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Nowruz, the Persian New Year, starts on March 20 each year with an extra day before for Oil Nationalisation unofficially kicking off the two-week long holiday. Officially Nowruz finishes after one week, however, unofficially the city and…

With the festive season getting closer for both east and west, a special event is being held on 19 December for both Iran’s traditional festival of Yalda as well as Christmas. According to the organisers of the event, the night will…

There are dozens of new malls in Tehran opening every year and covering all of them is a difficult task. Living in Tehran will highlight the best* in terms of multiple services on offer, however, we are sure many of you will have your own…

Christmas shopping in Tehran is not as well known as elsewhere in the region considering the smaller number of Christians here, however, do not be put off, there are plenty of stores stocking must-have decorations. The festive season in…

Local media reports that the price of locally made phone calls by the two main mobile networks is heading upward in trajectory due to the devaluation of the rial. A report in the Financial Tribune says that the price of per minute calls…

Tehran’s Mayor Mohammad Ali Afshani has inaugurated two major urban projects in northern Tehran which are meant to reduce traffic. At a ceremony attended by the mayor, two members of the parliament, the chairman of Tehran’s city…

Tehran Municipality is offering licenses to musical and street performers to entertain the city, following discussions with the minister of guidance this week. Now, as much as we like to list all of the free public events going on across…

Iran’s first international gas show (IRGS 2018) kicked off on Saturday at Shahr-e-Aftab Complex in Tehran. Over 70 Iranian and foreign companies are participating in this event, IRIB reported. According to the organizers, providing a…

Tehran Municipality “green spaces” division has tagged some 1.3mn trees across the city with electronic markers, according to a recent press release. Ali Mohammad Mokhtari, the man in charge of the operation said that the identification…

Renting an apartment in Tehran can be a confusing affair, as the local rental system in place is defined in two separate ways. Rental options Rahn (Deposit) According to several experts in the industry, the full down payment “Rahn” or…