TEHRAN - Holidaymakers have made some eight million overnight stays in hotels and guest houses of the touristic Mazandaran province during the first three weeks of the summer.

A total of 7,979,076 overnight stays have been registered by the hotels, guest houses, ecolodge units, traditional lodging houses, apartment hotels, and tourist centers

TEHRAN – Kazakhstan has decided to exempt Iranian nationals from needing an entry visa for a stay of up to two weeks in a move to support tourism.

From July 8, Kazakhstan has introduced a unilateral visa-free regime for up to 14 days for Iranian citizens, the Astana Times reported on Monday.

Moreover, the privilege has been granted to citizens from

TEHRAN – Collections of ancient rock engravings have been discovered in a mountainous area south of Mashhad, northeast Iran.

“Four groups of ancient petroglyphs have been discovered and documented,” IRNA quoted a local official in charge of cultural heritage protection as saying on Tuesday.

The petroglyphs depict various motifs such as rams,

TEHRAN – Iranian police have recovered 564 historical relics from smugglers in Gilan province during the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 20).

“Police forces in charge of protecting cultural heritage have recovered 564 historical objects in 17 counties across Gilan province during the first three months of t