for intensified effor...
Iran, Iraq stress broadening coop. in Quranic diplomacy field
Tuesday, 13 August 2024 16:19
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Head of the International Center of Quran and the Islamic Culture and Communication Organization emphasized the need for increasing bilateral coop...
Iran, Iraq agree on weekly dispatching pilgrims by train
Monday, 12 August 2024 12:04
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – An official at the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, known as RIA, announced that Iran and Iraq agreed to dispatch pilgrims weekly by Tehran-Karb...
Mount Damavand is the highest peak in Iran and the highest volcano in Asia.
Travel tips
Things to Know Before Trip One of the most important things to remember is that Iranians aren’t Arabs, they’re Persian. They speak Farsi (and other dialects), not Arabic, and some people might feel offended if you great them with Arabic words.