By Afshin Majlesi

Shams Tabrizi mausoleum gets major boost with new funding

KHOY, West Azarbaijan province – The Iranian government has allocated 30 trillion rials (approximately $375,000) to advance the long-delayed construction of the mausoleum of Shams Tabrizi, the famed Sufi mystic and spiritual mentor of the celebrated Persian poet Rumi.

Safe housing being provided for vulnerable families in Khoy

TEHRAN – The Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, and the State Welfare Organization in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have supported the reconstruction of damaged houses for vulnerable families in the quake-hit city of Khoy.

UNICEF provides educational, healthcare help to quake-hit Khoy

TEHRAN- The United Nations Children’s Fund has installed some fabricated classrooms and distributed hygiene and baby kits among people in the earthquake-affected city of Khoy in collaboration with the ministries of education and health.

Construction underway in quake-hit Khoy

Some 90 percent of houses that were damaged after a 5.4 magnitude struck the northwestern city of Khoy city on October 5, 2022, are being reconstructed.

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake in northwest leaves 80 injured

TEHRAN – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 hit the northwestern city of Khoy on Friday morning, leaving 80 injured so far.

Quake inflicts $100,000 of damage to historical sites in Khoy

TEHRAN—The historical sites across the ancient city of Khoy have taken some 30 billion rials ($100,000) damages from the last week’s medium-sized earthquake, a local tourism official has said.

Khoy hosts Intl. Conference on Rumi and Shams-i Tabrizi

TEHRAN – The northwestern Iranian town of Khoy hosted the 8th edition of the International Conference on Rumi and Shams-i Tabrizi on Thursday and Friday.

Khoy offers nature, leisure, and culture

TEHRAN - Visiting Khoy in northwest Iran means experiencing a pleasant crossroads of nature and culture.

8th Intl. Conference on Rumi and Shams-i Tabrizi set for Sept. 29, 30

TEHRAN – The 8th International Conference on Rumi and Shams-i Tabrizi will be held on September 29 and 30, the organizers announced on Thursday.