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2019-04-21 18:54
Iran celebrates Sadi National Day in Shiraz
TEHRAN – Persian literature aficionados and literati from across Iran came together at the mausoleum of Persian poet Sadi in Shiraz on Sunday to celebrate Sadi National Day.
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2019-04-17 17:21
Photo: Hamid Mirdamadi
Zarif meets with Cavusoglu, Sentop in Ankara
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sat down for talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu and Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop separately on April 17 in Ankara.
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2019-04-14 15:36
Artemia ship once again float in Lake Urmia
Artemia ship, which was stuck on the lakebed for a long time due to dryness of Lake Urmia once again floated.
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2019-04-13 15:30
Reconstruction of flood-hit houses begins in Golestan
Reconstruction of houses damaged in recent floods in villages of Minudasht, northeastern province of Golestan, started.
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2019-04-07 08:51
Flood in Iran: Emergency evacuation ordered in Khuzestan
Khuzestan's governor general Gholamreza Shariati said on Sunday that six cities along the Karkheh River needed to be evacuated as soon as possible as the river is feared to burst its banks, IRNA news agency reported.
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2019-03-19 09:21
Staff at Tehran Times celebrate New Year
Staff at the Tehran Times celebrated the New Year (well-known as Noruz) prior to the beginning of the two-week holidays.
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2019-03-16 11:55
“Noruz Khani” tradition in northern Iran
People of Balajadeh village in Kordkouy city, northern Golestan province, take part in the Noruz Khani ritual, on the last Wednesday of the year, March 13. The tradition, in their opinion, heralds the coming of the new year (Noruz) and spring. Noruz Khan (Noruz singer) goes from house to house, while singing lines of poetry in praise of spring, the new year and the nature. It is customary for householders to give him gifts or sweets in return.
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2019-03-13 12:27
Ayatollah Khamenei awards General Soleimani Order of Zolfaqar
TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday awarded General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC Quds Force, the Order of Zolfaqar.
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2019-03-11 20:46
Tehran museum features decades of archaeological discoveries
Photo depicts centuries-old metal figurines in an exhibition at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran, March 11, 2019.
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2019-03-10 23:29
Qom Seminary teachers honor Sheikh Isa Qassim
TEHRAN - The Society of Qom Seminary Teachers held a ceremony on Saturday to honor Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, a leading pro-democracy Bahraini cleric.
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2019-03-08 18:38
“This Magnificent Cake!” tastes good at Tehran animation festival
TEHRAN – “This Magnificent Cake!”, a joint production of Belgium, France and the Netherlands, was named best film at the 11th Tehran International Animation Festival, the organizers announced on Thursday.
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2019-03-06 21:52
Leader plants trees on national tree planting day
TEHRAN — Concurrent with National Tree Planting Day, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei planted two fruit tree saplings on Wednesday.
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2019-03-06 12:17
2,500 houses built in quake-hit Kermanshah
About 2,500 residential units, built for quake-stricken dwellers of the western province of Kermanshah, were completed by Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation.
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2019-03-03 12:16
Funeral held for comedy writer Khashayar Alvand
Mourners attend Salat al-Janazah, the Islamic funeral prayer, held for screenwriter Khashayar Alvand in the courtyard of the Iranian House of Cinema in Tehran on March 2, 2019.
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2019-03-01 12:43
Jundi Shapur symbol of Iranian wisdom, intellect: official
TEHRAN - The secretary general of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO has described the ancient Jundi Shapur University as a symbol of Iranian wisdom and intellect, IRNA reported.
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2019-02-26 18:34
“23 Individuals” tops at National Will Manifestation Awards
TEHRAN – Mehdi Jafari’s acclaimed movie “23 Individuals” about 23 young Iranian volunteers who were captives during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war came in first with six awards at the National Will Manifestation Awards on Monday.
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2019-02-24 18:32
“The Above-Named Person” wins grand prize at Fajr Intl. Theater Festival
TEHRAN – “The Above-Named Person” by Iranian director Ali-Asghar Dashti has won the grand prize of the 37th Fajr International Theater Festival.
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2019-02-22 22:47
Top cleric Ayatollah Momen passes away at 81
TEHRAN – Ayatollah Mohammad Momen, a member of the Assembly of Experts and the Guardian Council, passed away at the age of 81 in a hospital in Tehran on Thursday after spending the past two months battling with brain hemorrhage and respiratory problems.
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2019-02-20 12:29
Fajr street performers entertain passersby in downtown Tehran
A troupe gives a street performance in the courtyard of Tehran’s City Theater Complex during the 37th Fajr International Theater Festival on February 18, 2019.
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2019-02-19 12:12
Fajr Festival of Fashion and Costume underway
TEHRAN – The 8th edition of Fajr Festival of Fashion and Costume is underway in Tehran's Goftegoo Park.
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2019-02-17 15:21
Lezgi dancers join Rastak at Fajr festival
A group performs Lezgi, a style of traditional dance common in Iran’s Azarbaijan region and the Republic of Azerbaijan, along with the Iranian folk music ensemble Rastak at a concert during the 34rd Fajr Music Festival at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on February 15, 2019.
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2019-02-15 19:53
Pouran Shariat-Razavi dies aged 85
TEHRAN - Fatemeh (Pouran) Shariat-Razavi, succumbed to illness on Friday. She suffered a stroke on Monday, 11 February.
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2019-02-13 22:59
Former Afghan President Sibghatullah Mojaddedi passes away
An Afghan militant commander who fought the Soviets and rose to become the country’s first president after the Red Army retreated has died aged 93, his family said Tuesday.
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2019-02-04 14:55
Royan pioneering infertility treatment in Iran
Royan Institute is a public non-profit organization which is affiliated to the academic center for education, culture and research. Established in 1991, Royan is a research institute for reproductive biomedicine and infertility treatments.
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2019-02-02 10:42
Dokhtaran-e Enqelab highlight importance of hijab
TEHRAN — A large and public gathering dubbed Dokhtaran-e Enqelab (literally meaning girls of revolution), aiming to promote the importance of hijab was held at Tehran’s Imam Hossein square on Thursday.
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2019-02-01 16:22
Iran marks anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s return from exile
A ceremony to mark the anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s return from exile in 1979 was held on Friday morning at his mausoleum, southern Tehran, where Assembly of Experts Chairman Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati gave a speech. Tehran Times / Mohammad Moheimani
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2019-01-29 20:48
Habibi, the Islamic Coalition Party chief, dies at 73
TEHRAN – Mohammad Nabi Habibi, secretary general of the Islamic Coalition Party and a former Tehran mayor, passed away of cardiac arrest on Tuesday morning at the age of 73, Tasnim reported.
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2019-01-29 11:42
Ceremony held to honor volunteer physicians
A ceremony to pay homage to volunteer physicians was held in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran on Monday.
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2019-01-28 11:51
Farabi International Award closing ceremony held in Tehran
TEHRAN —The closing ceremony of the 10th Farabi International Award on the Humanities and Islamic Studies was held in Tehran on Sunday.
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2019-01-26 22:55
‘Needlework’ a common craft in southern Iran
A woman completes patterns of needlework on a traditional dress in Jask, a port city in southern Iran, January 26, 2019.
