East Azarbaijan
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Nomadic cultural & sports festival in East Azarbaijan
The 29th cultural and sports festival of nomads was held on Friday (Oct. 18) near the city of Hurand, East Azerbaijan Province. The festival, held in the northwestern Iranian province, included a running race and the symbolic moving of Azerbaijani nomads. The horse race section was omitted due to rainy weather and slippery ground.
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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.