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Iran has finally announced plan to increase petrol prices. Here is everything you need to know about the plan and its scope.

Raised levels of PM2.5 pollutants are again creating havoc in Tehran with schoolhouses across the Iranian capital, YJC reported today. Increasing levels of air pollutants in many parts of Tehran is dangerous to sensitive groups of…

The Iranian capital is known to have many museums that represent the variety and the rich history of Iranian civilization. But besides some of the world-renown museums, there are others like the International Dolls Museum which are quite…

A 21-year-old Afghan refugee, Fatemeh Jafari, has opened her 'dream cafe' or Telma café. Serving freshly plunged French coffee, this cafe is becoming a local haunt for Afghans and Iranians, TOLO News reported. "We always dreamed of…

The public holiday of Arbaeen in Iran is probably the most significant in Shia sect. It is observed on Safar 20 or 21, the 40th day after Ashura,  the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, in 680 AD.…

Two new stations have become operational in Tehran’s Metro Line 7 which is considered the longest underground section on the capital’s metro network with 27-kilometre line covering 22 stations when completed. According to Ali Emam, the…

Tehran’s Shirin Gallery 1 is hosting a solo painting exhibition by Amir Rahsaz. Called Suspiria the exhibition show somewhat graphic display of the human body around oil tankers. The series is definitely not for children but a more mature…

Forget about the Chitgar lake far away to the west, now you can have fun at the Honar Lake in central Tehran.

Are you looking for that specific Persianate item to take back home with you and don’t know where to buy souvenirs in Tehran? Tehran Grand Bazaar No article about trinkets could be written without mentioning the Tehran Grand Bazaar…

A lion couple kept in captivity at Tehran Zoological Garden for the reproduction of the endangered species have finally met each other, a veterinarian at Tehran Zoo in Eram said to the Tehran Times this week. A male Persian lion, born six…