The celebration is “inappropriate” amid efforts to preserve national cultural heritage, the Yakutian Education Ministry has said Russia’s largest region of Yakutia has said that Halloween festivities should not take place in schools, with the education ministry arguing that the holiday could interfere with the goal of preserving the national heritage and traditions.

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The Islamic Republic has been seeking to enhance its position on the global energy market Tehran has proposed creating a regional gas hub within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to ensure energy security, Fars news agency reported this week, citing the Islamic Republic’s first vice president.