RPT-FEATURE-Dutch backpacker defies politics to invest in Iran

Sebastian Straten is going against the flow. As some Western corporations pack up and mothball projects in Iran under pressure of sanctions, the entrepreneurial Dutchman is preparing for the day when tourists ...

Himalayan ralliers' caravan passes by near Qom

A 35-car, 70 member team of drivers and navigators, who had left Holland on October 14th, started towards China from ancient hotel, Deyr Gachin, near Iran's holy Qom city, IRNA reported.

Himalayan Classic Car Rally 2008 passes by ancient hotel near Qom, Iran

Qom, Oct 30, IRNA - A 35-car, 70 member team of drivers and navigators, who had left Holland on October 14th, heading towards China, arrived at Deyr Gachin an ancient hotel near Iran's holy city of Qom on ...

24 hours in Heavenly Taleghan

As much as I did not do any traveling at all though the summer months, my luck seems to have changed as autumn gets here.

97 industrial plans financed through Forex Fund

Ninety-seven industrial and mining projects have been financed through the foreign exchange reserve fund since its establishment in 1998, MNA reported.

Photos: Mass Family Walk in Qazvin, Iran

People in Qazvin, Iran, participated in a mass family walk on Saturday October 18.

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Iran's Economy Runs Out Of Steam Non-oil sector production is stagnant. Factories may remain open but many do not pay workers.

Iran's Economy Runs Out Of Steam

As markets floundered amid the credit crunch, Iran's leadership celebrated the West's economic crisis.

Iran Vendors Protest Move to Collect a Sales Tax

Merchants in traditional bazaars in several large cities closed their shops this week to protest a decision by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to enforce the nation's first ever sales tax.

Iranian merchants rebel over first-ever sales tax

TEHRAN : Traditional bazaar merchants in several large cities closed their shops this week to protest a decision by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to enforce the nation's first-ever sales tax.