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2024-02-05 19:20
Chile forest fires claim over 100 lives
More than 100 people have been killed by forest fires in Chile's Valparaíso region, local authorities have said.
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2024-01-30 17:41
Zoroastrians illuminate mid-winter night in UNESCO-listed festival
TEHRAN - On Tuesday evening, clusters of Iranian Zoroastrians in various cities such as Tehran, Yazd, Shiraz, and Kerman came together to celebrate the ancient Sadeh festival.
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2024-01-27 17:28
Iran to celebrate UNESCO recognition of Sadeh festival
TEHRAN – Iran’s Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism is set to hold an event, celebrating the UNESCO designation of the Sadeh festival as a shared heritage between the Islamic Republic and Tajikistan.
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2023-12-10 17:27
How did Sadeh festival become UNESCO-listed? Expert explains
TEHRAN – Last week, the ancient Sadeh festival earned a prestigious spot on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage, marking a significant recognition shared by Iran and Tajikistan.
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2023-11-28 16:49
19th-century mural in 11th-century mosque restored
TEHRAN – Restoration work has come to an end on a 19th-century fresco within the Jameh Mosque of Semnan, which was constructed in the first half of the 11th century in the ancient Iranian city.
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2023-09-17 18:27
Sassanid fire temple restoration work starts
TEHRAN – Work to restore Atashkadeh Siah Gol, a Sassanid era (224–651) fire temple in western Iran, has commenced, a local official said on Sunday.
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2023-03-28 17:24
Fire has engulfed ‘house of Zionist arsonists’: Iran
TEHRAN – The Zionist regime’s occupiers are facing a “fire at their own house,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday in reference to developments in occupied territories.
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2023-01-30 17:59
Zoroastrians celebrate fire and light in mid-winter festival
TEHRAN –On Monday evening, clusters of Iranian Zoroastrians celebrated the importance of light, fire, and energy in a traditional mid-winter festival passed down from generation to generation for millennia.
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2022-03-01 20:30
Fire-stricken spaces in Tehran Grand Bazaar to undergo restoration
TEHRAN- A restoration work will soon commence on a fire-stricken courtyard, named Timcheh of Hajab al-Doleh and its surrounding trade spaces situated in the heart of the Grand Bazaar of Tehran, an official with Tehran Municipality has said.
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2022-02-13 20:30
Nationally-designated Timcheh unaffected by fire, Tehran tourism chief says
TEHRAN- Timcheh of Hajab al-Doleh, which is registered in the national list of cultural heritage, has suffered no damage from the fire broke out in the Grand Bazaar of Tehran on Saturday, Tehran’s tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-31 23:06
Fire inflicts minor damage to historical café downtown Tehran
TEHRAN – A Wednesday fire that broke out in Aibeta Café has caused minor damage to the historical shop, which is located on Lalehzar Street in downtown Tehran.
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2021-09-27 20:13
Fire breaks out at IRGC research center in Tehran, 2 martyred
TEHRAN – Fire erupted at a warehouse in the research center of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in west of Tehran on Sunday evening in which tow personnel succumbed to their injuries, the public relations office of the IRGC announced on Monday.
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2021-05-09 18:54
Huge fires breakouts in Haifa Israel near Rafael Defense Co
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in Haifa where fires have been raging.
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2021-05-01 18:17
Huge fire breaks out at Israel’s oil refinery in Haifa
A huge fire has broken out at an oil refinery in the port city of Haifa in the occupied territories, with initial media reports citing a cyberattack.
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2021-04-25 21:09
82 killed in Iraq as fire erupts at COVID-19 hospital
At least 82 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a fire that broke out in the coronavirus intensive care unit of a Baghdad hospital as public anger erupted demanding the prosecution of high-level Iraqi officials.
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2021-02-16 19:50
UNESCO World Heritage: restoration work continues at Tabriz bazaar complex
TEHRAN – A total of 200 shops have been restored in the UNESCO-designated bazaar of Tabriz during the current Iranian year (started March 2020), months after a blaze swept through the ancient site.