Tehran News

Tehran Municipality’s long overdue plan for curbing air pollution took off at the weekend. The so-called Air Pollution Reduction (APR) plan bans dilapidated vehicles from the sprawling capital…

In October more than 25,500 Tehran metro commuters used services offered by the local startup Fidibo to read e-books. Fidibo is a major e-book publisher. In February, the startup in…

Head of Tehran Bus Company said import of secondhand buses should be considered as an option for renovating the dilapidated transportation fleet of the capital. Peiman Sanandaji told a local…

With winter approaching, a blanket of smog is enveloping Tehran. As the mountains in the north gradually vanish in the autumn haze, residents and environmentalists are once again calling for…

Tehran ranked as the second fastest growing city in travel and tourism employment during 2007-17 after Abu Dhabi, from among 72 cities reviewed by the World Travel and Tourism Council in its…

Despite extended delays, a plan introduced by Tehran Municipality to help curb air pollution will take effect on November 24. The plan bans dilapidated vehicles from the sprawling capital to…

Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Operation Company is trying to adjust the expanding subway system to make it more friendly to the disabled. Entrance gates, elevators, and escalators are to be…

Iran University of Science and Technology in collaboration with the Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology and Pardis Technology Park is hosting a job fair titled Sadaf in Tehran.…

Smaller homes in Tehran have experienced more significant price hikes compared to larger ones as demand for the former increases, a review of figures for the initial seven months of the current…

It’s a great blessing to be at the service of Tehran’s residents; I would cherish that with my round-the-clock efforts as I extend the hand of friendship to everyone to achieve the goal of "…

As part of a joint effort between Japan International Cooperation Agency and Tehran Municipality to reduce air pollution, decades-old air quality monitoring systems in the capital are to be…

Tehran received 46 millimeters of rainfall in the first 50 days of the autumn season, which shows a 300% increase compared to the 11mm of rain that fell in the corresponding period last year,…

While a new scheme was to be implemented in Tehran to help curb air pollution, the plan has been delayed. The inaction by authorities has raised concern among environmentalists who say further…

Pirouz Hanachi narrowly won the race for Tehran mayor against his heavyweight rival Abbas Akhoundi in a Tuesday vote by Tehran City Council.  The councilors cast 11 votes for Hanachi,…

In the latest move to curb air pollution in Tehran Province, dilapidated vehicles and motorbikes will be barred from Eslamshahr County in the southwest.