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Women roll infants in roses to keep them fresh and healthy
Women in different parts of Damghan county, northern Semnan province, roll their infants below one year of age in pink roses, believing that it will keep them fresh and healthy. They perform a ritual called Gol Ghaltan (literally meaning rolling in flowers) in April-May when roses bloom in that area. Female members of the families, mainly th ...
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Iran Graphics in Istanbul Show
A series of graphic designs by Iranian artists are currently on display at the 20th Istanbul Graphic Design Show (Grafist 20). The items were selec ...
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Memorial Concert for Late Mohammadreza Lotfi
On the 2nd death anniversary of renowned Persian classical music maestro Mohammadreza Lotfi, several members of the ‘Sheida’ Music group will stage a ...
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Iran’s rower Mahsa Javar runner-up at Olympics qualifier
Iranian rower Mahsa Javar finished in second place at the 2016 Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta on Monday. Javar, who has already se ...
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Iran’s forests expand despite global shrink: World Bank
Despite the fact that forests across the globe are shrinking at a rate of 0.09 percent annually Iran’s forests expanded 0.98 percent on average per ye ...
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Igloo-Style Resort Approved
The general plan to build Iran’s first igloo-style tourist resort in Qazvin has been approved by the city council and the municipality. The idea of ...
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Petchem projects in Iran need $77b finance by 2020: NPC official
Director of Production Control in Iran's National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Alimohammad Bossaqzadeh said that domestic petrochemical industry requir ...
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S Korea, Iran in Traditional Medicine Deal
A memorandum of understanding was signed between two Iranian and South Korean knowledge-based companies active in the field of herbal-based medicines. ...
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Young Footballer Mehrdad Oladi Dies
Young Iranian soccer player Mehrdad Oladi, 30, passed away after a heart attack on Tuesday, (April 19), in Tehran. He was taken to Shohada Hospital ...
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Iran Buys 3 Radar Systems From France Aerospace Co.
Iran has signed an agreement with French aerospace company Thales Group to buy three Airport Surveillance Radars for Tehran’s Mehrabad International A ...