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A World First: Charitable Online Taxi for Disabled in Iran

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A charity NGO in Iran is about to launch the world’s first free online taxi service for the disabled people. The service, which is a brainchild of the director of Behesht-e Imam Reza charity, is specifically designed for the disabled with major movement problems as well as the mentally disabled.
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Zilu – An Original Artform from Iran’s Desert People

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An analysis of structural techniques and designs shows that Zilu, although looking like a simple hand-woven thread rug, has a profound cultural richness and depth of thought.
Custom

Osku Bread: One of the Most Delicious Traditional Breads in Iran

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Osku Chorei, otherwise known as Osku Bread, is the traditional bread specific to Osku County in East Azarbaijan Province, and is among the most delicious traditional breads in Iran.
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Chertmeh Polo; Appealing Cuisine Indigenous to Semnan

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Chertmeh is one of the stews local to Semnan Province in central Iran, which is cooked using the sheep’s inner body parts including tail fat and liver. It is a traditional stew served with rice, which are known as Chertmeh Polo together.
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Traditional Iranian House Named One of Mideast’s Top Hotels in 2021

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A traditional Iranian accommodation has been chosen as one of the Middle East’s top hotels in 2021 once again by tripadvisor.com.
Cultural Heritage

Exhibition of Ancient Persian Artefacts Opens in London Museum

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An exhibition of artifacts belonging to Ancient Persia has opened at the Victoria and Albert Museum of London, showcasing Iran’s 5,000-year-old history
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Pateh-Sewing: A Traditional Iranian Handicraft

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Pateh-sewing is an Iranian handicraft usually made by locals in the southeastern city of Kerman.
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Remains of 12,000-Year-Old Infant Discovered in Hotu Cave in Northern Iran

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Archaeologists have found one-of-a-kind traces of pre-historic hunter humans during exploratory work at Hotu cave in the northern province of Mazandaran.
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Yekta Jamali Becomes First Iranian Woman to Win World Weightlifting Medal

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Yekta Jamali has claimed Iran's first-ever female weightlifter to win a world medal.
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A Gift from Former King of Iran Sold at Auction for €95,000

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An Iranian-made Paykan presented by the former king of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to Nicolae Ceaușescu, the former president of Romania, in 1974 has been sold at an auction for 95,000 euros.
Lifestyle

Ista Village: A Rural Community Women Can’t Visit

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The Iranian village of Ista is a rural community where locals have a unique lifestyle.
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Iranian Scientist Working for NASA Returns to Iran Due to Unfair Treatment

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An Iranian scientist who had received education and was working in the United States has returned home after receiving unfair treatment by American authorities.
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Traffic Camera Operator Helps Iranian Man Find His Lost Phone (+Video)

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An Iranian police officer has found and returned to its owner a lost mobile phone in the city of Babol in the north of the country with the help of traffic monitoring cameras.
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Shahi Oil Mill: A Unique Museum in Iran’s Isfahan

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The traditional horse-powered oil pressing practice is an ancient Iranian industry and one of the oldest activities in the world's food industry.
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Iran’s First Female Sailor Starts Work at Caspian Sea

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Kowsar Sadeghi Monfared, the first Iranian woman seafarer, has started her work at the Caspian Sea port city of Fereydounkenar.
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Living in Bardeh Historical Castle

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Life in Bardeh historical castle is ongoing just as in the past, contrary to most other historical structures, which are either abandoned or turned into museums after restoration.
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Iran’s ‘Vanguard Museum’ Displays World War Legacies

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The Vanguard Museum in Gilan province, northern Iran, recounts stories of world wars to preserve the past heritage for future generations.
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Iranian Filmmaker Killed, Dismembered by His Father

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Iranian filmmaker Babak Khorramdin has been killed and dismembered by his father, according to the head of Tehran’s Criminal Court.
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Iran Launches ‘Simorgh’ Supercomputer, Will Build Another in Memory of Mirzakhani

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Iran's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi says the country will name its next homegrown supercomputer after Maryam Mirzakhani, the late Iranian math genius.
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Exhibition of Calligraphy Paintings Underway in Tehran

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A group calligraphy exhibition is underway in the Iranian capital, Tehran, showcasing a selection of calligraphy paintings by Iranian masters.
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Lioness Undergoes Root Canal Surgery in Iran

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This is the story of a female veterinarian undertaking the daunting task of performing a root canal surgery on a lioness.
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Paris to Host Event Honouring Eminent Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami

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The Centre Pompidou, a centre of culture and arts in Paris, is to hold a program to display and review the works of late renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.
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Remains of Historical Iron Foundries Found in Central Iran

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Sites of ancient iron foundries dating back to the Achaemenid era have been discovered in the central Iranian province of Yazd.
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Iran Showcases Handkerchief Soaked with Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar’s Blood

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The image of a blood-soaked handkerchief belonging to Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar, the 19th-century Iranian king, has been put on public display at the Golestan Palace, the former royal complex of the Qajar Dynasty in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
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Two Major Traditional Iranian Bazaars Closed due to COVID-19

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The traditional bazaars in the towns of Naein and Zavareh in the central Iranian province of Isfahan have been closed amid a surge in the coronavirus outbreak.
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