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We're two days away from Nowruz or the first day of spring which is celebrated across Eurasia is several countries. As part of the celebration, across the region, homes are decorated and cleaned in preparation to welcome spring. But…

With the Persian New Year (Nowruz) approaching, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has issued a directive, stating that the daily withdrawal limit of all Iranian ATMs will increase to 5 million rials from the current 2 million. According to…

Car costs have skyrocketed in recent months in Iran, what with foreign currencies having rollercoaster time since last year. But, how much can you buy one for? If you’re on a local salary, then this will hurt, the price of the cheapest…

The anniversary of the Islamic Revolution is celebrated on 22 of the Persian Calendar month of Bahman, (February 11) every year. The 10-day period of the celebrations, called the Ten Days Dawn (Fajr), begins on February 1 and is one of the…

Tehran Metro Company will provide free service to passengers on Monday, February 11 on the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Republic. According to local media, service in all 5 lines of the Tehran Metro will be free of charge throughout…

February 9, 2019, is a bank holiday in Iran commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Fatimah (SA) who died at the age of 18 in 632 AD. Fatimah bin Muhammad was the youngest daughter and the only child of the prophet Muhammad (sa) and…

The 37th edition of the local Fajr Film Festival opened at the Tehran Theater Complex on January 31 with dozens of great locally produced movies ready to view, Tehran Times reported. The ceremony honoured actress Fatemeh Motamed-Arya,…

In our previous post, we had reported different means of paying the"Khorooji" or the departure tax for Iranian travelers who leave the country. Now officials at Iran's Tax Organization have announced a systematic procedure to get a refund…

As Christians around the world celebrate Christmas, the holiday season is also observed in Iran where Christians make up less than 0.2% of the country's population.  Christmas trees decorated with red, green and gold gift boxes placed…

Under Iran’s National Mobile Registry Scheme which was implemented starting October 2017, all new mobile phones purchased inside Iran or imported by travelers visiting Iran must be registered to work with Iranian SIM Cards. Since its…