Iran News » Qom News Iran » Qom » Religion: Religious tourism accounts for 56% of foreign arrivals to Iran
Religious tourism accounted for 56 percent of the two million foreign tourists who visited Iran during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year, Deputy Tourism Minister Anoushirvan ...
News Iran » Qom » Religion: Faith and Craftsmanship on Display at Qom’s First Regional Religious Handicrafts Exhibition
The first regional exhibition of traditional handicrafts with a religious focus opened in Qom, blending centuries-old artistry with contemporary political and spiritual themes, as artisans showcased ...
News Iran » Qom » Religion: Iran eases pilgrim visas for holy cities
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei announced that the ministry has adopted policies for the fast and low-cost visas issuance to facilitate pilgrimage to Iran’s holy sites for foreign ...
News Iran » Qom » Religion: Qom Hawza
The Qom Seminary is the largest and one of the foremost Shia hawzas, located in the city of Qom, Iran. It is the largest seminary in Iran, established in 1922 by Grand Ayatollah Abdul-Karim Haeri ...
News Iran » Qom » Religion: India Evacuates Its Citizens from Iran
When COVID-19 hit Iran, Qom quickly became its initial epicenter. Close to Tehran, Qom is the site of pilgrimage to the Shrine of Fatima Masumeh, the second most sacred site inside Iran for Shi’ite ...
News Iran » Qom » Religion: Musa Sadr and his disappearance: A look back at Lebanon’s 48-year-old mystery
Forty-eight years after Lebanese Shiite cleric and political figure Musa Sadr disappeared during a visit to Libya, his fate remains unresolved.Born in 1928 in Qom, Iran, to a family ...
News Iran » Qom » Religion: Qom: A province of ancient beacons along historic routes
TEHRAN - Scattered across the mountains, plains and historic routes of Qom province, a group of ancient Meels, standalone beacon towers once used to guide travelers and caravans, offers a distinctive ...