New Year Celebration
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Zarif congratulates Jewish people on New Year
TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated the Jewish New Year to all Jewish people across the world.
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Iran's Army to further equip rapid reaction forces
TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – The commander of Iran’s Army Ground Forces said Sat. that equipping rapid reaction forces as well as increasing the social status of the Army ground forces are top priorities for the Army this year.
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Iran’s Zarif congratulates nation on Iranian New Year
TEHRAN, Mar. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on his Twitter account congratulated the noble nation of the country on Iranian New Year and wished health, joy and peace for those who celebrate Nowruz.
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US unable to create security in region: Ayat. Khamenei
TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran addressed a large gathering of people at Imam Reza Mausoleum in Mashhad where he lashed out at American policies in the region.
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New year 'year of backing national products, employment, progress'
TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – In his televised Nowruz address, President Rouhani described year 1396 as the year of success for the great Iranian nation in various fields despite the wish of the enemies and said “the unity among the Iranian nation has surprised all enemies and they admitted to the greatness of our people."
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Leader names New Year as "Year of Support for Iranian Products"
TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in his annual speech for the Iranian New Year named 1397 as "The Year of Support for Iranian Products", stressing that many economic issues would be resolved through "national production".
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FM Zarif tweets Happy Nowruz to Iranians
TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has congratulated all Iranians on arrival of new Iranian year ‘Nowruz’.
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By: Noura Jafari
New Year Eve in Iranian northern city of Gorgan
TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – As it get closer to the hour of entering the new Iranian year of 1397, people all across Iran getr ready for the important time with buying Sabzeh, fish and colored eggs. Here Mehr photographer has captured the scenes in Iranian northern city of Gorgan.
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By: Marjohn Sheikhi
Everything you need to know about Persian New Year ‘Nowruz’
TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – Another Persian New Year is upon us; Here is a brief introduction on how Iranians celebrate their New Year, called 'Nowruz'.
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By: Rahbar Emamdadi
Maritime search, rescue exercise in Persian Gulf
TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – The MP from Hormozgan Constituency and the head of the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran attended the maritime search and rescue exercise in the Persian Gulf waters. The exercise is intended to hone the readiness of the Iranian southern ports for the New Year visitors. Iranian New Year starts on March 21.
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Armenians happy with Leader’s New Year Eve visit
TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Herand Avidsian and Balasan Boughousian are the parents of the martyred Armenian Armen Avidsian who was killed during the Saddam’s war against Iran (1980-88). The Iranian Leader Ayatollah Khamenei paid an unexpected visit to the family on the eve of the New Year.
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By: Yasser Nazifi Gilavan
Armenians wish prosperous New Year for fellow-Iranians
TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – The following is the report recounting my visit to a church in Tehran where Iranian Armenians observed the rites of the Eve of the New Year.
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By: Yasser Nazifi Gilavan
Armenians celebrate New Year in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Armenians hold the Holy Communion rite late on December 31, into early hours of the New Year. In this video file you can see an excerpt of the ceremony filmed at Surp Targmanchats Church in Vahidiyeh of Tehran. According to unofficial accounts, more than 30000 Armenians live in Tehran now.
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UN chief issues ‘red alert’ for world
TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – In his message on the New Year, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for unity among the global community to tackle overwhelming challenges and defend values shared by all.
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Envoy felicitates New Year’s Eve to Iraqis
TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi, in separate messages, extended New Year congratulations to Iraqi Christian Chaldeans Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako and the Iraqi authorities.
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By: Majid Haghdoust
Surp Targmanchats Church of Tehran celebrates New Year
TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – New Year's Eve celebration was held late Sunday at Surp Targmanchats Church of Tehran.
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Pres. Rouhani felicitates Christians in Iran on New Year
TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – President Rouhani sent a congratulatory message to Christian Iranians on the start of 2018.
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MoD calls for more security coop. with world in 2018
TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – In separate greeting messages, Iran’s Defense Minister Amir Hatami felicitated the advent of the Christian New Year to his counterparts in 16 countries across the world.
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Iranian officials extend greetings to Belarusian counterparts on New Year
TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, First VP Es’hagh Jahangiri, and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sent separate congratulatory messages to their Belarusian counterparts.
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Russia to help Assad normalize Syria: Putin’s New Year message
TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin forwarded a message of congratulations to his Syrian counterpart Assad reaffirming Russia’s commitment to help Syria restore sovereignty, unity, and integrity.
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UN chief warns against global issues
TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres in a New Year message on Friday expressed his deep concern over big dangers lurking around every corner in the world.
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Muslims gift Roses to Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Christmas Eve
TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Young Muslim girls offer hundreds of roses to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Healthcare staff on Christmas Eve.
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Interior min. says 'Merry Christmas' to world Christians
TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Interior Minister Rahmani Fazli issued a message and felicitated world Christians on the birth of the messenger of peace Jesus Christ and the new Christian year.
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Ghasemi felicitates Christmas, New Year
TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Iran’s FM Spokesperson Ghasemi has issued a message congratulating the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ and the eve of New Year.
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Pres. Rouhani felicitates Pope, world leaders on Christmas, New Year
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani forwarded a message of congratulations to the leaders of Christian countries and Pope Francis of Vatican, offering greetings on the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ.
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Indian FM:
Tehran-New Delhi ties rapidly expanding
TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Foreign Minister of India Sushma Swaraj, said her country’s friendly relations with Iran were increasingly growing and expanding.
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Oil min. pens letter to Leader
TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – Bijan Zanganeh, in a letter to the Leader of Islamic Revolution, praised Ayatollah Khamenei’s remarks on performance of Oil Ministry in the ‘Year of Resistance Economy’.
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Armenian Pres. sends Iran New Year’s greeting
TEHRAN, Mar. 22 (MNA) – President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, has sent Ayatollah Khamenei and President Rouhani New Year's salutations.
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UN envoy:
No travel ban can stop Nowruz message of peace
TEHRAN, Mar. 22 (MNA) – Iran’s permanent representative envoy to the UN Khoshroo hailed the advent of Nowruz as the culture of peace, moderation and friendship at the time when all those values are threatened by extremism and hostility around the world.
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Imam Riza Shrine in Mashhad hosts Nowruz festival
MASHHAD, Mar. 21 (MNA) – Persian News Year’s Eve had historically been celebrated in shrines and mausoleums across the nation as an augury to a year of plenty; the most famous of these is shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, where thousands of the believers congregate in the shrine, March 21.