TEHRAN – Iranian painter Hossein Behzad’s inimitable style in creating miniatures has been added to the list of  National Intangible Cultural Heritage.

The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts has recently declared the inscription to governors-general of all provinces across the country, CHTN reported on Tuesday.

The early works

TEHRAN - Thousands of years ago, people in Maymand carved out rocky hillsides to take refuge from the harsh climate of the Iranian plateau.

Sandwiched between a desert and a mountain, the village of Maymand has cold winters and exceedingly hot summers yet abundant with mulberry and blackberry trees. Living conditions in the village are considered

TEHRAN – Once bringing comfort to ancient travelers, merchants, and their livestock,  an abandoned caravanserai in central Iran has undergone restoration, but this time to become a destination for modern sightseers.

Restoration work has commenced on Amiri Caravanserai, which is situated in Eyvanaki, some 70 kilometers from Tehran in an eastward

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned Europe is facing a “red alert” over its gas consumption and “significant additional reductions” are needed to prepare the continent “for a tough winter ahead”.

The warning comes as Russian gas exports to the continent have decreased in capacity and amid maintenance work on the main pipeline to