Photo: Nomadic Communities Attend Festival in Northwest Iran
Kaleybar area, located in Iran’s northeastern province of East Azarbaijan, played host to a cultural and sports festival of the country’s nomadic…
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New power, water projects come on stream in Iran
Tasnim – President of Iran Hassan Rouhani inaugurated three major power and water projects in the provinces of Kermanshah, Ardabil, and East…
Iran President inaugurates major power, water projects
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday launched four major power and water projects in the provinces of Kermanshah, Ardabil, East…
Photos: Lake Urmia revived by mother nature
ISNA | Soheil Faraji: The water level of Lake Urmia, northwestern Iran, has increased considerably, thanks to the heavy precipitations during the…
St. Stepanos church in Iran’s Jolfa
Press TV – The Saint Stepanos Monastery is one of the most ancient churches in the world which was built back in…
IRGC intelligence forces smash money laundering ring in NW Iran
Tasnim – The Intelligence forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), in another move to combat economic corruption, managed to arrest…
Iran opens large-scale onshore wind farm with 50 MW of capacity
Press TV – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has opened one of the country’s largest onshore wind farms in a region northwest of…
Rouhani: Iranians not to bow to enemies’ conspiracies
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani referred to enemies conspiracies against Iranians, saying Iranian people will continue their way and will not…
Rouhani’s East Azarbaijan visit falls on Wednesday
MNA – President Hassan Rouhani will travel to East Azarbaijan province on Wednesday to inaugurate a major railroad project in the northwestern…
Province meets 80% of Iran’s food demand
Financial Tribune – East Azarbaijan Province exported agricultural products worth $220 million during the seven months of the current Iranian year (March…
4.8 Richter tremor jolts Mianeh, northwestern Iran
IRNA – An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook town of Torkmanchai on suburb of the city of Mianeh northwestern…
Arasbaran forest fire put out after 4 days
IRNA – Firefighters put out extensive forest fire in Arasbaran forest in East Azarbaijan province, northwestern Iran, after four days campaign on…
Austrian company sign agreement on tourism ties with Tabriz
IRNA – Tabriz Municipality in northwestern Iranian province of East Azarbaijan and an Austrian company signed an agreement to cooperate on tourism…
Iran introduces gigantic handwoven carpet
Tehran Times – President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday unveiled a gigantic handwoven carpet during the opening ceremony of an international carpet fair,…
Power, gas infrastructure making its mark in East Azarbaijan regions
Financial Tribune – Thirty-five projects, worth of $1 billion were launched in East Azarbaijan Province Thursday. Power production capacity has reached 81,700…
Rouhani to inaugurate 3 major water supply projects in East Azarbaijan
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will make a trip to East Azarbaijan this week to inaugurate three major water supply projects…
Kandovan breathtaking rocky village
MNA – Kandovan is a historical village in Iran’s East Azarbaijan province, near the city of Tabriz. It is one of the…
Intl official: Over 60 terrorists captured in yearlong operations in northwestern Iran
FNA – Iran’s security forces have captured tens of Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO, also known as the MEK, PMOI and NCRI) and…
Parl. speaker Larijani lands in Tabriz
MNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani arrived in Tabriz International Airport, East Azarbaijan province this morning on Jan. 30 for the…
Iran busts network upsetting plastic market
Tasnim – Iran’s intelligence forces disbanded an organized network that has been disrupting the plastic industry market in the country for the…
Intelligence Ministry dismantles silver smuggling band
MNA – Forces of Iranian Intelligence Ministry have managed to dismantle a silver smuggling band in East Azarbaijan province, arresting 9 contrabandists.…
East Azarbaijan’s goods exported to 98 countries
IRNA – Export of goods from this province to 98 countriesin the first nine months of current Iranian year (beginning on March…
80-year-old musician entertains tourists in northwestern Iran
IFP – Ya’qoob Qoshooni is an 80-year-old artist from the tourist town of Kaleybar in the northwestern Iranian province of East Azarbaijan.…
Arasbaran wins second chance to get global status
Financial Tribune- UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has given Arasbaran Forests, an Iranian nominated property, another chance to gain a global status, providing…
Non-oil export from E Azarbaijan province at $1.5 bn in 9 months
MNA – About $1.5 billion worth of non-oil products was exported from East Azarbaijan province to various countries of the world in…
Quake leaves 8 injured in northwestern Iran
IRNA – A 4.9-magnitute earthquake which hit Sharabian district in the East Azarbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, on the wee hours of Monday,…
East Azarbaijan ready to develop economic ties with UK
IRNA – East Azarbaijan is ready to promote economic relations with the UK, East Azarbaijan Governor General Esmail Jabbar Zadeh said. …
E. Azarbaijan, Tatarstan to expand cooperation
IRNA – Tabriz Mayor and Republic of Tatarstan deputy prime minister urged the expansion of cooperation between the autonomous republic in Russia…
Photos: Ali Baig Castle, surrounding nature in NW Iran
Mizan | Khalil Gholami: The Castle of Ali Baig in northwestern Iran and the beautiful landscapes surrounding the historical building are among…
Photos: President Rouhani visits E. Azerbaijan flood-hit areas
IRNA | Hamed Haghdoust: President Rouhani visited areas hit by the latest floods in East Azerbaijan province in order to examine the…
Plan to electrify Tehran-Tabriz railroad
Financial Tribune- Plans are underway to electrify a railroad connecting Tehran to the city of Tabriz in East Azarbaijan Province in northwestern…
East Azarbaijan playing effective role in promoting Iran-Turkey relations
Tabriz, East Azarbaijan prov, Sept 4, IRNA – Managing Director of the provincial organization in charge of state-run commerce Ali Qanbari said…
Mortar shells from Nagorno-Karabakh conflict hit Northeastern Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Three mortal shells fired during the ongoing conflict in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh have hit a village in…
Ayatollah Khamenei warns of enemy plots against Iran’s upcoming votes
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned against enemy plots to exercise influence in Iran’s upcoming elections. Ayatollah…
Tabriz-Bazargan Highway to connect Iran to Europe
Tabriz, E Azarbaijan Prov., Feb 26, IRNA – Governor General of East Azarbaijan Province said construction of Tabriz-Bazargan Highway is a national…
Danish Egro to invest $2bn in Iran’s Azarbaijan
Denmark-based Egro Company is set to invest €2 billion ($2.2 billion) in the field of agriculture in Hashtroud in the East Azarbaijan…
Germany to construct Alumina powder production firm in Northwestern Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Trade Minister Mehdi Karbasian announced that a contract has been signed between the ministry and Germany on the…
House of Cinema to establish art center for East Azarbaijan quake victims
TEHRAN — The Iranian House of Cinema (IHC) plans to establish an art house in Heris, one of the towns that was almost…
Earthquake rocks Ahar in East Azarbaijan
Tehran, Oct 30, IRNA – An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale jolted the city of Ahar in East Azarbaijan province…