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Iran to Attend Tokyo Int’l Art Fair Slated for March 2021

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Several Iranian artists will take part in the 2021 edition of Tokyo International Art Fair, which is to be held in March 2021.
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Iranian Women Making Their Presence Felt on World Stage: VP

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A senior official says Iranian women have not only not been isolated by the Islamic Republic, but have managed to make their presence felt internationally.
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Bam Citadel: 17 Years after Devastating Earthquake

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The Arg-e Bam or Bam Citadel was almost completely destroyed by an earthquake on December 26, 2003, along with much of the rest of Bam and its environs.
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All Religions in Iran Equally Respected: Official

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Iran’s government spokesman says followers of all divine faiths in the country are equally respected while they live side by side in peace and harmony.
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In Pictures: Christmas and New Year Shopping in Tehran

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Shopping gains huge popularity among Iranian people from all religions and walks of life on Christmas and ahead of the new Christian Year.
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Switzerland Returns 2800-Year-Old Smuggled Glazed Bricks to Iran

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A total of 49 works of ancient art that had been looted and smuggled out of Iran some four decades ago have recently been returned home with the aid of Swiss officials.
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Iran Congratulates Christians on Jesus Christ’s Birthday

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The Iranian government spokesman has expressed congratulations on the birthday anniversary of Jesus Christ.
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Millions of Iranians Celebrate Yalda Night in Shadow of Coronavirus

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Iranian people from all walks of life celebrated on Sunday night one of the most ancient Persian celebrations called Yalda Night, the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, in the shadow of coronavirus outbreak.
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14th-Century Poets Khujandi, Hafez Linked Tajikistan, Iran: ECO

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The head of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) says renowned 14th-century poet Kamal Khujandi and his contemporary Persian poet Hafez Shirazi were the links between Iran and Tajikistan.
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Howz: An Architectural Wonder in Traditional Iranian Houses

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The small ponds or pools known as howz, once an integral part of houses in Iran, are among the wonders of the Persian architecture.
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‘Illegal Migration Has Countless Consequences for Women, Children’

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A senior Iranian official says illegal migration has numerous repercussions for women and children.
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Miniature Art Registered on UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage

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The miniature art has officially been registered on the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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Iranian Boy Comes Back to Life after 6 Years in Coma

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An Iranian boy, who had gone into a coma when he was only 13, came back to life at the age of 19, but with a low level of consciousness.
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Another Mysterious Monolith Found, This Time in Iran

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A new monolith has been discovered in Iran, the latest in a series of similar structures around the world.
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Cab Driver Wins Reputation after Refusing to Charge COVID-19 Nurse

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The driver of an Iranian ride hailing application has earned a reputation after refusing to charge a nurse working at a hospital's coronavirus ward.
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Historical Houses of Yazd Converted into Ecotourism Hotels

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Houses in the historical city of Yazd in central Iran have been turned into magnificent ecotourism hotels.
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Iran to Present Four Intangible Heritage Cases to Be Registered on UNESCO’s List

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Iran is to present four cases for registration to the 15th meeting of the Intangible Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scentific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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Women Villagers in Western Iran Earn a Living by Collecting Salt from Rocks

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It has been centuries that residents of several villages in the western Iranian province of Charmahal and Bakhtiari have been working at a local salt mine.
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Second Dead Whale Washes Up on Kish Island’s Beach

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In the second case over the past 30 days, a whale has washed ashore in the beaches of Kish Island in southern Iran.
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Iran Overturns Death Sentences of Three Convicts Involved in 2019 Fuel Protests

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Iran’s Supreme Court has accepted a request by three convicts sentenced to death to have their cases heard again in another court.
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Iran Urges Muslim Nations to Revive Tourism amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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Iran has called on Islamic countries to work together closely and exchange experience in the domain of tourism amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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‘We’ll Defeat Medical Workers Fighting against COVID-19’

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While medical workers have been fighting the coronavirus outbreak for months and get more exhausted every day, some people still take group photos while doing their luxury hobbies in northern Tehran regardless of the COVID-19 restrictions.
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‘Luxury Birth Date’ Tragedy Happening Again in Iran as 9/9/99 Looms

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Astronomical sums of money are being paid to book operating theatres to have babies delivered at 09:09 am on the 9th day of the 9th month of the year 1399 on the Iranian calendar (corresponding to November 29, 2020).
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Iranian Villager Nominated for Prestigious Children’s Literature Award

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Abdolhakim Bahar whose voluntary activities to promote book reading have won him a reputation, lives in a remote village in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
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Dead Whale Washed Ashore on Iran’s Kish Island

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The carcass of a whale belonging to an endangered species of the mammal is found off the coast of Kish Island in southern Iran and buried there.
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