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Top places to buy souvenirs in 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…
No stamps in passport entering and leaving Iran
Iranian border points will now let foreign nationals in without passport stamps according to a presidential decree that orders for the waiver of physical stamping on travellers’ passports the Iranian Interior Ministry’s has said.
What this…
Salam terminal at Imam Khomeini Airport City to take over flights
If you haven’t heard already, Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) or as it is now often referred to as Imam Khomeini Airport City (IKAC) has a new terminal (Salam Terminal) at the far side of the complex.
Six airlines will…
Where to learn Turkish and Azeri in Tehran
Are you looking Where to learn Turkish or Azeri in Tehran? Well, we have scoured the local language market for places which specialise in the languages.
Iran is a country which has Persian (Farsi) as its lingua franca, however, this does…
Chalus Road facing heavy traffic amid vacation rush
Local news agency IRNA has reported that the Tehran-Chalus road has seen increased traffic in recent hours due to the summer holidays.
The kids are off school for summer vacation which means increased traffic on many of the highways out…
How to Get a Refund for Departure Tax in Iran?
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…
Iran to not stamp foreign tourists passports to ease further travel
In a move to alleviate tourists’ concerns over US sanctions on individuals visiting Iran, the Islamic Republic will soon start a program to not stamp the passports of the tourists arriving in Iran, Mehr News reported.
Ali…
Iran’s Central Bank raises outbound travel currency to €5,000
According to the latest initiative taken by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), all travellers planning to leave Iran can obtain as much as €5,000 or its equivalent in other currencies.
Under the latest monetary policies announced by the…
Weekend English Tour to Tehran’s Dar ul-Funun and Masoudieh Palace
The Safir Language Academy is holding a one-day tour to Iran’s first modern university and one of the most beautiful historical mansions of the Qajar dynasty this weekend.
Dar ul-Funun
Established in 1851, Dar ul-Funun (a polytechnic)…
Dutch KLM says it will suspend flights to Iran in September
Dutch airline KLM says it will halt flights to Tehran "as a result of the negative results and financial outlook" following the U.S. withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear accord, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
The airline, part of the Air…