TEHRAN--The use of Persian carpets in papal funeral proceedings may seem like a surprising choice—that is, to those unaware of the long history of carpets from the Islamic world in Christian contexts.

A field of flowers surrounded Pope Francis’s simple wooden casket in St Peter’s Basilica this week. The intricate pattern, woven in shades of cri

TEHRAN – Iran is set to host an international tour operators forum from tomorrow until May 2.

Over 100 tour operators from 33 countries have been invited to attend the event, according to Moslem Shojaei, director-general for marketing and tourism development at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts.

Speaking at a press

TEHRAN – On Saturday, tourism ministers from the member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) participated in a symbolic tree-planting ceremony in Turkey’s Erzurum to reaffirm their commitment to regional cooperation and sustainable tourism development.

The ceremony was held on the sidelines of the 6th ECO Ministerial Meeting on

TEHRAN – Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi and his Indian and Uzbek counterparts have explored the potential for the expansion of health cooperation, holding separate meetings.

The officials met on the sidelines of the eighth meeting of health ministries of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Xi’an, China, the h