Archive for the ‘Iran’ Category
Iran to establish tourist offices in seven countries
The Iran Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (CHTO) plans to establish tourism research and marketing offices in seven countries, the Persian service of the Cultural Heritage News (CHN) agency reported.
January 24, 2006
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Iran, Kenya to strengthen tourism ties
Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) Esfandiar Rahim-Moshaie in a meeting with the Kenyan Minister for Tourism and Wildlife Morris Dzoro on Tuesday called for further cooperation between Iran and Kenya in the fields of tourism and culture, Islamic Republic News Agency said Tuesday.
January 11, 2006
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Iran to show its tourism attractions to the world
LONDON (IranMania) – Iran’s unique cultural tourist attractions are to be advertised throughout the world, announced director of Iran’s Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (ICHTO), Esfandiar Rahim Mashayi, on World Tourism Day.
October 5, 2005
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Officials trying to boost Iran’s tourism industry
TEHRAN, Iran (Mehr News Agency) — Fourteen groups of foreign reporters and tour managers have visited Iran since March 2004, the Persian service of the Cultural Heritage News (CHN) agency reported on Wednesday.
September 1, 2005
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Iran capital’s new airport reopens to fresh controversy
TEHRAN (Agence France-Presse) –The Iranian capital’s new showpiece international airport finally reopened a year after being shut down by the armed forces, but was immediately hit by fresh controversy amid warnings its runway may not yet be safe.
May 4, 2005
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A year after quake, Iran city struggles to rise above the rubble
The palm trees still rise from the Iranian desert in the oasis city of Bam. But their dusty leaves now overlook a shattered city, razed by a devastating earthquake that killed more than 30,000 people in 10 seconds. From a distance, not much seems to have changed since Dec. 26, 2003, the day of the [...]
January 5, 2005
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Iran presses UNESCO for more heritage sites
Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization, in a meeting with the Director General of the United Nations cultural body UNESCO Koichiro Matsuura, called for an increase in Iran’s share in the registration of historical and cultural works on the international heritage list. Seyyed Hossein Marashi noted that according to a law approved by [...]
December 24, 2004
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Reza Pahlavi of Iran discusses the Persian Gulf with the National Geographic
Reza Pahlavi of Iran was received, on Friday, December 3rd, by John M. Fahey, Jr., President and CEO, of the National Geographic Society for the purpose of bringing clarity to the issue of National Geographic’s recent usage of a secondary name (Arabian Gulf) for the Persian Gulf.
December 6, 2004
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Iranian experts take over Shahrbani Palace reinforcement project
Irna Iranian experts are replacing the Swiss experts in the project to reinforce Tehran’s historical Shahrbani Palace to make it earthquake-resistant. Arrangements were earlier made by the Foreign Ministry to enlist Swiss experts from Zurich University for the final stage of reinforcement. According to Behruz Gharibpur, the executive manager of the project, the reinforcement plan [...]
November 22, 2004
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295 Killed in Iran as Runaway Freight Train Explodes
A runaway freight train laden with an explosive mixture of fuel, fertilizers and sulfur came off the rails and blew up in north-eastern Iran yesterday, killing almost 300 people and injuring hundreds more. The explosion was reported to have destroyed five villages and windows were said to have shattered up to seven miles away. The [...]
February 19, 2004
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