East Azarbaijan
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Martyred while serving nation: President Raisi dies in helicopter crash
Tehran, IRNA – Ebrahim Raisi, the eighth president of Iran, has been martyred after a helicopter carrying him and his entourage crashed in Varzaqan region in East Azarbaijan Province, northwest of the country.
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Search operation underway to find President Raisi's helicopter
Tehran, IRNA - An extensive search and rescue operation is underway after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was forced to make a "hard landing" in a mountainous region in northwestern Iran.
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Supreme Leader: Elections main pillar of Islamic Republic
Tehran, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on all people to participate in the upcoming elections, saying elections are the main pillar of the Islamic Republic.
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Iran appoints new governor for East Azerbaijan province
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian government has appointed a new governor for east Azerbaijan province, a key economic and political region in northwest of the country, after a former governor died of illness.
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Governor general of Iran’s East Azerbaijan prov. dies at 57
Tabriz, IRNA – The governor general of Iran’s East Azerbaijan Province, Zeinolabedin Khorram-Razavi, has passed away at the age of 57.
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‘Martyrs are identity of Iranian nation, should not be consigned into oblivion’
Tehran, IRNA -- Supreme Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has described martyrs as the identity of the Iranian nation, saying that the nation should not put its identity into oblivion.
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Basij Week marked in northwestern Iran
Basij (volunteer) forces gathered in a mosque in Tabriz, the capital city of the northwestern Iranian province of East Azarbaijan, on November 24, 2023, to commemorate the Basij Week to start across Iran on November 26. (IRNA photos/Ali Hamed Haghdoust)
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Opening of 18th Tabriz Int'l Book Fair in photos
The 18th Tabriz International Book Fair was opened on November 8, 2023, in a ceremony attended by East Azarbaijan Governor Abedin Khorram at the Tabriz International Fair. (IRNA photos/Ali-Hamed Haghdoost)
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Tourism boost in northwest Iran in 2 years
Tabriz, IRNA – East Azarbaijan province in northwest Iran has witnessed a 150-percent increase in hosting foreign tourists during the past two years while being compared with the years before, a provincial official announced.
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Final round of Iran-Azarbaijan Int’l Cycling Tour
The final round of the 36th International Iran-Azarbaijan Cycling Tour was held on August 31, 2023, on the 197.7-kilometer route from Sareyn city in Ardebil province to Tabriz city in East Azarbaijan province both in northwestern Iran. (IRNA photos/Ali Hamed Haghdoust)