In a dimly lit corner of Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, Mohammad Rafi is surrounded by all colours of the rainbow in his tiny shop that sells nothing but art pencils. The world may have gone digital ...

Semi official news agency reported a large explosion in a main market area in the Iranian capital of Tehran. Fifteen people are said to be injured following a gas cylinder blast. A number of the ...

The economic realities couldn't be ignored. In Tehran's Grand Bazaar, shopkeepers displayed Nowruz items—without prices—whilst customers calculated their shrinking budgets against soaring prices.

No one has the money to buy carpets. If this continues, I will have to lay off my staff," Morteza, 39, said by phone from Tehran's Grand Bazaar, giving only his first name. "How do they expect to ...

At Tehran's Grand Bazaar, underwear vendor Mohsen said that "business is going very badly. I cannot describe how catastrophic it is." Another vendor, who like others interviewed by AFP declined to ...