Fajr crafts festival announces winnersFajr crafts festival announces winners

TEHRAN –The winners of the 7th edition of the Fajr international handicrafts festival, one of Iran’s major crafts shows, were honored during the closing ceremony of the event on Thursday.

The ceremony was attended by Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ezzatollah Zarghami, and his deputy for handicrafts, Maryam Jalali, as well as a

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Ramsar to host tea festivalRamsar to host tea festival

TEHRAN – Ramsar, a lush green country in northern Iran, plans to stage a tea festival in the spring to promote agritourism.

Ramsar will hold a tourism festival dedicated to traditional tea cultivation and harvesting in the spring of 1402 (starting on March 21), its tourism chief said on Thursday.

Holding such festivals is a great opportunity for us

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Iran, Iraq to undertake joint studies on Sassanid heritageIran, Iraq to undertake joint studies on Sassanid heritage

TEHRAN – Iran and Iraq have agreed to conduct joint archaeological research on the Sassanid cultural heritage shared between the two nations.

Based on previously signed agreements, we will conduct joint archaeological surveys and excavations in the geographical areas that embrace Sassanid cultural heritage in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah, Garmian and H

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Afghan refugees acquiring new skills in Iran   Afghan refugees acquiring new skills in Iran   

TEHRAN - Iran has been hosting refugees for over four decades, providing them with access to basic services in the national system.

The sudden upheaval in Afghanistan in 2021 hardly left any Afghan unaffected.

Many had no choice but to seek safety outside their country. For Mohammad Baqer, who used to work with the Afghan authorities, staying in

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IFRC thanks IRCS for services to quake survivors in Turkey, SyriaIFRC thanks IRCS for services to quake survivors in Turkey, Syria

TEHRAN - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has appreciated the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) for its services during the recent devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

“I praise the leadership and commitment of the Iranian Red Crescent Society,” IFRC President, Francesco Rocca, wrote in a letter to

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Lake Urmia water transfer project inauguratedLake Urmia water transfer project inaugurated

TEHRAN – The first phase of a national project to transfer water from the Kanisib Dam to Lake Urmia, northwestern West Azarbaijan province, came on stream on Friday.

The construction of a tunnel with a length of 36 kilometers to transfer water from the Kanisib Dam to Lake Urmia started in 2015, IRNA reported.

Some 35 trillion rials (about $77

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