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Iran grabs 3rd gold medal in Thailand para-weightlifting world cup

Tehran, May 8, IRNA – Iranian weightlifter Hamed Solhipour in the weight category of 97 kg received gold medal in Thailand World Cup.

Bolivia, Iran to formulate cooperation program

Tehran, May 8, IRNA – Bolivian Vice President David Choquehuanca and Iranian ambassador to La Paz Morteza Tafreshi have underlined the need to formulate a cooperation program.

Afghan, Iranian artists play key role in boosting commonalities

Tehran, May 8, IRNA – Iran and Afghanistan enjoy numerous cultural and artistic commonalities, an Afghan artist says, noting that artists from both countries play an effective role in creating more acquaintance between the two neighboring nations.

Shiraz a city symbolizing motherland Iran

Shiraz, May 5, IRNA – The day Ordibehesht 15 (May 5) is named Shiraz Day, which is symbolizing the culture and civilization of motherland Iran as well as the city of coexistence and dialogue among different tribes and religions throughout its history.

7 Hamedan monuments ready to be in UNESCO list

Hamedan, May 4, IRNA – Documents of seven historical monuments and natural sites in Hamedan province are being prepared to be mentioned in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Temporary List of World Heritage, an official says.

Iran ready to strengthen cultural, tourism ties with Italy: Minister

Tehran, May 3, IRNA – Tehran is ready to expand cultural, artifact, and tourism ties with Rome, said Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization Ali Asghar Mounesan on Monday in a meeting with the Italian ambassador to Iran.

Rig-e Yalaan desert in Iran

Rig-e Yalaan desert is a vast sand dune located in the east of Kerman province, northwest of Sistan-o-Baluchestan province, and southern parts of South Khorasan province.

Persian carpet illustrating joyful Iranian garden

Isfahan, May 2, IRNA – Persian carpet is a symbol of Iranian garden, which has pools, streams, trees, flowers and walls that surround the garden.

Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on May 2

Tehran, May 2, IRNA - The following headlines appeared in English-language newspapers in the Iranian capital on Sunday:

Persian Gulf, a critical capacity for Iran

Bushehr, May 1, IRNA – The Supreme Leader's Representative in Bushehr Province Ayatollah Gholam-Ali Safaei Boshehri said that the Persian Gulf is a highly critical capacity both for Iran and the region the highly valuable resources of which should be manipulated through good management and well-advised projects.

Persian Gulf; Iran's territorial identity

Bushehr, IRNA - The Persian Gulf is a strategic waterway with a variety of military and political situations as well as abundant treasuries, but at the same time it is considered as a territorial identity for us Iranians.

Unveiling "Sunset in the Sunset" Painting: Narrative of the Oppression of Martyr Anis Nouri

Tehran, April 30, IRNA - At the beginning of the ceremony, Mr. Foroutanpanah, the moderator of the ceremony, described the assassination of Ms. Anis Nouri.

Sa'adi, Persian poet, King of didactic poetry & humanitarian values

Shiraz, April 21, IRNA – About 750 years ago, a poet and an author was born in southern Iranian city of Shiraz; who became king of humanitarian values and didactic poetry and advice we need for every day life.

Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on April 21

Tehran, April 21, IRNA - The following headlines appeared in English-language newspapers in the Iranian capital on Wednesday:

Azadi Tower, Nature Bridge go red on Int’l Hemophilia Day

Tehran, April 17, IRNA – Tehran’s beautiful Azadi (Freedom) Tower and unique Nature (Tabiat) Bridge were lit using projectors on International Hemophilia Day to get the Tehrani citizens more acquainted with the realities of this disease.

Yazd introduces economic opportunities to Portuguese firms

Madrid, April 14, IRNA – A webinar has been held in Lisbon on Tuesday in a bid to present economic opportunities of the central Iranian province of Yazd to Portugal’s companies.  

Pres Rouhani felicitates heads of Islamic countries on beginning of holy Ramadan

Tehran, April 13, IRNA – President Hassan Ruhani on Tuesday evening in separate messages to the heads of Islamic countries wholeheartedly congratulated them on the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on April 13

Tehran, April 13, IRNA - The following headlines appeared in English-language newspapers in the Iranian capital on Tuesday:

Zarif congratulates world Muslims on holy month of Ramdhan

Tehran, April 13, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated Muslims around the world on the arrival of the holy month of Ramadhan.

On eve of holy fasting month of Ramadan

"Intimacy with Quran" ceremony to held in presence of Supreme Leader

Tehran, April 12, IRNA – A night before the holy fasting month of Ramadan, special ceremonies titled "Intimacy with Quran" will be held in the presence of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

Persian language spring course begins in Pakistan's Lahore

Islamabad, April 8, IRNA -- The cultural center (Khana-e-Farhang) of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore, the country’s cultural hub, has started spring course of Persian language.