Foreign ministers of Iran and Brunei meet in TehranForeign ministers of Iran and Brunei meet in Tehran

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met with the foreign minister of Brunei in Tehran on Wednesday.

Amir Abdollahian and Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof exchanged views over bilateral and regional issues. 

Last year, they talked over the phone, vowing to boost bilateral ties. 

Amir Abdollahian expressed hope to meet Brunei’s foreign m

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Conference to explore Iranian handicrafts in Bandar AbbasConference to explore Iranian handicrafts in Bandar Abbas

TEHRAN –The southern port city of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan province will be hosting a national conference to discuss Iranian handicrafts and traditional arts On June 17, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.

The conference will be attended by artisans, craftspeople and masters of different handicrafts fields, Sanaz Ramji explained on

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Qajar-era school in Borujerd to gain former gloryQajar-era school in Borujerd to gain former glory

TEHRAN –The Qajar-era (1789–1925) Hojatieh School in Borujerd, the western province of Lorestan, has undergone some rehabilitation works, the provincial tourism chief has said.

A budget of five billion rials ($10,000) has been allocated to the restoration project, Ata Hassanpur said on Wednesday.

The project involves repairing walls and rooftop as

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Brunei envoy visits Fatima Masoumeh shrine in QomBrunei envoy visits Fatima Masoumeh shrine in Qom

TEHRAN –On Tuesday, the 2nd Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei, Erywan bin Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Yusof, paid a visit to the holy shrine of Fatima Masoumeh (SA).

He was accompanied by Brunei’s ambassador to Iran Avang Haji Esmaeil, ISNA reported on Wednesday. 

Located in Qom, some 140 km to the south of Tehran, the shrine is where the sister of

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Tourism projects come on stream in East AzarbaijanTourism projects come on stream in East Azarbaijan

TEHRAN –Some 74 tourism-related projects have been inaugurated across East Azarbaijan province, northwest Iran, over past two years, the provincial tourism chief has said. 

A budget of 32 trillion rials ($64 million) has been channeled into the projects, Ahmad Hamzehzadeh explained on Wednesday. 

The projects include hotels, guest houses, eco-lodge

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Traces of Chalcolithic settlements discovered in northwest IranTraces of Chalcolithic settlements discovered in northwest Iran

TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has found traces of Chalcolithic settlements in Tepe Kohneh Sufian in the city of Oshnavieh, northwest Iran.

Excavation conducted on the archaeological hill situated in the highlands of northwestern Iran has successfully led to the identification of a significant site dating back to the Copper and Stone

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