TEHRAN, Aug. 4 (MNA) – The secretary-general of Iran's Chamber of Cooperatives said Iran will open its first trade center in the northern Iraqi city of Soleimaniyeh by the next week.

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TEHRAN, Aug. 4 (MNA) -- The 6th International Sand Sculpture Festival was inaugurated during a ceremony on the Caspian Sea shore, Babolsar, Mazandaran Province, on Tuesday.

TEHRAN, Aug. 4 (MNA) -- Iran will take part in the four-a-side Adidas Basketball Tournament which will be held in Istanbul from August 6 to 8.

TEHRAN, Aug. 4 (MNA) -- Iranian artist Mostafa Aqamiri has received the gold medal of the 4th Sharjah Biennial for the Art of Arabic Calligraphy.

TEHRAN, Aug. 4 (MNA) -- The Persian Carpet of World Peace and Friendship was unveiled Wednesday during a ceremony in the presence of several Iranian, foreign and UNESCO officials in Tabriz.

TEHRAN, Aug. 4 (MNA) -- “Sulle vie dell’Islam” (“On the Streets of Islam”) has recently been released in Italy by Gangemi Publications.

TEHRAN, Aug. 4 (MNA) – MP Majid Nasirpour has criticized government’s policy to increase the population, saying it will yield negative consequences for the country.

TEHRAN, Aug. 4 (MNA) -- Amir Sedighi has been named as Iran’s flag-bearer for the inaugural ceremony of 2010 Youth Olympic Games.

TEHRAN, Aug. 4 (MNA) -- Russian Grandmaster Konstantin Landa was chosen as Iran chess coach on Tuesday.