Iran, Turkey can strengthen unity among Muslim countries: MPIran, Turkey can strengthen unity among Muslim countries: MP

TEHRAN – Iranian lawmaker Adel Najafzadeh has reiterated the important role Iran and Turkey can play in boosting unity among the Islamic countries. 

Najafzadeh, who is the head of the Iran-Turkey Parliamentary Friendship Association, met in Ankara with Orhan Atalay, the head of the Turkish delegation at the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member

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Tourism, country&s economy best alternative to oil, MP saysTourism, country’s economy best alternative to oil, MP says

TEHRAN – The tourism industry in Iran is the most viable alternative to the oil industry in terms of economic growth, a member of the Iranian parliament has said.

In order to save the country’s economy from dependence on oil, tourism is the best alternative, CHTN quoted Gholamreza Montazeri as saying on Saturday.

There are a number of aspects of

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Number of sanctions victims far greater than US atomic bombings: Iran's AraghchiNumber of sanctions victims far greater than US atomic bombings: Iran's Araghchi

TEHRAN - Abbas Araghchi, the secretary of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), has said the victims of U.S. economic sanctions are much more than those killed in the U.S. atomic bomb attacks on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.

“The number of victims of the U.S. cruel sanctions in the world far e

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IranIranian warships sailing in Latin America’s western waters

TEHRAN - Iran’s 86th flotilla of warships is now sailing along the western shores of Latin America, the Navy second-in-command said on Saturday.

Rear Admiral Hamzeh Ali Kaviani said the flotilla is going to berth at Brazil’s southeastern port city of Rio de Janeiro within the next few days, Press TV reported.

Addressing a ceremony in the northern

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Ilam governor receives Babylon statueIlam governor receives Babylon statue

TEHRAN – A historical statue of the ancient city of Babylon in Iraq has been presented to the governor of the western Iranian province of Ilam, IRNA reported on Saturday.

In a meeting on Thursday, Hussein Falih, the director of the governmental Babel Antiques Organization, presented the historical statue to the governor of Ilam, Hassan Bahramnia,

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Crafters from twelve provinces gather for exhibitCrafters from twelve provinces gather for exhibit

TEHRAN – On Saturday, crafters from twelve Iranian provinces came together in Gilanegharb to start a ten-day sales exhibition in the western city.

Stalls at the exhibition showcase kilim carpets, marqueterie, traditional dolls, leatherwork, potteries, copper work, and handwoven textile to name a few, CHTN reported.

Moreover, the event stages live

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